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Old 05-13-2011, 05:09 AM
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daaaang! i love the style the gussets give it. can't wait to see it installed!

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Originally Posted by Zelephant
If your still looking for paint ideas:
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You may have already seen that, but it's still a cool truck.

Nice progress on the tire carrier. Do you plan on carrying anything else on it, like a hi-lift or gas can?
uuhh...
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f199...l#post51717266

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Fixed!
Old 05-13-2011, 06:06 AM
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ok, so what your tellin me is i need to buy some stock and after my engine is done, come over?!?!?!?!? lol
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ha, yotatech bumper build day at rb's!
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The hard part is design.
I went thru many design ideas before i settled on this one. The tire swing out should be a bit future proof in my opinion. The tire will get a new home on the carrier, then fit the jerrycan(s) holder, Hi-Lift across the too and relocate the license plate.

This application is using a lite gauge steel, i figure if it bends i can bend it back, and if it fatigues i can gusset it more, or replace it with a new heavier design. The bumper is almost ready to be fitted to the truck so i can take final measurements of the swing pivot placement.

Barter:
I need more welding practice, so if you guys buy the steel(supplies), I'll weld up whatever you like. in exchange you will do something to my rig as payment/trade, of course we would need to come to a mutual agreement on what was fair. I am serious about this part because i need more stuff done to my rig then i have time for, i have a journal i carry with me with ideas and lists of mods...it is endless.

thanks for the kind words.

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i'm up for that offer. pick a weekend. got any wiring you need done?
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^^^Battery relocation! The fuel tank and tranny should be out of the way for you.
The batteries are getting mounted in a steel box just after and above the diff. I'm going to try to get some of that stuff fabbed up this weekend.
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so that's why you built the tire carrier- to make room for the batteries... ah-ha!

i'm working on my electrical this weekend, but yeah, lemme know if you got one free
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Yep, i usually have a million ideas i want to do, but most need to be done in a specific order....Body lift...easier to swap transmission, run battery cable...then fuel tank lift...then drivetrain... so yeah, the spare neede relocation, plus there is a good amount of usable space under the rig now that i added two inches.
should be picking up my Jerrycan this weekend, so i can make a mount for it.
I will pm you to get some details ironed out.
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here is the proposed idea:



I'll add some cross support, and would like to hinge it so i can pivot it down for service/battery change, then swing it up to bolt into place easier.

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(more on my build thread)
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so i deleted the egr and pair system yesterday, since all my other plans were foiled.
anyhow, anyone know why i would have abnormally high fuel pressure? she usually sits around 40-50psi and now reads 70-80psi. i have cracked the fuel line open to release pressure, but it jumps back upon ignition.
i have double checked and rechecked all my vacuum lines, and blocked off the throttle body ports, all solid connections.
i guess next is to test the fuel regulator switch.

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what other plans were foiled? Is it raining up there? Little grey, but clear here so far.
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BTW i made sure the regulatr and VSV are hoked up correctly
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ahh ha, but were you holding your tongue right when you checked it?
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Is there a return line on those EFI trucks? Maybe it's blocked somehow not allowing the regulator to bleed off pressure?
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When I opened the return line a few drops came out, and I could here it drain down toward the tank. The fuel pressure never changed.
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^^^yes
i was gong to get a 5spd from crazy ray, but no dice. then i was going to do the ISR mod, wrong size couplings....fail.

just tested the VSV, and it checks out at 38ohms, FSM says 30-50ohms...so that is good.
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She still won't start.
The symptoms seem like a vacuum leak, but i'll be damned if i can find a leak. Tonight i will plug every non essential vac line and go from there...
Plan B:
I'm going to hook it all back up again and go from there.

In other news....where the hell are all the r150f transmissions? I scoure craigslists everyday. Junkyards want more then the trans is worth and they don't negotiate...
rant over..


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