Project BoostedRunner, SOLD

[1981_toy]

got my spare mounted up this week.  i plan on having all the others done this weekend.  here are some pics next to the s2000!

lol your tire is almost as tall as your car nice!!

[Steve_925]

Thats to bad that people are that way!
When you were their did you ever make it to casper?

nope there was nothing north or west of laramie that was worth the drive.

[pumkin toy]

Thats to bad that people are that way!
When you were their did you ever make it to casper?

i never went to casper either. nothing there for me i guess.  i went to fort collins alot though.  it was a quick hour drive and a fun place to hang out.

That is Effing retarded and those people are 100% Shallow.

yes alot of the UW students are pretty shollow like that, its a bunch of BS!

[pumkin toy]

here's some pictures of the stainless fuel tank i have been working on.  hopefully i will have it done by the end of next week.  the measurements are 24"x24"x8"  it should hold about 20 gallons.

[pumkin toy]

the fifth picture is the drain plug, sixth is the pick up and return lines in the top portion of the tank, and the last picture shows where i will attach a clear tube to check my fuel level.

[Steve_925]

looks good so far, i like the filler. the fuel level is pimp. you should start a thread in the rig gallery

[pumkin toy]

thanks man!  next thing to work on is the baffles.  i'm going to put two full length baffles in with a bunch of holes punched in them.  yeah i sent a message to one of the mods about moving my thread, maybe to research and build ups area.  i'm just kind of doing a few things here and there when i can so i dont know exactly where to have my thread!

[89 toy]

it is like 42000 to go to UTI for the diesel and automotive program for a 18 month course. and you can go back threw it as many times you want threw out life and dicount on snap on tools, other then that the only difference is that uti has dealership spicification tranning and wyotech gives you the over view of dealer ship training. that is what wyotech and uti recuiters told me.

i went to uti back in 98-99 same course but it was only 17 months and it was 16,000 back then 42,000 is outrageous.

[pumkin toy]

i went to uti back in 98-99 same course but it was only 17 months and it was 16,000 back then 42,000 is outrageous.

yeah wyotech was 23,000 for nine months in 2004  i bet it is alot more now.

[pumkin toy]

picked up my T-100 brake booster today.  46 bucks, should make my brakes alot stronger.

[pumkin toy]

and yes, my work bench is a freakin mess!!  i need to clean my garage bad

[Steve_925]

and yes, my work bench is a freakin mess!!  i need to clean my garage bad

i know what you mean

[pumkin toy]

i dont know when i'm gonna get that booster installed. probly next week sometime after work.  i have to work at my part time job all weekend and i know i'm not gonna feel like doing it after that.

[pumkin toy]

well i just got my T-100 booster installed and holy crap did that make a difference! Brakes feel way better now.  They are more responsive and have a stronger feel. Pretty good upgrade for 45 bucks. In the pics you can see how much bigger the T-100 booster is than my factory 84 booster.  Clearances by the steering shaft and clutch master cylinder are tight but nothing rubs! I would reccomend this cheap upgrade to everyone. The second pic is of my old one and the last two are of the new booster.

[bhigdon101]

was the t100 booster a bolt in swap..
what brake rod did you use...

got any more info on the swap??

thanks brian higdon...

[pumkin toy]

The T-100 booster was i direct swap. i didnt have to modify anything. The booster i got came out of a 96 4x4 v6 T-100

[pumkin toy]

alright guys i stayted at the shop until about 11 pm last night and got my fuel tank all done.  here is some pics

[pumkin toy]

i got the top all welded on and then did a leak test. I taped all the holes shut except one, and then i hooked up the auxilary argon line to that one. i pressurized the tank with some argon and sprayed a soap water combo all over the tank to check for bubbles. No leaks first try!  i was pretty happy with that.

[oldyeller]

WOW your the man!!!!

[Steve_925]

thats sick. turned out good. make sure when you mount it you have somthing for the bottom of the tank to sit on, those tabs would break right off

[pumkin toy]

WOW your the man!!!!

Thanks!  i guess we will see if that is still true when i get it installed and everything works correctly!

thats sick. turned out good. make sure when you mount it you have somthing for the bottom of the tank to sit on, those tabs would break right off

And thank you also! i will probly be mounting it with some 1x2 square tubing across the bottom of the tabs and tank so it will be nice and solid!

[pumkin toy]

well guys i am making some changes/improvements to the back of the Pumkin. I pulled out my stock fuel tank yesterday and continued dissasembling the rear end. i pretty much removed everything. Then i busted out the grinder with cut off wheel attached and went to town! Here are the results of before and after.......

[John Doe]

Nice clean canvas. Whats the plan?

[pumkin toy]

Then i drained most of the fuel from my old tank into the new one. (i had at least ten gallons in there and couldnt let it go to waist!) I set the new tank on some cinder blocks and hooked up the lines. I fired up my truck and it ran great for at least ten minutes! i am pretty happy that everything is working great with the tank i built.

[pumkin toy]

Nice clean canvas. Whats the plan?

well i really want to 4 link it and that will happen eventually, but for now i am going to build a new back half frame section at work out of some 2x3 square tube.  The frame is getting rusted and has a pretty big crack on the driver side.  for right now i am going to stick with the leafs i have on it now. i will probly dovetail the frame and move my leaf springs in about three inches on each side. my dads truck is setup like that and flexes great!  then with the frame rebuilt i have to figure out where to mount my new tank and spare tire.

[oldyeller]

So when do you take orders?
I'll take two! And cover shipping!
Looks good!!!

[pumkin toy]

So when do you take orders?
I'll take two! And cover shipping!
Looks good!!!

Ha Ha thanks oldyeller! i would love to build and sell them but i dont have a TIG welder so i used the one at work.  its fine for employees to build our own projects but the boss would probly be pretty pissed if i was making a profit off of his stuff!  

[oldyeller]

Tell him it will be okay! :
And that you can't get the look you want! Then crank them out!

[pumkin toy]

yeah i could try that but i used up all of our scrap stainless sheetmetal building this one so i would actually have to pay for the material if i built another one!

[pumkin toy]

i made some good progress on the new framerails today. here is a couple pics. i still have to cut some "diamond" shaped pieces out of some 1/4" plate for gusseting the sections together. Hopefully i can get those done tomorrow.