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Stomis' 94 Street Truck - Snail Trail
- Thread starter Stomis
- Start date
you know me, I'm just stubborn oldschool.. sometimes...
whiteface gauges to me are like low profile tires and curb feelers....
whiteface gauges to me are like low profile tires and curb feelers....
Stomis
Professional Amateur
But the bowties 
Stomis
Professional Amateur
I might just throw the black 2in auto gauges I have in it for the time being since its just a 3x5 piece of aluminum to recut...
Stomis
Professional Amateur
So I saved myself the $200 and just did that...
So Im just gonna order the wideband. Speedo will be down the road because they arent freakin cheap...
So Im just gonna order the wideband. Speedo will be down the road because they arent freakin cheap...
beags86
Eastbound and Down
Never had heard of speedhut.. Cool gauges. Lots of options. How is there quality?
Stomis
Professional Amateur
Suppose to be really good. I might still give one of their speedos a try.
beags86
Eastbound and Down
I think I will give them a try in my "new" 76 stepside. Or should I say
"Beags' 76 street truck"
It will a while before I get to the dash but I have a few tricks to try/do up my sleeve and it looks like these will fit the bill.
And I couldn't agree more with using new gauges on a new engine you just spent time and money on.
"Beags' 76 street truck"
It will a while before I get to the dash but I have a few tricks to try/do up my sleeve and it looks like these will fit the bill.
And I couldn't agree more with using new gauges on a new engine you just spent time and money on.
chulisohombre
1/2 ton status
I think you made the right choice.
Why not just monitor from odbii port with smartphone. That's uber cheap till a full setup can go in
You have to be excited, when will it be fired up?
And I agree, no need for a A/F gauge when you have EFI already, just use that to watch while tuning and then fo'get about it.
And I agree, no need for a A/F gauge when you have EFI already, just use that to watch while tuning and then fo'get about it.
Stomis
Professional Amateur
If I can get through the wiring this week then possibly this weekend. I am excited just to drive something with some power again. The work truck is SO SLOW.
As far as the wideband gauge I obviously need the o2 sensor for the tuning input anyway. And I've always wanted to have that just so I know if something isn't firing right and I'm going lean. The wideband gauge is worth it to me. Its the full set up gauges I can't really swing right now.
As far as the wideband gauge I obviously need the o2 sensor for the tuning input anyway. And I've always wanted to have that just so I know if something isn't firing right and I'm going lean. The wideband gauge is worth it to me. Its the full set up gauges I can't really swing right now.
Stomis
Professional Amateur
Well heres where Im at.
Battery is done, ran through bulkhead to the starter at the moment. Fuel cell is mounted, plumbed through bulkheads. Gauges are all hooked up a wired, dash board is buttoned up, just waiting on a new snap ring for the steering column.
The wiring is done under the hood for the most part. I had to re-stub out for the wiper motor and get a new plug for it. Then I test wired it and it was doing some funky **** that Im chocking up to bad grounding in the cab because I had the battery temporarily wired up. Juice and ground was back feeding everywhere so I walked away from it and decided to just get the battery in and truck/motor fully grounded before continuing.
It looks like a real mess under the hood but Ive got it down. Nothing is a mystery except that damn wiper.
Battery is done, ran through bulkhead to the starter at the moment. Fuel cell is mounted, plumbed through bulkheads. Gauges are all hooked up a wired, dash board is buttoned up, just waiting on a new snap ring for the steering column.
The wiring is done under the hood for the most part. I had to re-stub out for the wiper motor and get a new plug for it. Then I test wired it and it was doing some funky **** that Im chocking up to bad grounding in the cab because I had the battery temporarily wired up. Juice and ground was back feeding everywhere so I walked away from it and decided to just get the battery in and truck/motor fully grounded before continuing.
It looks like a real mess under the hood but Ive got it down. Nothing is a mystery except that damn wiper.
Stomis
Professional Amateur
Ordered up the wideband gauge kit yesterday. Dropping $1000 on the wifes ride for new tires, struts on all 4 corners, alignment and install, and taxes are kinda killing me lol.
Gotta wrap up wiring, mount the computer and fuse panel, and get the speed density tune loaded...
Gotta wrap up wiring, mount the computer and fuse panel, and get the speed density tune loaded...
Stomis
Professional Amateur
Sure Ill dig it up when I get home. The pump setup is homemade though. It was just a typical no sump carb cell.
Stomis
Professional Amateur
A late night and a long day and Im almost there!
Friday I left off with this mess.
And got my wideband installed next to the tach. I wound up cutting a little over and inch off the gauge pod because it was so ridiculously deep. Yay lathe.
Then yesterday me and the wife worked on the truck from noon until midnight. Things started looking, well good...
Lots of loom, 5 rolls of tape and extensions of legs of harness later and I had a harness that fit and tucked really well. I wish the drivers side leg tucked so damn nice like the passenger side but unfortunately with the alternator, tps, iac, and cts plus the charging wire in the harness it was twice the side of the passengers...
Ive got a couple small hookups to make, mount the ecu some how, mount the LS fuse panel, reflash the ECU and Im golden to fire.
Friday I left off with this mess.
And got my wideband installed next to the tach. I wound up cutting a little over and inch off the gauge pod because it was so ridiculously deep. Yay lathe.
Then yesterday me and the wife worked on the truck from noon until midnight. Things started looking, well good...
Lots of loom, 5 rolls of tape and extensions of legs of harness later and I had a harness that fit and tucked really well. I wish the drivers side leg tucked so damn nice like the passenger side but unfortunately with the alternator, tps, iac, and cts plus the charging wire in the harness it was twice the side of the passengers...
Ive got a couple small hookups to make, mount the ecu some how, mount the LS fuse panel, reflash the ECU and Im golden to fire.
That did turn out nice.
Martin
Martin
y5mgisi
1 ton status
Indeed! Super sweet!
