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Deuling's 1985 K5. "Restart thread on post #8415"

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ryoken said:
nah, I don't know chit......




nice gussets Adam... :waytogo:
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I am not say you don't know what your talking about. Just asking if you have went through the tbi saga first hand. It's an honest question. No need to be that way about it.
 
Richcz28 said:
I have a 6.2 and it's got a wicked rattle but it climbs dunes all day.

burnout
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as I said, they fuggin scream.. spin 4600 to 4800 in the boats all day..

but man they make me nervous... :doah: we have fresh ones in the yard that idle with like 8 psi oil pressure.... :eek1: Merc says it's ok, but man, you watch that gauge and it makes ya cringe...
 
ryoken said:
as I said, they fuggin scream.. spin 4600 to 4800 in the boats all day..

but man they make me nervous... :doah: we have fresh ones in the yard that idle with like 8 psi oil pressure.... :eek1: Merc says it's ok, but man, you watch that gauge and it makes ya cringe...
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Richard has a m1009 cucv, with a 6.2....

He was throwing out humor me thinks :whistle: :haha:
 
beags86 said:
I am not say you don't know what your talking about. Just asking if you have went through the tbi saga first hand. It's an honest question. No need to be that way about it.
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more than few times.. I play with stuff most don't see... I have a couple dozen 496's and 502's that I work on daily, and have had many hot-rodded TBI's over the decades.....

the majority of headaches related to hotrodding TBI is people dealing with "modded TBI chips" from various vendors with poor results... with a fully controllable system like MS, anything is possible...
 
ryoken said:
as I said, they fuggin scream.. spin 4600 to 4800 in the boats all day..

but man they make me nervous... :doah: we have fresh ones in the yard that idle with like 8 psi oil pressure.... :eek1: Merc says it's ok, but man, you watch that gauge and it makes ya cringe...
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I know they run very thin oil (5W30) in cars and trucks but they don't spin 4-5K for hours on end. They typically live under 3k rpm for most driving and cruising. So that makes me wonder if they are running the same thin stuff and if they have an oil cooler. :dunno:
 
no oil coolers.. a big peeve of mine, once warm is when the pressure get's stoooopid low..... we've often suggested adding them... and 25/40...
 
Adam if you build the front as good as you built the back that cage will take a very serious roll. Probably one of the better cage builds I have seen on this site. Gonna be interesting to see how much out of whack it is. I draw a pic of the cage when I pull one out to weld it and 5 hen figure out what way the weld is gonna pull it. Man that's a pain.

Any way bad ass cage
 
blazinzuk said:
Adam if you build the front as good as you built the back that cage will take a very serious roll. Probably one of the better cage builds I have seen on this site. Gonna be interesting to see how much out of whack it is. I draw a pic of the cage when I pull one out to weld it and 5 hen figure out what way the weld is gonna pull it. Man that's a pain.

Any way bad ass cage
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That means alot Eric. I think the rear cannot move with all the bracing. B pillar may move out or in some, should be easy to spread or pull, and the a pillar floor mounts will be piece of cake to push or pull.


It never made one creak, pop noise while i was welding. And i jumped all over, to try and spread out the heat etc.
 
Richcz28 said:
I have a 6.2 and it's got a wicked rattle but it climbs dunes all day.

burnout
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Took the words right out of my mouth! I was thinking, "FINALLY, someone mentions a torque-based engine!" :haha:

High-end power, not so much. But you gotta love the torque! :D


sreidmx said:
I'm with ryoken, it's hard to beat a torque curve that starts at idle and stays practically flat the entire time. Love me some diesels..
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FFY. :thumb:
 
This removed the weld spatter really well from all the joints.





Then after wiping it down, scotch bright pad to it all followed by another wipe down....











And wow that took a whole 30 seconds....



Who wants to come fix my A pillars :whistle:



 
Oh I knew from day one it wasnt gonna be pretty under there lol. My blazer rotted opposite of many :haha:
 
cut, blast, cute patches.. you've done worse...

the more important question is how pervasive "behind the scenes" is it in the rest of the upper sheetmetal...
 
ryoken said:
cut, blast, cute patches.. you've done worse...

the more important question is how pervasive "behind the scenes" is it in the rest of the upper sheetmetal...
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Oh yah im not scared. For now its just getting a quick clean up and fill the holes so it doesnt get any worse until i actually get around to painting the thing.

Sand blaster, Marglass, quick sanding, prime paint, go wheeling. In that order :whistle:




TREA18 said:
It's a summer ride. Full vert frame and a soft top :waytogo:
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Not really a full vert guy. I like the half cab personally.
 
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