My Big Blue Ox build....

[riotwarrior]

Ahhh..damn front tank leaking ugh....sumagum....

K here is what I located in my parts truck out front w seized engine.

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That was after this gem got pulled...

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So now I hqve my NP 203 and can work on a doubler for either the NP 205 or a BW 1356 customized with pto front half and fixed yoke rear if so inclined...

Hope to pull leaker tank tomorrow amd install the shiney nice one.

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[riotwarrior]

Well decided swap out leaking PS box...worked well just leaked.

Grabbed the original box I had in this truck.

Cut down a ps line and a return line and rigged up a pseudo flush for the box prior to installing it.

Utilizing clear tubing feeding the box from a container of clean TDH i then connected my Mighty Vac sucker to the return line amd drew fluid through the box as I moved the pitman arm back and forth...did this a few times and saw clearer fluid coming out so stopped.

I will drop video of it in here once done and uploaded....

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Installed the box and w no tre connected bled it out..lots of foam ugh...

Also installed Poly bushings in a spare track bar and removed the one on the truck and installed the one w new poly bushings.

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I am thinking of poly spring bushings too....just because.

Have to take a test drive now and see if this has resolved more issues...

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[riotwarrior]

Well that was uuckin fgly...

Started out by dropping forward tank, FSV w lines, and ABS from white truck...that was simple enough tazk.. @Can30Diesel

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Dropped forward tank today...yeash...torched out 2 inner skid plate bolts...broke some of the lil ones off...normal stuff...

But one tank dropped ...looky here...it has different location for main and retun lines....

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Now seeing as I just pulled FSV and lines I grabbes the 2 lines and swapped em over to my truck.

Here with these 2 pics you can see even the tabs to locate the pickup are different from the 2 styles.

My 88 blue ox

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Here is the 89 blue ex cab 4x 250 for parts...its the one I ***** for az new tanks

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So I just got in the tank....all hardware anti siezed....I am trying to determine if my forward LB plastic tank in 92 is larger amd warrants installing instead of the galvanized steel. Thus no skid plate at this time...

Anyone know if plastic mid tanks are larger that steel?

Half way cleaned up

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[crash-harris]

Ha, I was just researching something along these lines. Spectra Premium lists their F6D front tank up to '89 F-Series and the F6C for '90 and up. I guess this is the difference.

If I remember correctly, my front tank (1990, built in 1989) looks like yours, so maybe that one from the '89 you pulled had been replaced at some point

 

[riotwarrior]

Got q call yesterday..fella has access to D70 Idi SD front diff..wants swap out his ttb 50.

Told him not good swap 10 bolt wheels and all...but might swap u straight across for 1 of my 60s for that 70 complete...

Hes going see if determine gear ratio...alledges 4.10 ???? I would need rear diff to to complete change over to 10 bolt axles...

Something to put in back of mind....hmm disc D80 rear and D70 front on 11.00 16 38's....

Hmm supposed get pics...so wil see

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[79jasper]

Will 16's clear the brakes on those?
(I don't know what they came with, just know the newer trucks like the 550 were quite a bit larger)

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[riotwarrior]

Yes

 

[crash-harris]

At that point you could run 19.5's or 20's. If you go 20's you could get some 40+" surplus Michelins

 

[riotwarrior]

At that point you could run 19.5's or 20's. If you go 20's you could get some 40+" surplus Michelins

yaha...some 46's perhaps

 

[riotwarrior]

With the possibility of a 2000K trip this week...

Reconnected dp
Checked air filter...found 90 deg rubber elbow was at fault for boost loss.

Adjusted rear brakes...noticed pass side axle seal beginning weep.

Clea ed out oil

Installed park brake cables replacing garbage in there. Wire wheeled tension bar for park brake adjustmemt...got nut to move

Adjusted paark brake tensioner

Checked rear diff...low...added 80/90 now good

Checked tcase....1litre low...added TDH hyd fluid

Checked tra s...ok

Topped engine oil

Topped windshiled washer fluid

Checked ps fluid...ok

Cjecked coolant...ok

Greased rear drive shaft

Done...cleaned up now for some prep for bbq this eve.

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[riotwarrior]

Well ordered the replacement CSEK today and this combo puller / yoke tool

http://www.ratechmfg.com/Yoke tools.htm

Need get ny 4x4 working correctly. Sick of 2wd only and not low nuff gearing run 38's

 

[riotwarrior]

Scored a 4th mag wheel for 40lb'r of Crown Royal whiskey...already mounted it up and on truck...rolling like its supposed to now.

 

[riotwarrior]

So kid comes out today...we check his truck out..

Look in back of my parts truck at the open air cleamer element and am like :***::***: is that in there. Grabbed it took into shop cleaned it up...wow hot rod part for am IDI

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Here its in a filter housing

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Open air intake adapter for my turbo.
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And now with the streamlimed superduperflow adapter too

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So figured gotta be worth least 75 HP and 140 LBS FT torque right... just like stacking chips I stacked superduper air intake streamliner thingy into turbo intake.



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Oh might sell it to NA guys?

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[riotwarrior]

Not a lot done lately...however I am prepping for 10.25 rear 4.10 gear set swap from 3.55. I will go from a posi to an open carrier with a Lock Right 1840 LR lunch box locker.

The carrier has seen some ...ahem...loving with the pinion...so after a quick bath it got a lil flap wheel lovin....here is first results....prior to final lovin...

Nice burr below...

So here is WHY the above happens...high torque loads and crush sleeves do not a good mix make. This was a first gen short spline axle. The torque loads work ******* yoke splines and crush sleeve and sleeve eventually weakens and nut losens and the pinion walks in and makes love with the carrier.

The unit is now deburred big time and cleaned up.

I am trying to print lock right instructions w no luck.

Will post pics of said cleaner deburred unit soon.

BTW before ya ask...I am utilizing a CSEK and long spline pinion and 4.10 gearset instead of the short spline that WAS on this carrier....

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[riotwarrior]

Played a bit with the die grinder and a rotory file. I used a med sized oval tree shape bit low speed.

Not only deburring the pinion burrs but all around case openings.

And the open sides got cleaned up too...didnt take before pics but ya...its better.

That actually came out better than I anticipated...should be good nuff for me for now.

Next is the installation of Lock Right.

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