Okay so after the local mud bogs I KNOW I need more power. I'm still sure its the carb that killed the trucks power but have decided that a LS swap would probably be the way to go......unfortunately I missed out on an 8.1L 1 week before the bogs as I had all my money tied up in truck. I know I...
Paint them neon pink. No guy really wants to be seen with pink tools....I know all of the ones I painted pink are still nice and safe in my toolbox....even after being lent out.
No where as well as I would have liked I ended up like 5th or 6th in a class of 11. 4 guys broke/wrecked. The pits were really thick Sat and the secondarys wouldn't open and sunday mornings monsoon filled the pits with water( enough that when I bogged out I had 3" of water in the cab) making...
Tined in the fenders
Intake from a 6.2L diesel
Came with a factory Tornado:jester: It was actually quite useful...it slowed the flow of water into the intake enough for it to run out the water drain.
Back at home after the bogs
Group 1
2. Kyle Busch (18)
Group 2
9. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88)
Group 3
16. Matt Kenseth (17)
Group 4
22. Jamie McMurray (1)
Group 5
32. Juan Montoya (42)
Group 6
36. Casey Mears (13)
Group 1
6. Tony Stewart (14)
]Group 2
8. Mark Martin (5)
Group 3
16. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88)
Group 4
24. Martin Truex Jr. (56)
Group 5
29. Casey Mears (13)
Group 6
37. Michael McDowell (66)
Here is a pic of what my door decals will look like. Have to wait till Monday for them. :(
Dennis bolted in the rollbar for me today and I started spay in box liner, but like a dumbass forgot to take pics of either event.
Took off old bumper( which was scab welded on) prevoius owner cut off bent frame horns after hittting a power pole so this is where I get to start from...
Painted up original tappet covers...John Deere yellow FTW!!
Enlisted the assistance of this guy....Drperry( Dennis)....will...
Group 1
2. Tony Stewart (14)
Group 2
8. Martin Truex Jr. (56)
Group 3
15. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88)
Group 4
22. Mark Martin (5)
Group 5
31. Jamie McMurray (1)
Group 6
38. Casey Mears (13)
Pretty strong for having 262800km/163300Miles of HARD driving on it.
Hauled to my shop
Cut this useless thing out....
And installed this.....went to a 2.5" pipe...sounds real mean straight piped, especially over 5000rpm:naughty:
I'm too cheap for a CAI so I made my...
Added a rollbar I bought off Kijiji for $100 and an old toolbox I had sitting out back. Gonna mount lightbar on rollbar...no holes into the roof!:thumbs:
Installed Tach to stop from over revving in the pits
Repaired holes in floorboards with some metal from an old dryer( cheap sheet...
Okay so I havent posted up any of the work that been done to truck, because there hasn't been much to date.:(
But I did get the parts to really dig into it in the next 2 weeks. So far heres whats gone down with project ZORV:
Checked out front diff and swapped to good ol' AMSOIL ( duct tape and...
Got the stack made up at muffler shop for wifeys mud truck. Built bracket and welded it to existing pipe and topped off with a rain cap.
Put $95 worth of 89 octane in my DD. Might go change trans filter and gasket in the '76
I think Im gonna get some of this for the spring bushings on my Peterbuilt. The roads are pretty rough on them around here, I grease truck weekly due to pound out.
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