Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 7m 2d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 27/08/06 08:54 AM Author Share Posted 27/08/06 08:54 AM I couldn't resist the temptation to take it for a drive with the tub off... I can tell you it would be useless on the drag strip. Without the weight of the tub there is alot less grip and the suspension is rock hard without the springs being weighted up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat-Tony Member 5,364 Member For: 18y 8m 7d Posted 27/08/06 09:04 AM Share Posted 27/08/06 09:04 AM Dont you just love the way FoMoCo do such a lovely job of painting the back of the cab and leaving the chassis rails in primer Also remember fellas if you have a BF the fuel filler cap is attached to the tub, so remove the filler cap from the tank to avoid trying to remove the tub and tank in one hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 7m 2d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 27/08/06 10:34 AM Share Posted 27/08/06 10:34 AM Informative post Adam I would have given up after the "First thing to do is remove the tub liner" bit though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 7m 2d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 27/08/06 10:44 AM Author Share Posted 27/08/06 10:44 AM Thanks mate.It depends on how you look at it. I've done...Fuel pump, wastegate actuator, valve springs, intercooler and stall converter myself.The labour on those items would have been quite a tidy sum, so I've saved myself a fair bit of money fitting those.It's always good to learn how it all works and goes together yourself anyway. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannopower Donating Members 421 Member For: 19y 5m 21d Gender: Male Location: Canberra ACT Posted 27/08/06 10:54 AM Share Posted 27/08/06 10:54 AM Good one Adam,You should have cut that Centre muffler out while you were there!It will take you a little to get used to the "whirr" noise from your new fuel pump, but its worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 7m 2d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 27/08/06 10:56 AM Author Share Posted 27/08/06 10:56 AM I still might...I normally have hoist access so I can do that whenever I feel like it.It is a noisey little thing.My next project is to sound deaden the cab, hopefully that will make everything a lot quieter.We have a Db meter at work so I'll do a before and after comparison to post up for all the ute owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 7m 2d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 27/08/06 11:01 AM Share Posted 27/08/06 11:01 AM ....or get a BF Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 7m 2d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 27/08/06 11:03 AM Author Share Posted 27/08/06 11:03 AM I think the $200 for the sound deadening would be a little bit cheaper than the BF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NighEve Member 193 Member For: 20y 3m 11d Posted 27/08/06 12:30 PM Share Posted 27/08/06 12:30 PM I did this the other day on an early model BA XRT ute. One thing I would stress that has not neem mentioned here is that the standard pickup filter sock that is provided with the universial GSS341 Walbro is very orindary. Specifically, the way that you have to mount the pump and filter in the canister means that there is a tendancy for the pump to suck the filter inside toward the inlet of the pump (consequently this is where you will find the greatest concentration of crap buildup thus restricting flow considerably until the point where it needs to be replaced if you don't want to burn out your pump - I have just been through this).To add to the drama of having to replace this in the ute I will also give people the not so good news that other than a nonresponsive online store in the states, I was unable to track down a replacement pickup filters on its own (ie genuine Walbro part). Not that I really wanted to use this filter again after I realised that the lack of internal structure in the pickup filter means this is likely to happen often if you are unlucky enough to get a few doses of bad fuel.My only resolution was to retrofit a bosch pickup filter that I found that was made as a high flow pickup replacement (ie also has an internal skeleton that can be flexed to fit in the canister whilst reducing the likelihood of it sucking in on itself). Please learn from my misfortune and hunt around for one of these filters in the first place before installing one (especially in a ute!). Joel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMSXR6T Member 685 Member For: 19y 9m 17d Gender: Male Location: CENTRAL COAST Posted 27/08/06 01:35 PM Share Posted 27/08/06 01:35 PM Well done Adam, good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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