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[PlumCrazy]

It all depends on what lets loose. If its cheap stuff I will put it back together.. if the housing is damaged then I will go the narrowed HP route.

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[PlumCrazy]

Picked up a few more goodies over Christmas

Some more powder…Going to try clear for the first time on all my aluminum parts.


Aeromotive fuel pressure reg with -6 ORB ports.


The first batch of my nuts/washers for my head studs showed up, the two packs are still on backorder at ARP


A friend of mine accidently bought an extra set of Ranger poly cab bushings when he already had a set.lol So like a good friend I low balled him and bought and got a set cheap.

 

[wizkid00104]

Put a little bit of grease on the metal of the prothane bushings. Mine squeaked like hell when I first installed them and that seemed to remedy the problem.

 

[PlumCrazy]

Did you use red or black bushings?

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[UrbanRedneckKid]

That's a fact. Every bushing in my truck is either Prothane or Energy Suspension. You aughta hear it go down a trail, just flat out ridiculous.

Also be prepared for some shimming games if you want the bed to line up with the cab, mines off about 1/2" with that exact cab mount kit.

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[wizkid00104]

I used black prothane for the cab mounts. I have James Duff blue ones for axle pivot and leaf spring eye. Axle pivots make a fair amount to, but leaf springs are quiet.

 

[PlumCrazy]

My bed is already shimmed 1/4" to account for my repaired cab mounts.lol

Supposedly the black bushings are infused with graphite are supposed to be quieter. I have a few packs of the clear grease/ Vaseline shit that comes with the Energy bushings.

I have had poly leaf spring, radius arm, and track bar bushings for a few years, not a peep out of them yet (all black and not lubed either).

IDK when I will even get around to doing the cab mounts....all my rubber ones are still like new. I am probably pulling the cab when I drop in the new motor though, so Ill have the perfect opportunity.

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[PlumCrazy]

My RuffStuff motor mounts are black poly bushings too.lol

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[PlumCrazy]

I did a little mixing and matching with a few pumps to get one that fit my needs/met my standards.



The golden egg..(but in reality its worthless without the longer shaft)

Also the banjo bolt that is only found on the T Bird pump to my knowledge.


I started off by buying a Cardon reman Saginaw from a Chevy C10. Then I pulled my T bird pump down to swap the horse shoe adapter and the longer shaft into the reman pump...sounds simple right?...wrong.

Longer shaft is the T Bird one that compensates for the thickness of the adapter.


Turns out the bushings used in the remaned pumps are way to sloppy for my taste...not to mention the replacement housings do not have a groove to allow oil to flow to center of the bushing. So I cleaned up my original housing, swapped in new O rings, and replaced the seal (I ripped the one the reman housing anyway when I intially slipped the t bird shaft in). The bushing in my housing with 30k on it was still nice and tight.

Reman Chebby..


Older T Bird..


I think my pump issue was caused by cavitation from the tiny inlet port on the pump housing. I had a great idea to drill it out a few thousands larger, but any larger and it breaks into the pressure passage. Then I noticed there is small freeze plug on the top of the housing in the inlet cavity...so I knocked it out to open it up a little. Never heard anyone mention taking it out when they turn up the flow and pressure, but then again everyone always says their pump took a shit a few months later when they drill the orifice out as big as I did.lol



If I still have an issue I will look into increasing size of the suction hose between the resi and the pump.

The pump housing where the vanes seal in my pump were a bit rough..not sure if it was cavitating or just ran dry at some point. The vanes were rough as well..


I bolted the freshly assembled pump back up to the bracket and installed the pulley. I zipped a bolt into the shaft to keep the threads clean, lord knows Ill need to pull it again.lol

 

[Downey]

what intake are you using for the charger? i guess im used to seeing the other style charger bolted to the ohv not the sohc charger bolted up.

 

[PlumCrazy]

Its an Eaton/Mag M62

 

[Downey]

does that just bolt to the ohv lower intake? i guess im confused on how it mounts and all that.

is there a kit u can buy or what?

 

[PlumCrazy]

I have an adapter plate/upper plenum. Its all in my build.

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[PlumCrazy]

Its an old discontinued BBK kit from the early 90's. There a not too many out there and was the only kit to ever use s roots type blower on an OHV.

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[Downey]

ahh ok sorry for the weird questions. i couldnt figure out how to ask them lol.