One thing led to another. Build thread.

JOESHTRDDSL said:
Damn nice build JP. I knew you had plans for the truck but didn't think you were going this far. Very nice and clean work. Can't wait to see it in person. I should have known you would go all out without intending to.
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Thanks joe! I have about 5 years of brainstorming involved in this one. I wish i would have never seen that GAW diesel truck. Ever since then, i couldn't shake the stupid idea to build a fast 4x4
 
Picked up a digi-set to control lockup. I'll probably run od on one too.

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Drag link is built. The angle on the track bar will match the drag link. To do this, cory will fab a bracket on the axle to reposition the mounting point.

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I stopped by Brown's to exchange some parts. I compared my 6.7 pistons (left) to 04.5 pistons (middle). I can't remember if the pistons on the right were 03-04 or 6.7 pistons.

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Brown's had a few transmissions ready to ship out too.

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last but not least, I picked up this head from a fellow comp d member.

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I heard that side draft manifolds like this one can lead to melting the 4-5 pistons. Does anybody have any input on that?
 
jlibert said:
I heard that side draft manifolds like this one can lead to melting the 4-5 pistons. Does anybody have any input on that?
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Hey JP. I actually saw more heat in 3-4 when I ran my side draft but it was no more than ~80* on the egts. I have the logs if you want to see them. Jeff

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Dang man, you've been busy! I like the intent of the build too, extreme, but still for the street.
 
Got a couple little things done this week, but not much picture wise. I ordered a bellmouth for a headlight intake, and a couple other goodies. Plans are to work on gutting the bed. I'd rather just buy bedsides / rear quarter panels, but I can't seem to find any for a 3rd gen long bed. So, hacking my bed is in order.

I got the head and manifold cleaned up a little. It had some surface rust from sitting on the shelf at Scheid for a while. I'm going to pull out all of the valves and give it a good cleaning before assembly. Have any of you ran dual valve springs with 200# on the seat with a flat tappet cam? Any advice there?

I noticed the flange on the manifold is not completely flat, but I plan on running a bead of clear silicone around the flange, then letting it set up just a little bit before fastening it to the head. What methods work for you guys when mounting the manifold to the head?

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