Matt C
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Like the title says i haven't been on in awhile, way too long in fact! So i thought i would log on and update some changes I've made on the old 6.2. First off to start the whole project i needed tires had no driving or steering complaints other then funny tire wear... but boy did I have issues! Lifted it up and holy sh#$ were my upper ball joints shot! 
Put all new ball joints in one new CV shaft and sway bar bolts took it to get aligned and ended up with new tie rods aswell, so since i recently replaced the pitman and idler arms i have completely replaced my steering now. Was lucky enough to be given some american racing wheels for free cuz the guy thought they were beyond saving due to lack of polish and Minnesota winters, 8 hours of sanding and polishing they look like new on my rusty truck! Lol. Come to find out 285's on 8' wide wheels sucks up some power from the old girl so on to the next journey of turning up the injection pump 1/8 turn... what a difference that made! Next I was sick of the box style fuel filter and had a housing laying around from a 6.5 turbo so i decided to put that on. I knew it was going too smooth when i drilled my holes at the back of the intake to mount it and all the lines hooked up perfect harnesses plugged in bled it out no leaks, put the air cleaner on and it hits the bleeder on the filter. After a little grinding to make it sit lower i ended up cutting off all the unneeded plastic on the bleeder screw and it fits perfect and i will be very happy next filter change! Been a busy boy the last month getting all this done and couldn't have done some of it without the knowledge learned here! Hoping to come around more often now!
Put all new ball joints in one new CV shaft and sway bar bolts took it to get aligned and ended up with new tie rods aswell, so since i recently replaced the pitman and idler arms i have completely replaced my steering now. Was lucky enough to be given some american racing wheels for free cuz the guy thought they were beyond saving due to lack of polish and Minnesota winters, 8 hours of sanding and polishing they look like new on my rusty truck! Lol. Come to find out 285's on 8' wide wheels sucks up some power from the old girl so on to the next journey of turning up the injection pump 1/8 turn... what a difference that made! Next I was sick of the box style fuel filter and had a housing laying around from a 6.5 turbo so i decided to put that on. I knew it was going too smooth when i drilled my holes at the back of the intake to mount it and all the lines hooked up perfect harnesses plugged in bled it out no leaks, put the air cleaner on and it hits the bleeder on the filter. After a little grinding to make it sit lower i ended up cutting off all the unneeded plastic on the bleeder screw and it fits perfect and i will be very happy next filter change! Been a busy boy the last month getting all this done and couldn't have done some of it without the knowledge learned here! Hoping to come around more often now!
