Project: asmith

asmith · Jul 22, 2017

Just want to give a huge thank you to IDIoit. He had been awesome to work with and has been great at keeping me updated throughout the build. His work is top notch. I cannot wait to drive my truck for the first time after all this is done.

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IDIoit · Jul 23, 2017

asmith said:
Just want to give a huge thank you to IDIoit. He had been awesome to work with and has been great at keeping me updated throughout the build. His work is top notch. I cannot wait to drive my truck for the first time after all this is done.

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thanks man! I hope to have your truck back soon! little things like 45* turbo boots always hold a project back.
but its what your engine asked for.
admittedly, it has taken longer than I thought to get to this point, but something happens every day!
I wanted to have it on the engine run stand and fired up by now, but fabbing things like a new cooler bracket on the engine stand, makes life easier.

soon we will hear that thing roar to life!

IDIoit · Jul 28, 2017

huge job complete. back to work on this.
the grapevine tells me theres another 10,000 parts behind the order I just completed.
but I did a little more work.

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Shawn MacAnanny · Jul 29, 2017

I'm sure it won't make much of a difference but I ran the hot side to the front and cold to the rear on that ic because in my mind the air from the clutch fan hitting the cold side of the ic may heat it up.

IDIoit · Jul 29, 2017

it don't make much of a difference. without doing all new piping, that's how I had to run it.
if there is a temp difference between the 2, im pretty sure it will be within a degree.
ive spent a lot of Andrews money, so im tryin to keep the price down.

and your brackets were garbage lol. ill be making something else soon.

I tried to pull the exhaust elbo and switch it from a slip fit to a 3" v'band. but the bolts felt like they were gonna strip when I loosened em. I don't want anymore surprises with this, so were gonna leave it until the turbo gets rebuilt.

its now on the engine run stand, I need to replace my temp gauge and boost hose so that I can moniter the engine.
tomorrow im back at it!

I was shooting for this month to have it running, but work and life got in the way.
hope to atleast have the engine ran and timed by the end of the month.

FORDF250HDXLT · Jul 29, 2017

IDIoit said:
hope to atleast have the engine ran and timed by the end of the month.

Better get cracking! Only two days left. :joker:

IDIoit · Jul 31, 2017

Shawn MacAnanny said:
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we lost your bracket, so I had to remake it today.

need a port for the boost gauge...

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manimal · Jul 31, 2017

You do really nice work.

IDIoit · Jul 31, 2017

yea I do really really nice work. I just forget really really important plugs!

spent all that time on every other surface of the engine. but forgot 1 damn thing LOL

this is exactly why I put every engine on the run stand before I install it in the truck.
luckily its only ran for literally a second.

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IDIoit · Jul 31, 2017

another plug missing.
only one I can blame is myself.

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bbjordan · Jul 31, 2017

Doh!

Happens to the best of us.

Look at it this way: you levelled up in experience. LOL

Thanks for sharing btw. Lots of people can't/won't admit their mistakes. :cheers:

IDIoit · Jul 31, 2017

mistakes is why I have my screen name lol
I have to share my Idiotic moments, so everyone can learn.

Dieselcrawler · Aug 1, 2017

You need to setup a c6 behind that test stand, with the output yolk locked solid and a transbrake on it, to load the engine some. Lol. My local carb shop has a 355 Chevy with a glide behind it set this way to set up vac secondaries quickly

IDIoit · Aug 1, 2017

and the saga of failure continues.
got the engine back together, and fired it up again.
oil pressure gauge was the only oil leak...
SWEET, ITS GOT 65 LBS OF PRESSURE @ COLD IDLE.
it calmed down after the air got worked out.
runnin good! everythings golden!

threw it a rev, and bam the fan sucked the radiator straps and killed the fan and the radiator...
got a new fan on, but im not using a nice aluminum radiator to fire this thing up. so I ordered another one.

ill have video tomorrow lol

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no mufflers · Aug 1, 2017

Not sure about you but that would have scared the poop out of me when that happened. I'm surprised the fan had that much suction..

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