'90 W250--'89/91/92 Ramcharger

[RumbleFish]

If you really want to spend money for nothing, send it my way. I'll even be kind enough to let you deduct the paypal fees from the total.

[Tacoclaw]

No, I've had that pleasure more than once now already.

A simple finished product is what I'm after, or even someone willing to perform some basic communications. You know, something like "Sorry, we're too busy to do that, don't bother waiting another month for us to not get back to you", or "Hey man, thanks for the $1200 center section and $500 cash, don't expect to get any of it back."

I find myself very bitter about dealing with actual companies anymore, I always thought they'd be the ones with something to lose.

[Tacoclaw]

I'll edit when I get home, I'm still working. Here's the pics so far.

[Tacoclaw]

Bleh, it's 10:15 and I honestly don't have a lot to sat that you can't see in the pics.

I will say that I cant get my finger between the breather and the pulley and the balancer is even tighter. Tight enough to make me wonder if a belt will fit in there, but just in case I left enough meat on the pulley to turn it down to 7" if I need to. Once I get it sorted I'll drill as many holes as I can in the thing to try to lighten it up, along with lathing off any material that I don't see the need for.

Mounting flange is 1/8" thick, I figure that'll be strong enough, the stock fan pulley is thinner than that.

[ellis93]

It looks good Levi

Have you figured on how to add tension?

[Tacoclaw]

Not really, I figure I'll just get a standard tensioner, possibly the very one our trucks have already, and just have a surface to mount it to off of whatever holds the blower to the engine.

As usual, I'll worry about the details after I've wrestled a 70lb blower in and out of my engine bay 40 times.


:Edit: Oh, and thanks for the compliment. I'll cherish it forever, considering the way the other threads are going.

[ellis93]

Yeah don't mention it,it would ruin my rep as an elohssa

[Tacoclaw]

All the Taco hatin' around here has finally crossed the line. I didn't want to do this, but you've all forced my hand.


Prepare to suffer the wrath of............MY HANDWRITING!!!



Disclaimer: Yes, I do in fact do all my blue printing, in pen, in a 730 Cat artic while being loaded, and I also realize I'm .006" short along the bottom. I figure it's due to dyslexia and it's better than the .040" I was short before I started double-checking my numbers.

[rockbuggy4x4]

Wow! You sure do draw good dinosuars.



That dampner looks good though. Hope it works out well.

[Tacoclaw]

Ha! I texted the pic to my buddies, who had no idea what it was, and told tem I'm making my own accordion.


Thanks, man.

[rockbuggy4x4]

That's funny.

[PToombs]

You shoulda put handles on it.

[RCCUMMINS89]

better than my doodles..........I'd be proud of that.

[Tacoclaw]

Finally threw those parabolic leaves on my truck tonight, ended up with about 3.5" of lift on the front. I Frankenstein'd my rear packs together out of my leaves, some RC leaves, and and the 3" block. My tires are now officially too small IMO.

I didn't have new shocks so I threw my old ones on there and they're all completely topped out. The truck rides worse than before, which I didn't think was possible, but I'll mess about and see what I can do about that. I've got to get some new shocks before I try too hard though.

Not to mention that my truck decided to electrically sthi the bed yesterday during a downpour, It popped my ignition fuse while I was driving in it so I lost my wipers and everything. That was cool. Now it has no blinkers and pops the brake light fuse randomly.

Meh, whatever, I've got a pulley to make tomorrow.

[RCCUMMINS89]

Finally threw those parabolic leaves on my truck tonight, ended up with about 3.5" of lift on the front.

Whose springs?