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Made a little progress yesterday. Got the old nuts ground off for the leading edge of the gas tank. Also made a template so I can fab up a simple plate and projection weld some M8 nuts on it at work.
Lastly I removed the LSPV and all bracketry and hard lines associated with it. Pretty pleased to have that inferior crap off for good.
I’m only a little defeated with parts still coming off Redee, but I know this is a labour of love and this is what I signed up for. Hard trying to decide when to stop digging, and when to start building. Now that the tank is out of the way, the last brake line and fuel lines are way more accessible.
Tonight I hope to get the LPSV off, make a template for the front tank holder M8 nuts, finish assembly on my sandblasting cabinet and setup the “rust removal electrolysis” for the gas tank. I figure $1 worth of baking soda is worth my effort before paying for a refurbishment or replacement. Thanks again to Kyle for the suggestion and link.
I’ve sent that 350 swapped pickup to two different buddies trying to get it purchased and brought into Shelburne. I just wanna drive it with the 5-spd manual, and judge for myself if it’s worth the swap. (Lower first and taller 5th gear, hard to imagine it wouldn’t be “better”). Apples-to-apples comparison. I like how functional that Xtra cab looks, bet it rocks the trails too.
My USA trip was successful, and I returned home safely. The End…. No more shall we speak of work-work in this place.
I spent Family Day weekend doing family things with members of my family. Celebrated two birthdays, Happy 1st and 3rd Birthday my nieces! I’m callin’ it another success.
Monday night I continued to remove things from Redee. Seems to be a trend recently. Off came the brake hard lines from the rear axle, hard lines from the knuckles, and the master cylinder distribution block. I also removed the 2nd half of 4 botls that refused to come out when I removed the tank. I was going to remove the LSPV, but it was pretty late, and that involved moving lots of stuff from under and around Redee, so I called it a night. Don’t worry, that LSPV crap is still coming out.
Hey Evan, I’m interested! Not sure it’ll get the stamp of approval from Sam, She wants us to go to Universal Studios.
Moab trip sounds like fun man.
I’d think for that weight and the 5th wheel hitch you’d be required to run a fullsize truck of sorts. Tundra, Ram 1500, Silverado 1500, F150, or Titan at a minimum. Just a matter of preferance, budget and availability. Personally I’ve never driven any of the previously mentioned trucks, so I really can’t offer up more insights.
My best advice is to test drive a bunch of trucks, and see what fits their style and tech requirements best. And make the dealerships fight against each other for your business. Get printed quotes, and keep them up your sleeve when negotiating.
Ok a few obligatory pictures.
While the girls were having a Valentines party at a friends house, I put some tools away and adjusted the Booster Pushrod to length, with clearance to spec (or damn near close enough). That was a pain in the ass, despite my best attempt to use math and tools, trial and error was eventually successful.
Topped it off with a temp install of master and booster.
It’ll come back out when I clean up the spacer plates, and find a place to install the Manual Brake prop valve.
Had a great night in the shop, knocking off a few overdue tasks.
With help from my buddy James, I was able to drop the gas tank from Redee and get a better look inside. Eeeeek!! A mound of rusty crap in the bottom of the tank, gonna be a stinky job. Of the 6 bolts holding the tank in, all of them sheared off flush. So I started drilling them out until my shop light ran outta juice. With the tank out of the way, I got a better look at the brake and fuel lines….looking pretty crunchy. i’ve got a couple more lengths of each to buy and replace.
Then my buddy Dave showed up with 20L or solvent for my parts washer, and 6-tall boys. With Daves help, the three of us got a bunch of beer drinking knocked off the to-do list.
Next task I completed was successfully replacing the wheel cylinders on each side, and freeing up the the passenger side e-brake crank rocker. E-brake moves nice and free, and both drums are adjusted just right. Should have no trouble holding on a hill.
Rear brakes are done! Still gotta bend up some hard lines and remove the LSPV from the plumbing.
No pictures from last night, too much socializing. But Iit was a productive night on a few fronts.
Book learnin’ has identified more money I gotta spend to be operational. The locker solenoid is included with the purchase of a new locker (not a new compressor) however they are available as a service part (#180103sp) and roughly $100. It’s possible the solenoid on old compressor is still functional too.
For airing up, ARB offers another kit, but from what I can tell it’s nothing more than a 1/8” plug with a quick connect, 20ft of hose, and some do-dads.
I still gotta decide where to mount the compressor. I’m torn between using the spot under the hood where one was previously installed (air line to locker still in place), or relocating it behind one of the plastic panels in the cargo area. Benefit being hidden from the elements. Trade-off being noise, potential cooling concerns, and annoyance of having to climb through the cargo area in order to air-up.
All of this is taking space on the back burner till Stage 1 “Road Legal” is complete.
@Krezz be sure to update us if 2020 brings any new engine options. The article posted seemed to think not, but I hope there’s a response to the many choices the new midsize domestics are offering.
The current gen, I’m ok with the exterior styling, indifferent on interior differences. Only options they added in ‘16 that were of interest to me were the sunroof, power sliding rear window, and locking tailgate. Nowhere near enticing to start payments over.
A new engine though would be very interesting…(wallet still locked tight though)
The 2.7L is awesome, too bad no regular cab 4×4 to pair it with.
The 3.5L….
ugggh, let us know if there’s any new choices eh.
@toy-yota loved that 4wd drift starting at 32 seconds. I’ve said for years that snow adds about 300hp!! Gotta love the angry sewing machine (22re) wound out!!
Yup, same seller. Girls and I made the trip while Sam was sleeping off a night shift.
Still gotta read the installation manual to do some learning. Gotta figure out how to hook up locker air-line, and T off for tire fills. Hooray for book learnin’!!
ARB Compressor for lockers, tire top-ups etc… in the parts bin!! Picked it up $200 brand new in the box. Kijiji win.
Updates:
- defrost venting has been scrubbed and stashed away with the rest of the refurbed HVAC
- Got my core returns (single diapragm booseter and 4-cyl calipers) sent back to RockAuto for the big ole cost of $0.30
- ordered up replacement gaskets between Master & booster ($3.40)
- ordered up replacement gaskets between booster/spacer/firewall ($3.10 ea x2)
- test fit the booster and master, gotta adjust the pushrod length still, but needs gaskets for sure
- temp assemble pads, shims and calipers cause they had to come out of their boxes to ship back cores
