Things are still moving despite having been overseas for 2 weeks. Got to the stage where all the little things were piling up, and it seemed a little overwhelming looking at the to-do list. But got the radiator and fans to clear with some slicing of the front body bracing. Plumbed up the power steering using the old lines from the 4.3. Squashed leaks by tightening a few connections. So far so good. Now Im tackling wiring. I think a lot of the pickup could be gutted of its harness but that'll maybe be another phase when I have the time to pull the dash apart. Really at this stage, its just the OBD2 port, CEL and oil pressure gauge that Im worried about. Need a water temperature sensor to hook up to the Toyota dash, but Im relying on OBD2 readouts for now. No RPMs on the pickup dash. Im considering my options for an obd2 display to bolt to the dash, but am wary of the quality of all the Chinesium on Amazon. I also modified the drive-by-wire pedal from the Escalade to bolt where the old toy pedal was. Its a tight fit, and needs a revisit to add another fastening point to the firewall. It'll work for now though.
Exhaust is routed to the muffler. Still need to continue it after that, but at least I can drive it semi-legally and not go deaf. I screwed up a bit and wasnt paying attention to how the exhaust clears the front drive shaft. It has no reason to be in 4wd anyway until I can get it broken in and tuned.
Speaking of driveshafts, I was hoping the old rear DS would still fit enough to get it on the road, but it doesn't. Ordered some new shafts. I think thats allI need to hobble it out on the street. Next after that is to get it dyno tuned. Its already throwing some codes for misfires which I assume is because of the aftermarket camshaft. The tune should fix it.
Yes, I suck at tig welding.
Exhaust is routed to the muffler. Still need to continue it after that, but at least I can drive it semi-legally and not go deaf. I screwed up a bit and wasnt paying attention to how the exhaust clears the front drive shaft. It has no reason to be in 4wd anyway until I can get it broken in and tuned.
Speaking of driveshafts, I was hoping the old rear DS would still fit enough to get it on the road, but it doesn't. Ordered some new shafts. I think thats allI need to hobble it out on the street. Next after that is to get it dyno tuned. Its already throwing some codes for misfires which I assume is because of the aftermarket camshaft. The tune should fix it.
Yes, I suck at tig welding.