Digger's '69 Build Thread

[landshark]

NICE

[Gunnibronco]

That looks great!

[Digger]

Much better. Looks great!

Now your turn...

[TOOLMAN]

Very nice...

[ZOSO]

The tires and wheels tied it all together.

[Kinder]

Yes!

[mickphatmac]

That is one serious, and seriously good looking rig!!!

[TOOLMAN]

I love those wheels, but I don't think you can get them in 15's. Those would look sweet in gunmetal/magnesium.

[Digger]

Thanks guys!

Finding wheels I liked was tough. Unfortunately JKs have shifted the market heavy to 5 on 5" bolt patterns. I do like the ones I picked out, they look like Hutchison beadlocks without the $500/pc price tag.

Although, if I had the cash, I would scoop up a set in a heartbeat.

[landshark]

What are those wheels? brand? backspacing?

[TOOLMAN]

Thanks guys!

Finding wheels I liked was tough. Unfortunately JKs have shifted the market heavy to 5 on 5" bolt patterns. I do like the ones I picked out, they look like Hutchison beadlocks without the $500/pc price tag.

Although, if I had the cash, I would scoop up a set in a heartbeat.

I hear ya. I love those Hutchisons but agreed the price is ridiculous! That's why I think I'm just going to go with slots at some point.

[Jesus_man]

Those hutchinson's? 17" beadlocks are on my list, and I like these a lot. But there are other contenders on my list.

[Digger]

I was designing a winch bumper and getting close to something I liked, then I hung out with you guys one too many times, now I need to redesign it for an 8274 instead of my Warn XD9000i. I got a good lead on a rebuild M8274, so while I wait for that to make it's way from MI to CO, I decided to press forward with something else that needed to get done.

Hopefully I can put a few of these components together and make something useful...
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[hockeydad4-22]

One more thing I cant wait to see how it turns out.

[mickphatmac]

Very COOL!!!!

[Kinder]

I don't know if you follow Road Kill or Freiberger's YouTube stuff, but they did a carb vs. bolt on EFI like above, EFI won.

[Digger]

Yeah, just re-watched that one.

Makes me concerned about my dual plane intake, but others haven't had similar issues and they make better torque.

Soooo we'll see.

[Digger]

I haven't made a lot a progress lately, but I'll post what I've been up to.

I needed to tackle a small issue with the FAST throttle body and MicroSquirt computer. The computer can handle everything I need for this build except it lacks the ability to drive a stepper motor style GM IAC that is all too common with aftermarket fuel injection. There is an add-on module, but I wanted to keep the system simple. My solution was to use a Ford IAC. The trouble is that I am now sticking a square peg in a round hole, so to speak.

GM Idle Air Control
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Ford IAC
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It took a few nights to hammer out a solution due to the tight spacing requirements between the two rear injectors, but here is the general idea.
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Here you can see the inflow shown in light blue and the return to manifold in light orange.
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To create the maze of passages, the adapter had to be three pieces. I found one other build where I guy did it in two, but he was able to offset his IAC. Mine needed to be centered to work.
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[Digger]

The final product:
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GM vs Ford w/ adapter (minus o-rings)
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Mocked up
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[Jesus_man]

That is some incredible work!! I'd love to sit beside you when you're drawing this stuff up!

[Kinder]

Nice! What kind of aluminum are you using?

[Digger]

Nice! What kind of aluminum are you using?

Plain-ol 6061-T6

[mickphatmac]

How come you aren't mass producing these kinds of parts? And I mean EVERYTHING you've made for your build over the last 8 pages!
Dudes would be lining up to give you their money!!!

I can see it now, "Digger Inc./LLC" now trading at 34.37 +2.13 +6.61%

Keep it up, GREAT WORK!!! I'm jealous!

[sykanr0ng]

How come you aren't mass producing these kinds of parts? And I mean EVERYTHING you've made for your build over the last 8 pages!
Dudes would be lining up to give you their money!!!

I can see it now, "Digger Inc./LLC" now trading at 34.37 +2.13 +6.61%

Keep it up, GREAT WORK!!! I'm jealous!

/\/\ Yeah! What he said! X2
Starting with those plates for the front legs of roll cages.

[Digger]

How come you aren't mass producing these kinds of parts? And I mean EVERYTHING you've made for your build over the last 8 pages!
Dudes would be lining up to give you their money!!!

I can see it now, "Digger Inc./LLC" now trading at 34.37 +2.13 +6.61%

Keep it up, GREAT WORK!!! I'm jealous!

Thanks!

The thought has been rolling around in my mind. Mainly on things that I can't buy and were forced to build. We'll see...

[TOOLMAN]

/\/\ Yeah! What he said! X2
Starting with those plates for the front legs of roll cages.

X2 for the front roll cage legs!

[B.O.B.]

I would take one of those switch panels as well

[Rox Crusher]

I would take some low profile V8 motor mounts so my 351w could fit under a stock hood with a 1" body lift.

When could I pick them up ?

[PonyCorral]

The entire build is amazing!

[Digger]

Getting ready for Super Celebration, I put aside the fuel injection work and got busy on some items I have been putting off. I needed a permanent tire carrier, rear spring retainers, Cherokee wiper upgrade, some security upgrades and a few misc fix'em items.

For the tire carrier, I needed a low-profile pivot. I decided to build a tapered bushing with an o-ring to seal the joint and keep it pressed tight together so it won't rattle.
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Mocked up
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Ready for paint
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ETA: Forgot to include a picture of the finished product.
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