tmoore4512 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Vortec 350 huh. Maybe I'll have to put some TPI heads on mine to keep up. I think it is just a throttle body motor, may be vortec but I don't know just yet. Either way it will be way more power than I had with the tired 3.0 So you only have one bucket up front? I am having a hard time visually seeing this in my head... which makes me wonder what happened to the passenger side seat?!? Its been a long day... sorry for rambling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 started to replace trans filter and fluid, got the filter off and the pan down, have to buy fluid tomorrow (today) and finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Nguyen Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I thought about it.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 installed new tranny filter, put everything back together, added new Valvoline maxlife ATF, test drove, cleaned the wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 checked/topped off all underhood fluids, looked at the alty and had my usual thoughts of swapping in my Quest one sitting on my toolbox, re-installed the lower air dam thing under the front bumper. Nothing that amounts to anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Fueled up... 16.9 mpg if my speedo is to be trusted. I wonder if my fuel filter's ever been changed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92Path_68CJ Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I wondered where the fuel filter is! Does that count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towncivilian Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 The fuel filter on WD21s and D21s is in the engine bay next to the power steering fluid reservoir. Be sure to release fuel pressure before replacement by pulling the fuel pump fuse and starting the engine then waiting for it to stall. Put a drain pan underneath to catch gasoline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Or do what my dad did, and spray your face with gas because you didn't do any of that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harbinger Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Today I bought some new jack stands. Got them home and jacked up all four corners of the truck. Going to go back out and do another premptive pb blaster run. Tomorrow, I begin the transmission pull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmoore4512 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Looked at the ever growing pile of parts and wished that I was working on my own stuff rather than everyone else's junk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92Path_68CJ Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 The fuel filter on WD21s and D21s is in the engine bay next to the power steering fluid reservoir. Be sure to release fuel pressure before replacement by pulling the fuel pump fuse and starting the engine then waiting for it to stall. Put a drain pan underneath to catch gasoline. Thanks Town! Another thing to the list, with the upper ball joints, belts, timing belt, a/c, brakes..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody1racing Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 New windshield this morning... wow I can see now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darek Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Currently I am doing a project of removing rust. So today I removed front bumper because it need some paintings and some clips were "unclipped". I removed front fender flares and there was a lot of rust at the driver side. I removed the rust. There were even three holes in the plate made by rust. There was a hole in my wind washer tank so I removed it and I covered the hole with polyester resing and fiber glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Ate a pepperoni and cheese sandwich in him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 filled gas tank, $62 !! Can't believe gas went up to $3.55 here , was 20 cents cheaper two days ago !! 17.2 gallons I think it took Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 We're back over $4/gallon here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Couldn't believe the price, I mean I just filled the PF like 4 days ago since it gets such great gas mileage !! and it wasn't that much. But can't complain I drove my 87 hardbody with 33's for about 5 years down here no AC no over drive, it had to get worse MPG than the PF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fman Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 We're back over $4/gallon here... ha we get slugged around $5.80 a gallon here in adelaide luckily im on lpg (autogas) at around 3 bucks a gallon atm put new front hd shocks on looks like the oldies where orig nissan jobs lol ordered a b&m trans cooler of amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enjoi408 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Today I trimmed the fenders to clear my 33s when turning. Feels good to be able to back up and not worry about rubbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzZo Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 filled gas tank, $62 !! Can't believe gas went up to $3.55 here , was 20 cents cheaper two days ago !! 17.2 gallons I think it took Yea,$3.55 here in IOWA to, was $3.49 on AUGUST 3rd. Sixy-two dollar fill up for me also.But my brother out in CALIFORNIA say's he's been paying $4.00 so I guess we can be thankful were not getting charged that highway robbery yet that is.Keep on truckin ahardb0dy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darek Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Painted area near fender flares. Started doing a skid plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harbinger Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 (edited) Pulled out the center console and the lower drivers dash pieces. Removed the AT shifter, shift lock cable, and unbolted all the bolts on the brake pedal and steering column. Also removed the wiring I had ran through the plug where the future Clutch Master cylinder is going to go. Will reroute the power and light wires later after I'm sure of where everything is going to go. I'm currently stuck removing the steering column. I have all the bolts removed that I could find, and all the wire harness plugs disconnected (and double checked against the FSM), but it doesn't want to pull out. Thinking it's corroded @ the slip joint in the engine bay. Soaked it down with PB blaster and gave it a few raps with a mallet, but no dice. I'll try again tomorrow on that steering column, but now, it is time for a shower, then a motorcycle ride for dinner and beer. Edited August 9, 2012 by Harbinger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor636 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 (edited) A Chevron refinery in the Bay Area caught fire over the weekend. That's why gas prices are shooting back up in California. That's probably why they will gouge the rest of the country too. I took it to a quick wash, it was turning yellow from all the pollen. Edited August 9, 2012 by Trogdor636 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 That's probably why my gas jumped 7 cents a liter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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