1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

500~ each way from where I was livin

 

I suppose that's true. I have to prepare to change jobs now. And build a truck before late September. I like deadlines

 

Oh did you finally have enough of that shitshow and got a new job? Or just working on it?


Deadlines are nice, they help maintain focus for sure.... but I cant keep them, even the self imposed ones lol

 

Yup, I start a new gig on Tuesday.


My deadline is trip imposed. I want to go wheeling far away so I gotta have the truck ready.

 

Everything in life can be solved with more whirly bois

 

It happens. I've got a brand new (1500mi of use) Borg Warner EFR 6868 turbo on my shelf with blown bearings. Stupid POS

 

Hory sheet! 1500 miles with blown bearings? That's just unpossible

Was the oiler tube plugged or something?

 

I just woke up. I feel good

 

Nope, we think it was machined poorly. The bearings had a loose fit in the bore. Out of warranty unfortunately. But easily rebuilt at home. Just have to have a larger journal bearing sent and we can do it. They make oversize ones.

 

New machine shop?

 

Score! That's way nicer than just having an expensive paperweight.

All my experience with turbos are on diesel construction equipment.. I've never seen one where just the bearings are bad and the body or turbine didn't get forked up. You musta caught it just in time!

 

Nope. Production Manager for a marketing company.

 

@Wulf I don't think I needed to go for a tequila lunch ... I just installed my door card OVER my window crank



Or that means I DO need tequila... not sure

 

I've always got too much engine crap laying around the garage. I've had a 600hp VG30E on an engine stand for 9 months now haha. Need to get that going

 

That was fast haha.

Are you glad you tried machining? Would you ever consider it again in the distant future?

 

Those sound like good problems to have


I was forced to get rod of a bunch of my extra parts. It's alright tho I don't have a garage or storage space at my apt and my company let's me use a shelf of pallet racking for my personal stuff


It got out of hand when they let me keep most of a parted out 4runner up there

 

Absolutely. Its a great skill and requires plenty of problem solving and analytical capability. I'd consider it again but probably on my own time. Around here at least it tops out at roughly 50k a year.

 

Well well well. I just found a counterfeit coil on the Hundy. Cyl 2. I hope I don't find any more. Will keep digging and show pics.

 

Man I can make a old fashioned that can knock a man down.