Yeah it's a lot of work .. but well worth it! ... and a good excuse to
drink beer with the buddies!
As for photos, I don't have digital camera or scanner so it'll be a while
before I get any. I think when it's all done, I'll take a bunch of
pictures, get them developed and find somewhere to scan them .. or get the
developer to put them on CD.
-- Canuck -------------------------------------------- Y2K 4.7L 2wd 5spd""Donald Mallett"" <mallett@prepaidlegal.com> wrote in message news:agcfkj$116$1@bent.twistedbits.net... > > Sounds like your having fun!!!!! I would like to see some photos of the air > intake setup!! > > *---------------------------------Y2KOTA---------------------------------* > Don Mallett > Y2K QC 4.7L Auto SLT+ > http://Geocities.com/maldbnsf/ > http://www.dakota-truck.net/profiles/dakota/QwkvWz@DAJFf6/profile.htm > *-------------Straight home & no playing in the puddles!-------------* > > > > > So here's a quick update on my Dakota project (probably no one cares, but I > > feel like telling someone). > > > > My K&N cone finally came in friday and construction of my custom intake > > began. So far, I've fabbed up 1/2 of the heat shield out of sheet metal and > > I've removed the rubber flap from the passenger side of the radiator. I > > extended my heat shield to direct air from that opening right onto the > > filter (I put a screen overtop of the opening though to avert any > > unsuspecting bugs from being sucked into the K&N). I also cut a hole in my > > engine bay directly below where the filter will sit (and let me tell you GOD > > BLESS Dremel Tools! ... especially the flexible wands!). All that's left to > > do now is fab up the rear half of the heat shield, mount the small air line > > to the new intake and then port out the throttle body. > > > > This weekend, I also bought some spark plugs and here's where the good deal > > comes in. I grabbed 4 packs of two and brought them to the till, and the > > dumb ass only rang one pack through! woohoo, I got a set of plugs for $3.29 > > CDN! heh heh... > > > > Up next on my list is the exhaust (I have my flowmaster on order), > > thermostat, and HO cams (Also on order). Then I'm going to throw her on the > > Dyno again and see what a difference it made. > > > > -- > > Canuck > > -------------------------------------------- > > Y2K 4.7L 2wd 5spd > >
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