Single 60mm
 

Lifted this image of a single 60mm wastegate placement a guy did on his turbo Mustang. "Worked great," he said. I was thinking you might have room to do something similar outboard of your merge-collector?

Granted the pics without fenders etc make it hard to see what kind of space you're really working with, but it might even make it easy to route the dump back into your downpipe.

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Yeah, there just was no room to do that. I stumbled on that image when I was trying to make heads or tails. I think I came up with a reasonable solution to the wastegate.

Been busy trying to get stuff done the last few days, running a little low on motivation as my other two cars need work. Steering rack and all new joints on the ls Volvo and rear disc brake conversion on the 79 cummins were done this weekend as well.

Figured out a routing for the wastegate, probably not ideal, but this way was the cleanest I could figure it out without a ton more exhaust under the hood.

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Fits god with the inner fender still.

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Once that was done I got to business wit the welder and die grinder.

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You can see in this picture a pretty direct path from both banks to the wastegate. Piping to and from the wastegate is 2 1/4"

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Went over to my neighbor Geno's house who is always a huge help on these projects and he let me loose with his tig machine. To those of you who are killed with a tig torch, you have my respect, its hard to make it look perfect. These are far from perfect, but should hold just fine.

Did the downpipe with the TIG as well as the v bands onto the manifolds. The rest of the hot side piping got treated to a date with the old wire feed, turned out alright.

Last night I finished up with a little dimple died bracket for the turbo brace and added in two o2 bungs and a wideband bung.

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Here it is all pulled off and ready to head over to the ceramic coater.

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Now I get to get back to other stuff, fuel door in the bed floor, plumbing the fuel system and probably getting started on some wiring, radiator and intercooler.

Sean

What's the latest, Hackster? Your long-weekend progress has been legendary in years/projects past... Any news on this one?

Been pretty busy with other projects but got back onto this the last week or so. Here is an update with some pics of where I am at now and a few leading up to it.

Inner fenders, all welded up, smoothed, shaved battery box and painted.

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Exhaust got coated by RM coatings here locally. Turned out amazing. Mocking up the radiator, intercooler, and radiator hoses.

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Most of the plumbing and fuel system is installed, gas filler door is in the bed, oil feed and drain are in and tight. Have just small things to button up there.

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Coil packs are relocated onto the framerails, plug wires are ordered and should be here in a day or two. Wiring is all laid out and ready to be loomed. everything got shortened and lengthened to be just the right length so its very tidy. I am trying to make the wire harness almost disappear in the truck. Hard to hide it in something that is so simple though. There is not a lot of dash area to hide things in.

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Should make some more progress in the next few days, might even be able to try to start it up next weekend if all goes well.

Sean

Glad to see you back on it! I've been hoping you would post some progress pic's.

I guess its probably pretty obvious by now that I am not a big billet/ polished aluminum fan.

So I turned to my wheeler side and ordered up this battery box from Trail Gear. Very happy with it, except that is says TG on it :judge: Its ok, I think its fitting for this project.

Finished drilling and got some paint on it.

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And here is the old girl parked in her new home. Passenger side frame rail just under the bed floor in front of rear wheel.

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And this is where I spent my entire day. There was about four feet of framerail that never got painted so I wire wheeled that and painted it finally. Looks good and needed to get done before I could get the wire ran and the bolts in for the hold down clamps.

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Mounted up a battery disconnect switch in the bed floor with the future knowing that I would need a push pull from the back of the bed, so this should work for that. Its just a taylor single pole disconnect.

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Moved onto the relays and power for the fuel system. I know that power makes these pumps run much better, so I gave it lots of power. Small fuse holder, and each pump gets its own dedicated 40 amp relay triggered from the GM ECU.

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Installed and wired up.

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Wired up the pumps, just waiting on hardware for these terminals but its wired.

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Tranny Cooler installed, plumbed and wired up. Fused off the same little fuse block the fuel pumps are fused off of.

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Negative battery cable is built and ran, main 12v is run from the battery terminal to the starter and clamped in place.

It doesn't look like a lot of progress by the pics and the end result, but soldering, shrink swpping and sleeving every single wire on the truck, often under the truck seems to take a lot of time.

I think I am almost done crawling around under this.

Need a couple fitting to finish the fuel lines.

Might invite a few people over next weekend and see if we can fire this turd up for the first time.

Sean

nice work!

perfect for you haha

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Nice work it looks great.

Looks like a "Blue Oval" would fit nicely over the TG!

wow, this is my new favorite project!

Been neglecting this project for a couple weeks.

I did manage to get all of the fuel system finished up as well as a majority of the wiring all wrapped up for the Fuel System, battery, and engine/alternator.

I had a friend machine down the factory coolant temp sender to 12mm so it will thread directly into the factory LS head. Still need to figure out a solution to the oil pressure sender. I have an adapter from 16mm to 1/4" pipe but the actual sender will not fit there so I think I need a 45° or a 30° fitting to make it clear the back of the manifold. Seems like I am putting a lot of work into making the factory gauges work.... I am trying to keep the interior as much 1960's as possible.

Met with a painter last night since I cannot seem to get motivated to put it all together like this. It needs paint of some kind on it.

Also I picked up some 17" FR500 wheels 9" Fronts and 10.5" rears.

275 on the front and 315's on the rear with plenty of room to go.

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These will get it on the road but working with Jason from Rushforth on some Rated X 20"ers....

Sean

Well not too much to report in the last few weeks but I did manage to get a tranny dip stick that did not work. Cut the mount off it and re welded it and sent it out for powdercoat. Got it back on Sunday and got it bolted on. Looks great all stealthy in the back corner.

Picked up the driveline from Driveline services on Friday and got it installed last night.

Met with a painter on Saturday as well to discuss the truck. We hatched a game plan and a date so it was go time.

Pulled the front clip all back off last night for a few final fitment issues and for some clean up painting. Painted the underside of the fenders to match the bottom of the cab. Painted the lower part of the firewall and the cab where the inner fender covers to give it a finished appearance.

Got the turbo gasket installed, bolted down the turbo for good. Installed the Wastegate and the downpipe as well.

Here are a couple of shots of what I have got so far. He wants the front inner fenders and core support on the truck and bolted down so he can hang the fenders and install the hood, hood hinges and all that jazz, so I have some work to do still.

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I would like to have a couple good shots of it like this before I get the front sheetmetal back on but our three days of good spring weather looks to be gone until July now.....its rain everyday for the next 10 days.

Sean

Looking good, Sean. I like that you've got all the tubing and exhaust in black.

Thanks Trey. I think it turned out nice. Trying to figure out what to do with the rest of the exhaust system now. Toying with the idea of doing it all with 4" stainless and tig welding the entire thing but kind of want to keep the black theme going under the truck as well so I am a little torn.

I will try and keep some updates coming in the next few weeks as the truck gets into the body and paint stage.

Sean

Truck is looking awesome! Funny story, Ive been following your build on here because I have 73 f100 short box ive always wanted to build, and my boss was telling me about this white ford truck he is bringing in to work on and I didnt think anything of it until he said it has an LS with a turbo lol.. I had no idea you were in Oregon, but ya I work for Aaron.

You gotta ask yourself what are the chances of that happening but it happens more than you think.

That's awesome though. Super excited to drop this off to you guys and get started on the body and paint work. Aaron seems like a great guy so far.

You guys should have this on Sunday afternoon as long as I can get it back in one piece by then :confused59:

Sean

Well the last week has been a total whirlwind of work. Had to change a clutch and fix some stuff on the daily driver so that got done Thursday night. Much better.

I managed last week to get the bed all pulled off, welded up all the extra holes in the bed floor, finish up the gas filler door in the bed, get the bottom of the bed all cleaned up and painted as well. Cleaned up the bottom side of the front fenders and got them painted as well. Also pulled all the wheels off and installed new brake pads all around.

Yesterday was a great day. Had some friends come over and give me a hand with a ton of stuff.

Built a little aluminum shield to keep the spark plug wires away from the steering column,
Hooked up all the grounds, both from the harness to the motor and the motor to the chassis
extended and terminated fuel level sender wiring from cab to rear mounted tank
rebuilt entire rear chassis harness and sleeved in loom, installed in truck
re routed rear most fuel lines through rear crossmemeber to clean up fuel lines
removed parking brake assembly from cab of truck
completely gutted doors of truck for paint work
installed and routed transmission wiring harness
removed front core support bushings
installed new core support bushings
installed inner fenders with all new stainless button head hardware
installed core support, radiator and upper radiator hose
installed brake fluid, fixed all leaks and bled the brakes

got a ton of stuff done, got the bed back on for transport and hauled it off to the painter late last night.

Did not have much time to shoot pics yesterday but here is what we got done....and don't worry that hot side housing will be getting taken care of, that was like two minutes of rain that did that.

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Aaron said that he is looking at about a month for the body and paint work. Should work good since I have some traveling to do this month and need to figure out what to do with this new dodge I bought....

Sean

Truck made some good progress the first few days at Southbound Customs. Filler neck hole and antenna got welded up and filler installed, all the farm holes in the bed got welded up along with the side reflectors. Seam sealer all got pulled out from the cab drip rails and seams. There was a tiny bit of rust in the passenger door skin that Aaron is going to cut out and patch but other than that its very solid and rust free.

I stopped by last week and after they got all that stuff welded up the truck started to look pretty clean, leaving the stake pockets in place just looked so out of place so I decided to get those welded up.

Outside of the truck will have no trim, mouldings, or extra stuff, just a super clean stock looking truck. At least that is the plan.

I talked with him yesterday and they were sanding and blocking out the bed getting it ready for primer. Hood got all warped by the blaster fella so Aaron doesn't know if he is going to fix it or get a different hood for it.

Will have a little bit of a lul in the action as Aaron is heading out of town for a week to the Rockabilly show in Reno with some friends and family.

Either way, I am happy with what they are doing to the truck. Still should be on track to have the truck back and painted by end of April or Early May.

Door Handles, tailgate handle, rear bumper and bumper bolts all are out for powder coating too.

Getting a little bit antsy not having the truck around to work on though.

Maybe Chris can post up a few pics here if he has a few extra minutes =)

Sean

I got the door jambs painted before Aaron left

Hot Damn!!! Thanks for the update and the good work Chris, looks good from the pics, I appreciate the pics too.

Parts keep funneling in for this which is good, cause its gonna be a little bit of a mad dash once its painted to get it together and on the road.

Sean

Took a spin out to Aarons to check out the progress on the truck today. Looks great so far.

He is doing a great job!!

They finished up all the prep and shot the paint on the bed earlier today. Seam sealer looks great, like factory, bed rails are very clean and straight, even inside the box. Body work looks great as well. Paint is single stage PPG, with enough on to color sand it flat.

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Aaron said Monday is going to be color sanding and buffing on the bed, he is hoping that they can get it out to get the bed line ex'd. Its going to be under the rails all the way around, front lip and tailgate as well.

If they dont get too busy this week they might get paint on the rest of the truck this week.

Super excited to see it moving along.

Thanks for all the hard work Chris.

I gotta get some wheels ordered up soon too.

Sean

Not a ton of progress, bed is color sanded, but not buffed out yet.

Stopped by to throw on my 17's and get some measurements for the final wheels.

I really want to run something big on the truck but want it to handle well and drive well.

Was originally shooting for a 275/40/20 but think its just too big. So do I run a 19" front wheel or shrink down the tire size to a 275/35/20? Outside diameter is my biggest problem, at the 28" height, the tire will damn near touch the front of the wheel well opening. 27" tire height is much better....

What do all you professional pro tourers say?

Rears should work out well. 20x11, 315/35/20

Thanks for the advise.

Sean

No big updates, truck is in paint still. I did manage to drop off the last remaining bits at the powdercoater last weekend and picked up some awesome 7" hella headlights.

Ordered up all the remaining hardware for the powdercoated headlight buckets as well as all new stainless (I believe) hardware for the grille and headlight surrounds.

Still at a standstill on the wheels and tires....

Looks great!

Very Nice!

Glad to hear it's coming along. I can't help with the wheel selection though. I just don't know how these trucks look with rims well enough to make a suggestion. The only thing I can recommend is to do a search and see what you can find pictures wise and see what looks good to you and matches the build style you're going for. Good luck!

Thanks for the props fellas, I think its coming along well. I know its a little out of the norm for this forum since its both a Ford and a truck =)

As far as the wheels go, I finally made the decision yesterday to order the wheels (should have done it two months ago).

Emailed back and forth with Jason yesterday and we got it ironed out. I just need to take a few measurements for him as soon as I can get out there.

Rushforth Rated X 20x8.5 fronts and 10.5 rears. Polished lips with a candy cleared brushed finish center, I believe that they should end up a little darker than the bumpers and grille, just enough to set off the centers a little bit from the rest of the truck. At least that is the plan, I think the Black centers would just be a little bit too dark for all the white.

Sean

I think you made a good wheel choice.. trying to upload a couple pics I took yesterday

I totally spaced on saying thanks for the update Chris...thanks for the update.

Truck is coming along good, really good actually. Made it out there with a truck load of parts today to get installed. Aaron was there and he gave me a hand for a few hours and we shot the **** a bunch too.

Truck is pretty much all assembled after today minus a hood, hood latch, spray in bedliner, windshield and passenger door seal.

Got the rear bumper, front bumper, grille and headlights installed today. Front sheetmetal is on, still needs more alignment but looks awesome. All the stainless fasteners, powdercoated bits and pieces and fresh paint.

One thing I have noticed is that I may need to relocate the rear mount for the lower control arm and pull the frontend back a little, might have put that mount a little far forward and could not really notice it without the front fenders on it.

Here is a few of the not greatest photos....

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Now the rear bumper.....this will not stay on as it looks terrible in my opinion. Ill need to build something or get a bumper that fits like it should, heck even a roll pan would look better.

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Plan is to get the truck on the road in a couple weeks.

Sean

Very nice job,really like what you have done with it.You made a great choice on the wheels.:thumbsup:

Well,

Its not quite done at the painter, but done enough that Aaron let me have it back for a week to get some work on it.

Still needs the front sheetmetal aligned and a few other odds and ends like the hood :D but they got the bedliner done today and it turned out awesome.

So I have a lot left to do but hope that I can get a good chunk of if done this week.

Here are some pics of the old girl back in my garage, did a little cleanining after they dropped it off.

Sean

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Very happy with the work Aaron and Chris are doing on the truck. I cannot wait until it all comes together. Wheels should be here before GoodGuys.

Sean

WOW Sean very nice!

Joe

Nice!!

It's coming together nicely! I dig the clean and subtle look.

I've been lurking on this build for a while. I've got a soft spot for these F100's and the same year range of Chevys too. The trucks are simple in design but that's what makes them look good.

Your truck is looking really nice and I can't wait to see what it does with the turbo LS.

Thanks for the props fellas. Means a lot, as I look at all the builds on this site and wonder how this fits in here.

Plan for the truck was to be very subtle. I really dig the idea of old cars with ultra modern big power in them. If I had the cash I would do even newer motors. They impress me a lot.

Making a little bit of progress this week. Managed to get the bed bolted down with all new stainless carriage bolts. I turned the heads so they have a nice brushed finish on them and replace the tailgate handle hardware as well. Brushed the main on off switch as well as got it installed and a few other odds and ends with the rear.

I guess I didnt snap a pic of that though.....oops :emb:

Finally got an air filter that will work with this crazy setup and threw on the Made in the USA turbo blanket. I like how the turbo setting is turning out.

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Spent today working in the cab. Cleaned a lot, I did not repaint the interior, I like that it was so clean and original looking so I went to it with some purple power and some polishing compound. Then turned to the floors. There was some light surface rust so I hit it with Rust Mort two times and began to lay down 40 sq. Ft. of Hush mat. Also made a patch panel for the old shifter hole and got that all sealed up.

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So, I got the shifter out of its box and began looking at mocking it up, and my dad and I both realized that the beautiful black mustang buckets he brought all the way down from seattle might not be the best fit right now......So I we got to work tearing apart the pretty sad and beat up stock bench seat. A few repairs here and there, some new paint and burlap and put on my new seat cover.

Considering the local upholstery guy could not get to it for a week and a half and wanted $325.00 just to fix the springs put down new foam and install the covers. I am pretty happy, it cost me an afternoon, $9.00 in burlap and a dinner for the wife and my dad.

I am hoping that the lines in the covers from shipping go away in time, I will probably let it sit out in the sun for a few days and see what happens.

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I was having a little bit of a tough time with direction on Monday when I got the truck back and just started working back to front. It seems to be a pretty good way at this point of maintaining momentum and looking a few steps ahead. I still have two days of vacation, then the weekend.

Probably be close to buttoned up in the interior tomorrow aside from door panels, then I will start on running the rest of the wiring up front and firewall work.

Sean

This truck is coming out gorgeous!! Love it! Great job. :thumbsup:

I'm with you . Love it!

Thanks guys,

Been working pretty steady the last few days of my time off. Yesterday was almost a total bust out for physical therapy, an interview (work related) and chasing down parts.

Got the carpet all installed, cut out and fit. It fits very well, I am surprised, these repop carpet kits rarely fit well. Seat Cover fit very nice also.

Shifter got all mounted up on the floor as well. Turned out well and I really like the shifter too.

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Since I neglected to post this up earlier, here is how the inside of the bed turned out with the brushed stainless hardware and the master kill switch brushed as well.

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Manged to finally pick up all the t bolt clamps I wanted to use for the radiator hoses and got those installed along with the powdercoated upper and lower radiator hoses. I love T bolt clamps a lot.

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So today was fun filled, pulled the grille and headlights back off and tucked the entire front harness up under the inner fenders. Spent most of the day soldering and heat shrinking, running wires all neat and clean and the best part of it, is that you cannot see any of it.....

All I have to show is the turn signal buckets and lenses. But now they are all wired up and should work once I turn on the power.

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Got the fan mounted up to the radiator. Have a much smaller fan on the 5.3 in my volvo and it stays plenty cool. If I run into problems down the road, Ill get a shroud on it.

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I have some wiring stuff that is frustrating me right now, need to get that sorted out hopefully tomorrow, then its back to work on Monday.

Getting close to needing fluids in this girl :secret2:

Sean