Author Topic: Who Worked on their Truck this Weekend? (Read 26364 times)

boggerunner · « **Reply #150 on:** Jan 12, 2007, 07:42:14 PM »

i got my crossmember for my triples done last night, and i ran out of wire for my welder, but i got a cheasy little shop heater, its supposed to get into the single digits this weekend

kneedownnate · « **Reply #151 on:** Jan 12, 2007, 07:53:02 PM »

Quote from: Wermz84 on Jan 07, 2007, 11:30:02 PM

You'll get it. It totally does get frustrating when your in the middle of something that you cant figure out.

Well, turns out my suspicions were confirmed and it's not a tune issue. It's now blown up, makin this neat TANK TANK TANK sound

So I'll be poppin in this thread a lot

, as well as my new buildup thread

topar · « **Reply #152 on:** Jan 12, 2007, 08:08:26 PM »

started installing motor tranny and transfer case. If anyone has done a 350 swap before and has advice I would love to here from ya.

boggerunner · « **Reply #153 on:** Jan 12, 2007, 08:14:56 PM »

i put a 283 into a 2wd 84, it was easy except fot the headers

topar · « **Reply #154 on:** Jan 12, 2007, 08:19:19 PM »

Yeah my block huggers are defiantly inside the frame I haven't decided what I am going to do yet. Probably run everything else on the outside of the frame since I am rebuilding the whole truck.

boggerunner · « **Reply #155 on:** Jan 12, 2007, 08:21:40 PM »

what radiator are u gonna run, ive had good luck with my 90's 4.3 radiator

topar · « **Reply #156 on:** Jan 12, 2007, 11:42:16 PM »

Ordering a 4 core 22" aluminum radiator on Monday.

6.72:1 · « **Reply #157 on:** Jan 12, 2007, 11:54:58 PM »

Haen't done a thing to the Tonk...I got to replace a slave cylinder and master cylinder for my brother though.

I have recently been saving up some cash....

tufsurf · « **Reply #158 on:** Jan 13, 2007, 01:37:10 PM »

too stinkin cold today me no like worky worky in da

boggerunner · « **Reply #159 on:** Jan 13, 2007, 04:25:51 PM »

i added some braces to my crossmember and painted it to match my truck

yota-tota · « **Reply #160 on:** Jan 15, 2007, 12:15:29 PM »

re-built my front knuckels over the weekend

and man what a difference it made in how the truck drives on the road. No more head shake or wobble for me

Duffil · « **Reply #161 on:** Jan 15, 2007, 01:31:51 PM »

Pulled my shifter surround to weld up a hole in the floor, decided to finally put in my shifter seat and socket, found my crawl box shifter missing 2 bolts...no wonder it was loose...

tufsurf · « **Reply #162 on:** Jan 15, 2007, 07:02:28 PM »

im lookin at a knuckle rebuild on my 85 soon as my kit comes in. hooked up a new cb and antenna to the 87 this weekend

topar · « **Reply #163 on:** Jan 17, 2007, 07:03:45 PM »

Tacked up the shock hoops and rock sliders other random frame work. Moved the body out of the way and received some parts!

BLACKDOG · « **Reply #164 on:** Jan 17, 2007, 09:02:26 PM »

Just changed oil, and gear oil in tranny and crawl boxes

fordh8r · « **Reply #165 on:** Jan 17, 2007, 09:14:38 PM »

We put in a V6 rear end in my '84 extra cab.

We did the vented rotors and V6 caliper upgrade along with the booster and master from the V6 unit.

Also had to extend parking brake cables too.

Stops great too! Thanks, to Tallchevy350 for the help!

46&2 · « **Reply #166 on:** Jan 20, 2007, 06:35:37 PM »

Quote from: fordh8r on Jan 17, 2007, 09:14:38 PM

We put in a V6 rear end in my '84 extra cab. We did the vented rotors and V6 caliper upgrade along with the booster and master from the V6 unit. Also had to extend parking brake cables too. Stops great too! Thanks, to Tallchevy350 for the help!

Heh I just did the same exact thing a couple weeks ago to my 85 4runner. the new stopping power sure as hell beats the setup i did have. not to mention my rotors were toast along with the pads up front and i needed to bleed the brakes so bad i had to pump the pedal about 4 times every time i needed to stop. talk about sketchy. only after doing the swap did i realize how poor my old brakes were

kneedownnate · « **Reply #167 on:** Jan 20, 2007, 09:20:09 PM »

Pulled the valve cover today to see if anything looked funny. Everything was intact and moved like it should, pulled plugs and tried looking at pistons, but without a bore scope or good pin light it was futile. Drained the oil to see if any chunks o steel came out, but it just looked like dingy old oil. Prepped the engine to pull out, just gotta find a cherry picker or a-frame asap to yard that puppy out and get into it.

Tallchevy · « **Reply #168 on:** Jan 20, 2007, 09:43:15 PM »

I made my rear shock mounts today &

welded in the main tube. I'll finish it up Sunday.

tufsurf · « **Reply #169 on:** Jan 21, 2007, 06:39:24 AM »

helped Toyrunner put a new head in a buddies rig saturday, while our buddy is off to vegas for the weekend!

*** YELLER *** · « **Reply #170 on:** Jan 21, 2007, 05:35:47 PM »

My nephew installed my 4.56 gears in the front of the Blazer now the front and rear are matching

Tallchevy · « **Reply #171 on:** Jan 21, 2007, 07:27:16 PM »

Finished the rear shock mounts today. I'll post pic's soon. Got 35x14.50x15 Thrornbirds from Fordh8r & put them on my 79 Jimmy.

Prismo · « **Reply #172 on:** Jan 23, 2007, 02:37:52 AM »

The head job on the 90 is almost done finally. Working under a tarp during the winter is not fun. New Enginebuilder head, new head bolts, cleaned & painted a bunch. Rust never sleeps around here. Need to get a new gasket for the tailpipe to cat, it fell apart when I picked it up. Install distributor, intake tube & tail pipe & it is done.

Prismo · « **Reply #173 on:** Jan 23, 2007, 02:42:06 AM »

Had a free exhaust manifold for the 85 since the one that is on it cracked. Took a while to drill the broken exhaust stud out & re-tap everything. Painted & ready to install. Preparing for my next in a long line of projects.

Wermz84 · « **Reply #174 on:** Jan 24, 2007, 04:03:29 PM »

Quote from: Prismo on Jan 23, 2007, 02:37:52 AM

The head job on the 90 is almost done finally. Working under a tarp during the winter is not fun. New Enginebuilder head, new head bolts, cleaned & painted a bunch. Rust never sleeps around here. Need to get a new gasket for the tailpipe to cat, it fell apart when I picked it up. Install distributor, intake tube & tail pipe & it is done.

That looks really clean Prismo!!

Prismo · « **Reply #175 on:** Jan 25, 2007, 01:46:12 PM »

Thanks Wermz. I spend more time cleaning & painting than I do assembling. Rust never sleeps around here so it is kind of required to repaint when you have things apart. I installed the dist 1 tooth off, I swear I do that about every third time I install one. The truck runs great, finally.

Mega Baby Huey · « **Reply #176 on:** Feb 09, 2007, 03:48:58 PM »

found out my rod bearing is crapping out...work planned for as soon as possible...as soon as i get some money!

Prismo · « **Reply #177 on:** Feb 09, 2007, 10:26:10 PM »

Replaced the airbags in the rear coils of the 90. What a pain. At least it's done, I have 1200 lb of paper to haul home for 1 printing job next week. Sprayed them with tractor paint. That stuff is thick, had to dry them on the wood stove

Prismo · « **Reply #178 on:** Feb 09, 2007, 10:42:27 PM »

Installed. When deflated these really don't limit the travel of the suspension (such as it is). They are inflated in this photo. Living around here every fix seems to include removing rust & painting.This will work until I have money to do leaf springs. The original suspension on these runners is flawed from the get go, no use trying to use it as a platform to improve upon.

boggerunner · « **Reply #179 on:** Feb 10, 2007, 10:50:23 PM »

ive been working on another project car i got a hell of a deal on, its an 86 mazda rx7 turbod/intercooled

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