The Great Smaug

[campfire]

No.
The intake was modified for the turbo connection and it doesn't have the provision for the second filter.
I could spend an hour to modify it to take the filter in the stock location by drilling and tapping the holes and still end up with a very hard to access filter or modify the existing intake to work with the turbo, same end result.
I could ditch it, or relocate it to the firewall or some other place.

Hmm...aside from the filter mount, what mods did the turbo kit involve? Either my manifold is stock, and I missed some part of the conversion, or it's close enough that I didn't notice the difference. I thought it was a standard MP4 dual plane J-code intake (with filter boss but no holes)

 

[imiceman44]

Hmm...aside from the filter mount, what mods did the turbo kit involve? Either my manifold is stock, and I missed some part of the conversion, or it's close enough that I didn't notice the difference. I thought it was a standard MP4 dual plane J-code intake (with filter boss but no holes)

The stud hole for the air cleaner was enlarged and tapped for 3/8" stud.
The passenger side blow by hole was plugged.
The driver side was tapped and plumbed for boost guage.
The blow by hose was relocated to the turbo intake manifold

 

[campfire]

The stud hole for the air cleaner was enlarged and tapped for 3/8" stud.
The passenger side blow by hole was plugged.
The driver side was tapped and plumbed for boost guage.
The blow by hose was relocated to the turbo intake manifold

Interesting. Mine was missing the studs, so I extended the stock ones off the old intake. Definitely the same thread. I did have the CDR ports plumbed like that. But I was guessing as to how the top goes together. Is it a single stud all the way up through the top of the air cleaner? You can see what I did if you look back a few pages.

 

[imiceman44]

Interesting. Mine was missing the studs, so I extended the stock ones off the old intake. Definitely the same thread. I did have the CDR ports plumbed like that. But I was guessing as to how the top goes together. Is it a single stud all the way up through the top of the air cleaner? You can see what I did if you look back a few pages.

Yeah single stud through the turbo intake and they had no oring so silicone was used on top of the intake like you did.
I was thinking about the cdr, is it needed?
Can I just go directly from intake to oil filter tube and bypass cdr?

 

[campfire]

Yeah single stud through the turbo intake and they had no oring so silicone was used on top of the intake like you did.
I was thinking about the cdr, is it needed?
Can I just go directly from intake to oil filter tube and bypass cdr?

Not when you have a pressurized intake...

 

[campfire]

Great shots! You have no idea how much I like this build.

Thank you for the continuation of the trip report Ethan, we’ll be looking forward to the rest of it!

Thanks!

 

[Blue85]

At the top of the hill the camera wound up on top of Luke's roof rack. I was bringing up the rear and missed exactly how this happened.

Your photographer (a.k.a "the hippy" a.k.a. "UPO sasquatch") grabbed the roof rack and rode up the hill the back bumper so he could get pictures of the others coming up. It might sound dangerous, but overall it wasn't too rough at crawling speed and you can see he was able to snap pictures while in motion. Plus, the back is a better choice than the sidesteps when riding a fullsize through the forest.

 

[campfire]

Your photographer (a.k.a "the hippy" a.k.a. "UPO sasquatch")

Hahaha!

I don't think he follows this thread, but he would be laughing if he saw that.

 

[campfire]

Your photographer (a.k.a "the hippy" a.k.a. "UPO sasquatch") grabbed the roof rack and rode up the hill the back bumper so he could get pictures of the others coming up. It might sound dangerous, but overall it wasn't too rough at crawling speed and you can see he was able to snap pictures while in motion. Plus, the back is a better choice than the sidesteps when riding a fullsize through the forest.

Yeah, he did the same thing at high rock (except there's less to grab on the burb). Rode from the beach back through the woods to the campsite.

 

[campfire]

Last year we had a decent plan with sloppy execution (i.e., no scouting and nobody showed up). This year we really didn't have a plan anymore by the time we caught up to you guys. Too many things changed along the way. We didn't plan out any of the pictures. And "the photographer's" way of jumping out of the truck and shooting the rigs behind us means he got a lot of Toyota pictures and not enough GM pictures. Plus our camera was out of action.


These lessons will get rolled into next year, and it'll be better yet!

I am grateful to have had a second set of pictures. What would a trip be without oodles of pictures?

 

[campfire]

First rule for 2019? No engine failures!

Second rule? Skip the slime climb. It claimed three trucks this year, and I still haven't seen anyone actually get through it yet.

 

[campfire]

Fired this thing up a couple days ago. It's definitely cold-blooded, but started smoothly. Got it up to temp and then parked it again. No real plans for it this winter, but it's always nice to verify that everything still works.

Looks like I never did replace the 3 failed injector overflow lines. I must have checked it off the list when redoing the other truck's lines. Oopsies.

 

[campfire]

And the new lights are bright, too. Kinda different having the low beams running together with the high beams. The light beam doesn't move when I toggle the switch, it just expands.

 

[campfire]

Ok, somehow the trip report got buried.

So...we're still in the woods. In Delaware. Delaware, Michigan, that is. Delaware mine was worked by several companies, but ultimately was not successful. Like a lot of things in this area.






We looked at @Blue85's new bumper winch.



And we then went down into the mine itself.








"Stope" is a good word to keep in mind next time you're playing scrabble. Also handy when underground.



One of four hoist shafts.



@78K30's next engine swap project...

 

[campfire]

Luke, here's more proof that a diesel Isuzu is significantly larger than a diesel suburban.

 

[shady]

I didn't feel comfortable at all in that mine. When we went in some shoring timbers were rotted and collapsed some, everything is wet, but there's still shoddy azz electrical running through it, etc. It just felt unsafe all the way around. I've been under ground a long ways before, and been through lighted caves and such alot... But none of them bothered me like that mine. .
All the stuff outside of it is super cool though lol .

 

[campfire]

I didn't feel comfortable at all in that mine. When we went in some shoring timbers were rotted and collapsed some, everything is wet, but there's still shoddy azz electrical running through it, etc. It just felt unsafe all the way around. I've been under ground a long ways before, and been through lighted caves and such alot... But none of them bothered me like that mine. .
All the stuff outside of it is super cool though lol .

I've only been in 5 or 6 underground mines, but I agree. It didn't bother me, but it had a LOT more rotten timbers than Quincy or A-J. The crummy wiring seems to be par, though.


I was too busy enjoying the stopes. The cave-in hazard is the biggest attraction, if you think about it. Everything else I can see on the surface, but there is no substitute for a genuinely artificial cave.

 

[campfire]

After leaving Delaware we briefly hit up some more stamp sands.






We didn't linger, but I'll be going back. Looks like a neat scramble area.




And then we headed toward Phoenix & the backside of the Cliff Range.







We were bringing up the rear again, but when we reached a particular junction I thought Luke had headed the wrong direction. After a quick radio call the convoy turned around and I was now in the lead.



We stopped again right before the trail narrowed.



George had a receiver rack hanging off his backside, and had no desire to drag it up the climb.



While they were doing that, I got cold feet and 'borrowed' some extra fuel. I had skipped refueling in Marquette, Baraga, and Houghton in a bid to catch up with the rest of the group. And the Copper Harbor station doesn't carry diesel. I had reached 1/4 tank and was getting nervous that I'd lose prime on the slope (no baffle in my tank). On paper it's >150 miles of range, plus whatever reserve is built in. But I was in no mood to be holding up the group again.




Someday I should figure out where the bottom of this tank is.

 

[shady]

Every 40 gallon burb tank I've had, gas or diesel, seemed to have a 25 gallon sender. Everyone when filled at E took about 25 gallons. it was a nice buffer, but still odd

 

[campfire]

With the rock-scraper removed, we headed up the cliff.






I made it under the limbo bar, but Luke's truck was too tall. In his words, he needs the roof rack to carry his chainsaw, and he needs the chainsaw because of the roof rack.



Undaunted, we pressed onward.



Here's the rock climb that turned back the Stepside 2 years before. Much easier this time.





















George tried several times but wound up abandoning the climb.