Captain's '82 300D Purists Must Die Prius Repellent

Boostin' & Roostin'

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01-15-2013, 01:56 AM #307

(01-07-2013, 03:43 PM)DeliveryValve Bad gauge? Faulty connection? Or bad sender? Only things I can think of.[/align]

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(01-07-2013, 04:32 PM)Simpler=Better 90% of the time it's a ground. The gauge grounds through the plug in the head right? then to the block, then ground strap, then chassis. Hot side ot harness, fuse box, gauge cluster. cluster grounds to dash support to chassis.

I think you are right. Driving it around in the dirt, over bumps the cluster was doing all kinda of wacky things. Lights were turning on and off... I duuno where to look though. Guess I'll check the cluster ground and thewn the hot side. The engine is grounded to the chassis in the factory location and also back to the battery in the trunk with 1/0 gauge welding wire, all soldered and crimped connections. Thanks for the ideas guys!

(01-07-2013, 07:41 PM)Raarasutra I just read through all 7 pages, and I am very inspired!

I wish I could spend more time working on my 300D... I will be rereading all of this once mine is roadworthy so I can let the real fun begin

Thanks for the kind words. This build has taken way to long but it's totally worth it!

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Got her on the road tonight!!!!

I really only got the bare minimum done to drive it, so no water plumbing yet for intercooler, no fans on the radiator (using A/C aux fan) and haven't played with the pump yet...

Surprisingly it runs strong and isn't really slow at all. She gets up and goes. Don't know what boost is, or oil pressure, or coolant temp, or mph.... lol, I only have RPM at the moment! Exclamation

Feel free to follow me on Instagram for the latest pics. Captain___America (That's 3 underscores)

On first test, the trans stalled up to 2k rpm, but again I dunno what kind of boost I'm building there. Driving around it feels like the torque converter locks at 2500rpm Smile

This post was last modified: 01-15-2013, 02:10 AM by Captain America.

1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag

AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....