Build Thread - 1-ton Chevy Swap

[JohnnyU]

Well, haven't done anything in a couple weeks, but thought I'd update this a bit for ryan.

The air enters through the bottom of the unit, and is swirled by the angled "vanes" that you can see in the black base. Once spinning, particulate is driven up the conical inner surface of the cup, and eventually slug outwards via centrifugal force. The "clean" air then enters through the center and down into the intake tube. This will feed a conventional air filter, although Donaldson claims these will trap 80% of particulate matter prior to entering the filter element.

I'm going to try to cut out the hood flange tomorrow if I can get out there. I injured my knee last weekend, and I'm still hobbling around a little.

 

[dontendupzero]

Hey John Im new to this read it took me forever to read through it. Truck looks great man!

 

[JohnnyU]

Update 3-22-2010:

Buying tube for sliders this week too as long as the weather holds out.

 

[JohnnyU]

I poked around in the garage for a couple of hours after work tonight, it's starting to take shape now. I should have the basic shell finished tomorrow. It's mostly just tacked together, so there's quite a bit of welding left to do.

 

[JohnnyU]

Amidst doing yard work and spring cleaning most of the day, I managed to get the rest of the plates tacked in place and the bumper "shell" finished. I have to mock it up on the truck to cut the bumper brackets & braces, then finish weld everything, sandblast and paint. I'm not sure what I want to use for paint, or what color. I'm thinking about the black duplicolor bed liner as I've used it on bumpers in the past and it held up really well, but I'm undecided.

 

[crawlin91]

Update 3-22-2010:

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ok now Im jealous.

 

[JohnnyU]

ok now Im jealous.

I am too. It's not mine, it's a buddy's. I wish it was though.

 

[lepp1892]

ever get that bumper on?

 

[Dangeranger3]

Paint it cat yellow :flipoff2: Hows Chilli treating you?

 

[JohnnyU]

Working on it...

 

[JohnnyU]

That bedliner looks terrible with the camera flash since it wasn't dry. Hopefully I can get better pictures tomorrow. I just have to replace the mock-up bolts with grade 8 hardware and it's "complete".

 

[JohnnyU]

Got the bolts all replaced with grade 8 1/2" hardware (8 in total-90ftlbs torque spec on each fastener gives approximately 10800lbf clamp load per bolt.) But the bumper itself would fail or tear out of the frame long before the bolts did...

I am still finding wasp nests in this thing. They're really bad this year. I didn't get a chance to wire up the winch, but I'll get to that when I replace the batteries since they need to be pulled and charged anyway.

Turned out nice I think, and yes Ryan, that yellow is for you.

 

[Kyle M.]

Looks great!

 

[Clay Lorance]

Looks great!

I'll second that.

 

[escort_gts]

I really like the bumper. Gives me inspiration.