I was reading through the article on my truck in Diesel Power, and I noticed that I screwed up! I totally forgot to put in a thank you to all the people that helped me with my truck. Some of you such as Tate, Steve, Shane I wouldnt have even made it to that race in August. Without your hard work and great friendship it wouldnt have been possible. And to Mike without your turbo I wouldnt have been there either. And to everyone else who has had a hand in the progression of this truck, a big heartfelt thank you!!

Kevin

 

Thanks Kev, I was just happy to see the truck run buddy. Very cool that you got the truck in a big diesel mag Congrats

 

I just hope when Jason was taking pics he didn't zoom in too close on that turbo and get any close up pics of that sketchy fluxcore repair weld I did, out behind the Dr. P truck...

I hope you can follow up that article with the version 6.7 this year.

 

Glad to help there Kev. Torquing the studs on your truck gave me the confidence and practice to do my own head swap!

While we're talking about welding Brett:
The weld that broke was prepped by grinding off the aluminized coating. Tate also got good penatration, we thought.

How important is it to grind off the coating? I've read it's OK to weld through it. It just makes the weld look a little messy.
I've got all my parts now and grinding off the coating of 5 or 6 elbows, inside and out, is going to be a PITA.

I dipped both ends of one elbow in muriatic acid and rinsed. Seemed to work good but I don't have all the elbows here in Chip to do them all.
Can I just skip it and weld em up anyway?

 

Always glad to help buddy even if I had to take a day off and work in the rain...

 

I am lazy I never clean it off.

Tate's weld was just a little cold. It is a bit of a tough balancing act, to be hot enough, but not burn through on that thin tubing.

Big thing for that stuff make sure you have good fit up, and then weld it hot enough that you are just on the verge of burning through all the time. I find it easiest to maintain that balancing act on flat to going down, going up at all is a sure way to burn through. Lots of scrap tubing, and a few hrs messing with it really will make a big difference when it comes to show time. If you are unsure about a weld, cap the tube put some air pressure in it, and squirt some soapy water around it.

 

if you are unsure when welding thin metal, use a copper or aluminum heat sink behind the weld. This will help dissipate heat faster, and if you do burn through, the weld won't stick to the heat sink.

Kevin, good work on the truck, and getting into diesel power. Although I am not one for reading magazines, I am glad to see the exposure, for a truck that you, and a bunch of other people, poured a lot of blood, sweat and beer into. Hopefully it all comes together for you, and kicks some tan-lined posterior appendage at the track.

 

That would be a little tough for the charge piping we are talking about. Works good for plate though.

 

if the charge piping you are talking about, is bigger than about 1.5" you should be able to pull it off.

Now, I didn't say it was easy, but nothing worth doing ever is... for some reason.

 

Thanks bro for a fun day, for my 40th birthday. I was pretty pumped that day. Been looking for the article on your truck. I'm out in Rocky right now, for a major plant turnaround. We just have diesel world in the coffee room.