Poorboyota26
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Thanks for the info on the tires! I've been thinking about them for a while now and it seems that there are more and more of them out there these days (economy will do that) and it's time for tires on the Tacoma so...
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dieselcruiserhead
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Finished product.. Looks like they would be easy to apply but I bet I'm 6 hours into it.. The secret is use a ton of water when applying...
Turned out way more retro than I had in mind but I love it. I also love it because its not a knockoff of the original pattern the tacoma used or even the pattern that was the inspiration for it, in the slightest... It is a super rare design called "the blade." And the coloring of it is just awesome....
Turbo baby! (which is actually true...
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Turned out way more retro than I had in mind but I love it. I also love it because its not a knockoff of the original pattern the tacoma used or even the pattern that was the inspiration for it, in the slightest... It is a super rare design called "the blade." And the coloring of it is just awesome....
Turbo baby! (which is actually true...
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dieselcruiserhead
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Cool, if you don't mind maybe mention that you saw the tires in my build thread if you don't mind! Joel from TreadWright says he loves old Rovers and has a 80 series and lurks on this board here and there..
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Classic!
dieselcruiserhead
16 Years on ExPo. Whoa!!
Next I started working on the snorkel. I bought 3" manrel bent pieces from a local turbo supplier in Orem that were a little expensive (about $85 for all the pieces) plus the scoop so it is about $130 or so for this unit, plus powder coating... I forgot my camera yesterday so I didn't get picts piecing it together unfortunately... I am super pumped with this as well...
Hard to tell from the first crappy pic but it is totally plumbed under the fender... Ground smooth together where the pieces were welded together that are cosmetically visible. I was hoping to find a local bender that could make this for me but I wanted mandrel (no cosmetic changes in the bend and a full 3" of air intake) and this is hard to find locally, besides that it looks a lot better. I am pretty pleased with this as well. I can't wait to see the finished product from Utah Powder Coatings...
Hard to tell from the first crappy pic but it is totally plumbed under the fender... Ground smooth together where the pieces were welded together that are cosmetically visible. I was hoping to find a local bender that could make this for me but I wanted mandrel (no cosmetic changes in the bend and a full 3" of air intake) and this is hard to find locally, besides that it looks a lot better. I am pretty pleased with this as well. I can't wait to see the finished product from Utah Powder Coatings...
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dieselcruiserhead
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Back to some of the more techical stuff.. Flywheel came back last year with the balancing.. Really not rocket science, just takes the equipment. This is on the back of the flywheel so its not even visible once mounted... Note the holes up top and the one on the side...
Sorry for the blurry pics, this is my POS backup camera...
Sorry for the blurry pics, this is my POS backup camera...
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dieselcruiserhead
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Transmission arrived yesterday.. Yay! Again, from Marlin Crawler.. What a work of art again as usual. Everything bolted up perfectly including the AA adapter to the transmission, etc etc.. Photos show the custom AA clutch disk, the regular old LUK clutch throwout.. This all goes in in the next couple of days... Also the massively long drivetrain.. Is only a couple inches longer than the original massive automatic that came out of it (awesome)... With luck I'll have little or no sheet metal fab to do for the floor...
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dieselcruiserhead
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Next I started tackling that oil pan.. This actually only took a couple hours and I loved the process, I felt like I was welding up a gas tank or something as it needed to be water tight.. I am just getting used to this welder (no suggested settings on it) so it is taking a little time to get it right...
Pretty psyched to see the pan and its inside so clean, no metal remnants or anything of the sort. Also shows the oil pickup and drain plug so it was all a tight fit as usual...
Pretty psyched to see the pan and its inside so clean, no metal remnants or anything of the sort. Also shows the oil pickup and drain plug so it was all a tight fit as usual...
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dieselcruiserhead
16 Years on ExPo. Whoa!!
I can't believe I didn't take final pics as it turned out so well... Oh well, tomorrow...
The point of this was the interference issue with the drag link in the steering discussed a couple days ago...
Also looking at all these blurry pics man do I need my other camera back (now to find it..)
Also the welds look like *** but its because it is double welded to most importantly hold oil with cosmetics second.. It really does make me want to get a TIG though... I may also give it a thin layer of JB weld on the outside just in case for small pinhole sized leaks but it looks pretty good and holds water right now with no detectable leaks. It also looks pretty good now that its ground smooth as well...
That's it for now, thanks guys as always... Let me know if anyone has any questions on any of this as always...
The point of this was the interference issue with the drag link in the steering discussed a couple days ago...
Also looking at all these blurry pics man do I need my other camera back (now to find it..)
Also the welds look like *** but its because it is double welded to most importantly hold oil with cosmetics second.. It really does make me want to get a TIG though... I may also give it a thin layer of JB weld on the outside just in case for small pinhole sized leaks but it looks pretty good and holds water right now with no detectable leaks. It also looks pretty good now that its ground smooth as well...
That's it for now, thanks guys as always... Let me know if anyone has any questions on any of this as always...
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jnelson4x4taco
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Wow you've gotten a lot done, it looks great and I cant wait to see the finished product. Keep up the good work.
dieselcruiserhead
16 Years on ExPo. Whoa!!
dieselcruiserhead
16 Years on ExPo. Whoa!!
dieselcruiserhead
16 Years on ExPo. Whoa!!
One thing I realized is I by accident I deleted the activation wire for the starter motor. I also badly needed to get caught up on electrical and placement of some things in the engine compartment so this is what I did today so not too much to report... I basically want to run the electrical before I throw the engine in to make sure everything is 100% while things are a little easier to get around...
While I was doing a little of the fab for this I also knocked out a bunch of other small fab things...
So, here is a little battery box I made...
While I was doing a little of the fab for this I also knocked out a bunch of other small fab things...
So, here is a little battery box I made...
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dieselcruiserhead
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Because the turbo/engine air intake is on the passenger side this is why I placed the air cleaner on this side. This made me have to relocate the battery to the driver's side.
Mostly to save $$ and because the Mercedes only uses 1 battery stock I basically bought the massive 930amp Die Hard Platinum and I'm hoping this does the trick.. Electrical consumption when a diesel is running is super low (no spark plugs and coil to power them) and the Saab 9000 alternator I mounted in Mercedes engine is 115 amp so I think I should be OK. The only issue is sometimes when its it freezing (like 5 degrees or below) even with good glow plugs the 300D Mercedes engine can have a little trouble starting no matter how good they are. The only way is a block heater or sometimes you can get them cranked over when you have infinite power storage like dual batteries...
But for now I'm going to see if 1 will do the trick which it should...
Because I used the 930 amp it is a little wider. At first I was going to mount it width-wise but instead decided on this method.. I also made a little spot where the Warn solenoid control box is mounting.
I also painted the engine compartment, finally... I love the satin black color..
Mostly to save $$ and because the Mercedes only uses 1 battery stock I basically bought the massive 930amp Die Hard Platinum and I'm hoping this does the trick.. Electrical consumption when a diesel is running is super low (no spark plugs and coil to power them) and the Saab 9000 alternator I mounted in Mercedes engine is 115 amp so I think I should be OK. The only issue is sometimes when its it freezing (like 5 degrees or below) even with good glow plugs the 300D Mercedes engine can have a little trouble starting no matter how good they are. The only way is a block heater or sometimes you can get them cranked over when you have infinite power storage like dual batteries...
But for now I'm going to see if 1 will do the trick which it should...
Because I used the 930 amp it is a little wider. At first I was going to mount it width-wise but instead decided on this method.. I also made a little spot where the Warn solenoid control box is mounting.
I also painted the engine compartment, finally... I love the satin black color..
