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09-27-2014, 06:38 AM
#8411
So yesterday on the Scooby while waiting for my parts to get here I changed the plugs, wires, oil and filter in the engine. The parts got here about 3, so I installed the center diff and bolted the header up and found the header touches the oil filter.
A little research and down to the parts store I went to get a smaller diameter (longer length so overall volume the same) oil filter for the turbo engines, that fixes the clearance problems, and some RTV to put the transfer case back together. The new bearings had already been pressed on the shafts in the transfer case, so I slid in the last remaining bearing taper, bolted the back cover with the shafts installed back on and then bolted the shifter up. About the time I was finishing that up Chris's girlfriend showed up so I cleaned up for the night.
This morning while y'all are at the car show in Bessemer City I'll be bolting up trans mount, driveshaft and exhaust and filling up the transmission with fresh gear oil. Then I'll be taking the struts back off and installing new strut mounts (yes I know, I should have done this when I put the struts on in the first place, blah blah blah).
After that the trucklet can come down off of the jackstands and go back to the alignment shop for the third time, and then hopefully I won't have to touch it again for another 30K miles when it gets another timing belt. I can't wait to see what it sounds like with the header.
A little research and down to the parts store I went to get a smaller diameter (longer length so overall volume the same) oil filter for the turbo engines, that fixes the clearance problems, and some RTV to put the transfer case back together. The new bearings had already been pressed on the shafts in the transfer case, so I slid in the last remaining bearing taper, bolted the back cover with the shafts installed back on and then bolted the shifter up. About the time I was finishing that up Chris's girlfriend showed up so I cleaned up for the night.
This morning while y'all are at the car show in Bessemer City I'll be bolting up trans mount, driveshaft and exhaust and filling up the transmission with fresh gear oil. Then I'll be taking the struts back off and installing new strut mounts (yes I know, I should have done this when I put the struts on in the first place, blah blah blah).
After that the trucklet can come down off of the jackstands and go back to the alignment shop for the third time, and then hopefully I won't have to touch it again for another 30K miles when it gets another timing belt. I can't wait to see what it sounds like with the header.
Last edited by lpcard; 09-27-2014 at 06:43 AM.
09-27-2014, 07:38 PM
#8419
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 262
09-28-2014, 08:32 AM
#8420
4th Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 1,087
Hey guys... its been a while... TOO LONG! Hope everyone is doing well!! Hopefully my schedule is changing a little bit so I will be more regular on here again. So, I thought I would show you what me and ol' red have been up to. It's really more of the same, me abusing her and all she does is whine lol.