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  1. nelstomlinson

    My options, and your opinions.

    The shop that sleeved all 8 holes for my red truck only charged $400. He says he doesn't want to do it again, because it was a 2 full day ordeal. I'm going to have to explain to him that he needs to charge me enough to make it worth while.
  2. nelstomlinson

    Has anyone built a ztse4151?

    I have some stout 2x2 angle iron, thinking of drilling holes in the ends, bolting them onto the engine, then cutting them vertically, welding some 3/8 tabs with holes pre-drilled onto the ends, then bolting through those onto the stand.
  3. nelstomlinson

    Anyone in Missouri have a decent rig for sale?

    She's out looking at SUVs and Subarus right now, but if she's still looking in June I'll tell her to get in touch with you. She's in SW Misery, so a whole state away, but maybe y'all could work something out.
  4. nelstomlinson

    Has anyone built a ztse4151?

    Yeah, the pic OTC has looks nothing like the sketch in the manual.
  5. nelstomlinson

    Has anyone built a ztse4151?

    The international manual says to attach an adapter plate to the side of the engine and bolt that to the engine stand. OTC wants $900 or so for a ztse4151. Has anyone built an adapter to fasten to the motor mount bolt holes and mount the engine sideways on the stand? Got a picture, or...
  6. nelstomlinson

    So what did you do with your truck today?

    Used it like a cane? I don't bend like I used to, either. Getting old sure stinks.
  7. nelstomlinson

    Alaska red crewcab build thread

    Got the front cover on, got the waterpump and injector pump gear housing on, got the engine painted. Somehow I hadn't saved the waterpump and front cover bolts. I had to trim some Grade 8 bolts to the right length. Fortunately I keep a little stash of hardware in the shop, to prevent trips to...
  8. nelstomlinson

    starter bolt sizes

    McMaster Carr has the best selection and the worst shipping. They want $99 to ship me a packet of orings. They're the way to go if you live where FedEx delivers.
  9. nelstomlinson

    Anyone in Missouri have a decent rig for sale?

    The IDIs start and run all winter, long as we plug'em in. We use stadard flooded lead acid batteries. Long as they're charged, they don't freeze. We put a trickle charger on the battery, a heat patch on the oil pan (another on the transmission oil pan for automatics) and the block heater. If...
  10. nelstomlinson

    Anyone in Missouri have a decent rig for sale?

    I've been trying to tell her she's going to be taking a big chance buying a rig with no way to fix it up for 3000+ miles.
  11. nelstomlinson

    Alaska red crewcab build thread

    Ah! no wonder I couldn't see a spot! The Banks kit is going to relocate that.
  12. nelstomlinson

    Alaska red crewcab build thread

    I got the gear train on the front lined up. I am putting in a Motorcraft t-stat. The International manual says the genuine thermostat will have no washer at the bottom, and will have a rubber sleeve. This looks legit. Finally, the gasket kit includes a thick bit of soft rubber, like a very...
  13. nelstomlinson

    OD worth the $ ?

    Old Goat, you _gotta_ tell us the details on that brownie set up.
  14. nelstomlinson

    Is This a C6 Crank Spacer or E4OD?

    That looks a whole lot like one I just pulled off the crank of an IDI that had an e4od behind it.
  15. nelstomlinson

    Anyone in Missouri have a decent rig for sale?

    I have a daughter who's in Missouri until June, and she wants to buy a truck down there and drive it back to Alaska. Her budget is about $6k. The truck has to be solid enough to get here from there with no issues. She's going to want me to help with maintenance in the future, so an IDI would be...
  16. nelstomlinson

    Cheap way to Intercool?

    I like the idea of not totally burying the engine under air lines.
  17. nelstomlinson

    Cheap way to Intercool?

    I guess to build one we'd have to find a radiator of the right size, then weld up a little box for it to sit in, with tubes for the intakes coming off the sides. It needs to stay low so the turbo can stay on top of it.
  18. nelstomlinson

    Cheap way to Intercool?

    I would really like an air to liquid intercooler that sat on top of the valley, maybe replaced the intake manifold.
  19. nelstomlinson

    New age headlights

    I contacted the Retrofit outfit, asked about mounting those projectors behind some lexan in a repurposed headlight assembly. I was thinking that might cause reflections, reduce light output, maybe diffuse it. Their reply:
  20. nelstomlinson

    New age headlights

    $500 plus shipping for decent lights isn't terrible, I guess. Good moose lights can easily run that much or more, and as I recall the Aussie option is going to run that much and you still have to buy lights. How well do the HIDs last? All winter long I'd be using them twice a day for about 1/2...
  21. nelstomlinson

    Do we have a source for the mesh guard on the intake manifold?

    Thanks! I started a conversation, hope that's the right pm channel.
  22. nelstomlinson

    Alaska red crewcab build thread

    I'm painting most of the engine yellow, it's a light color and Napa had yellow engine enamel in stock. Silver BBQ paint for exhaust manifolds and small stuff.
  23. nelstomlinson

    Alaska red crewcab build thread

    I noticed that the lifters have an oil hole on one side, and figured that side needs to go toward the oil gallery. I bolted the oil pump on the bottom, no gasket between the pump and block. I assembled the oil cooler. I put both o rings on one end, lubed them with a smear of dielectric grease...
  24. nelstomlinson

    Alaska red crewcab build thread

    I've started assembling the engine I got back from the machine shop a couple years ago. ARP head studs, new hydraulic lifters.
  25. nelstomlinson

    Alaska red crewcab build thread

    Finally getting back onto this project. I found a complete Sidewinder in my shop, and assembled it on an old engine on a stand in the shop, and got inspired.

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