LLY: DIY Mods

[valleyduramax]

Here are a few pics of some of the mods I have been working on for a little while when I have time. List goes as: coolant thermostat housing cover remade with a front exit, new intake with are shutoff, FICM relocate, battery relocate, fuel sump install, and then finally a coolant tank relocate not yet completed. Also rebuilt front end with the new Kryptonite UCA's and brake performance drilled/slotted rotors. Also completely sandblasted the frame anything else that had rust on it and coated with POR 15 and then 2 coats of paint. Then installed all new brake lines from classic tube. Lots of work lol

I made all of the parts for thermostat housing, battery box, fuel sump, and intake. Time consuming but enjoy it a lot.

 

[Jacy_dzlguy]

Looks good!

 

[wsmithduramax]

:thumb:

 

[Chalky47]

Did you pull the bed off just for the frame painting? Wonder what I can do without pulling the bed to help with corrosion issues. Looks good though. I really like those control arms.

 

[RENODMAX]

You shouldn't be scared of pulling the bed, its very easy and quick.

 

[02greysixer]

Yeah me and 3 buddies had mine off in less than 20 minutes. Short bed only has 8 bolts holding it on, 2 plugs on spare tire cross member, and 3 screw holding the filler neck in. It's easily maneuverable with 1 guy on each corner

sent from a galaxy far far away

 

[OregonDMAX]

Some sweet easy mods :thumb:

Not sure I understand the intake setup though

 

[yellowchevy]

Good work.:thumb:
Did you make the fuel too?


Yellowchevy

 

[Vrabel]

What's with the big volume damper on the intake?

 

[valleyduramax]

Ya i pulled the bed. I really didn't want to but after doing it, its really easy and quick and much easier to work on everything. Live on a farm so I used the loader tractor to lift it off. The intake tube is still only a 4" tube and the big attachment on the end is my over engineered air shutoff. I just added an electric solenoid to activate it last night. And yes, I machined the fuel sump myself. Did all the "billet" parts myself. Grew up a on a farm and am a machinist by trade so lots of resources to do this stuff.

 

[yellowchevy]

Ya i pulled the bed. I really didn't want to but after doing it, its really easy and quick and much easier to work on everything. Live on a farm so I used the loader tractor to lift it off. The intake tube is still only a 4" tube and the big attachment on the end is my over engineered air shutoff. I just added an electric solenoid to activate it last night. And yes, I machined the fuel sump myself. Did all the "billet" parts myself. Grew up a on a farm and am a machinist by trade so lots of resources to do this stuff.

I hear you there :thumb:. I didn't have access to lathes or end mills though, just welders, grinders, plasmas, etc.

I'm assuming you redid the sump & made it larger?

Yellowchevy

 

[OregonDMAX]

Did all the wires reach to where you relocated the ficm and could I get a little more info on that mod I really like where you placed it. Nice clean setup :thumb: Maybe another side pic?

 

[valleyduramax]

Ya for sure I can take a few more pics of the FICM relocate. And yes, the wires reached the new spot fine. As for the sump, that is the first one I have made and I think its large enough for what I will ever need. It is 3.5" OD on the sump portion with 0.25" wall thickness but I left the floor 0.375" thick just for a bit more durability. This instantly fixed my hard to start issue I was having with the stock fuel feed for my lift pump.

 

[08liftedHD]

Love to see how the coolant relocation goes.... Trying to get lower and it is the limiter right now with rub issues....