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Got out to the shop today and got around to installing a bypass valve that will serve as a poor mans blow off...remember this is a Samurai after all. Nevermind i installed it backwards...lol

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Finished building the front driveshaft tonight. I used 1.5" sch 40 tubing that fits the female slip joints pretty well and is right at 2" OD. It clears the trans pan...which is what I was looking for.

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This allowed me to install the new (used) trans pan using the Right Stuff gasket maker and put new fluid in it. I'd also drilled a hole in the pan and used a 1/2-20 drain plug and nut since it didn't have one from the factory...which was really inconvenient. It was nice yo fire it up again and test out the bypass/blow off valve which works like a charm.
 
Spent the weekend going over the rig getting ready for the Gray Rock ride this weekend. I wasnt liking the increased noise level of the fuel pump...which was less than a year old so i took it back and got a new one. Also swapped out new pre and post filters while i was at it to be sure.

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Shes running like a top...and ready for a beating.
 
First time Ive read this thing all the way threw been a long journey to get where u are. Alot of not leaving ur shop till 8 am lol right is amazing I try to talk him out of it everytime I see him. dangthing flat out works I've seen it out crawl 30,000 Dollor rig easy. Owners a Lil of sick :flipgotcha: lol JK Ryan a great guy. Can't wait till well u no
 
Had a great time at Gray Rock with the Hardline crew. I think we made it around to most of the trails we'd heard about. I kept dealing with running a little warmer than I'd like...motor and trans. It was really only an issue on obstacles like Tub Rock or Snot Rock where I had to keep hitting it. I generally try to stick to more technical/slow trails...as opposed to the full throttle assault type of hills. I have to say that Tub Rock was a lot of fun or us though because we just don't see that type of obstacle around here in SC.

Ryan climbing tub rock

I was getting pissed off that I'd had to beat on the rig so hard before it finally went up since I'd been up it on Friday as well. Then my passenger looked over and said your right front isn't pulling. I looked out my side and saw essentially the same thing going on with the left front. We both immediately looked at the dash and realized the front ARB hadn't been engaged... :woot:

Ryan climbs tub rock in 3wd...

Had to back down to try it again with all tires pulling...

Ryan climbs tub rock saturday night

Then Sunday morning we left Fultondale and headed to Chooccolocco to meet up with one of our buddies. We didn't want to be 7 hours from home and not make the most of it :driving: He showed us around to most of the big name trails as quickly as we could. Boat Ramp was no joke...and wasn't having any of it so we kept moving. Hells Revenge was sweet...and climbing up to the big ledge on WFO was fun too. TeePee was another one I enjoyed. There were several others we ran, but I can't recall names...or if there were any posted on them. I guess that'll change after the sign making weekend thumb.gif
 
How did you like the turbo in all the recent riding, any issues? And great vids looked like you had a great time thumb.gif
 
The turbo really does wake it up. The easiest way to describe it is this...before the turbo I had to rely on low range and with the auto trans I had to back up far enough to give it enough time to make the shifts from 1-3 if I needed wheel speed. Now, with the turbo as you saw in the videos above I can put it in high range and lock the transmission in 1st gear and stab it. I've definitely got some tuning left to do though. I believe I need to back off a bit on the boost level I was running...around 9psi max. I had intended on running 7 max but I noticed several times at Gray Rock that the gauge would be bouncing off of 9 at WOT. If you listen closely in the videos you'll hear a rattling noise when I got into it. I believe this was either valve chatter or detonation...or a mix of both. Either way it tells me I need to back off. The AFR's were staying within the desired range so it was all just a byproduct of the excess heat buildup as far as I can tell. I never overheated the motor, but it did creep up on me a few times after hammering on it for a while.

Side note...it does great donuts in 2wd now!
 
So I'd decided to rebuild the turbo. It was more or less just to have a better understanding of how it works and to make sure it was in good shape for a while. The rebuild kit came in today so I went out to put it in this evening.

I'd already taken it apart so it was going to be an easy job...and it was. Got it all back together and fired it up and it instantly had a leak from the oil feed line so I shut it off and grabbed a wrench. Thought I musta forgotten to snug it up so I checked it and it broke off...****!!!!!!!!!!!!

So now I have to tear it all back down and hope I can get the broken part out without screwing up the center housing. Gotta love doing things twice...

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Well here we are.. 4 or so years ago I build a 1000 dollar mini crawler by reading some good tech info.. And now... A money pit Sammy! Hahah. Nice work Ryan. Just look at the bright side.. Ya could be doin stuff 3 or 4 times like myself. Haha. Glad this thread came back up... Now I can catch up and keep up with it... Keep on keepin on bud.
 
clemsonjeep said:
Spent the weekend going over the rig getting ready for the Gray Rock ride this weekend. I wasnt liking the increased noise level of the fuel pump...which was less than a year old so i took it back and got a new one. Also swapped out new pre and post filters while i was at it to be sure.

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Shes running like a top...and ready for a beating.
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What's this pump out of originally?
 
A ford truck. If you go to Advance and ask for an E2000 pump that'll be it. Don't forget the 20-30% off discount. It also has their lifetime warranty. I had one start making noise and they replaced it.
 
paradisepwoffrd said:
Fuel filters.
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The clear one is just a spectre brand filter from advance auto. The canister filter is a driveworks brand #65455 from advance auto as well.
 
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clemsonjeep said:
The clear one is just a spectre brand filter from advance auto. The canister filter is a driveworks brand #65455 from advance auto as well.
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Is the canister pressure rated I guess?
 
It's for an EFI vehicle originally. Looking up the parts for an 89 F150 with the 5.0 both the E2000 pump and 65455 filter are for the same vehicle.
 

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