Project Saburai

[nostrokes]

The factory turbo caps had the three way plugs but I use the na style plugs and route them the way I have pictured. The turbo caps are nice but they are tough to come by, and if a customer is stuck in bfe and needs to replace a cap, I’d rather it be one that’s readily available.

Figures they'd be hard to find... Oh well I'll just keep cussing mine when I've got to do them again.

 

[chrlsful]

soon to occupy this space
> a new '97 truck <

Who said U can't get a new 1997?

 

[saburai]

soon to occupy this space
> a new '97 truck <

Who said U can't get a new 1997?

Ahh, it's an idi...


...1994 would be a bit more like it

 

[saburai]

Just wanted to take a second to update. Still playing some serious catch up now that I'm finally home. But I wanted to say a big thanks to Wes and his Mom and Dad. Although things didn't go exactly textbook ( what ever does?), Wes is a incredibly hard working young man with mechanical aptitude beyond his years

The shop truck is a fun ride

More after I get caught up on sleep and work around here...

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Nearly there

 

[saburai]

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Resting in the shade in Jacksonville

 

[IDIBRONCO]

That's a pretty good looking truck.

 

[saburai]

That's a pretty good looking truck.

Thanks friend! It's not without some dings and bruises but on the other hand it's a rust free 150,000 mile '94 idit 4x4 xlt. And I do agree that it looks good

 

[saburai]

Just an update for those interested in the peel and seal. After about 35 hours of hard charging highway miles it looks just like when I put it on. Time will tell and I will update as needed. The truck has been parked since I arrived home, I haven't even had a chance to look at it...

 

[tbrumm]

Glad that you (and your truck) made it home safely. That is one adventure you won't soon forget! I am still wondering though - did you make it to the airport in time to pick up the Mrs?

 

[IDIBRONCO]

I believe that he said that a type of car service picked her up. I'm guessing like Uber maybe? Since I live in BFE, I really don't know what that means.

 

[NapaBavarian]

Well that' some motivation, I thought I was on cracking for wanting to buy a truck and rebuild an engine in the hothe summer sun then change the driveline all around...

 

[Agnem]

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Fuel system all finished up, baby moose is out of warranty so I pulled Mel’s tamper proof bolts out and turned the fuel up.

How did your fuel door end up with tamper proof bolts? We don't install them. We just re-use the bolts the pump came in with, which is typically a 1/4" hex head. Weird.

 

[Thewespaul]

How did your fuel door end up with tamper proof bolts? We don't install them. We just re-use the bolts the pump came in with, which is typically a 1/4" hex head. Weird.

Glad you saw that, maybe Rich can take some pictures, they were ground off on one side so a socket wouldn’t grab. Looked really intentional so I assumed it was for warranty issues, I had to use some pliers to remove them.

 

[Agnem]

I wonder what the history of your pump is. We didn't do that to them.

 

[Thewespaul]

I wonder what the history of your pump is. We didn't do that to them.

Odd for sure, possibly a previous rebuild of that pump got that special treatment. Wasn’t much of a ****** on the bench but I wouldn’t want to adjust it much on the truck