NICE

That looks great!

Very nice...

The tires and wheels tied it all together.

Yes!

That is one serious, and seriously good looking rig!!!

I love those wheels, but I don't think you can get them in 15's. Those would look sweet in gunmetal/magnesium.

Thanks guys!

Finding wheels I liked was tough. Unfortunately JKs have shifted the market heavy to 5 on 5" bolt patterns. I do like the ones I picked out, they look like Hutchison beadlocks without the $500/pc price tag.

Although, if I had the cash, I would scoop up a set in a heartbeat.

What are those wheels? brand? backspacing?

Those hutchinson's? 17" beadlocks are on my list, and I like these a lot. But there are other contenders on my list.

I was designing a winch bumper and getting close to something I liked, then I hung out with you guys one too many times, now I need to redesign it for an 8274 instead of my Warn XD9000i. I got a good lead on a rebuild M8274, so while I wait for that to make it's way from MI to CO, I decided to press forward with something else that needed to get done.

Hopefully I can put a few of these components together and make something useful...
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One more thing I cant wait to see how it turns out.

Very COOL!!!!

I don't know if you follow Road Kill or Freiberger's YouTube stuff, but they did a carb vs. bolt on EFI like above, EFI won.

Yeah, just re-watched that one.

Makes me concerned about my dual plane intake, but others haven't had similar issues and they make better torque.

Soooo we'll see.

I haven't made a lot a progress lately, but I'll post what I've been up to.

I needed to tackle a small issue with the FAST throttle body and MicroSquirt computer. The computer can handle everything I need for this build except it lacks the ability to drive a stepper motor style GM IAC that is all too common with aftermarket fuel injection. There is an add-on module, but I wanted to keep the system simple. My solution was to use a Ford IAC. The trouble is that I am now sticking a square peg in a round hole, so to speak.

GM Idle Air Control
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Ford IAC
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It took a few nights to hammer out a solution due to the tight spacing requirements between the two rear injectors, but here is the general idea.
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Here you can see the inflow shown in light blue and the return to manifold in light orange.
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To create the maze of passages, the adapter had to be three pieces. I found one other build where I guy did it in two, but he was able to offset his IAC. Mine needed to be centered to work.
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The final product:
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GM vs Ford w/ adapter (minus o-rings)
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Mocked up
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That is some incredible work!! I'd love to sit beside you when you're drawing this stuff up!

Nice! What kind of aluminum are you using?

How come you aren't mass producing these kinds of parts? And I mean EVERYTHING you've made for your build over the last 8 pages!
Dudes would be lining up to give you their money!!!

I can see it now, "Digger Inc./LLC" now trading at 34.37 +2.13 +6.61%

Keep it up, GREAT WORK!!! I'm jealous!

I would take one of those switch panels as well

I would take some low profile V8 motor mounts so my 351w could fit under a stock hood with a 1" body lift.

When could I pick them up ?

The entire build is amazing!

Getting ready for Super Celebration, I put aside the fuel injection work and got busy on some items I have been putting off. I needed a permanent tire carrier, rear spring retainers, Cherokee wiper upgrade, some security upgrades and a few misc fix'em items.

For the tire carrier, I needed a low-profile pivot. I decided to build a tapered bushing with an o-ring to seal the joint and keep it pressed tight together so it won't rattle.
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Mocked up
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Ready for paint
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ETA: Forgot to include a picture of the finished product.
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