MiniSimp's 1985

[*** YELLER ***]

Dude what did you do to my paint job 

[Duffil]

Kind of a big hood ornament, but if it works...

Glad to see it back together!

[MiniSimp]

 

[Big Pap Dog]

Mini, what's your initial feelings on the new motor mounts with that crossmember?  Do you notice much more vibrations/more noise?  Glad to see the truck is back together...and dang, that is one lifelike baby hood ornament!  I would be afraid of diaper blow-by and the added blind spot though.

[MiniSimp]

Mini, what's your initial feelings on the new motor mounts with that crossmember? 

Well, the whole 2 times I've driven it 100 feet in my back yard, it feels good, runs like crap, but I don't notice much more vibration than I had. I can still rest a beer can on top of the intake manifold and it will sit still and not shake.

[Tallchevy]

runs like crap,

Well come get this TPS & throttle housing 

[MiniSimp]

Well come get this TPS & throttle housing 

Today for sure, around 3:30-3:45pm

[Big Pap Dog]

Well, the whole 2 times I've driven it 100 feet in my back yard, it feels good, runs like crap, but I don't notice much more vibration than I had. I can still rest a beer can on top of the intake manifold and it will sit still and not shake.

Cool deal!  I need to get some of those!

[baconator]

truck looks awesome   i cant wait to work on my in 2 months

[MiniSimp]

So after some small motor problems... which you can read about here I am back on track and ready to continue to get ready for MCR6!!!!

More updates as I get them, for now, I have to put my tool box back on and get all my spare parts and tools together.

[Wermz84]

You Done yet?

[MiniSimp]

You Done yet?

Starting tonight.

[iNfErNaL]

I only get to work on it for an hour a day during the week, so it's kinda a slow process.

Lucky!!!,I only get to work on mine on Saturdays and I have to drive over to my parents' house(bout 23 miles)and have my mom watch my kids for me and the weekends that my wife is off I try to take advantage but you know that gets old after a while.Nice progress though,looks like you have a better chance of going than I do.

[MiniSimp]

Lucky!!!,I only get to work on mine on Saturdays and I have to drive over to my parents' house(bout 23 miles)and have my mom watch my kids for me and the weekends that my wife is off I try to take advantage but you know that gets old after a while.Nice progress though,looks like you have a better chance of going than I do.

Yeah, the kids make it challenging.
Yesterday MiniMini though it would be a good idea to play in my pile of bolts and dis-organize my nice pile of tools.
It's kinda hard to install stuff 1 handed also.

[MiniSimp]

(bout 23 miles)

Translates to 1.5 hours in LA traffic! Get a bike!

[iNfErNaL]

Yeah, the kids make it challenging.
Yesterday MiniMini though it would be a good idea to play in my pile of bolts and dis-organize my nice pile of tools.
It's kinda hard to install stuff 1 handed also.

I hear ya on that LOUD and CLEAR,I have a 2 year old and a 6 year old.I actually tried to go over and work on mine yesterday but by the time I got home from work,got the boys ready,fed them and drove over to my parents' house it was dark.So it turned into just a visit to Grandma and Grandpa's house,LOL.

[MiniSimp]

Well, got my hour in!

[MiniSimp]

  Got everything all cleaned out and ready for loading.
Packing lighter this year.

Also I found my missing wrench!

[Shamb]

did you figure out your gremlin under the hood?

[Wermz84]

Also I found my missing wrench!

I've done that.

[MiniSimp]

did you figure out your gremlin under the hood?

You mean the gremlin in the gas tank?

[baconator]

i love the airhorn on the driver side roll cage

[MiniSimp]

Works better than my real horn!

[83LotsOfun]

Completely off topic but, I seen your truck in the latest issue of CRWAL.  Might have already been brought up but that is cool.  Have fun at MCR.

[baconator]

it would work better than my real horn too... i dont have one

[*** YELLER ***]

Works better than my real horn!

yea and there both just as anoying as he is   

[Shamb]

I remember you saying you had to install a new fuel pump and busted one of the studs that hold it in place.

So the fuel pump was the problem??

I thought you checked to see if you were getting good fuel pressure?

[MiniSimp]

I remember you saying you had to install a new fuel pump and busted one of the studs that hold it in place.

So the fuel pump was the problem??

I thought you checked to see if you were getting good fuel pressure?

I was getting good fuel flow (unobstructed) but the pressure was about 15psi low. Fuel pump fixed it all.

[Shamb]

glad to hear you got it figured out, i'll chalk that one in the database for future reference if I or anyone else has a problem like that.

[chevyLUVtoyota]

hey can i get sum more pics of this set up u are runing here...