93 4.3 CPI to Smallblock V8 TBI
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93 4.3 CPI to Smallblock V8 TBI
I'll eventually post the whole project under this topic but right now I just have what we did today. Installed the new front diff, all the accessories and slid the subframe back under the van. The new 4" lift tubes worked nice.
Still to do:
Extend steering shaft, 4X4 shifter and tranny shifter.
Rewire for TBI and extend wires that are too short
Cap, rotor and wires
Electric fan?
Bleed brakes
Install radiator, tranny cooler, AC stuff and the rest of the front end
Extend front bumper mount
If the dogs would stay out of my way I might get this done!
Still to do:
Extend steering shaft, 4X4 shifter and tranny shifter.
Rewire for TBI and extend wires that are too short
Cap, rotor and wires
Electric fan?
Bleed brakes
Install radiator, tranny cooler, AC stuff and the rest of the front end
Extend front bumper mount
If the dogs would stay out of my way I might get this done!
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Looking good Bill. If you run to Harry's looking for an electric fan...grab 2 from a 3.8 V6 Ford Taurus/Sable/Towncar, one for you and one for me! Supposedly these are the cat's meow for cooling small blocks. I will be switching back to an electric fan to make room up front.
Current rides:
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition
Mileage spreadsheet
Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition
Mileage spreadsheet
Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
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Good work, Bill. Funny, the water pump pulley seems to be up higher on my set-up, and that's with a 5" spacer. I guess the big block is sitting up alot higher.
Funny seeing the to-do list. Brings back lotsa memories
Funny seeing the to-do list. Brings back lotsa memories
"Just keep swimming..."
97' 4wd Safari
ZZ 502 Ramjet
4"L"80E/NP241C
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Perverted is using the whole chicken.
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97' 4wd Safari
ZZ 502 Ramjet
4"L"80E/NP241C
Ford 9"
Kinky is using a feather.
Perverted is using the whole chicken.
"Laws that forbid the carrying of arms... disarm only those who are neither
inclined nor determined to commit crimes".
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LiftedAWDAstro wrote:Looking good Bill. If you run to Harry's looking for an electric fan...grab 2 from a 3.8 V6 Ford Taurus/Sable/Towncar, one for you and one for me! Supposedly these are the cat's meow for cooling small blocks. I will be switching back to an electric fan to make room up front.
Yeah, the Taurus fans are friggin awesome, but be warned they're LOUD. I can hear mine through the wall of the house, that was surprising when I was warming it up to test it out. They pull near 30A continious and the OEM breaker for em is 50A so make sure you've got an alternator up to the task!
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So where is the link to the fan? I am looking a several on Ebay right now as well. I figure I might as well get one ordered!
Current rides:
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition
Mileage spreadsheet
Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition
Mileage spreadsheet
Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
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Yuppers that ought to work! I will be getting the same one for the SPB.
Current rides:
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition
Mileage spreadsheet
Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition
Mileage spreadsheet
Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
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Please detail the install of this fan. I was looking at something along that line for my 5.3 swap.
(My wife needs all the help she can get with this project!)
(My wife needs all the help she can get with this project!)
Matt
Selah, WA
-96 GMC Safari AWD Hi-Top Conversion -->Stalled 5.3L swap & 5" lift
-74 Ford Bronco -->Far from perfect but mine!
-99 V-10 Ford Super Duty Super Cab 4x4 -->Stock with 285 Cooper ATs
-00 Ford Focus Wagon -->The Red Turd
-95 Ford 24' Class C Motorhome -->My big block sleeper
-07 Can-Am Outlander XT -->My yellow 4x4 quad for work & play
-04 Ski Doo REV Summit -->Still several chassis behind!
No new projects until the current ones are done!
Selah, WA
-96 GMC Safari AWD Hi-Top Conversion -->Stalled 5.3L swap & 5" lift
-74 Ford Bronco -->Far from perfect but mine!
-99 V-10 Ford Super Duty Super Cab 4x4 -->Stock with 285 Cooper ATs
-00 Ford Focus Wagon -->The Red Turd
-95 Ford 24' Class C Motorhome -->My big block sleeper
-07 Can-Am Outlander XT -->My yellow 4x4 quad for work & play
-04 Ski Doo REV Summit -->Still several chassis behind!
No new projects until the current ones are done!
The Fan controller I used was a Hayden unit from Orielly auto, PN is 3647. It's about $37 from them, about $10 less from summit but shipping is a killer on the savings. The Taurus fan has a common ground black, the green wire is the low speed and the yellow is the high I'm wanting to say, but try that before you wire it up. You'll also need a 50A fuse/breaker and two 30A relays, the relays are used exclusively for the high speed in paralell and the low speed is controlled by the Hayden controller directly. I took some sheet aluminum and angle iron, then mounted the fan. I didn't have a seal around it, I've got a 6X20 inch section exposed but I havn't had any problems. I also have no A/C, so your milage may vary but it's *always* been cooler even in heat soak conditions.
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mdmead wrote: (My wife needs all the help she can get with this project!)
That's a good one!! LOL!! Beat Petey to the punch!!
So Bill, when you retire from the locksmith business; where are you locating your garage??!??!
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mdmead wrote:Please detail the install of this fan. I was looking at something along that line for my 5.3 swap.
(My wife needs all the help she can get with this project!)
What's the world coming to when one is deprived of his god-given right to poke fun at others? How dare you pre-empt me like that!
"Just keep swimming..."
97' 4wd Safari
ZZ 502 Ramjet
4"L"80E/NP241C
Ford 9"
Kinky is using a feather.
Perverted is using the whole chicken.
"Laws that forbid the carrying of arms... disarm only those who are neither
inclined nor determined to commit crimes".
- Thomas Jefferson
97' 4wd Safari
ZZ 502 Ramjet
4"L"80E/NP241C
Ford 9"
Kinky is using a feather.
Perverted is using the whole chicken.
"Laws that forbid the carrying of arms... disarm only those who are neither
inclined nor determined to commit crimes".
- Thomas Jefferson