themilkman Posted January 26, 2016 Author Posted January 26, 2016 The engine build went smoothly minus the machine shop not setting the freeze plugs correctly. Noticed the cam wouldn't go all the way in. Turned out the cam plug was set too deep and the cam was rubbing against it. Once I buttoned everything back up and started it up for the first time another freeze plug was shooting out antifreeze in a nice little stream and another had a small drip. Joy....had to take the intake and exhaust manifold back off, but finally got it buttoned up. Boostwerks 231 shift linkage worked excellent! A buddy had some exhaust hose laying around that worked great for letting the truck idle in the shop for a while Back in its natural habitat Then proceeded to get it stuck down in the woods lol. Open diffs + wet off camber hill = no bueno :bang head: Acquired some new body damage and ended up leaving it down there for a while till it dried up.
themilkman Posted January 26, 2016 Author Posted January 26, 2016 Took it up to Bell Mtn to see how she'd do. Got some good BBQ too!
themilkman Posted January 26, 2016 Author Posted January 26, 2016 One of my used wheels ended up having a slight bend in it and I wasn't too fond on the backspacing so I bought some JEGS D windows with 3.75 backspacing. A friend was generous enough to swap my tires over for free. Score.
outlaw star Posted January 26, 2016 Posted January 26, 2016 Nice man. Gotta love that Mil Desert Tan.
themilkman Posted January 26, 2016 Author Posted January 26, 2016 Nice man. Gotta love that Mil Desert Tan. I like it. Might have to do a new coat this spring. After all the new dents, scratches and lack of washing it's time for a touch up lol.
dragordie Posted February 14, 2016 Posted February 14, 2016 Hey themilkman lookin good, and nice tuck away winch.
Seegeer Posted February 20, 2016 Posted February 20, 2016 When i first saw your truck i thought it was mine. looked exactly like it! crazy. Great work on it btw
jeep690 Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 That's a great looking winch bumper. I think you need to add some "delta's" to the doors. give it that operation desert storm look
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