1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes

[alwaysbroken]

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Here are some pictures of some goodies. I had my wife start painting the new emblems. What do you think? They aren't finished yet.




Here is a pic of the turbo I scored on craigslist. I'm thinking it will go on the Longhorn once I find a different exhaust housing for it.


I also scored a pretty big turbo on ebay tonight and might use this for a primary in towing twins. I'll get pics of it once I get it home.

interesting!!

[coggonobrien]

badges look amazing, what di dshe use for primer/paint?

[watahyahknow]

i had to paint some nametags a while back wat they did was wash them in thinner put them down flat still wet and touch the thinner residue in the deep part of the letter with a small modelbrush loaded with paint it filled the letter right up to the edge realy fast like an oilslick intoo al the knooks and crannies , it takes a while longer to dry though
think they used enamel paint

[chevy_man5]

I haven't looked through your build in a while. Nice job on the emblems!! Looks like the build is making progress!!

[Dieselwrencher]

Thanks guys. The paint on the emblems is model car paint. I want to make sure I like them painted or not so I figured the model paint would be easy to get off if I change my mind.

[watahyahknow]

theres a guy floating around on ebay selling garrett t45 turbos pretty cheap , heared a lot of good about those turbos being used on gas powered cars on the turboforum i visit
they have some info on dieselturbos too btw if youre interested

[Dieselwrencher]

Well the truck is in the shop and the parts are trickling in. I'm going to get this baby running yet! After looking through another thread, someone posted an engine rpm calculator. If anyone else would like to use it, here it is.
http://www.csgnetwork.com/multirpmcalc.html
I punched in my info, and I was happy with the results. We'll see later if they are very accurate. At 75mph my engine will only be turning 1894 rpm. That should make for some good mileage. I'm going to go look for more parts now.

[propanemudtruck]

Sounds sweet! Not sure if I've seen, but what are your exhaust plans for this? I'm thinking the truck would deserve stacks for sure.

[1985-GMC]

Unless its a hood stack on a sled truck, stacks on a pickup is just retarded.

[Dieselwrencher]

Originally Posted by 1985-GMC

Unless its a hood stack on a sled truck, stacks on a pickup is just retarded.

That's your opinion. It's almost like me saying everyone from Texas sleeps with their sister. I like stacks on cetrtain trucks. This one won't be getting them at this time. I'm planning on 4" or 5" out behind the right rear tire.

[1985-GMC]

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

That's your opinion. It's almost like me saying everyone from Texas sleeps with their sister. I like stacks on cetrtain trucks. This one won't be getting them at this time. I'm planning on 4" or 5" out behind the right rear tire.

Alright I'll give you that. I know I've seen pickups that look good with stacks I just prefer the pipes to out to the back of the truck.

[watahyahknow]

i a tuned diesel these pipes get creazy hot so stacks are a good idea preventing burning some bikers leghair off when he stands too close to the truck , these guys dont apreciate those kindah things

[rayfinseats]

Iowa?

[coggonobrien]

there's a few of us iowa folks here

[Dieselwrencher]

Yes there are. We need to try to all meet up with our trucks or not this summer somewhere.

[Dieselwrencher]

Thanks alwaysbroken. Tonight after the get together my brother and I pushed the truck back into the shop. We had it in there last week but the first part of last week got ate up by a 07 dodge. The last portion was gave up to a new addition that took priority. Now I have to get busting nuts on this thing so I have a 2nd vehicle. My 05's trans is getting mad, and I'm too fat too be walking. I have been acquiring parts, and here is a list off the top of my head that has shown up and some stuff that is on its' way.

Chrome NP205 shift handle boot and knob. Thanks Sharpie!
Chrome short bumper gaurds. Thanks Frank!
Park brake and brake pedal assemblies with trim. Thanks Teeitup.
Auto trans linkage parts. Thanks Brothers69c10.
Stainless hub caps. Thanks Toomuchstuff.
Trans shift kit
Trans rebuild kit
Lokar throttle pressure cable
Trans oil pressure switch kit
Rough Country steering block
Pro Comp shocks
Chrome diff cover for D80 rear
New group 31 batteries
Outer rockers
All new brake parts for the D80
Used empty gas tank. Thanks Brothers69c10

Tach drive parts for the engine

And the most unique part for this truck to me, the 3600 red line diesel tach gauge cluster complete with a vacuum gauge and a 80psi oil pressure gauge. I'm sure I left out some stuff. It's hard keeping track of all of it.

[jbclassix]

how's the new addition?

[Dieselwrencher]

She's doing better and with any luck will get to come home tomorrow night.

[Dieselwrencher]

Well our baby is home now! No real progress on the truck, but I did start putting some emblems on the rh fender so I could see how they looked. They look awesome! I just need to get the measurements for the super emblem holes so I can mount them and take some pics. I also put 2 of my hub caps on and it is looking like it could be a truck one day again. I also got my tach drive and put it together. I have an electronic cruise control kit coming now, as well as a pair of rockers to make the cab look decent for now. I also made my most favorite purchase for the truck that makes it complete. A diesel tach gauge cluster. Now this build is getting somewhere!

[jbclassix]

I hope the little one is doing good! Now the fun begins! Coffee will be your friend! I wanna see that tach dash! That should be a unique touch for sure! could that vacuum gauge be making its way to becoming a boost gauge?

[Dieselwrencher]

Originally Posted by jbclassix

I hope the little one is doing good! Now the fun begins! Coffee will be your friend! I wanna see that tach dash! That should be a unique touch for sure! could that vacuum gauge be making its way to becoming a boost gauge?

Thanks! The little one is doing much better again. It is a good feeling to hear her crying right now.

I'll get pics of the tach dash when it gets here. I'll be keeping the vacuum gauge a vacuum gauge to monitor the vacuum just for kicks. The amount of boost this thing will make will blow that vacuum gauge apart I'm afraid. I'm sure this turbo will make 55psi + without an issue. For now I'm thinking I'll install a 3 gauge pod behind the dash pad directly behind the steering wheel. In the future I'd love to get one of the dash pads with 3 gauges built into it. We'll see how things go.

[coggonobrien]

got pics of the young un?

[Dieselwrencher]

Originally Posted by coggonobrien

got pics of the young un?

There are pictures in this thread below:

http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=442037

[watahyahknow]

congrats on the baby , time to pamper the lady leave her seaten with her feet up for a couple of weeks as whell as do some chores around the home , prepare yourself to sleepless nights and dirty daipers for the next year or so

you could mount the probe of the vacuumgauge between the filter and the intake of the turbine , a nice added advantage is that you can see when the filter starts to get clogged
there are combined vacuum boost gauges available for turboaplications as whell

[Dieselwrencher]

Originally Posted by watahyahknow

congrats on the baby , time to pamper the lady leave her seaten with her feet up for a couple of weeks as whell as do some chores around the home , prepare yourself to sleepless nights and dirty daipers for the next year or so

you could mount the probe of the vacuumgauge between the filter and the intake of the turbine , a nice added advantage is that you can see when the filter starts to get clogged
there are combined vacuum boost gauges available for turboaplications as whell

Thanks! That's a great idea, but I'm going to keep it a regular vacuum gauge for now.