Get to spend this weekend with my sons doing Mods on Tom Dually. No FTE brothers around so I guess my sons will have to do
I've been stockpileing a few pieces till I could get up here to use his shop.

since its a 3 day weekend there will be plenty of time to get them done mixed in with "small" amounts of adult beverage consumption

here's the list:

Swamps 175/146 singles, ceramic coated manifolds and up pipes, 38r, CPS fuel system, Banks 6.0 intercooler, Riffraff manifold inserts.

Thanks to Clay at Riffraff for the special help. also thanks to Bob Riley at Dieselsite, and Bryan at Diesel Power Products.

I'll try and take as many pics as I can and figure out how to post them

LET THE MODDING BEGIN!!!!!!!!!


Barney

 

Barney sound like some good times ahead for you. Keep us posted on the progress.

 

You're pretty ambitious Barney. Good thing it is a three day weekend.

Have fun with the mods.

 

Have a great time Barney!! I wish I could join you!

 

Too bad you don't have the doors with you!! No worries about the space, the basement still has plenty left over!!

I'm really interested in your impressions of those injectors. I don't tow like you do, but I'm not interested in racing either and they seem a great (potential)fit for my wants/needs.

 

Thats quite the list for a three day project, I'm impressed. can't wait to see the PICS

 

Sounds like a good time Barney. I would love to help you with the adult beverage. lol. I figured the doors would be on by now. Have fun and tell Cheryl I said Hey.

 

I need a skinny 17 yr old! where's Petey when you need him. Can't get the last part of the clamp loose on the babies butt. breathe---breathe

Barney

 

The scorecard so far today: as of 11:00AM

Good Ideas that worked:
Walker: 1
Dad: none so far

By the way: I'm Walker, Barney's youngest son and prodigal mechanic in learning. We'll keep you updated as the days go by. So far we are disassembling # 5 but we are making good progress, the intercooler tubes are out, and we're working on the turbo right now. To boot all the fun stuff is laid out and teasing us as we try to take the old out.

 

Thanks for the update, I'm following. Shoot, I'm excited for you!

 

Y'all are gonna have fun with the 175cc singles....

EDIT: Did you go with Swamps' tuning?

 

No Joe, I had Bill at PHP update my live tune files to work with the singles. Then when he comes west in the fall I'm going to have him fine tune things again. only this time we'll be pullin the 16,500 lb house up Echo Canyon while he's tuning! altitude change from 5000 ft to 7000 ft.

update: the turbo is out and the exhaust brake is swapped over along with the Turbo Master wastegate control. Me thinks the old turbo was about dead. there is about 1/4 inch of the edge of the driven wheel fins are missing! melted off! no wonder I was having trouble building boost.
Now the up pipes and manifolds.........

Barney

 

Does anybody know if the passenger side exhaust manifold will come out with the up pipe attached? Some dumb engineer put the bolt on the top of the up pipe next to the exhaust manifold.
-Walker

 

never mind, on the up pipe, diligence and a cold beer, persistence and an extra pair of hands quickly removed it.
-Walker

 

You're gonna love that setup for towing!!

It'll feel like a whole new truck again with that hair dryer and spark plugs your sticking in!