| June 2009 UPDATE Yep, time flies when you're waiting for the aftermarket to catch up with technology!!! |
As of early June 2009 I am contemplating a drive to Arizona to have a
custom built wiring harness built "on the truck" for the DoD engine above.
I've had to wait FOUR YEARS for the aftermarket to catch up with
technology. This engine turned out to be a one year only setup that either
nobody understood or didn't want to invest into. Well, patience (?) won
over. I expect to have this baby running by the end of Summer. Driving
will take a bit longer.
custom built wiring harness built "on the truck" for the DoD engine above.
I've had to wait FOUR YEARS for the aftermarket to catch up with
technology. This engine turned out to be a one year only setup that either
nobody understood or didn't want to invest into. Well, patience (?) won
over. I expect to have this baby running by the end of Summer. Driving
will take a bit longer.
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| September 2009 UPDATE Yeah! Sooo, the harness took 3 MONTHS!! to finish and ship to me. |
My new time line is to just try and fire the engine before the end of
September since I burned up all my time off already. The "Truck,Truck"
had some shop time while I waited for the harness. We got a lot done.
Chronicled below is each project we worked on....
September since I burned up all my time off already. The "Truck,Truck"
had some shop time while I waited for the harness. We got a lot done.
Chronicled below is each project we worked on....
This is the last photo I have, dated June 26, before the truck went to a friends
shop for some custom work in late August.
shop for some custom work in late August.
| Here we have the new transmission crossmember in it's welded state. We will soon be making this a production item. |
This is the new Airlift-inspired air overload system that we designed. We
machined 1/2" thick plates to support the top and bottom of the bags, as
well as fill the space between the axle and the frame to get to the correct
installed free height. We also designed and built the upper bracket which
was later TIG welded to the frame and upper plate. The plate has a
machined slot for the air fitting to poke through.
machined 1/2" thick plates to support the top and bottom of the bags, as
well as fill the space between the axle and the frame to get to the correct
installed free height. We also designed and built the upper bracket which
was later TIG welded to the frame and upper plate. The plate has a
machined slot for the air fitting to poke through.
| The new radiator is an aluminum job custom built for us. We will soon be making this a production item. |
The exhaust was pretty tough. It's all TIG welded and assembled using
mandrel bends. The factory manifolds spit out 2.5" stainless bends to a
hand built Y-pipe that becomes 3.0". A V-band clamp connects the flex
section that is welded directly to the inlet side of a Flowmaster muffler. An
end pipe designed to dump through the frame rail will have a partner
tailpipe flanged to the other side of the frame rail and will flow out the front
edge of the rear fender.
mandrel bends. The factory manifolds spit out 2.5" stainless bends to a
hand built Y-pipe that becomes 3.0". A V-band clamp connects the flex
section that is welded directly to the inlet side of a Flowmaster muffler. An
end pipe designed to dump through the frame rail will have a partner
tailpipe flanged to the other side of the frame rail and will flow out the front
edge of the rear fender.
This picture is a bit cluttered since it's still lashed to the trailer but all I'm
trying to show here is the Panhard rod above and across the rear axle.
trying to show here is the Panhard rod above and across the rear axle.
This last photo shows the fullsize GM truck aluminum driveshaft that we
shortened and re-yoked with a mid-size SUV yoke. Also you can see the
driveshaft safety loop and the cross-tube that will become a seatbelt anchor
point. The factory crossmember gets a bit close to the exhaust and the hoop
might be a little low during full suspension compression so I may replace it
with a piece of 1" x 2" rectangular tube and adjust for fit.
shortened and re-yoked with a mid-size SUV yoke. Also you can see the
driveshaft safety loop and the cross-tube that will become a seatbelt anchor
point. The factory crossmember gets a bit close to the exhaust and the hoop
might be a little low during full suspension compression so I may replace it
with a piece of 1" x 2" rectangular tube and adjust for fit.
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