if it doesnt come monday Im going to drive to alabama, get the turbo myself, and steal the money I paid for it back.
LLY: my custom big twins build
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if it doesnt come monday Im going to drive to alabama, get the turbo myself, and steal the money I paid for it back.
I have every single part, including lots of excess piping, in front of me (except for the turbo) right now. If I had the turbo friday afternoon im very confident I could have had it running by late tonight. Dave/heepjeeps and myself work pretty fast when we have a deadline and have been known to work for 24 hours straight.Last time I had my stock turbo off I put the drain gasket on crooked and it leaked when I went to road test it...I was so mad I went into "overdrive" mode and from driving the truck back into the shop to (stock) turbo out and sitting on the bench; just under 50 minutes.
The turbo mount is all set and everything is mocked up "roughly"/tacked in place...we just need to get the turbo so we can fudge everything into the exact precise position, fully weld everything, and we will be good to go.
My truck already has the "tricky" parts done from the old MPI setup, battery relocated, coolant surge tank relocated, oil pan drilled, brace configured, etc...
I think you can do it Ben , If i would have been able to work on mine daily , i could have had it done in 3-4 days working reasonable hours 8-10 a day , 2 days maybe if i worked straight besides sleep and that's including building my own gated pedestal spacer .
Some times i have had a bit of trouble, its seem you have better luck with getting them in the evening and or by text message!!
I have every single part, including lots of excess piping, in front of me (except for the turbo) right now. If I had the turbo friday afternoon im very confident I could have had it running by late tonight. Dave/heepjeeps and myself work pretty fast when we have a deadline and have been known to work for 24 hours straight.
The turbo mount is all set and everything is mocked up "roughly"/tacked in place...we just need to get the turbo so we can fudge everything into the exact precise position, fully weld everything, and we will be good to go.
My truck already has the "tricky" parts done from the old MPI setup, battery relocated, coolant surge tank relocated, oil pan drilled, brace configured, etc...
Somehow I can see you done with time to spare.
yeah, if FI comes through and the turbo arrives tomorrow I see no problems getting it done by thursday.
:thumb:Well, if your serious about driving there. ya gotta drive past here. so dont hesitate to pick me up!
I have plenty of guns, so stop by and get me. We will raid the joint and steal all of their turbos.
ok nvmind I was mistaken. :
I thought dave had asked for the tracking number and they wouldnt give it to him...what actually happened was he asked for tracking info and they just said "it will be there friday"
we'll see....
:I thought dave had asked for the tracking number and they wouldnt give it to him...what actually happened was he asked for tracking info and they just said "it will be there friday"
we'll see....
ok!!! FINALLY got ahold of forced inductions! The guy I talked to was very nice and helped me right away. They said it was rescheduled delivery due to weather and it should arrive today.
ok fine I feel like an ass for getting all mad when I should have just calmed down and realized it was probably the weather....but I was just stressed about getting it done fast... crawling in hole...
ok fine I feel like an ass for getting all mad when I should have just calmed down and realized it was probably the weather....but I was just stressed about getting it done fast... crawling in hole...
I'm going to file this under things to remember when I need to order another turbo. Hope it shows soon.
nope!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How about now?
Just messing. That has to suck to have everything laid out and waiting on the heart of the build.
ok the turbo is here now.
wow its 'decent' sized. 3.2" inducer.
I cant really work on it too much today because I have projects due for customers, but I will try to get done what I can.
Im going to re-locate the fuel filter. Where is a good place to get 1/2" fuel line for lengthening the fuel lines going in and out of the filter? Advance Auto looked at me crosseyed and said "are you sure its 1/2" ID, thats the inside diameter, not the overall diameter...fuel line is a lot smaller than 1/2" ID"
yeah thanks I know...
Can 7/16" be squeezed on? Will heater hose hold up to diesel??
wow its 'decent' sized. 3.2" inducer.
I cant really work on it too much today because I have projects due for customers, but I will try to get done what I can.
Im going to re-locate the fuel filter. Where is a good place to get 1/2" fuel line for lengthening the fuel lines going in and out of the filter? Advance Auto looked at me crosseyed and said "are you sure its 1/2" ID, thats the inside diameter, not the overall diameter...fuel line is a lot smaller than 1/2" ID"
yeah thanks I know...
Can 7/16" be squeezed on? Will heater hose hold up to diesel??
can you get it locally? NAPA has 1/2" fuel line, but its for gas...would it also hold up to diesel I wonder...?