[Dieselwrencher]

Originally Posted by tecky11

tell me what the secret to squeezing it in is

Patience and a plasma cutter and welder.

Originally Posted by Maxxd07

Looking good, moving along nicely. VE 24v? Some would say you need to have your head inspected, others will say how unique, way to think outside the box. I would love to sell my Dmax and build a daily driver like such with a P-pumped 24v with a 6spd handshaker, but I dont have the time and these newer diesels move pretty well stock and with a plug in can move even better for a 7500lb vehicle.

I wanted something different for this rig. My other chevy will have a P-pumped 24v and a 5 speed with a DD. I already have a VE 12v and a P-pump 12v in drivers. Plus I've always wanted to do a VE 24v. It should make for a killer mileage engine hopefully.

Originally Posted by yousesteers

The motor Looks good. You must have moved the motor forward quite a bit I just trimmed like a 1/2 unch off my front crossmember to get tthe motor to set down. Looks good. Now you are down to the stuff that seems like you never accomplish anything because it is all smalll and no real visual progress or at least that is the way mine seemed. Course I just had a P[-pumped 12 valve

Yes I had to because of the return line banjo bolt in the back of the head. I don't want to have to pull the engine to fix the line if it ever leaks or what ever. Plus the #6 Injection Line is super close to the fire wall.

Originally Posted by BLAZERMAN

Your really moving along on this one! Great work and love the polishing..you gonna share the process? what do you do after its polished..just spray can clear coat?

If I start with a rough casting piece, I use a corps disc scotch brite pad, red medium grit on a die grinder. I smooth up the surface best I can. Then I sand it starting with 180 grit. Then 220, 320, 400, 600, 800, 1000, and then 1200. I then use a polishing wheel with aluminum polish and buff it up. On these parts I only had 220, 400, and then ultra fine gray scotch brite pad. I will go back over these parts with finer sand paper and re polish it later. The valve cover is going to be a real PITA!