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Old 06-12-2012, 07:08 PM
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Got the starter on cranked on her for a while still didn't start.took a cup and dipped some fuel out of the tank didn't smell like diesel very much so we drained out 26 gal. I went and picked up 5gal. of premeir fuel and with in 5min.she was running.I have a video but have to figure out how to post it never done them only pictures.motor has alot more responce and turbo's have more whine now with all that was done to the motor.

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Old 06-24-2012, 02:21 PM
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it was easy to get the starter in and out with the front clip off.
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Some shoots of the AC compressor and brackets that are universel.
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working on the plate for the motor to weld the brackets to.

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Old 06-27-2012, 07:46 PM
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Vidio of the start up of the Perkins
http://youtu.be/JFifa2Jgw40

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Old 07-08-2012, 11:50 AM
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I finnally got the AC bracket done and mounted.I went and slotted the mounting hole for finer adjustment.Still waiting for other AC parts.getting to be alot to keep clean and polished.
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Old 07-09-2012, 08:05 PM
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Thanks. for some reason it wouldn't work for me.Thanks again.

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Dale you have a Great Looking Rig Very nice Work Man .
Old 08-10-2012, 05:42 PM
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Going to take her for a test drive this weekend if we don't have enymore storms.Don't realy want to drive it with out some inner fender wells.I just picked some up for 73 chevy yesterday I have to do some trimming and make some brackets to hold them on the frame.going to make them removable.The won't be mounted to the front clip.Got them for 20.00 apeice.
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I decided to make new hood rest out of aluminum.And you know I have to polish them.

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I used a extra Snow water injection bottle for my window washer res,used a peice of stainless steal for the mounting bracked.

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I have the Snow kits that was on the Gambler,I'm going to use one on the old girl and see how it works I have to get a controller for the street.
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what do you guy's think about putting it on the truck.Good or bad alway trying to get better mpg.
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Old 08-10-2012, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by simplysmn
Dale you have a Great Looking Rig Very nice Work Man .
Thank you very much for the kind words.

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I'm going to be watching this thread because I want to hear how the Allison works!
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All the wireing is correct and we can manually lock the convertor with EFI.Have made alot of phone calls and all have said that it is in the software frome the ecm to the TCM.We worked on the EFI for 2 hr.yesterday driveing around.We have all the shift points working good for me to be able to drive it around can't realy find out how good the truck will run with out the trany locking up.Tap shift works good and can't tell you much about the T/H.I know we will have to reprogram the TCM again when we find out what is happening to lockup.Even though I 'm having this lockup problem I'm still happy with the swap.
WARNING DON'T LOCK THE TC WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING TRANNY DON'T LIKE IT AT ALL GIVES A HARD SHUTTER THE GOES INTO NUTRAL AND YOU HAVE TO REFLASH IT.
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Old 09-08-2012, 02:40 PM
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I'm getting a TCM from BTDeiselworks for a 8.1 gasser to replace the duramax one.the 8.1 has a different language then the deasel.So hopfully I will have lockup when I change them out.This should fix the problem.
I haven't done enything else to the truck at all.going to work on her this week.like getting the aluminum supports finished and polished for the front clip.and start on the inner fenders.And change the return lines some on the powerstearing and hydroboost.tomuch restiction.Pump grawls to much when the RPM go up.that is what I was told to do.
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Old 09-15-2012, 08:35 AM
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Got the tcm and have lockup now we have to fine tune with EFI for shift points and when to lockup the tc.have all 6 gears.

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Old 09-21-2012, 05:50 PM
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got bored the other day and took the battery boxes out fron under the rear of the bed and took out 2 of the 4 batteries.I weighed everything that I took of including the longercables.The truck lost 210lbs I still have to go weigh the truck to see what it lost by taking out the 10 sp.and clutch assy.the front end set up higher than it did.
I then put the batteries in my side box not that I got the storage box in the bed.the box in the bed is lighter than one of the battery boxes.and it looks alot better.
I used some allthread to go from the bottom to the top of the side box to help support the extra weight I have a extra plate inder the bottom of the box so the rod don't pull though.and put some air line over the threaded rod inside just so no one will get cut by the threads on the rods.
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here is a couple of better pictures of the mounting of the shifter on the ford columb.I know it isn't the cleanest way to do it but it was the simplest.and easy.
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Dumb question but are you drawing fuel from the saddle tank? I have an 85 short bed Dodge crew cab and I want to put a flat bed on it with duel 30 gal. fuel tanks and have them functional. Along with stock tank it will give me 90 gal fuel capacity. Also where did you find the tank and what is it's fuel capacity?


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