Just Plain Stupied

[doorgunner]

Good news......and bad news...

bad news first.......it has rained all day....roads are slicker than.....you know..

good news is......that the 350/.030 over/new flat-top pistons---I threw the mud-hole pistons away)/holley 4 bbl/aluminum intake/headers & dual pipes..... runs like a scalded dog...

I had to stay off the gas cause it kept getting sideways...maybe in a day or two i can get some pics/&/or/video on dry land....Waaaaaaahahahhahahahaa


EDIT: SORRY THAT I LOST ALL THE ENGINE REBUILD PICS

 

[RangerFabWorks]

Good news......and bad news...

bad news first.......it has rained all day....roads are slicker than.....you know..

good news is......that the 350/.030 over/new flat-top pistons---I threw the mud-hole pistons away)/holley 4 bbl/aluminum intake/headers & dual pipes..... runs like a scalded dog...

I had to stay off the gas cause it kept getting sideways...maybe in a day or two i can get some pics/&/or/video on dry land....Waaaaaaahahahhahahahaa

 

[mn_smokeater]

Whooooo HOOOOOOOOOOOOOO



CONGRATS!!!!!!!

 

[Tiollib]

Not supposed to stop raining until wednesday.... according to the forecasts...

 

[retep88]

I did it, I read all the posts from page 1, post 1. Man did that take a long time

Not only do I love the truck, but I love this thread. If I ever get to New Orleans I am want to stop by and see this truck. If your son was as much of a car guys as you are he would have loved this truck.

If this truck really is a daily driver, you need cup holders. I think they need to be put pretty high on the list. You don't want to mess up a snazzy looking interior or your white/gray bucket seats because you spilled your mountain dew

 

[Tiollib]

And the saints defended their undefeated record today!(13-0)

 

[doorgunner]

I did it, I read all the posts from page 1, post 1. Man did that take a long time.....Not only do I love the truck, but I love this thread. If I ever get to New Orleans I am want to stop by and see this truck. If your son was as much of a car guys as you are he would have loved this truck.
Thanks....you got guts reading it all......Blake & I planned on building it before the Illegal Alien sent him to Heaven....



If this truck really is a daily driver, you need cup holders. I think they need to be put pretty high on the list. You don't want to mess up a snazzy looking interior or your white/gray bucket seats because you spilled your mountain dew

Today after 4 hours of drivin....your right bout cupholders...

And the saints defended their undefeated record today!(13-0)

Who Dat???????
Dey Dat!!!!!!!!


I put 160 miles on the little red truk today....TV cable needs a little adjusting....

Other than that it did great....I gotta eliminate about a different rattles...then I can finish soundproofing the cab interior before I put the shell(fiberglass interior cab liner) in place....


Sorry......no burnouts til everything is debugged & it gets a few hundred more miles on it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[MountainMike]

Sorry......no burnouts til everything is debugged & it gets a few hundred more miles on it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But then...

 

[doorgunner]

But then...

But then>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>


Just got back from the PikaPart between rainstorms.....aint nothin like gettin $70 worth of stuff for $10...xmsn dipstik gets shortened 10" so it won't stick above carburator.....


& torque converter lo-vac switch...I woulda done some christmas shopping but the mud was too deep in most places...good news is the gators move a lot slower when it's cold (65* Waaaaaa)....


I found a dry spot on the highway & accidently caught 2nd gear rubber leaving Sonic.....had to let off the gas b4 i hit a wet spot......Waaaaa!



Louisiana raindrops.....the size of marbles....the round gold light above the cab is a streetlight....the bright light in the top=right corner of the pic..........I have no idea what it is!!!!!!!!!!

EDIT: I thought my camera was broke when I saw the picture of the raindrops....then I found this ....."Thomas Koop/Bielefeld University, Germany......raindrops are not tear-shaped (smaller on top) as they fall....they are spherical"

 

[mn_smokeater]

impressive!

 

[doorgunner]

I've got 300 miles on the V8 as of today...haven't been able to drop the hammer yet...(other than accidentally barking the BFG's when it hit 2nd gear the other day)..it's still raining so I won't be doing any wheelies anytime soon....

I've got a low vacuum switch ordered...so I'll just hot-wire the T/C lock-out on the xmsn for highway driving until it arrives....(no wonder I was turning 4,000 rpm at 80mph the other day....ahhh....V.A. meds...mind-numbing....)

just glad i didn't blow the xmsn up!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[dangerranger83]

It was raining and the hood was off the truck getting the nice engine wet and nasty????

 

[RangerFabWorks]

I've got 300 miles on the V8 as of today...haven't been able to drop the hammer yet...(other than accidentally barking the BFG's when it hit 2nd gear the other day)..it's still raining so I won't be doing any wheelies anytime soon....

I've got a low vacuum switch ordered...so I'll just hot-wire the T/C lock-out on the xmsn for highway driving until it arrives....(no wonder I was turning 4,000 rpm at 80mph the other day....ahhh....V.A. meds...mind-numbing....)

just glad i didn't blow the xmsn up!!!!!!!!!!!

unless you have the new electronic trans. not having that switch hooked up is no big deal.

mine is the older style and i ran it for years without it hooked up.

 

[doorgunner]

it's.........eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-lectric
i found a site that showed me how to re-wire the valve-body so that the T/C locks up in 3rd & 4th........& unlocks when you stomp on the pedal or hit the brakes or...or......i forgot.

 

[doorgunner]

It was raining and the hood was off the truck getting the nice engine wet and nasty????

yep....but i put both of em back on but...i don't have the 2 hood latches re-adjusted yet since i put it back together (again)

so........when i go faster than 60mph into a crosswind...........the hood sides raise up & down like the truk is tryin to fly......and no......it's not the meds......(at least.....i don't Think it's the meds)

SORTA LIKE THIS SAMPLE PIC ....IMAGINE LOOKING FROM THE DRIVER;S SEAT AND SEEING BOTH HOOD RAISE UP !
now I gotta go fix all the