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Is this event in Penciltoonia , home of The great Fabricator, Ben Franklin.
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It lives!!!!!
No leaks, no unusual noises. Scavenge pump works like it should.
First time on the ground since May. Need to button up a bunch of small stuff, change the oil, etc., and it’ll be ready to drive! Hopefully it makes boost under load, because just sitting in the driveway, revving it, it does not.
20 inches of vacuum at idle. Revving it to 3-4K for 10-15 seconds, it doesn’t move from there…
20 inches of vacuum at idle. Revving it to 3-4K for 10-15 seconds, it doesn’t move from there…
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Tried that a few times. Didn’t see any movement on the gauge. I’ll just drive it. Maybe put a muffler on it first though. It’s not quiet.
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Needs a spintech.
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Cobbled together a quick post turbo exhaust setup today with some leftover pipe and the old race muffler that was on it.
Yes, my welds look like crap. No, I don’t care. They’re gonna get smoothed out a little, and the whole thing is getting cleaned, painted and wrapped.
Quieter, but still a bit louder and raspier than before boost.
Yes, my welds look like crap. No, I don’t care. They’re gonna get smoothed out a little, and the whole thing is getting cleaned, painted and wrapped.
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Just got back from my first real test drive. No boost. Well, it’s making enough pressure to activate the BOV when I shift at higher rpm’s, but not enough to make any power or even register on the gauge. Good thing I bought a stiffer wastegate spring and a boost controller.
The other problem, as you could probably hear in the videos, is the scavenge pump is incredibly loud. And it’s already leaking. I’m gonna try to get in contact with the company and see if they’ll replace it, or maybe just find a replacement locally.
The other problem, as you could probably hear in the videos, is the scavenge pump is incredibly loud. And it’s already leaking. I’m gonna try to get in contact with the company and see if they’ll replace it, or maybe just find a replacement locally.
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No, but it’s teaching me a lot.
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Hope you get it sorted.
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Cleaned
Painted
Should get it wrapped and reinstalled tomorrow. Then I just have to clean up the ignition wiring, redo the throttle cable bracket so I can go past 50% throttle, and make a bracket for the fuel pressure regulator, and it will be done enough for me to not care anymore till next summer!!
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It.
Is.
Done.
Got the exhaust back on the truck and wrapped.
Got the wiring cleaned up and tucked away, new throttle cable bracket made, replaced some hoses, and replaced the broken hood release cable.
If it wasn’t raining, I would be taking it for a nice long cruise right now. There’s a big show next Sunday, about an hour and a half away, that I want to make sure I’m 100% ready to go to.
Is.
Done.
Got the exhaust back on the truck and wrapped.
Got the wiring cleaned up and tucked away, new throttle cable bracket made, replaced some hoses, and replaced the broken hood release cable.
If it wasn’t raining, I would be taking it for a nice long cruise right now. There’s a big show next Sunday, about an hour and a half away, that I want to make sure I’m 100% ready to go to.
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Clever PackagingIt.
Is.
Done.
Got the exhaust back on the truck and wrapped.
Got the wiring cleaned up and tucked away, new throttle cable bracket made, replaced some hoses, and replaced the broken hood release cable.
If it wasn’t raining, I would be taking it for a nice long cruise right now. There’s a big show next Sunday, about an hour and a half away, that I want to make sure I’m 100% ready to go to.
It.
Is.
Done.
Got the exhaust back on the truck and wrapped.
Got the wiring cleaned up and tucked away, new throttle cable bracket made, replaced some hoses, and replaced the broken hood release cable.
If it wasn’t raining, I would be taking it for a nice long cruise right now. There’s a big show next Sunday, about an hour and a half away, that I want to make sure I’m 100% ready to go to.
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First test drive went great…
For a while. Luckily it was just out of gas. Meaning it’s getting about 4 mpg. I think I’ll give it a little time to learn the new setup before determining I actually have a problem. Everything seems to be working well, though. When I really get on it, I’m getting almost 5lb on the gauge. So I’m only losing 3lb through all that tubing. Not terrible, I guess. I’ll drive it like this for a while to make sure everything is happy, then either install the boost controller and play around with that, or just swap in the 12lb spring.
For a while. Luckily it was just out of gas. Meaning it’s getting about 4 mpg. I think I’ll give it a little time to learn the new setup before determining I actually have a problem. Everything seems to be working well, though. When I really get on it, I’m getting almost 5lb on the gauge. So I’m only losing 3lb through all that tubing. Not terrible, I guess. I’ll drive it like this for a while to make sure everything is happy, then either install the boost controller and play around with that, or just swap in the 12lb spring.
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It’s been a hell of a week with this thing. Monday morning, I leave for work and I hear the scavenge pump running. Could’ve been running all night, I have no idea. Only way to get it to stop was to disconnect the battery. I was lazy when I wired it, and instead of running an ignition switched power source to the pressure switch, I just tapped into the battery feed that I already ran to the relay. My guess is the switch shorted out and powered up the pump. It rained all Monday and Tuesday, but Wednesday I was able to replace and properly wire the switch. I also pulled the pump apart, expecting to find at least some damage from running dry for god knows how long. It was fine.
Next, I fixed an oil leak for the second time. The fitting for the feed line to the turbo leaked initially. I took it apart and loaded it up with sealant. Stopped leaking for a little, but eventually got worse than before. Took it apart again, cleaned it really well with brake clean this time and wrapped it in about 5 layers of Teflon tape. Fixed.
Finished up just as it was getting dark, but I figured I’d get a quick test drive in. Didn’t even make it past the neighbors house or into third before I discovered the throttle was sticking. Bad. Only thing I could think was I somehow disturbed the cable when messing around with the oil fitting.
Fast forward to today, when I finally had time to mess with it again. Cable didn’t seem like it was binding or hanging up, but I bent the bracket a bit to give it as much slack as I could. Took it for a couple drives and it seems ok.
I also swapped wastegate springs. No real difference. Maybe I just have to rev the piss out of it to get the boost, but it’s still only seeing around 5 pounds at the engine. I do have quite a few pinhole leaks in the exhaust before the turbo, which I’m sure isn’t helping. I guess I gotta pull the pipe and do some more welding. Again.
I’m gonna try to take it to work tomorrow, so I’ll get some new pics of it out and about.
Forgot to mention the new, unidentified leak. Based on how hard it’s been to shift lately, I’m guessing it’s trans fluid. I should check.
And I also curbed the RF wheel and tire pretty bad today. So I need a new one of each. Great.
Next, I fixed an oil leak for the second time. The fitting for the feed line to the turbo leaked initially. I took it apart and loaded it up with sealant. Stopped leaking for a little, but eventually got worse than before. Took it apart again, cleaned it really well with brake clean this time and wrapped it in about 5 layers of Teflon tape. Fixed.
Finished up just as it was getting dark, but I figured I’d get a quick test drive in. Didn’t even make it past the neighbors house or into third before I discovered the throttle was sticking. Bad. Only thing I could think was I somehow disturbed the cable when messing around with the oil fitting.
Fast forward to today, when I finally had time to mess with it again. Cable didn’t seem like it was binding or hanging up, but I bent the bracket a bit to give it as much slack as I could. Took it for a couple drives and it seems ok.
I also swapped wastegate springs. No real difference. Maybe I just have to rev the piss out of it to get the boost, but it’s still only seeing around 5 pounds at the engine. I do have quite a few pinhole leaks in the exhaust before the turbo, which I’m sure isn’t helping. I guess I gotta pull the pipe and do some more welding. Again.
I’m gonna try to take it to work tomorrow, so I’ll get some new pics of it out and about.
Forgot to mention the new, unidentified leak. Based on how hard it’s been to shift lately, I’m guessing it’s trans fluid. I should check.
And I also curbed the RF wheel and tire pretty bad today. So I need a new one of each. Great.
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Yeah, but when I’m doing that, I wish I was working on the truck. It’s a lose/lose sometimes. But I guess it could be a lot worse. I’ll figure the boost issue out. I’ve known the trans was leaking for a while now. It’s just getting worse. The rim and tire aren’t really that bad. Not worth spending the money to replace right now, anyway. All of it just kinda happening at once just put me in a bad mood.
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