Trogdor636 Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 I was driving home from work today and felt a warm bit of air on my leg, I reached down towards the floor and felt that it was pretty warm. I checked to see if the heater was on, it was not. I reached back down and the floor was warm to the touch. I put my hand under the floor mat and felt hot air, I slid my hand a little further and went into a hole. When I got home I pulled the floor mat out and there was 2 holes melted in the carpet. I took a look under the truck and saw that right by the y-pipe the floor was rotting away. There is no heat shield above that part of the exhaust and it is f@&$ing up my floor. Has anyone else ever encounter this? Pretty common. The pipe is normally leaking at the flange, and that hot exhaust jets right into the bottom of your floor. I just welded a new patch in mine. It was fun trying to fit my large head with my welding hood on under the dash. Good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel526 Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 I was driving home from work today and felt a warm bit of air on my leg, I reached down towards the floor and felt that it was pretty warm. I checked to see if the heater was on, it was not. I reached back down and the floor was warm to the touch. I put my hand under the floor mat and felt hot air, I slid my hand a little further and went into a hole. When I got home I pulled the floor mat out and there was 2 holes melted in the carpet. I took a look under the truck and saw that right by the y-pipe the floor was rotting away. There is no heat shield above that part of the exhaust and it is f@&$ing up my floor. Has anyone else ever encounter this? Yeah, I had the same issue. I cut out the bad metal, rust treated everything, went to Lowes and bought a sheet of 16GA steel, cut it to fit (with overlap), banged it into shape with a hammer/mallet, then welded the plate in. Then rust treated it all again and sprayed 3 coats of undercoating top and bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Got it back from the mechanic, found out the timing is fine, it just sucked some crud into the fuel system. It's got a little tick at idle... I'll see if it smooths out over the next week. Nice to have it back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott.T Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Yeah, I had the same issue. I cut out the bad metal, rust treated everything, went to Lowes and bought a sheet of 16GA steel, cut it to fit (with overlap), banged it into shape with a hammer/mallet, then welded the plate in. Then rust treated it all again and sprayed 3 coats of undercoating top and bottom. Nicely done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckRyp Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Love seeing everyones progress, i am still waiting on a distributor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkorahil Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Replaced front sway bar and bushings, both endlinks and bushings, tensions rods and bushings. One tension rod was bent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel526 Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Thanks Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwd5021 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Put the front sway bar back on. Then I noticed I'm missing 2 of the bolts for my driver side auto hub, $11.71 for the pair from the dealer and I have to wait til Wednesday or Thursday for them to get here. At least it stopped raining for now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckRyp Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 yeah that rain was somting else! i really need to find a distributor for less than $100 in good condition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor636 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Put my front carpet and front trim pieces back in after welding a patch in my floor. The combination of spray paint and seam sealer fumes were making driving hard, glad it finally aired out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmoore4512 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Just about finished with the front bumper, or whatever you want to call that mass of tubing and plate... haha. I need a few days off so I can finish the fab, then coat and mount it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I finally rewired my electric fan so it is activated by switched power. With the return of good weather, its kicking on when parked has become a problem again. Of course this is all just temporary, since I am going to completely redo the electrical layout of my cooling fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBB Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I recovered the trim panels on the headliner. Here’s the problem, headliner trim with falling vinyl. I went to a local fabric store looking for a vinyl that would match the original. No luck. So I settled for a color and texture that pretty closely matched the dash. I removed the trim panels by carefully pulling them off and managed to break some of the plastic anyway. I repaired the broken plastic panel with an MEK (MethylEthylKetone) based adhesive made for plastics. After stripping the old vinyl off, what is left on the panel is the old glue and remains of foam backing from the original vinyl. The plastic panels need to be free of old glue and dirt before re-covering them. I tried different solvents for cleaning the panels without softening the plastic. Purple Power worked best for me. After the plastic panels were clean and dry I placed them on the new vinyl and cut the vinyl larger than the panel. Following the directions on the can of spray adhesive, I sprayed both the plastic panel and the back of the vinyl. I used 3M #74 'Foam Fast'. The glue is really sticky and sticks to itself instantly. I found this out the hard way (FAIL). This is why I cut the vinyl larger than what was needed to fit the panel; it’s easier to position the vinyl on the panel without having to worry about exactly matching the edges. I used a razor blade to trim vinyl to about 1” overlapping the edge of the panel. Flip the panel over, spray the edge of the back side of the panel with glue and fold vinyl over the edge. I popped the panels back into place. Job done. Now, what to do about that dirty headliner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vagabond Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 The last of the parts ordered from Rockauto arrived yesterday for the 88, so today we did the timing belt and tensioner and waterpump and the hoses from the PS reservoir to the pump and return line, and cap and rotor. Tomorrow plugs and wires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Installed a KA24DE throttle body and ported out the intake manifold to match it. Should be a little snappier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Working on painting my skid plate to finally put it back on the truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lint Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Replaced the rear swaybar end-links. My quest in improving ride quality continues!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nefarious Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Replaced the front upper and lower balljoints and front wheel bearings and seals...phew what a pain job. So glad it's done! Alignment tomorrow then fun time up the mountain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckRyp Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 ordered new distributor, hope this fixes my truck, should be in next week. will post on progress, if any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkorahil Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 drained the mud-like substance from the transfer case and refilled transfer case with fluid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRich Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Finished putting the headers on, put a 90 amp maxima alternator back on instead of the factory 60 amp, put some royal purple in the transfer case and fired it up with open headers! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleurys Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 replace broken wheel stud install strut spacer rebuild front suspension install new 33 tire km2 align with 2 camber bolts replace fuel filter change the radiator redo the oil pan gasket change oil and filter 1 of 2 lower links changed i'm done.... I hurt everywhere ! :-) more monday.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Finished putting the headers on, put a 90 amp maxima alternator back on instead of the factory 60 amp, put some royal purple in the transfer case and fired it up with open headers! James Sounds good don't it? I had mine out on the town yesterday, scared the hell out of a lot of people and got a lot of cheers. Blips under overpasses and rolling past people are the greatest. Needs exhaust baaaaaaddddd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRich Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Sounds good don't it? I had mine out on the town yesterday, scared the hell out of a lot of people and got a lot of cheers. Blips under overpasses and rolling past people are the greatest. Needs exhaust baaaaaaddddd. You were driving it around with open headers? I don't think I would get very far like that around here. I'd have to take the front drive shaft off too, it's blowing right on it. Now I'm waiting for my Y pipe from David so I can take it down the road. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 It stays plenty cool down there. I will say that under load it doesn't sound that good, but there's a real sweet spot in the throttle where the tone is smooth and sounds soooo good. Burbling right along, then you an incline and instantly it's obnoxious.... I drove past a few cops too, I wasn't even trying to be quiet and rapping it out a little. Didn't pay any attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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