PilotHouse2500
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Driver side now w/in 1/2° on angle for open and closed position. Tonight I fully weld the pivot point in place.
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Me too! Basically about 1 year out from paint and then 1 year after should be on the road....Sadly shop kitty Puma from the video likley won't make it that long, at 18 or 19 yo she's definetly in her golden years.
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Driver side is giving me a few isues getting it all lined up happy with the passenger side. Even a vaunted template failed me and I'm down to itterative pivot placement. I'm close, but not quite yet. 34100.mp4
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driver side
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Dialing in the rear door windows with glass in hand. A few minor adjustments needed.
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Well, seems I need a wee bit of a spacer. Spinning the cold side it hits the manifold. One step forward $100 back!
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nah, it's fine...I'll run with it
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Flipping the manifold took less time than I had imagined. The hardest part were the two bolts tucked in the firewall (bottom of course the worse of the 2).
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passenger door gaps built out horn mounted
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tip linkage parts all in....now for fab...
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Passenger side door lower cancer repaired. And of course my air compressor pressure switch took a dump again...another switch on order to see if the motor is driving the over amp on the switch causing the wire melt.
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Well, removing the turbo is quite the job...the back two nuts are SOOO easy to pop free....HA!
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Good to hear confirmation, I also asked coworkers down at the Indiana mothership and they thought it would work (no one left there from the 12V-6bt development team).
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So, as I sat there last night staring at the 6bt trying to figure out how to get the turbo moved, it struck me, could I just flip the exhaust manifold 180° and have the port point up instead of down? It LOOKS like it'd still fit. Thoughts?
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So does anyone know of a part that I could put between the exhaust manifold and turbo to tip it up 30 degrees or so?
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After fighting thru hood tip linkage design and general procrastination, I decided to start building out the seams for a pretty look once ground to a 3/16" gap.
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The one I'm looking at is 500 pounds. Using 2, I could push 1000 pounds, add in a lever arm and.....bob's your uncle! Some out there spec to 2000 pounds each.
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Basically a screw driven linear actuator to push on a linkage to open and close the hood.
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Might have to drop on some gas supports....but regardless electric screw drive...all depends on the pivot point and arm lenght I can do....cause ya, it aint light.
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split the rad support so I can loosen and tip forward a little JIC the serpentine needs replacement after...well, whenever
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LOL, actually my gf/now wife loves that I have a project to work on...keeps me honest
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first I'd have to finish, second I'd have to drive and enjoy for a while, third I'd have to want to sell it!
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yah the whole front part of the body, fenders hood and grill tip like a semi.
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After much angst and time and thought and putting it off....the front clip finally has it's home on all the new mounting points.
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ON AIR! And the mods for the fabd air ride control hardware.
