Exhausting workout...

[ZEUS]

So were the bolts just rusted on there?

Man, I've been doing so much real mechanicing lately my head is spinning! There is SO MUCH to learn and know and I am trying to keep it all straight in my head. The Trooper should be back on the road with a 3.4 by mid December!

Bart

Exhaust bolts are always rusted on there! The O2 sensors really scared me and there are specific removal tools for them but I didn't use anything fancy. The bolts holding the downpipe to the manifold also scared me and they should be chased to remove any burrs and prevent cross-threading during reinstallation which is a probability because the pipe is in the way and you need a long extension to get to them. But the bolts on the other flanges are a lost cause, just destroy them. Spraying PB Blaster did nothing to ease removal. I found it best to grind a notch along the nut on one side and THEN try to remove it from the bolt. A cut-off tool or Dremel would save time but not provide as good a workout!

[nfpgasmask]

Exhaust bolts are always rusted on there!

I must be lucky then with the Trooper. Everything came off with no issue. The upper tranny bolts were a straight up beotch to get at but nothing stripped or was rusted on too bad.

Bart

[ZEUS]

Really!? Every time I have messed with an exhaust, things barely came apart. So Bart, where can I find the assorted pics of this overhaul you have going on?

EDIT: Oh, I found it...

[nfpgasmask]

Really!? Every time I have messed with an exhaust, things barely came apart. So Bart, where can I find the assorted pics of this overhaul you have going on?

EDIT: Oh, I found it...

Yeah, some more here:

http://forum.planetisuzoo.com/viewtopic.php?t=33457

And on my VX site under the TROOPER section. Most of the pics I have taken though have been for my own reference and there isn't much online yet.

Bart

[pbkid]

hey bart- you gonna add a puck spacer on top of the front suspension to help pick up some of the weight of the 3.4 swap??
btw, the trooper is looking great

[nfpgasmask]

hey bart- you gonna add a puck spacer on top of the front suspension to help pick up some of the weight of the 3.4 swap??
btw, the trooper is looking great

I dunno, I don't think I have to. I mean, the 2.8 and 3.4 blocks are basically the same. The only real difference is the intake and TBI. I will have a bigger clutch installed and a winch up front adding weight but that's it. None of the other guys who have done this swap have mentioned adding spacers.

I still have a lot of other little mods to do once the motor is in and working correctly. I can't wait!

Bart