Antarctic IDI Build

Tristan

Full Access Member
Joined
Jan 21, 2005
Posts
374
Reaction score
154
Location
Federal Way, WA
Ah okay, I misunderstood. Thought you were going with less lift and was trying to picture those big tires still clearing [emoji4]


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 

renjaminfrankln

Full Access Member
Joined
Aug 27, 2018
Posts
583
Reaction score
322
Location
Raleigh NC
Both, 110 was the spec on the obs idis, I like to retorque them to that spec to try and hold the gaskets

Interesting. Do you loosen them at all or just set the wrench to 110lbs and hit up each bolt?

Also, I might have missed it, but did you ever get the water/air intercooler installed?
 

Thewespaul

Supporting Member
Supporting Member
Joined
Jul 27, 2015
Posts
8,796
Reaction score
8,058
Location
Bulverde, Texas
Interesting. Do you loosen them at all or just set the wrench to 110lbs and hit up each bolt?

Also, I might have missed it, but did you ever get the water/air intercooler installed?

I do not back them off, every one Ive ever retorqued has been well below 100ft lbs. Im sure the bolts stretch a good bit over the years and the gasket compresses as well, so its a good thing to do if youre pushing the limits on stock head bolts.

We havent done the intercooler, getting all the boost leaks accounted for first then we may consider the intercooler if it needs it.
 

renjaminfrankln

Full Access Member
Joined
Aug 27, 2018
Posts
583
Reaction score
322
Location
Raleigh NC
I do not back them off, every one Ive ever retorqued has been well below 100ft lbs. Im sure the bolts stretch a good bit over the years and the gasket compresses as well, so its a good thing to do if youre pushing the limits on stock head bolts.

We havent done the intercooler, getting all the boost leaks accounted for first then we may consider the intercooler if it needs it.

Is 110 the spec for my 89' ? Might do this while my truck is apart. Already got most of the stuff pulled off for getting the injectors out. (you should get those today)
 

Thewespaul

Supporting Member
Supporting Member
Joined
Jul 27, 2015
Posts
8,796
Reaction score
8,058
Location
Bulverde, Texas
Is 110 the spec for my 89' ? Might do this while my truck is apart. Already got most of the stuff pulled off for getting the injectors out. (you should get those today)
Ill keep an eye out for them and let you know how they look. Since 89 had only non turbo 7.3s, your spec would be 100ft lbs, but the bolts used with the non turbo engines and the turbo engines are the same, so I have no issues torquing a non turbo engine to 110 ft lbs for the extra bit of insurance when running a turbo.
 

Thewespaul

Supporting Member
Supporting Member
Joined
Jul 27, 2015
Posts
8,796
Reaction score
8,058
Location
Bulverde, Texas
Ambo update! Both 5100s are in looking very nice
You must be registered for see images attach


While I was messing around with the pitman arm, I noticed the steering stabilizer was missing some bushings, so I set that up with some bilstein bushings I had leftover from another project. The mount was bent down and was rubbing on the crossmember so I massaged that so everything clears lock to lock.
You must be registered for see images attach

Got the rear light harness back together with the new grounds. Left out a pigtail for the reverse lights in case Matt wants to add some backup LEDs down the road without opening up the harness
You must be registered for see images attach


Backup fuel pump setup with fittings and electrical connectors so it’s ready to drop in place if there’s ever a fuel pump failure in bfe.
You must be registered for see images attach
 

Thewespaul

Supporting Member
Supporting Member
Joined
Jul 27, 2015
Posts
8,796
Reaction score
8,058
Location
Bulverde, Texas
Since the tilt column isn’t going to work for our application, I dug through my column stash. I’ve got the original column that came from the ambo and and solid non tilt from a parts truck that I’m going to make into one good column. I’ve got what I need here to do it, just waiting on a lower bearing from ford. The bearing is 3/4 id 1 3/16 od and 1/4 long. I’ve used a double sealed ball bearing from McMaster Carr in the past, but it looks like they don’t carry it. Same with fastenal, so oem with have to do for this one.

Here’s some pics, you can see the lower bearing carrier disassembled and assembled in the last pic. Both of these bearings are siezed.
You must be registered for see images attach
You must be registered for see images attach
You must be registered for see images attach
 

Thewespaul

Supporting Member
Supporting Member
Joined
Jul 27, 2015
Posts
8,796
Reaction score
8,058
Location
Bulverde, Texas
Started scouting a location for the trans cooler. Matt picked up this pretty trick unit from jegs, I’m thinking of placing vertically between the cab and box. I like to mount remote coolers vertically because you don’t get crud caught above the cooler like if you had it mounted horizontally. The cooler is well out of the way here, and has a good amount of airspace to keep cool.
You must be registered for see images attach
You must be registered for see images attach


I’ve got some Parker push lock on the way, as well as a thermostat to aid in trans warmup since I will be deleting the stock lines going up to the rad. Should help out the cooling system not having the trans heating up the coolant, as well as removing another layer from the cooler stack.
 

nelstomlinson

Full Access Member
Joined
Oct 21, 2015
Posts
1,077
Reaction score
690
Location
Delta Junction AK
Wes, on that wire you left for the eventual backup lights, cover the end with some liquid electrical tape, to keep the wire from corroding.
 

Thewespaul

Supporting Member
Supporting Member
Joined
Jul 27, 2015
Posts
8,796
Reaction score
8,058
Location
Bulverde, Texas
Ambo Update! Finally tracked down a low mile, bricknose, auto and non tilt column online and got it installed. All the lights work properly and this column is even tighter than the rebuilt one that came out. Installed one of my intake hats, reclocked the turbo (gale banks is a brilliant guy but snap rings on a performance turbo cmon...) and built some charge piping to work with the new intake hat. Pressure tested the new system with 35 psi and no more boost leaks! Just got to clean the filter, reinstall the snorkel and it will be ready for a test drive. I think egts should be much more manageable with the new setup, and an intercooler will be simple to add if we need more towing power.
You must be registered for see images attach


Power doors going on this evening, and then Ill be replacing the stock trans cooler with a nice remote mount cooler Matt picked up to keep the E40D alive moving the 13k lbs truck and toy hauler through this tx heat. More to come!

You must be registered for see images attach
 
Last edited:

Thewespaul

Supporting Member
Supporting Member
Joined
Jul 27, 2015
Posts
8,796
Reaction score
8,058
Location
Bulverde, Texas
Test drive was a success, 12 psi and never saw egts over 1000*. That’s about as much boost as I feel comfortable pushing through stock head gaskets and head bolts, but it’s a lot better than it was na. Ac still blows cold and brakes work fantastic.
 

idiTravelAll

Full Access Member
Joined
Sep 2, 2017
Posts
340
Reaction score
120
Location
Gilbert, AZ
Sweet build! I remember checking this thread out awhile back, good to see some updates. Hopefully I'll be updating mine soon haha
 
Top