Mods
Conversion from Electronic fuel injection to Manual fuel injection
Conversion from Vacuum controlled wastegate to manual/spring controlled
Conversion from Vacuum controlled wastegate to manual/spring controlled
Build story
This is my beast/work truck, mostly use it to haul my toys.
The Electronic fuel injection was going bad, along with the throttle position sensor and a bunch of the wiring. Prices on rebuilt electronics are $1600 range, and with other parts and pieces I was looking at $2k to $3k. In addition the electronic fuel injection pump was first gen and had plenty of weaknesses and issues (advice was always carry a spare PMD in the glove compartment cuz it'll go bad even after relocation). The rebuilt manual pump was far less ($700) and bolted right in, with the additional parts and pieces for the conversion, and the core, I'm only at $1400.
The rest of the work I'm planning on doing to the truck for now is mostly get it running nice and everything reliable, I picked it up cheep knowing it needed the work.
Eventually I'd like to put a crew-cab on it and lower the deck so it's easier to get stuff into it, but for now the overall shape of it will stay... beastly...
The Electronic fuel injection was going bad, along with the throttle position sensor and a bunch of the wiring. Prices on rebuilt electronics are $1600 range, and with other parts and pieces I was looking at $2k to $3k. In addition the electronic fuel injection pump was first gen and had plenty of weaknesses and issues (advice was always carry a spare PMD in the glove compartment cuz it'll go bad even after relocation). The rebuilt manual pump was far less ($700) and bolted right in, with the additional parts and pieces for the conversion, and the core, I'm only at $1400.
The rest of the work I'm planning on doing to the truck for now is mostly get it running nice and everything reliable, I picked it up cheep knowing it needed the work.
Eventually I'd like to put a crew-cab on it and lower the deck so it's easier to get stuff into it, but for now the overall shape of it will stay... beastly...