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crazy. i lived in ardmore for a year as a kid, because my dad spent a year working at that plant.

got almost 10k on the swap now. built a snorkel, put an arb diff in the back, and drive it pretty much everyday. she was a real life saver during all the flooding we had here in WNC! winched trees. delivered supplies, and got me into a bunch of places so i could help people in need! the...

how was the drive?

i have a similar d1 affinity. built this one this spring. 300tdi/ r380 where in NC are you?

looks like a scully up under there welding. truck looks great buddy

disappointed i missed your message when you made your trip up to asheville

Messaged you

the usual. big IC. turned up fuel, timing etc.

Decided 2.5 inch may not be enough volume for the tuned up 300. So I built a 3 inch version today.

The ongoing projects on my $500 d1…. Got the 300/380 swapped in, and it’s driving great, next up. I wanted a snorkel. I really didn’t want the typical plastic safari style, I really wanted a Mantec. I happen to have a friend with a camel car, and a the original Mantec from the car is sitting...

fjallraven vida pro mens trousers. men’s 32/33 (48/reg) 1 pair black. worn once. $110 1 pair grey/black worn once $110. plus shipping from asheville NC

i might be interested if you are coming up this way. i’m in asheville NC

she’s a driver! got the holes in the tranny tunnel sealed up, built an intake from amazon/exhaust shop. Had my fiancée come help bleed the brakes and clutch. and she runs! never trusted the electrics in these things, so i swapped a set of manual seats i had laying around over, swapped the...

yeah. with the effort involved. a new ashcroft 380 with tall 5th was easily worth it in my head. let me know if you have any questions. i drove mine about 2 miles today!!!!!

Next up is wiring. One of the things I truly suck at! Scouring the internet gave me a few ideas on what I needed to keep from the v8 harness, pondering the minuscule harness on my tdi defender, and the help of a friend who’s gone the swap already, I began. The V8 engine harness is massive...

new rear main seal installed, and brandy new r380! bolted it all up with the 1:4 case. man. that’s a long heavy setup to try to get up over the grill and down into place solo. ended up with the cherry picker and ratchet straps. (including a 3” strap over a shop rafter to the t case). using the...

next up. fuel bits. the 300 uses a block mounted lift pump, the v-8 used an in tank mounted electric fuel pump. the lift pump will not duck fuel through the in tank pump, and the v8 pump provides too much pressure. easy enough. pull the stock pump apparatus and remove the pump replace pump...

Next step. Pedals. Ended up ordering a RHD pedal box from the UK. In my mind, it would just drop right in. And it did not! So.…. Turns out the 2 pedal setup has most of the mounts required to run the 3rd pedal. Requires a bit of fab though. Clutch and brake have to be cut and bent to clear the...