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Re: SquareD Part 6: Paint, topper, Roof rack, and continued change!
« Reply #900 on: October 16, 2014, 03:34:14 PM »
The thing is looking to be in pretty good shape, just like everything else
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Re: SquareD Part 6: Paint, topper, Roof rack, and continued change!
« Reply #901 on: October 16, 2014, 03:35:05 PM »
Still wanting to keep it light, I went after the valve cover, sanding off the letters like I wanted to earlier
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Re: SquareD Part 6: Paint, topper, Roof rack, and continued change!
« Reply #902 on: October 16, 2014, 03:36:03 PM »
Just got the old starter rebuilt. THis one got a lot of new parts and only cost me $60!
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Re: SquareD Part 6: Paint, topper, Roof rack, and continued change!
« Reply #903 on: October 16, 2014, 03:37:02 PM »
The injector lines got reinstalled after the cleaning and repainting
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Re: SquareD Part 6: Paint, topper, Roof rack, and continued change!
« Reply #904 on: October 16, 2014, 03:37:37 PM »
That turned out pretty well
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Re: SquareD Part 6: Paint, topper, Roof rack, and continued change!
« Reply #905 on: October 16, 2014, 03:38:23 PM »
That turned out pretty well

Next up, the intake elbow
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Re: SquareD Part 6: Paint, topper, Roof rack, and continued change!
« Reply #906 on: October 16, 2014, 03:39:07 PM »
Alligator Diesel supplied the BD Diesel silicone boots and ultra high quality clamps that will be used to seal this monster up
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Re: SquareD Part 6: Paint, topper, Roof rack, and continued change!
« Reply #907 on: October 16, 2014, 03:39:59 PM »
The cinch nut is about 1.5" long and slides inside the spring which serves to provide constant pressure on the clamp.
I have had the hoses blow off my D-Max truck maybe half a dozen times. I do not want that to happen here.
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Re: SquareD Part 6: Paint, topper, Roof rack, and continued change!
« Reply #908 on: October 16, 2014, 03:40:58 PM »
The boots are multi layered with steel expansion wires. They fit rather well
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Re: SquareD Part 6: Paint, topper, Roof rack, and continued change!
« Reply #909 on: October 16, 2014, 03:41:38 PM »
After coating the sanded aluminum on the valve cover, that piece was fastened into place
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Re: SquareD Part 6: Paint, topper, Roof rack, and continued change!
« Reply #910 on: October 16, 2014, 03:42:20 PM »
On went the new high volume lift pump
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Re: SquareD Part 6: Paint, topper, Roof rack, and continued change!
« Reply #911 on: October 16, 2014, 03:42:58 PM »
I'm trying to figure out what to do with this fuel shutoff solenoid.

You see voltage is used to hold the thing open while the engine is operating. But what happens if I wish to continue driving after a complete electrical failure and a dead battery?

I am contemplating using a push pull mechanical cable to shut off the fuel and delete this part altogether
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« Reply #912 on: October 16, 2014, 03:43:57 PM »
Today was mostly about reconditioning these parts so that I can reinstall them and get them out of the way
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Re: SquareD Part 6: Paint, topper, Roof rack, and continued change!
« Reply #913 on: October 16, 2014, 03:44:49 PM »
After some wire brush action, this trans cooler is ready for some primer
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« Reply #914 on: October 16, 2014, 03:45:21 PM »
So it got a very heavy wet coat of acid etch primer
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« Reply #915 on: October 16, 2014, 03:46:03 PM »
Then came a bunch of other parts getting the same treatment
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Re: SquareD Part 6: Paint, topper, Roof rack, and continued change!
« Reply #916 on: October 16, 2014, 03:47:10 PM »
Still keeping the work medium heavy I continued on to the transmission crossmember

First I cut off this vibration absorber/counter weight pad that is not needed
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« Reply #917 on: October 16, 2014, 03:48:07 PM »
Then the wire brush action continued
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Re: SquareD Part 6: Paint, topper, Roof rack, and continued change!
« Reply #918 on: October 16, 2014, 03:48:57 PM »
Since I had gone through some scale rust, I treated the part to the rust converter material
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« Reply #919 on: October 16, 2014, 03:49:43 PM »
Then the other parts as well
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« Reply #920 on: October 16, 2014, 03:50:15 PM »
Then off to the hanging jungle
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Re: SquareD Part 6: Paint, topper, Roof rack, and continued change!
« Reply #921 on: October 16, 2014, 03:51:14 PM »
There, they received two generous (runs) coats of my favorite Lycoming engine gray with hardener
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Re: SquareD Part 6: Paint, topper, Roof rack, and continued change!
« Reply #922 on: October 16, 2014, 03:52:32 PM »
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What... No SOB pic today?


Ah, my bad

Got in a hurry...Had to finish in time to shower off a full inch of rust dust and caked blood from several million holes that formed in my legs during the grinding process. The little pre-ranger had football practice and that coach does not do late
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« Reply #923 on: October 16, 2014, 03:53:37 PM »
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Im intrigued...

Navee guys...

OK kimosabeee, this is what I was thinking

With that solenoid removed, first off I can remove a leaf from the new springs because of weight savings!

Well, maybe not that much but certainly close, I think we can all agree!

Anyway working out the linkage will be a bit tricky because I believe the solenoid contracts to allow the fuel to flow, and relaxes (Extends) to shut off the fuel flow.

Therefore a direct connection of the linkage would make the pull handle work backward, i.e, pull to run, push to shut off.

Now that would work, however seems counter intuitive. The thing with combat or emergency stuff like guns for example, things that are designed to be used during heightened emotional states ought to work like you "Think" they ought to work. If the trigger of a gun worked by pushing it forward, well, the weapon would fire and be just as deadly, but who could remember to actually do that during a gunfight?

Sorry guys, I'm talking to Navee here so I'm splain'in things sort of slow...

Well if I come in to the injection pump through the hole that was vacated by the removal of that huge hydraulic D-9 Cat looking solenoid, then the thing will work backwards.

So I think the cable will look like one of these GA cables like you'd find in one of those cardboard Cessna's, but how it hooks up might be something of a science project.

In the end the forces of good will triumph and we will go on to other pressing matters...
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« Reply #924 on: October 16, 2014, 03:56:26 PM »
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It's officially tomorrow.

Yes it is, and you my Airborne Friend will see Square D minus the old suspension!

Whew after a 9+ hour day, I have it ready to start going back together.

So let's get busy with a big update.

First I just snapped a pic of the crossmember parts after the rust converter, converted them into something a bit better looking...and ready for scuffing and paint
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« Reply #925 on: October 16, 2014, 03:56:56 PM »
Next, I wanted to get some of the parts in the hanging jungle reinstalled in stead of placing them on shelves, so the trans oil cooler got reassembled
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« Reply #926 on: October 16, 2014, 03:57:44 PM »
And stuck back onto the engine
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« Reply #927 on: October 16, 2014, 03:58:44 PM »
Then the motor mount adapter plates
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« Reply #928 on: October 16, 2014, 04:00:17 PM »
Then the turbo was loosely bolted up. I am awaiting two shorter bolts for the lower mounts...They are enroute
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Re: SquareD Part 6: Paint, topper, Roof rack, and continued change!
« Reply #929 on: October 16, 2014, 04:02:57 PM »
Here is a couple of new Cummins oil line to block and turbo fittings. I decided to go all new with the oil supply stuff
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« Reply #930 on: October 16, 2014, 04:04:08 PM »
Next, the front end was set back onto the cribbing/support thing I built and the wheels removed
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« Reply #931 on: October 16, 2014, 04:06:04 PM »
A reference photo of the stock stuff...final view
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« Reply #932 on: October 16, 2014, 04:23:50 PM »
The old spring plates came off after quite a bit of effort. The impact wrench, neither of the ones I own could budge the nuts, so I cut the things apart with a grinder
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« Reply #933 on: October 16, 2014, 04:25:10 PM »
I plan to remove these wedges and reuse them on my homemade spring pack to keep pinion angles friendly
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« Reply #934 on: October 16, 2014, 04:26:22 PM »
The old Skyjacker 6" lift springs and my new pseudo-Chevy rear spring pack
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« Reply #935 on: October 16, 2014, 04:27:15 PM »
In this shot, I am removing the stock front spring hangars the easy way, with a plasma wrench!
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« Reply #936 on: October 16, 2014, 04:28:08 PM »
No wonder the stock suspension rode so poorly, the bushings and bolts were all rusted together!
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« Reply #937 on: October 16, 2014, 04:29:36 PM »
Next the shackle hangar rivets got ground off and beat out
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« Reply #938 on: October 16, 2014, 04:32:20 PM »
This old stock stuff can't hold a candle to Jungle's heavy duty parts:
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« Reply #939 on: October 16, 2014, 04:33:14 PM »
Not much left of the factory front spring mounts
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« Reply #940 on: October 16, 2014, 04:33:58 PM »
Here is all that remains up front now:
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« Reply #941 on: October 16, 2014, 04:34:28 PM »
These may not look like much, the remains of the factory rivets, but I can assure you they will not leave the truck easily! Expect a bunch of work getting those little jewels out!
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« Reply #942 on: October 16, 2014, 04:35:25 PM »
With the supplied template bolted to the frame, the frame holes were enlarged to accommodate the more robust poly bushings that will soon reside there!
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« Reply #943 on: October 16, 2014, 04:36:22 PM »
With the major work in the rear view mirror time to mask up, wipe down the frame, and apply the rubberized undercoating
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« Reply #944 on: October 16, 2014, 04:37:52 PM »
Then came 4 large cans of super high quality rubberized undercoating. I don't want this thing to rust again
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« Reply #945 on: October 16, 2014, 04:38:56 PM »
And that was the day, all 9+ hours of it

Here is the S.O.B. at the end of build day 168:
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« Reply #946 on: October 16, 2014, 04:39:37 PM »
Transmission update:

I reported earlier that I was buying a bunch of parts from Suncoast. Well that plan changed.

They haven't gotten back with me after my calling many times.
I don't know about you, but I really don't like that. I talked to Andrew there and Ernie their builder and both of those guys were top notch. Then Andrew went away for awhile and the ball got dropped. So I started calling, always getting a fella named Jimmy. Nothing further happened so after a week of my asking if anyone got the list of parts together, today I pulled the plug.

I hear good things from Suncoast, so perhaps this was just a fluke.

I contacted Rev Max this morning and talked with Frank. He was literally all over it. He knew this transmission intimately and steered me to all the right parts. He has to order in the billet input and billet intermediate shafts, and build my custom converter, but other than that, he has every part I need and was able to talk about each one and the reason he thought I needed it.

So, in about 10 days everything should ship from Charlotte N.C. and then I'll be tearing into the A518 and making it a transmission worth of this truck.

In addition to the high performance over haul kit which consists of the clutches, seals, steels, and stuff like that I ordered
Custom Valve body
Low Stall Converter
Billet input shaft
Billet intermediate shaft
Kevlar band
3.42:1 ratio apply lever
Billet band strut
Billet band anchor
Billet accumulator
Billet servo piston
steel 5 pinion primary planet
deep aluminum pan
New sprag clutch
New bearings
and a couple other goodies...
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« Reply #947 on: October 16, 2014, 04:40:30 PM »
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As Texas stated, "a show", but I was thinking a spin-off of the Robertson's - "Truck Dynasty" -with all us DOTs, filling in the rest of the cast would be a piece of cake! 


Not a show, but I am starting to close in on the web site.
I hired a site designer to draw up a proposal for a forum based site that could also do sales possibly.

I want it to have both free and a subscription based sides. No, I don't wish to get rich off anything like this, but I will need to earn money to cover monthly fees, the 2K-3K design fee (So far) and hosting fees from the company I'll have to hire for all of that.
Plus, I want to do "Real Man" That project in itself needs gravel, buildings, sewers, ranges, campsites, rappel towers, and the like. Don has already paid well over 100K into that project and is not able to go on forever donating. Plus I'd like to have a large sum of money to do good things with.

I am already part of a project which has as it's goal, giving away a free home a year, on veterans day to a veteran. In that I was asked to come alongside a larger non-profit to act as an officer and the guy who finds and vets potential candidates. But Don wants to do it himself. Nothing I'd like to do more than help those who give so much and get so little reward.

And not only soldiers. Police officers, firemen, clergy, good Samaritans and that struggling widow we all have in our neighborhood. And I would like to do it anonymously if possible.

Anyway that takes moneys...Lots of moneys, (Yes I know it's mispel'd, ded it on porpoise)

So general design

Several sections

Vehicle modification
- including trailers, motorhomes, campers, things with wheels
Weapons
- including reloading, ballistics, storage, concealing...more
Food
-Obviously Nate's corner
-I'd like to keep Nate's corner intact as he started it
-canning
-wild food
-game processing and recipes
-long term storage
-section on nutrition
Home prep
-talks about modifications to make your home more secure
-Shelter construction
-Garage section
-Barn section
Intel
-Links and postings from intelligence gathering organizations
- community defense topics ranging from watch groups to militias
Spiritual
-An area to talk about spiritual topics from any "religion"
Political and general
Tools
Parts and Products
Finance section
Vendors Section
Real Man Section

Now, that is only a working concept, and (I'm hating to say this) I invite comments from everyone as to what you would like to see or would feel is significant.
Remember the overall subject matter is Survival as in after a breakdown in normal society. The site will be rated G to PG. It will work like this site fundamentally. Some of you (boneheads) will be invited, can apply/ask to be moderators. The themes will be being a real and responsible man. Acting in an intelligent manner, being a believer in the constitution and a patriot.

I want a place which tackles serious subjects and in a monitored/guided way address those subjects in an intelligent manner. You see I think it shows quite the opposite to name call, curse and degrade another. It takes more of a man to stand on fact and present his argument in a manner which he could be proud of.

I will take a copy of everyone's credit card first. I reserve the right to fine people. If I make the determination you are a DOT, someone such as, say Duane, Bobby, Shawn, Ashley, or a thousand others of you like those despicable people, then I will assess a fine not to exceed $100 for each infraction. I will be the sole judge and jury and you will have no recourse. During certain times, fines will be doubled, of course, say for interfering in a discussion on veterans rights with some off the wall stupid question!

Well, maybe I can't legally do that, but you get the general idea

So, that's the S.O.W. for now (State of the website)
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Re: SquareD Part 6: Paint, topper, Roof rack, and continued change!
« Reply #948 on: October 16, 2014, 04:41:10 PM »
OK got a bit more done today

Went over to the truck repair shop and had them bend me up some new U-Bolts
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Re: SquareD Part 6: Paint, topper, Roof rack, and continued change!
« Reply #949 on: October 16, 2014, 04:41:58 PM »
They got the acid etch primer treatment, then a coat of Blitz black
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