Getting excited!

[Lowdown89]

Ok guys I'm about to go from :sigh: to :happy-dancing: ..... Tomorrow we are bringing my truck down to the beautiful town of Winder, GA to let Bill and Brad yank the engine out and show it some loving.... It's getting studs,Adrenaline HPOP,dieselsite fuel system, injectors and a gtp38r among other things. This isn't going to be a overnight thing but I know it will be worth the wait, especially since I havnt driven the truck in prob 2 months. I will post some pictures tomorrow of it once we get it loaded on the trailer and behind the Dodge that will be pulling it I know I know:notallthere: but that will hopefully be the only time it is behind it haha anyway just posting my excitement lol hope everyone has a good one!

[Corey Cohron RIP]

I have a new Kohler toilet in my living room that was delivered this week. I just asked Billy, "Um, when do you think you may be installing the new toilet and getting it out of our living room?" "Tomorrow." "Isn't Jason coming by the shop tomorrow?" "Yeah, but not until 3:00. It's not going to take that long to install it." :sigh: That is coming from my husband who has no sense of time. I'm sure it will be in my living room until next weekend. :giggle:

BTW, did Jaykob leave a fleece blanket at the shop on Dyno Day? If it's his, we have it!

[Lowdown89]

Haha yeah I'm bad about getting sidetracked, i have lots ofmthings that only take a few minutes that have yet to get done! I don't think he left a blanket but then again I could be wrong lol

[Corey Cohron RIP]

Just answered you over on FB!

[cj45lc]

Wow bud, I can feel you excitement along with my jealousy...lol Should be sweet

[Lowdown89]

ok, usually im always taking pictures but ended up taking 2 lol so heres one of my dually on the trailer on the way down to PHP and one of the tow rig which is my buddies 07.5 megacab.... for as nasty as the weather was sunday morning it sure turned into a nice day

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/rangerlayinrocker/trailer1.jpg


http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/rangerlayinrocker/trailer2.jpg

[Lowdown89]

brad sent me a couple of pics this afternoon.... i would say its a safe bet that my old turbo is trashed.. LOL here is a pic of the carnage

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/rangerlayinrocker/trashedturbo.jpg


http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/rangerlayinrocker/dually1.jpg

[Longshot270]

Awesome! :2thumbs:

[Lowdown89]

the damage wasnt contained to just the turbo it got some of the pistons along with other stuff as well here is a pic of the damage to one of the pistons

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/rangerlayinrocker/pistondamage.jpg

[dietoremain]

i was gonna say all that metal had to go somewhere, ouch, hows the rest of the head?

[Lowdown89]

The valves got pretty ate up to, I had bought 2 other sets of heads so hopefully the machine shop can make something out of all the parts.... I can't say enough to bill and brad and Cody, I'm sure they will be tired of messing with my junk soon lol... At least I know when it's back together it's going to run like it's supposed to!

[cleatus12r]

At least your new engine will have forged rods instead of PMRs.

:D

My big hang-up at the moment revolves around the kind of usage that spare short block you brought in has seen in it's remanufactured life.......

All of the second compression rings were stuck, two of the pistons had broken ring lands, and the cylinder walls were flat WORN OUT.

[Lowdown89]

Yeah I guess that's what I get for trusting somebody who sold me a engine that " just" had a few bad injectors.... Sorry y'all had to tear that engine down for no reason pretty much

[cleatus12r]

That's ok. We needed the rods out of it for your engine.

[Lowdown89]

Between all the parts that are tore up I will have a halfway decent scrap pile to haul off lol.... I have been looking at pistons, what do you thnk about the Mahle pistons Im not trying to break thief bank but those or a set from hypermax seem to be the best that are still halfway decent price wise... I just want to make sure whatever goes back in is going to last

[Lowdown89]

And I mean the stock style replacement pistons not the uber expensive custom ones..... Lol

[Lowdown89]

ok guys so the engine is going back together and bill sent me some pictures last night, i cant say enough about how much i appreciate all the hard work bill, cody and brad have put into my truck... it started as just a simple head stud and and some upgrades into a complete engine rebuild.... anyway here are some pictures

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/rangerlayinrocker/223431_10150584656950335_508595334_18624920_977501 _n.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/rangerlayinrocker/221771_10150584657750335_508595334_18624938_614526 4_n.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/rangerlayinrocker/226786_10150584657890335_508595334_18624940_141570 3_n.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/rangerlayinrocker/228565_10150584658305335_508595334_18624956_729365 8_n.jpg