ok going in forward direction again and i can see the light.

afetr taking the turbos off.

i added a rebuild head. o-ringed ,machined for the newer valve seals , decked,magnafluxed,multiangle valve grind, ARP's

got the head on tourqed.......(my arm is tired) lol

its going together slow because i am making it pretty.
valve covers will be cummins apex red as well.

put in new water pump thermostat belt etc.........

the only time i want this to come apart again is for the camshaft and 110lb valve springs. i figured replace the service items now.

VERY happy with the cylinder wear....or lack of

 

Looks good! I got your pm on the other forum and some how i deleted it and couldn't remember your name

You would be happier going with a 475 then the 480, I had to upgrade to the billet wheel because my truck couldn't spool it at the time. Not cheap but i had to work what what i had. Then again i like pulling 8K behind the truck and still having the get up and go like there is nothing back there. Have a few more pictures on how the prowerstroke intercooler is in there?

 

only other one i have.

i put the a/c condenser in first because i wanted to see the intercooler behind the gril.

the factory intercooler mounts built into the cooler were utilized.
a hole drilled in the rad support and a TEE type bracket welded to the front bottom part of the rad support.
its very well secured.

foam tape on the support so there was no rubbing issues with the condenser and the is like 1,5" between the two.

i did it all with a chop saw,zippy wheel, grinder ,cordless drill,welder and some paint

 

little more progress today.
going to modify my bottom turbo mount.
should be together by next weekend and driving


by the way cummins factory APEX red paint is junk.

 

That is slick. I have some off brand intercooler but i want ac in the truck too. Ill have to see if i can dig up a powerstroke intercooler some where.

 

U lucky duck!

 

the list is getting shorter.

going to put another big dent in it tommorow

 

all i have to do is bleed the fuel and turn the key

been a long road


will post a vid of me beating the crap out of it soon


and ignor the giant heater hose .that was just temporary

 

Awesome!

did you bottom tap the block for the head studs? What did you use to do that? i heard you gotta clean the junk outta those lower threads.

and did you have to get the rocker stands machined down for the studs?

 

just tapped not bottom tapped.used compressed air and rag/screwdriver to clean the junk off.
machined the rocker pedistiles so the nuts would drop down


went for a quick test drive tonight.
one coolant hose clamp was tight but stripped on the threads so not tight enough. of course its the one on top of the engine.
hood was off so it covered my windshield with coolant.

runs good and sounds like a jet. tommorow is the real test.during daylight