fantastic truck. congratulations
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fantastic truck. congratulations
How about a little video of it driving by? Be cool to hear it and see it. I hope I get to that point some day...
Yup I have a Big grin on my face and so does my wife. We went for another ride last night all was good. (:
I'm going to the NSRA car show in Knoxville Tenn. are any of you going ?
Thanks again for all the input and kind words.
gordy
I've been going to a few car shows, This video is from Street Rod National Southwest in OKC. This Sunday final day at the winner's circle.
https://www.facebook.com/NSRAEvents/...2C&ref=sharing
WOW! Congratulations, Navy! Very much deserved, you did a great job on the truck!Quote:
Originally Posted by Navy7797
It's been a long road but it's put you into the winners circle - that's so cool! Congrats on the success!
Thanks guys, I'm still in disbelief that I got picked . I'm headed to the Street Rod Nationals in Louisville Ky 4-7 aug.. 10,000 -11,000 cars will be there. Last year I wore out a pair of shoes trying to see them all, don't think I did. got find something to build getting bore !
Don't get bored with it yet!! Drive the wheels off'er for awhile..
Truck turned out absolutely gorgeous, stance is spot on. Well deserved pick!!
wow, that looks awesome! let the fun begin!
Amazing job on your truck. It has turned out beautifully!
Thanks, Just installed a serpentine belt system (Vintage Air) vice the 3 belt system. a lot cleaner look but it's very tight between rad and fan. I'll post a pic later. I wish I was smart enough to understand all the EFI stuff with the Holley Sniper I have installed. It runs ok but I know it could be better.Quote:
Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe
After my initial sniper install I took it to an experienced tuner. Over the Holley learned tune we picked up over 50 rear wheel horsepower and about 2 mpg. One of the biggest improvements I had made on my own was rechecking the tune setup program where I found several parameters were not right. Nothing beats building it from the ground up.
Have you tried their tech service offerings? They have a online group and I know they have good call center. Even if you just called them to say, "Hey' I need some help with this" I'm sure they can give you some tips. I think RSpears had some good results from his interactions with a call center. Consider giving it a try.Quote:
Originally Posted by Navy7797
My experience was with Edelbrock, in their early days of DIY EFI and they were great, very helpful! I've heard mixed reviews on experiences with Holly & the Sniper, seems some love it and some not so much. I'd agree, if you can find a really good tuner in your area they can help dial in the maps and getting your base parameters for the self learn defined right.
here's a pic of the new serpentine system, much nicer then the 3 belt I had. Still working on some small rattles and tightening up a few bolts as I put miles on it. yup the pic sucks, it was to be a video but I didn't do something right. I'll try again. Well after several attempts to post a video I give up, heck you all know what the thing looks like anyhow. Have a great week everybody!
https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...7/IMG_8905.MOV
As I put miles on the truck I've been able to find and fix the noises that come with the bumps in the road, Got the air ride dailed in to a smooth ride, But I have one noise that is way louder than I like, Its the fuel pump. I mounted the pump on the frame rail just behind the cab. Used the mount that came in the kit for the sniper EFI. Rubber mounted with 4ea. 10-32 bolts into frame.
Its 60+ psi pump required for the EFI. Has anyone had the same noise issue with frame rail mounted pump ? I'm thinking the only good fix is to put a pump in the tank. My tank has one hole for the sending unit. Does anybody make a EFI tank fuel pump with sending unit combo for a one holer ?
Hope everyones New Year is great so far !
You could mount the pump further back, away from the cab, but the noise will still be there. Just a bit quieter. Putting the pump in the tank will also help the pump run cooler in addition to being quieter. I don't have an ideal part number to offer but I am sure it wouldn't take much searching to find an acceptable pump/sending unit part that fits. Who's tank did you use? Maybe see if they offer a combo unit?
Navy,
I Googled "Combination EFI fuel pump and level sensor" and got a bunch of hits. Appears that GM used a combo unit on their trucks. One hit that looked promising was from Holley, here's the link - https://www.holley.com/blog/post/how...l_pump_module/
You might give the Holley tech line a call and see if they have any good ideas.
On your noise problem, you say yours has 4x10-32 bolts into the frame. Are the rubber isolators both below and above the pump base and shouldered through the hole so that your bolts don't contact the metal pump base at all? Just thinking that some pumps give you a rubber washer to put under the base, but the bolt is riding on the base plate and transmits the pump vibrations to the frame.
It shouldn't be a problem as you're not working on a darn old MOPAR or Import (say a Doge Ram 50 made by Mitsubishi) but just to be safe you might want to check the ohms and polarity on the new sending unit that comes with the pump (if you go that way) to make sure it's compatible with your gauge.
First hand experience :rolleyes:
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I'd suggest something like these only in aluminum with rubber grommets at both ends.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/11555505749...Bk9SR8TYl8HAYQ
Thanks for the input guys. I've looking at a bunch of fuel pump sender ect. stuff. Got to remove the bed to get to the tank so I'm not hurrying to get this done. Its 37 degrees out so that really gives me lots of time to search the net . Thanks again.
Recent upgrade I did to the Lights and wiper knobs. Had a Aluminon light knob and a black plastic wiper knob and didn't like the look so I turned 2 new ones and I think they look way better IMHO.
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The new knobs look great!
What he said.Quote:
Originally Posted by rspears
Nice knobs you made! Have you checked out tanks inc for a fuel pump? Most drop in fuel pumps I've found for retrofit do not have the sending unit built in like a newer efi vehicle. When I had the Fitech for my 40, I used a stock replacement pick up tube and took my fuel sending unit and added the pick up tube to it. I then added a walbro 250 to the bottom and used a holley hydramat at the inlet of the pump. It was a fiasco to put it all through the small sender hole. I think that's part of why most have them seperate.
https://www.tanksinc.com/index.cfm/p...=cat/cat61.htm
Yup I've been looking at the Tanks Inc. stuff, it looks like thats what I need. I may try to add another hole for a pump in my existing tank to save some bucks. Just not looking forward to removing the bed to get it done, however it does give something to do . lolQuote:
Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe
Have a Great weekend !
I had this hole in the overhead of my truck with a plan of putting a backup camera in it. I finally got around to doing just that. It turns on with a switch that's under the dash.
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finished
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Looks nice with the walnut trim panel! I need to invest in a pair of those to help keep me from backing into ditches, or worse!Quote:
Originally Posted by Navy7797
Your use of "overhead" brought a smile and took me back to my Navy Air days.
That's really slick!
I've been retired from the USN for 26 years and still use all the terms, nobody knows what I'm saying but that's ok. Someday I'll return to civilian ways of talking lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by rspears
Very nice work on that back up camera. Did you mount it on the bed sill under the tail gate? I've been toying with the idea of putting a license plate frame camera on my 40 but also thought about trying to hide it under and below the license plate to try and hide it.
pic's to comeQuote:
Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe
Here's the camera mount 1st pic is a proto type that I made and it stinks, ugly and just rotten work on my part, it also had too much bumper in the pic.
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2nd pic is new mount before polishing
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3rd is polished , I also am thinking painting it black so it disappears on the truck so to speak.
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4th is close up of the camera and mount.
https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...720&fit=bounds
5th pic is from 4 feet away.
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Camera sees the ground about 1 foot behind the bumper and up to the sky. It covers a blind spot on the drivers side.
Nice work on your mount. Yeah, if you paint it black to match the bumper bracket, the camera will definitely blend in and be hidden pretty well.
mount painted black
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I used a wireless system 2.4 ghz for the camera setup. I already had a hot wire in place for the power but the reverse light or running lights hot wire would work too. The whole system was under a $110.00. Hope it last.
Awe sweet! that's a really cool truck. Thanks for sharing.
I feel like I'm beating a dead horse with this project because it's been done for some time now, but I thought I'd share this video for NSRA Louisville early Aug.
https://youtu.be/k1HKLXBobA4
Nice video, enjoyed that. What a beautiful truck, that paint is so rich. Like the wheels and stance too.
You're not beating a dead horse at all! Your truck is beautiful and you did an amazing job on it. They did a great job show casing your truck. I sure don't mind watching it and absorbing all it's glory. Thanks for your service as well!Quote:
Originally Posted by Navy7797
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