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  1. Laine D

    “The 6.9” project thread

    Haha. I’m back! I guess it’s not much of a rebuild now. Maybe a reincarnation? It’ll look fairly similar in the end. In my search for a replacement I realized how nice and straight my old truck was. Hindsight is 20/20 I guess. Oh well. Onward!
  2. Laine D

    “The 6.9” project thread

    Also installed a firewall reinforcement plate. Not gonna go through what happened to my old truck again lol
  3. Laine D

    “The 6.9” project thread

    Hey guys. Unfortunately they’re not all 10/10’s. This one sat for so long inside a barn, it had a bunch of surface rust all over the non painted surfaces under the headliner and down in the corners. No rot at all, and I can’t get to all of it. I cleaned up the majority and sprayed some...
  4. Laine D

    “The 6.9” project thread

    Speaking of wrists. I broke mine about a month ago, had to get surgery. Been at home for that long just scheming. Probably part of the reason I bought this…
  5. Laine D

    “The 6.9” project thread

    Yeah I discovered rather quickly that I am not a body guy lol. I do not have the patience
  6. Laine D

    “The 6.9” project thread

    Well guys it been a long time. When I first got my truck, it was pretty clean. As time went on I found more and more things I didn’t like. It’s safe to say the previous owners butchered a lot of body work and after my crash, I really started to find it all as I dug into it. I lost all my steam...
  7. Laine D

    IP question

    This happened to me when my selector valve was sticking but you would have noticed one take getting more full LOL
  8. Laine D

    “The 6.9” project thread

    Well I overslept so no update LOL
  9. Laine D

    “The 6.9” project thread

    I was at work looking through my 5 gallon bucket of bolts I’ve gathered. Since the majority of my work at the dealer is warranty, I end up replacing a ton of bolts even if there perfectly fine, especially on the engine. The majority of the small fasteners I have left over are black m8 flange...
  10. Laine D

    Max safe sustainable RPM

    In my opinion, it defuels for a reason. You should be perfectly fine.
  11. Laine D

    “The 6.9” project thread

    Gentleman, gentleman!! There’s enough of me to go around LOL I hope the Oilburner.com overlords will understand that even when I’m not working on my idi, I still like to post things just to check in on all of you guys! I started posting on here when I was still a sophomore in highschool, now I’m...
  12. Laine D

    “The 6.9” project thread

    I understand…. I’m reminded that one day I won’t be 21 anymore, probably about twice a day LOL My problem is I convince myself I can wait.
  13. Laine D

    “The 6.9” project thread

    I was able to make it to the bushes LOL
  14. Laine D

    “The 6.9” project thread

    I didn’t realize p e e was considered profanity on here LOL
  15. Laine D

    “The 6.9” project thread

    Well over the weekend I guess I made a little progress. I moved my 7.3 motor from my house to the shop. So now I’ll be able to tear it down. I figured you guys would like the pictures. I thought my bladder could last the 30 minute drive home from work, until I was about to *** myself. I lasted...
  16. Laine D

    “The 6.9” project thread

    So I finally got the front clip mounted and the fender liners in. It took me a minute to get the fenders lined up and during the process it became very apparent that ford was not super focused on stuff being straight. The core support was 1/2 taller on one side. The driver fender that I got from...
  17. Laine D

    “The 6.9” project thread

    So we have a big Miller but it’s set up for thick stuff, 045 wire and it’s pretty hard to dial down for thin ****. I used my little Lincoln. I had .035 wire and had everything turned way down. It works a lot better but not nearly as easy to fine tune as the big one.
  18. Laine D

    “The 6.9” project thread

    Me too! I think that’s what I’m going to paint it. Too many trucks are black and white. The world needs a little color. I’m happy to see more new cars with bright colors. I think we lost that for a while.
  19. Laine D

    “The 6.9” project thread

    Finished the firewall. Had to add a little sheet off to one side because it was so thin on that corner. Rattle canned it all black (definitely hit it with a grinder first). Then I finally fully bolted the core support down and pretty much have the fenders mounted permanently. I’m waiting for...
  20. Laine D

    “The 6.9” project thread

    I cannot weld this thin material to save my life. Oh well. It’ll all be covered by sealant anyways. It’s all together and feels much better.
  21. Laine D

    “The 6.9” project thread

    Thanks man. I learned everything from my grandad. I gotta give him props as much as possible. He lives and breathes fab work.
  22. Laine D

    “The 6.9” project thread

    Thank you sir. I wish I had a plasma cutter!! LOL I used the torch. We do have one buried in the loft. I’ve been thinking about buying a little one though. Some of the cheaper harbor freight ones supposedly cut through 3/8 like butter.
  23. Laine D

    “The 6.9” project thread

    Thanks man. I still have to weld it in and I think that’s gonna be the hard part. The firewall is so dang thin!
  24. Laine D

    “The 6.9” project thread

    Do you guys remember a few years back I installed that firewall reinforcement plate because it had a lot of flex. One thing led to another and I found the firewall had literal holes in it from the flex. Decided I’d try to actually fix it. I cut all the bad out. I suspect this will be strong...
  25. Laine D

    “The 6.9” project thread

    In the recent month I’ve swapped the bed over, finished my hitch, bought wheels that don’t fit, and went through my spare zf5. I’m getting closer. I wanted to test the air bags so I hooked it up to my 5th wheel. Fun fact, the trailer is also torn apart but it’s on the inside lol.

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