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I'm not too sure about that Marcus. This isn't my first computer so I will not be just throwing in another replacement. I am either re-wiring to an OBD2 system instead of the OBD1 of spending a bunch of money on a MegaSquirt system. Breaking an axle would have been much easier to fix. :)

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I meant the tune up your pickup needs, haha. Yeah frying computers is never good. I didn't have great luck with aftermarket EFI on my '77 but they have come a long way. Howell harness and computer work well in my crew cab. Not quite perfect but close.

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Sorry Marcus, I am more concerned with my Jeep issues at the moment so that is how I understood your message. I used to have Howell system in my Jeep before I swapped in the V8. I was real happy with how that worked, but then I wanted more power so I went V8. Anyway....back to the truck, hopefully I see instant improvement when I get the new plugs in. We'll see tonight.

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I would think a 6.0 in the dually and a 5.3 in the jeep would fix all issues stated above :)

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I like the way you think.:metal:

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Not a lot going on the the DaddyJeep shop lately. After the mad rush the last few months I guess I just needed a break. That, and my eye has been really screwed up lately so that has kept me from doing much of anything. I'm getting the eye taken out in July so that will put an end to that problem. My eye hasn't worked in almost 20 years so I won't miss it much. If I can talk the doctor into it I am going to get a new eye painted like an 8 ball. :)

I did put the new plugs in the truck and new wires. I found a couple of broken wires, so those cylinders were likely not firing at all. It idles and revs better, but I have not taken it out for a drive yet. I also got some Cherry Bomb turbo mufflers. I read that they are tuned so they don't have the drone that many turbo muffler have, and they were cheap. We will see how they sound when I can drag the truck to my buddies that has an exhaust bender.

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Fixed your recommendation, Dave ;)

Sorry your eye causing problems. If the doc will go for your plan, that is a cool doc.

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Thanks man, dang key board!

So Daddy, if you are tired of working on that K30, ship it out here, Ill tune it up for you and install a shiny new 10 bolt front end and return it to you. The weight savings over that Dana 60 alone will get you a few more MPG ;)

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Wow, that is very kind of you. Just sit on the front porch and wait for it to show up. You might want to pack a lunch though, it might take a couple days.

As luck would have it, I actually spent a little time in the shop tonight. I made the first filler piece to tie the new floor pan into the transmission tunnel.

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Right on man, glad your back at it! Looking good!

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I finished up the filler for the floor tonight. At least I am making progress. I find it really satisfying forming metal with a hammer.

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Productive day today...passenger side doors and fender removed. Inner and outer front rocker panel removed and new ones welded in. Hopefully tomorrow I can get the rear rocker and cab corner done.

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Nice work. Getting it done!

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Well, Sunday wasn't as productive as I hoped. I found some rust in the floor behind the B pillar so I had to cut that out and had to build my own inner rockers for the back. I have everything built and the rocker mostly modified so hopefully I can finish that part up pretty quickly and move on to the cab corner. When I pull the cab this winter I will have to address some more issues when the bottom is a little more accessible. I need to replace part of the center cab support and fill some holes to seal up the rockers better.

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I didn't set foot in the shop yesterday. I left the house at 2:30 AM to head to Lake Erie to look for some walleye.

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The sunrise on the lake was pretty amazing.

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We ended up finding 10 walleye. Not the best day on the water, but will make a few tasty meals.

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That's me in the orange, my dad, my brother, and my oldest son. Unfortunately my youngest son got sick and couldn't go.

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Nice catch.:metal:

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Well, the square is on the back burner again. I had surgery to remove my bad eye last week and now I have to get ready to cook at our county fair. I am building a pole tent that looks like a barn and a new cabinet smoker. the fair is next weekend so lots to get done.

Smoker frame done and outside skinned with 14 gauge.
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Inside skinned.
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Sorry to hear about your surgery and delays with the truck. Make sure and show us your finished smoker and tent. :metal:

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I appreciate it. The eye has been broken since 97 so I really don't miss it at all. It has been getting irritated a lot in the last few months so it needed to go. I will definitely post completed pics.

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Completed pics of the smoker, not the eye. :) I get my prosthetic eye in September and I'm hoping the doc will have a sence of humor and let me get it painted like an 8 ball.

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This guy gets it.

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Hang in there Big D, it'll get done when it gets done. If you do an 8 Ball get the kind where you can shake your head and the answer comes up different each time. :D

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Good idea Front Range, but I really don't see that one happening. I have entertained the thought of making molds of it so I can make some of my own. I thought about one with a red LED and someone suggested a hollow one so I could put my weed in there. :) I don't smoke so that wouldn't be that useful to mo though, but a good suggestion anyway.

Anyway, the smoker should be getting painted tonight. I have one more panel to weld on the bottom of the exhaust stack, then we will add some color.

Rear pic showing the exhaust.

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Front pic, without door obviously.

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The plate on the bottom will hold my 18" propane burner. For this unit's immediate purpose it will not be a smoker. I will be smoking on my small 55 gallon smoker, wrapping in foil, and using this unit as a finishing oven. I will build the fire box and the main smoking chamber for this one a little later on.

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Just needs seasoned now.

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I just read your entire build, and I have to say great work! It looks great. I also like your shop and am jealous. :lol: At least you caught some fish on your trip. My deadline dates always pass by like yours too. Sucks about the jeep. Have you thought about a FItech unit for it by chance? The smoker looks awesome and I'm really curious to see this pole barn tent . It sounds really cool. I hope the eye situation goes as planned too.

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Smoker is looking good. :metal:

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We are all set up and cooking now. I am happy with the tent and smokers so far.

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Very nice! How much meat do you smoke and sell during a typical fair?

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I have no idea...this is my first one. my goal is 1000 pounds to make my target of $15,000. We'll see how it goes. today hasn't been good because it has been raining off and on and there aren't many people here. I'm sitting on 200 pounds of meat ready to serve.

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Wow, I haven't posted on here in a while. Still haven't touched the truck. I finished the fair and lost my ass. They had me in a terrible location separate from most of the food vendors and overall attendance was pretty bad for the fair. I ended up about $2600 in the hole. To recoup my losses I will be cooking at a big dirt track race here in a couple weeks. They are paying out over 60K so it will bring in a lot of drivers which will bring in a lot of spectators. I finally started the motor swap in my son's Saturn. Once that is done I need to do a wheel bearing in my Cobalt and get some things done on the Trailblazer. Maybe after all that I can get back to the truck. Then again, hunting season starts today for dove and I am picking up a camper to build my mobile kitchen, and there is the lawn, and stuff with the kids, and the honey do list.

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Most importantly did you eat all 200lbs??

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I got through the 200 and cooked another 100. I ended up with about 60 pounds left over, but sold most of that at work in 5 pound bags. The rest is in the freezer. I can use that at the race.

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Man, sorry to hear that! I hope the race is much better for you! I definitely feel you on all the things to do. There is never enough time. Keep at it!

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It's not the best pic, but at least you can see that I now have two eyes. The doc said he will still make me the 8 ball if I send him the art. :)

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Hopefully the Saturn project will be wrapped up tomorrow so I can finally get back to working on the truck.

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Nice new eye! How did your race BBQ sale go?

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Thanks, the race isn't for a couple weeks.

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Got a link for the Saturn? Or is it just a simple swap?

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This race wouldn't happen to be in Dornsife would it?

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Nope, Mckean County Raceway.

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Only asked because this weekend is the race in Dornsife. LM4W.org