My newly acquired truck! =]

[Svtzx555]

You should have gone with Belltechs from Summit....$149 shipped. I got them the next day after I ordered them....summits really good about shipping fast.

Either way, keep up the good work.

[Kiko]

That's basically the same as i paid. I just used fbi because i knew their stuff was good and they ship quickly. For performance parts though summit would be the place i'd order from.

[dirttysouth]

SMC shipment came in today, your valves will go out int he morning

[Kiko]

Quote: Originally Posted by dirttysouth

SMC shipment came in today, your valves will go out int he morning

Awesome! Can't wait to get them installed.



We're about to get hit by a tropical storm but if it's not too bad sunday i will be removing my bed and getting my muffler welded back on. Tuesday (Let's assume the valves come in then) i will be adding the fittings needed to run my extra front valves and wiring up the valves. I'll drive it bedless and carry a tarp in my truck incase it rains during the week so i can cover my exposed frame while at work. Thursday when i get home my spindles should be waiting on me so i'll be installing them all night after getting home. My friend Nick is supposed to be helping me that day so we'll cut the inners enough to make it lay but still keep dirt out from under my hood. Then sunday i will hopefully be pulling a leaf spring finally to bring the rear down some more until i bag the back.

[Svtzx555]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kiko

Then sunday i will hopefully be pulling a leaf spring finally to bring the rear down some more until i bag the back.

Not really a good idea being that you only have two springs in the pack. That'll leave you riding on a single leaf spring...kinda dangerous.

[NevurMind85]

he will be fine, there are a ton of us that have pulled leafs. hell im riding on my 2 longest leafs only with 4 inch blocks, and its perfectly fine, and its my daily. i have about 1.5" between my frame and axle, i have yet to put in my bolt in nocthes and i rarely hit the axle on the frame. but i also have drop shocks in the rear so that helps a ton.

[Kiko]

Quote: Originally Posted by Svtzx555

Not really a good idea being that you only have two springs in the pack. That'll leave you riding on a single leaf spring...kinda dangerous.

It's not quite as safe as having the normal amount but i know someone who had a isuzu with mono leaf and 3" block. It was insanely low but no problem. It's not going to be for too long anyways. I'm going to start getting the stuff for the rear pretty soon. I just need to get my engine back to normal then i'll start spending pretty much all my spare money on the rear setup.

I might just add a 4" block instead of the 3" but i'd prefer not to pay since it's going to be removed when i bag it anyway


Edit: I will be taking out the middle leaf so i'll have the longest leaf plus the short one left. But i do see your point though.

[Kiko]

Got my muffler on but we just used pipe and exhaust clamps. It works but it's not as pretty as welded so i won't bother taking a photo. It sounds nice and it should hold good with the exhaust strapping stuff we used. I'm still putting my valves on this Tuesday if they come in then. Drop spindles are going on Thursday for sure.

[Kiko]

Muffler stayed in place good. It moves a little and make squeeking noises at idle but it's all good. Sounds much better even when heavy on the gas. It's louder than stock but it's not loud like before. It also seems like it's faster and has better response now that i've got the muffler back on. I still feel a little pop when getting off the gas but barely.

Waiting on my valves but until then i might clean under the hood and paint some things. Looking to spruce things up a little under the hood soon...

[Kiko]

Valves are in Mobile and will be delivered with the mail either today or tommorow (Hopefully today) Just need to go get fittings,take off my bed,then put on the fittings and put my bed back on. I'll post some pics tonight or tommorow afternoon when i get it on.



Detailed Results:
Arrival at Unit, August 25, 2008, 8:49 am, MOBILE,AL 36618
Processed, August 24, 2008, 9:19 pm, MOBILE, AL 36602
Electronic Shipping Info Received, August 22, 2008

[Kiko]

Got fittings and i'm putting on my valves now. I'm running up to the store for teflon tape now but i think all is good. I lost a spring form inside one of my valves but i found it and put it back together and everything works. I've just got to put teflon tape on everything and tighten it down the check for leaks and i think i'm done. I'll post something in a bit.... my head is killing me. All the stress from today is pounding my skull >_<

[Slappy McNasty]

you have the best minute-to-minute updates ive ever seen on any forum man. keep the werk up, cant wait to see more pics, more pics, more pics......

[Kiko]

Yeah,i do :P

I'm taking a quick break from leak testing (Biggest pain in the ass ever) to eat a late dinner. I got home around 6pm from work and i'm just now stopping long enough to eat which could be the cause of my headache but whatever.

I didn't think i would get the valves on but i figured out a new way to connect it all without having to buy more fittings. I'm just leak testing first,THEN connecting my switches.

Pics soon. I'm almost done leak testing..

[Kiko]

Switches aren't wired like i wanted but i have them wired up so everything works. I had to label them but atleast i know what switch controls what. I'd be pretty startled if i went to lower the whole truck only to have one side drop while driving..

I have one small leak where the driverside dump valve screws onto the 3/8 hex nipple but i'll fix that tommorow aswell as get pics and video. I'm tired of working on it after 8 hours...

[Kiko]

I woke up at 11:33am to the sound of a dhl van's horn. The 2" spindles were supposed to be delivered thursday but they were delivered 2 days early. I still won't install them until at least tommorow because i'm tired of working on the truck after 8 hours of installing valves and fittings then wiring up the box. Plus i didn't see my girlfriend at all after work yesterday so i kinda have to go over there this evening plus i want to










My new setup..





And...














I'm going to put wireloom on the wires before i put the back back on this evening but it will be cleaned up later when i switch tanks. I'll get a video later when i get batteries. My camera keeps shutting off saying low battery for some reason..

[Kiko]

Going to try and get my drop spindles on in a few minutes. I'll try to get some pics if my camera won't die on me.

[Kiko]

It's hitting the inside of my fenders and the blowerbox. I've got to do something with the blower box and put my windshield fluid reservoir back in tommorow after work. I'll also be cutting my inner fenders and putting them back in it's just i didn't have time to do it today. I did however have time to smash my fingernail into the old spindle while trying to remove the balljoint for the tie rod..


It's not all the way because of it hitting but it should touch skidplate when i fix the issues i mentioned.














Hard to see because of the grass.....










Any zipties you see are temporary until i work on it again. I had to hang stuff out of the way so i can drive tommorow to work.

[thingsthatfly2]

the bag while u drive job.. lol lookin good dude

[Wicked Mayhem]

lookin better. and i pulled all my wiring towards the frame on my 1st gen.. cleaned it up alot. i know you said its temp, so i dunno your plans...

[Kiko]

My plans is to cut the inners to clear then bolt them back in to keep my engine bay nice and clean since i drive it daily. I will be replacing everything to keep it looking as close to stock under there as i can. Also i may try getting a smaller blower box with heat only so it will hopefully clear my tire and let me lay out in front.

[Kiko]

Before anyone says something i cut the swaybar because i couldn't loosen the badly rusted bolts. I plan to unbolt it from the frame soon but i just haven't felt like doing so right now.





Skidplate clearance. It'll lay for sure when i get the issues with my tire hitting solved.











Aired out




Inner fender on the driverside cut for clearance. It'll need to be recut when it lays out but for now it's ok but still touches some when aired out.







Yeah....i had to label my switches even though i've always made jokes about people who do




New valves in action finally





I'll have to raise my transmission to clear so it won't hang below the frame but thanks to all the replies i know now how to do it fairly easy. Or i hope so..

[Kiko]

Aired out the right side when passing by someone i knew and forgot abotu the blowerbox....











Got bored last night and painted my oil dipstick red. It'll look good when i pull the valve covers and paint them red too. It's a shitty job btw but c'mon...it's an oil dipstick







Cut my fenders on the inside and beat them in for clearance then grinded any excess leftover. I'll pull the fenders off and grind them smooth and welded everything up so it looks nice but for now it worked and doesn't look too bad (When aired out and the tire blocking it of course.)








Oh,and it lays transmission at the moment. I've still got to raise it so it won't hang below the frame. Once i do that the skidplate will lay.









Next order of business....i'm not sure. I definately would like to start getting part of the stuff for the rear. Next i think i'll get parts to redo my engine valves to fix that problem while saving some money back for the rear bags.

[94 SS S10 4.3]

Whoa Eastern, I personally know the owner its a good Bike I rode for them for about a year.. Mike Corley , he is a Good guy .. Yeah Great project btw All it needs is TLC and S10 Lover.
Back in the day trails

[94 SS S10 4.3]

Whoa Eastern, I personally know the owner its a good Bike I rode for them for about a year.. Mike Corley , he is a Good guy .. Yeah Great project btw All it needs is TLC and S10 Lover.
Back in the day trails

[Kiko]

....I'm confused. Why is there a bmx bike in my thread and the topic suddenly changed to eastern? Not being an ass just i really am lost as to how that came along...

[Kiko]

Picked up a new radiator overflow canister. The stock one can't be moved because of stuff under the hood and it hits my tire and prevents me from laying without breaking it. This one cost about $8 at the autoparts store and will be bolted to my core support when i get time. I might go out in a few minutes and do it depending on the weather.

New overflow container that's going in





And how my truck sits right now until the hurricane passes through...





I figure if something hits my truck it'll have to go through my house first...

[Kiko]

Got it bolted in but i couldn't put it where i wanted. It also hits the tire when the hood is closed and i lay it out but it won't break. It just flexes then when i lift it's all fine. At least it does the job though without stopping me from laying out.

I'll figure out something later. I need to remove all of my a/c parts since i don't have a/c anymore.

[JoPre]

havnt looked at the thread in awhile. looks like its coming along good. great job man.

[Kiko]

Thanks

I had my friend Eric (Svtzx555) check my timing and we found out it was retarded by about 9 degrees so we reset it and my throttle response is much better. No more lag in acceleration when i hit the gas. It also runs a little smoother. It still stutters when going up hills and accelerating sometimes. I took out every spark plug and checked the gap and reset them all and found they're pretty fouled.

Eric thinks it's from the timing being retarded and driving it like that not knowing it so by doing so i fouled out my new plugs that i put in way back when i bought the truck. Oh well..

My plans once i get paid Thursday:

6 New spark plugs
Oil & filter change (It needs it because i couldn't get the filter off last time plus i'm a little over)

Tommorow i'll be cleaning and rearranging stuff under my hood since i don't have a/c so things will look neater. I'm also picking up some silicon tommorow so i can put on a new chrome filler neck that Eric gave me. The filler neck is for a smallblock v8 so the neck is a little bigger on the outer diameter but he also gave me a hose that's big on one end so it fits the chrome filler neck but small on the other so it fits properly onto my stock 4.3 radiator.

Now i'll probably go ahead and replace my stock air cleaner with a 14" round edelbrock chrome air cleaner to make things nicer under the hood Thursday while doing my plugs. I'll see if the plugs help and if so then it should be good. If it still burns oil then i may have to also replace some other stuff. If i have to pull the valve covers i'll be spraying them red with high temp paint while they're off. Also if they come off i'll be getting new bolts for them instead of those rusted stock bolts.

Anyway here's pics of the spark plugs i pulled. #1 was the worst.
I started on the driverside front and went from front to back then did the same on the passenger side.

#1



#2


#3



#4



#5



#6



The filler neck and hose Eric gave me





I'll work on the filler neck tommorow probably. I just don't feel like getting silicone right now plus the auto parts store is closed until tommorow morning.

[Kiko]

Filler neck won't fit
It hits one of the support brackets on the back of the belt tensioner. Anybody know of a remedy for that?

[Kiko]

Spark plugs are changed,and i decided to say "**** it" when it came to the inner fenders and took the driverside out since i hadn't ever bothered to even install the passenger side. Changing oil and filter this weekend and probably radiator filler necks and upper radiator hose. I found that i still had my chrome v8 filler neck from almost a year ago and i think it may fit and allow me to run a 14" air cleaner instead of the stock size while clearing the upper radiator hose. We'll just have to see when i test fit it later.

Going to the drag track tommorow after work to watch the races with my girlfriend and some friends and i'm thinking about doing a couple runs in the stock division just for fun. I'll post some video and pics if i do.

[Kiko]

Stayed at my girlfriends house last night after the drag races and got some new pics. Also managed to fit the new air cleaner on this afternoon.

Normal ride height (Only for now because it looks and feels wierd to be lower in the front while driving)




Layed out





Laying transmission...









Bother v8 filler necks wouldn't fit but i figured out i could shorten my hose and get just enough clearance with the stock filler neck.









While i was at the store i bought the 14" chrome edlebrock "Hotrod style" air cleaner since it looks much better and i've always loved that style of filter.





Painted the wingnut red....





Moved my reservoir for my windshield fluid and put on a longer hose and extended the power wires...







It's not pretty but it gives me tire clearance.... i'll be welding and making it looks much better later.




ANother ghetto fix for now...

I used a hole already in the fender and stuck the antenna into it and zip tied it so it wouldn't wiggle out. Now i have my radio back without having the antenna sticking up All that's left is to have a filler plated welded in where the antenna was before.





Clearance now with the reservoir moved




Moved the wires like the guy mentioned and i got rid of the inner fender




My drop spindles




Needed some washers and had a cool idea









Random pics











Washed...

[83LOWrange]

HAHHA love the washers... its a dime (2 nickles)

[Kiko]

Thanks
I didn't even think about the dime part (2 Nickles) when i did it. I just needed two washers and nickels happened to be thick. I want to get rid of my a/c but i don't want to go about removing hoses before i figure out where everything connects.

Also vaccumed the inside,wiped everything with armorall,sprayed febreeze,washed my floormats,and sprayed polish on the tires and trim rings on the rims while at my girlfriends house. I'm saving for the bag parts for the rear but i think i'm going to do some interior work while i'm saving for that. My visors and the panel on the doors will probably get recovered when i get paid. Also i'm buying 2 valve controls for the dump valves to slow them down. I'm not happy even with the silencer slowing it down. I'd prefer it to go down really,REALLY slow.

Oh,and it's time to renew my tag so this week i won't have much $$ but i'll be renewing my tag and getting a personalized one. I'm not sure on price but i checked and it was available: FKNL0W
Since it's not actually spelling out the first part it shouldn't be deemed vulgar so it should be legal. If not i'll have to re-think it but i really have been set on getting that tag for about 2 years now.

[Svtzx555]

Looks good.

Oh and just so you know...



...that tag is taken already...

[NevurMind85]

if you have to think of a creative way to make your fknlow a synonem (sp?).

[Kiko]

That's what i'm thinking.. or just add a # to the end. I have to go down to the tag place this week when i get paid and find out everything.

[Onimun]

Looking good!

[Kiko]

Ordered 2 "Dump valve controls" from waylayed (I <3 free shipping) and i bought some black fabric from walmart just a few minutes ago to recover my visors and my door panels (Top by the arm rest)

I'm planning to start fixing the dents and buying an orbital sander and sanding down the whole truck and spraying flat black primer on it to make it one color and get it ready for paint hopefully this winter sometime. Also i'm buying my notch for the frame next week probably. Along with some por 15 the next week so i can notch and coat the rear half of my frame and prep it for the bags.

[Kiko]

Tried dragging tonight using some metal i had laying around and ended up dragging my muffler off and the only thing holding it on was the strapping to hold it up. Went to pull into a church to take it off and put it in the back and when i drove across the "dip" coming off the road the muffler caught and fell off..

It was just bolted on with exhaust clamps so i can put it back on in like 5 minutes. Also going to try and recover my visors tommorow after work once i have the muffler fixed. I'll post pics later.

[Kiko]

Got in a hurry and ****ed up my visor that i covered. Now i've got to take it back out and re-do the whole process. Also changed my oil and bolted my muffler back on. ****er fell off while driving today though coming to work form getting lunch. I had to lift up and drive into a nearby parking lot and put the muffler in the bed and drive to work. Luckily working at a bike shop i have access to shitloads of tools so i got it back on during my lunch break. Used a socket and breaker bar and tightened until i thought i was going to snap something off so it should stay on this f'n time.

Waiting on payday then buying some small stuff for it then next week ordering my notch for the frame. I'm working on making a drag block for the front out of some metal i had laying around but it's not quite finished. Should be ready to drag by tonight..

[Kiko]

Self explanitory..






My drag block i made for the front. It got smashed going into my girlfriends driveway but it drags ok. I need to cut that bolt shorter so it won't rub. Also it's time for a new block.
















My list of things i need for the rear setup

*Por 15 or other suitable frame coating
*Tank mount
*Suicide doors 3 link with raised gas tank member
*Dominator 2500 bags
*Viair 400 compressor
*New tank
*3/8" valves and dump controls
*Fittings
*Notch and bridge bars
*Bag plates (Getting some made if i can't find the ones i want)
*1 Roll of 1/2" airline


So far that's all i can think of. I'll be getting it all little by little as money allows. I plan to cut the bed and install the notch and por 15 the frame then drive like that until i get the rest then weld on the bag mounts and hook everything up.

[Kiko]

Paid for my tag renewal/custom lettering today. As i thought they wouldn't let me get FKNL0W so i got FRKNL0W. My tag should be here in like 2-6 weeks and for now i have the annoying paper one in my window that blocks my f'n view.... i would laminate it and put it on my rollpan if i could




Next week is the notch and then i won't order any frame coating until probably the next week since por 15 is f'n expensive for 1 gallon...


Edit: Anybody have alternatives for por 15 that are good and durable?

[unclejames1]

I have heard of using the brush on rust-oleum from walmart looks good and holds up. you will have to clean your frame better then!

[Kiko]

I thought about that but i've had rustoleum not work veyr well before. I was looking at a mrine type coating that they say can be brushed over rust and it's only about $129 for 4 gallons. I think it was called ortho or something. I don't really remember but i found it on google. Ever heard of that coating? They were going to use it on a tractor (I found out about it on a forum) so i don't see why it wouldn't work on a truck frame.

[unclejames1]

there was something that ''TRUCKS'' used on the floorboards of a rusted out truck that they were restoring. I think that it was called ''hippo'' or something and I think that the can has a purple hippo on it or something! but you have to wire brush the loose rust and then brush or roll it on! very simillar to por15 I think!

[fdimeroller]

jus now noticed ur from bama. im a lil over an hr away

[Kiko]

My dad drives a semi truck on a fixed route and i think he goes there. Either he does or used to. You ever come to Mobile? You should drive down one weekend and hangout with everybody. There's a decent # of minitrucks here. There's a total of like 4-5 that are bagged in Mobile.


Edit: Ordered my hex drive shaft tunnel from suicidedoors. I'll try to order the frame notch next week and then continue to buy 1 or 2 parts each week until i have everything then i'll install it all at once. Progress might be slow in a week or two though because i'm going to be paying like $100 for an event we have here called bayfest. It's basically 4 blocks or so of downtown closed off and big name bands come and we have a huge concert in the streets of downtown. There's vendors and everything so it's pretty big. Last year there were about 200,000 people there. (Bayfest.com if anybody wants to read about it)

I'll try to keep the updates coming fast though. I can't wait to have it fully bagged.

[fdimeroller]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kiko

My dad drives a semi truck on a fixed route and i think he goes there. Either he does or used to. You ever come to Mobile? You should drive down one weekend and hangout with everybody. There's a decent # of minitrucks here. There's a total of like 4-5 that are bagged in Mobile.

yea, we have a few big plants up in this area. i come to mobile at least once a month, was down there a few weeks ago checkin out a corvette, but didnt get it we have 2 bagged trucks here haha. i dont even have a mini anymore

[Kiko]

Well next time you're down pm me or something and we'll hang out. If it's friday or saturday night we usually all cruise out to brunos and hang out for a while.