Boost Bucket
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Temperatures have cooled down a ton and I've been able to get back to work on the project. The first order of business was correcting the rusted off radiator support. I am fortunate that you can purchase a complete drop in unit. I will probably cut it up to suit my needs but it is a much better foundation than the rusty junk that came off of it.
I couldn't resist peeking at intercooler placement while I was in there to try to get an idea of upcoming fitment issues. It is looking like it will work perfectly with the factory radiator and piping may be in a decent place too. I'll probably run it upside down of what I have in the picture but we'll see.
The four in-cab mounts until now have been loosely held on by finger tight nuts. Since I didn't have either of the two radiator support cab body mount positions to reference, I found out that the cab is off center by a decent amount. It turns out that the AC box is making contact with the coolant hose on the top of the engine and I need to scoot the engine towards the driver side another 3/4" or so. This creates a fitment problem for the factory transmission cooler since it was already rubbing in its current position. This will need to be relocated before I can secure the cab correctly and mock up coolant and air hoses. This will also put the driver side of the engine dangerously close to the factory steering shaft but I don't think it will be an issue. After seeing the intercooler in place I am hungry to get this fired up before the snow flies. We'll see what happens.
I couldn't resist peeking at intercooler placement while I was in there to try to get an idea of upcoming fitment issues. It is looking like it will work perfectly with the factory radiator and piping may be in a decent place too. I'll probably run it upside down of what I have in the picture but we'll see.
The four in-cab mounts until now have been loosely held on by finger tight nuts. Since I didn't have either of the two radiator support cab body mount positions to reference, I found out that the cab is off center by a decent amount. It turns out that the AC box is making contact with the coolant hose on the top of the engine and I need to scoot the engine towards the driver side another 3/4" or so. This creates a fitment problem for the factory transmission cooler since it was already rubbing in its current position. This will need to be relocated before I can secure the cab correctly and mock up coolant and air hoses. This will also put the driver side of the engine dangerously close to the factory steering shaft but I don't think it will be an issue. After seeing the intercooler in place I am hungry to get this fired up before the snow flies. We'll see what happens.
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