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I made some big-time interior improvements yesterday. The 40/20/40 3rd gen seat I had previously installed were yanked out in favor of some Corbeau Baja XRS suspension seats along with their vehicle specific frame. I really wish I had known about these before I decided to use the 3rd gen seat...

All parts came from a good running 1993 engine with approximately 200-250,000 miles. Motor dropped the KDP and broke the case just above the cam gear. Other parts came from their specified year model engine. I'll post pictures via Tapatalk in a reply. If I'm forgetting any parts, I'll list them...

I'm in need of some help with this. Some of you have probably seen my engine build thread. Yesterday, in preparation for the first start-up and cam break-in, I filled the cooling system with straight water to save good coolant and to test for leaks. Sure enough, I had one. Unfortunately, it was...

I know at this point, this topic is just like driving a plutonium-fueled Delorean up to 88mph without first checking the destination date on the time circuits and verifying that the flux capacitor is.... fluxing. In other words, beating a dead horse. For hours, I've searched and read several...

Found this pretty thing on Northern Tool and Equip. with the spoolgun for $1850 and free shipping. Eager to start burning some steel and aluminum!!

The thought of using nitrogen-charged struts has been bouncing around my head for some time now. I'd love to make it possible to use struts on my '90 since the springs are no longer very effective. I have a used pair of struts from my dad's 3rd gen and I'm itching to make it happen. Especially...

After building the stand/cart, I've been working on disassembly of my engine for the past few days. From what I can see, the head gasket didn't fail from excess boost pressure or advanced timing. It appears to be just a failure from a coolant passage seal next to cylinder #5 on the exhaust side...

In the process of removing my 12 valve for a rebuild and starting to put a list of parts together. I'm trying to determine what the ideal type of coolant bypass would be for my engine. It's a relatively low RPM engine with a 3,800RPM governor spring in the VE. Even so, I've never taken it quite...

I'll be pulling the Cummins out of my Dodge in the coming weeks and I'm wanting to build a cart that will capture both sides of the where the motor mounts bolt to. What I'm trying to determine is specs for some steel to fabricate the cart out of. I'm thinking of square tubing with at least a...

Well, it appears I'll be replacing the head gasket again. Where to start? A new head at least to get rid of this original 9mm injector bore head. Port and polish, valve springs, o-rings, studs...? Dreading it but I've gotta do it.

About a month ago, I installed a B&W receiver hitch. Since then, I've been working at building a harness for trailer connections, one inside the bed for a 5th wheel and one at the rear bumper somewhere for a conventional tow. I wanted to find a centralized location near the pivot point of both...

I recently installed an ATS manifold and S362 turbo. When I pulled the stock manifold, I noticed a little bit of oil in the exh. tracks of almost all of the cylinders but mainly #'s 2-5 in both the head and manifold. I have no idea how long it's been that way but would explain the blue-ish haze...

It was a busy weekend for me. I spent a few hours on Thursday installing a new oil cooler. I had also ordered a Mishimoto aluminum radiator a couple of weeks ago knowing I'd have the system drained. Both installed without a single issue and are functioning as expected to. The most fun I had was...

Has anybody received a manifold that was already assembled? I have an ATS I'm getting ready to install. I checked the flanges on a straight-edge and they aren't quite on plane. The rear 3 only seem to be off by an 1/8" to 1/4" at most. What can be done to get them all in line? The instructions...

Part 1 It all started when I ordered a Redhead steering gear and Borgeson steering shaft for The Beast. The input seal on the original gear was sweating some and I noticed that the PS reservoir was't keeping a level for very long. Once that order was placed, I then started to think, "well...

Just as the title implies... Mine has some side-to-side play in it and had me wondering. So I removed it and checked the plastic bushing at the bottom and it seems to fit snug in the pocket on the shift fork rails. I stumbled upon some pictures from BD Diesel's short shifter install...

I'm planning to attend again this year with my ol' pile. Not racing, though, but will enter it in the Popular Choice Truck category. Hoping to have a pair of stacks in it before then. Who else is planning to go? :Cheer:

Jeff, I'm looking for the vein type vacuum pump and/or associated parts for a '91.5-'93 Cummins. I know I can find a pump from any of the parts retailers but they're mostly reman'd units rather than new. A new pump is preferred. I figured I'd see what availability you had. If you don't have...

I would really love to soften the ride in my old pile quite a bit. I searched around this area of the forums for anything regarding air bags. Looking through this thread HERE, I saw quite a few nice setups. Some 4-link and others, well, 2-link I suppose. One that's always crossed my mind is how...

I just did this to my Passat using SilverStar Ultra's. A simple task that takes less than 15 minutes overall. Including time spent modifying the H11 base. I used a small grinding stone in a Dremel. I measured the tab on the H8 base with calipers and locked them. I ground a little material at a...