Stu Posted March 27, 2024 Posted March 27, 2024 Evidence of burnout capability please. Mad envious of such a sweet rig, much want. Engine bay photo also please? 1 Quote
Vintage Grumble Posted March 27, 2024 Posted March 27, 2024 You're so far away, yet still giving me 3/4 race boners. 1 Quote
anglia4 Posted March 27, 2024 Posted March 27, 2024 Welcome back RookieDave! Sick rig. Do a skid. 1 Quote
igor Posted March 27, 2024 Posted March 27, 2024 Cool truck. Agree 11 mpg not conducive to affordable daily driving. Somewhat surprised at half ton load rating, espec given that the many low powered jap utes of that period were rated to carry a ton. 1 Quote
Goat Posted March 28, 2024 Posted March 28, 2024 Talk about living the dream. Shovelhead in the tray. Shit son. You are winning. Build thread of shovel plz. 1 Quote
HumberSS Posted March 28, 2024 Posted March 28, 2024 Always been curious of those standalone ECUs for the common rail Mercs, great to see someone using it for a conversion. @dmulally do this mate! There is one sitting at pickapart in np... Would love to know how simple these setups are if you have more details 1 Quote
dmulally Posted March 28, 2024 Posted March 28, 2024 9 hours ago, HumberSS said: Always been curious of those standalone ECUs for the common rail Mercs, great to see someone using it for a conversion. @dmulally do this mate! There is one sitting at pickapart in np... Would love to know how simple these setups are if you have more details I wish I had that sort of talent! There is a reason I'm going for a one wire hookup diesel and it's entirely skill based. 1 Quote
HumberSS Posted March 28, 2024 Posted March 28, 2024 1 hour ago, dmulally said: I wish I had that sort of talent! There is a reason I'm going for a one wire hookup diesel and it's entirely skill based. above my pay grade too! 1 Quote
Rookie Posted March 31, 2024 Author Posted March 31, 2024 On 27/03/2024 at 17:59, Stu said: Evidence of burnout capability please. Mad envious of such a sweet rig, much want. Engine bay photo also please? There is one there now, it aint realy pretty but considering it was 8 weeks drive in drive out its acceptible.  On 27/03/2024 at 21:59, igor said: Cool truck. Agree 11 mpg not conducive to affordable daily driving. Somewhat surprised at half ton load rating, espec given that the many low powered jap utes of that period were rated to carry a ton. Its only a c10, if you want more payload look for a c20 or c30, basically they made a truck to suit all needs.  On 28/03/2024 at 10:40, HumberSS said: Always been curious of those standalone ECUs for the common rail Mercs, great to see someone using it for a conversion. @dmulally do this mate! There is one sitting at pickapart in np... Would love to know how simple these setups are if you have more details the ECU is like any standalone, but Baldur supplies a great base map which you could definitely just drive, it is actually what I have been using up until now with only a few modifications to suit my setup. as for wiring and shit, it is pretty simple, you can look up the DID1 handbook and see if you want, but basically just a list of positions of wires on the stock ECU connector and the pin position on the new connector. You have to figure out fuel delivery and fuel pump relays , and key positions and shit, but nothing you wouldnt have to do with any other engine swap. If you want to do things even easier find a OM613, basically the same engine, but just the generation before, then you can just plug and play the ecu if you order the one with the OM613 pinout. 3 Quote
Hemi Posted October 1, 2024 Posted October 1, 2024 Mannn Mr Rookie that is such a cool mission! love the truck and the camper even more. Im 90% sure i had a discussion with Diddy about one of those, or making one that used the wellside cargo hole things as spigot holders for a home made body, anyway. I saw you mentioned bags who what when and where! *edit had a quick look and you went custom. is that pretty much a simple set of bags bolted to the unbolts or nearby and then running a level sensor off the axle? or is it more complex? I mean tbh mine is probably going up as opposed to down due to the stuff out here but would be neat to know. Quote
Rookie Posted October 1, 2024 Author Posted October 1, 2024 4 hours ago, Hemi said: Mannn Mr Rookie that is such a cool mission! love the truck and the camper even more. Im 90% sure i had a discussion with Diddy about one of those, or making one that used the wellside cargo hole things as spigot holders for a home made body, anyway. I saw you mentioned bags who what when and where! *edit had a quick look and you went custom. is that pretty much a simple set of bags bolted to the unbolts or nearby and then running a level sensor off the axle? or is it more complex? I mean tbh mine is probably going up as opposed to down due to the stuff out here but would be neat to know. Truck campers are so legit, this one is quite big and weighs in at 1900 lbs dry so way overkill but it works great for us now that Ive put the work into the truck. there are heaps of dudes that make them out of pine and plywood with fibreglass over the top, I think if I was to build one I would definietly make it sealed rather than a topper style one. The bags are some home brew jank, they can be best seen here: You can see the heavy angle bracket with gussets that bolts onto the frame rail, and the bottom is just a plate that sits half on the axle tube with a radiased tab and half on the spring perch with some counter sunk cap screws. As for air, I currently have air lines with schrader valves on the end and a bike pump hahaha. plan is to hook up the mercedes compressor and a small tank though. My truck is about as low as you can go without a notch, if it didn't have the bags as soon as I put anything on the back it would be sitting on the frame rails. 5 Quote
anglia4 Posted October 1, 2024 Posted October 1, 2024 1 hour ago, Rookie said: As for air, I currently have air lines with schrader valves on the end and a bike pump hahaha. That's all we ever had on dads VX landcruiser for towing. Worked a treat. Little digital keyring pressure gauge and you are set. 1 Quote
Snoozin Posted October 1, 2024 Posted October 1, 2024 I've got zero constructive input into this, but great adventure yarns and I hope future updates continue to get even more sendy. Quote
Spencer Posted October 1, 2024 Posted October 1, 2024 Awesome dude, this is great. I have dreams of building a drag and drive car as the next deal for me, the street car rules here are gay (for cages etc) but keen on some turbo big block goodness in my life. 2 Quote
Roman Posted October 1, 2024 Posted October 1, 2024 Thanks for posting, god these type of multi day drag and drive events. Just so friggen cool. I absolutely love that you're carrying your house around on the drag car hahaha. The bit about taking the other guys driveshaft cracked me up, I can just imagine it "Hey mate since you're totally fucked anyway..." 3 2 Quote
alfalfa Posted October 1, 2024 Posted October 1, 2024 Go rookiedave go, this is an excellent tale of adventure and woe so far! Quote
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