03 Tan Sierra
Oct 11, 2016 | 07:56 PM
#181
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From: Richlands, NC
If anyone was wondering, this project isn't dead. I barely did any work due to a move, new job, bachelor parties and weddings...BUT boost weather is quickly approaching. Currently she's going on a diet: shooting for 4000lbs with me in it. I'm also planning on maxxing this turbo out this fall, so a 5in trick intercooler is going in as well as a 3bar MAP sensor. We'll see how fast that'll get me...
Oct 16, 2016 | 07:06 PM
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This first pic is a pile of all the crap I've torn out of the truck so far (disregard the bumper). Weighed the pile and it came out to just over 200lbs. I still need to remove the drivers side air bag, cut metal out of the doors, cut metal out of the front bumper, and I will drop the full exhaust for racing so I shouldn't have any trouble being somewhere between 3900-4000lb race weight with me in it. If anybody is curious about the weights of any thing I tore out of the truck, let me know.
Got my tubular cross member and driveshaft loop painted up today too.
Big thanks to fastjweb for helping me wrestle the heater core out from under the dash. Now to put it all back together...
Got my tubular cross member and driveshaft loop painted up today too.
Big thanks to fastjweb for helping me wrestle the heater core out from under the dash. Now to put it all back together...
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Nov 20, 2016 | 08:32 PM
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So, finally starting to button the truck back up. Big thanks for fastjweb for getting my *** in gear and helping out.
Got the frame all painted up. Notched the core support to sink the intercooler back closer to the radiator. Had a buddy weld me up some side brackets for the intercooler as well as the hood latch area for the top intercooler mounting bolts. I think it came out pretty good. I also got rid of the stock overflow tank and spliced in a radiator fill cap into the upper radiator hose, and it has a 16-18psi cap which I think should be fine. You can also see where the trucool is mounted up high now.
I’m going to be out of town for Thanksgiving, but when I get back I’ll finish all of the wiring up, fill up the fluids, and start tuning. Hoping for 11.1sec @ 120mph or so on 13psi, but we shall see.
Happy Thanksgiving PT.Net dudes!
Got the frame all painted up. Notched the core support to sink the intercooler back closer to the radiator. Had a buddy weld me up some side brackets for the intercooler as well as the hood latch area for the top intercooler mounting bolts. I think it came out pretty good. I also got rid of the stock overflow tank and spliced in a radiator fill cap into the upper radiator hose, and it has a 16-18psi cap which I think should be fine. You can also see where the trucool is mounted up high now.
I’m going to be out of town for Thanksgiving, but when I get back I’ll finish all of the wiring up, fill up the fluids, and start tuning. Hoping for 11.1sec @ 120mph or so on 13psi, but we shall see.
Happy Thanksgiving PT.Net dudes!
Nov 22, 2016 | 08:10 AM
#189
Jan 9, 2017 | 09:42 AM
#190
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From: Dallas, Tx.
Havent posted in over a month, but the truck is on the road! Been driving it for the past 2 weeks. Fuel system consists for a walbro 450, -8 AN Feed, -6AN Return, and a Aeromotive A1000 FPR.
Not sure if its the right way to do it, but my PCV system seems to be working. I made the filter piece seen above between the FPR and Intake. So fresh air enters the crank case on the drivers side, travels through the engine and out the drivers side valve cover. Then the line travels to the inlet of a catch can with the outlet of the catch can going to my intake tube between the TB and MAF/Air Filter. Probably isn't a very strong vacuum but the catch can is trapping oily water.
I also got a rollpan, primered it, and installed it. I plan to shortly weld the roll pan in and do all of the body work. Should look good when its done.
And some finished pics under the hood:
And if you're wondering...those race stars aren't mine. Fastjweb let me try them on for size on my truck, and I think it looks killer:
I have a little bit of tuning left to do, but its almost there. Really looking forward to getting to the track one of these days...
Not sure if its the right way to do it, but my PCV system seems to be working. I made the filter piece seen above between the FPR and Intake. So fresh air enters the crank case on the drivers side, travels through the engine and out the drivers side valve cover. Then the line travels to the inlet of a catch can with the outlet of the catch can going to my intake tube between the TB and MAF/Air Filter. Probably isn't a very strong vacuum but the catch can is trapping oily water.
I also got a rollpan, primered it, and installed it. I plan to shortly weld the roll pan in and do all of the body work. Should look good when its done.
And some finished pics under the hood:
And if you're wondering...those race stars aren't mine. Fastjweb let me try them on for size on my truck, and I think it looks killer:
I have a little bit of tuning left to do, but its almost there. Really looking forward to getting to the track one of these days...