MP122H project progress

moregrip · 2007-04-06 19:36:23

I couldn't help myself, a mock up pic: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v625/moregrip/DSCN0133.jpg

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Jul 7, 2007 | 03:40 PM

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I couldn't help myself, a mock up pic:

Jul 7, 2007 | 03:48 PM

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seriously cool..................

Sep 4, 2007 | 11:46 PM

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after getting a little carried away with the polish wheel I finally got the 122H back together

Sep 5, 2007 | 01:52 AM

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Sure is shiny.

Where did you get that TB at? I want one.

Sep 5, 2007 | 07:38 PM

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Sure is shiny.

Where did you get that TB at? I want one.

I just had a local shop polish it

Sep 5, 2007 | 08:17 PM

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after getting a little carried away with the polish wheel I finally got the 122H back together

Nice!!!

Sep 6, 2007 | 07:18 PM

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did you polish the insides also?

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Sep 6, 2007 | 07:28 PM

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did you polish the insides also?

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no but I did do some blending of the heavier casting flash

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Sep 16, 2007 | 05:13 PM

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picked up the correct length 8-Rib Serpentine belt(first one was too short) without having to special order it

I was completely blown away on this one, it's not a normal stocking #, they(NAPA) just happen to have one in stock :usa:

here are some good angles of my Magnuson Radix 8 Rib drive pulley arrangement looks like:

Sep 16, 2007 | 05:21 PM

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Looks crazy !!

I hope you have a serious tire

Sep 16, 2007 | 05:23 PM

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Looks crazy !!

I hope you have a serious tire

how's this for a serious tire?

Sep 16, 2007 | 06:18 PM

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Beautiful looking setup!

That's some pretty Serious belt wrap you've got going on there!

Sep 16, 2007 | 06:36 PM

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Beautiful looking setup!

That's some pretty Serious belt wrap you've got going on there!

Very nice setup....

Sep 16, 2007 | 08:56 PM

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thanks guys, the over-sized idler pulleys was something I did years ago and have been piecing the rest of the 8-rib setup since then

Sep 16, 2007 | 10:20 PM

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So...any completion date? you can't be too far off now....unless you decide to polish the rest of the truck????

Sep 16, 2007 | 11:36 PM

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So...any completion date? you can't be too far off now....unless you decide to polish the rest of the truck????

getting very close, just depends on how quickly I can tie up the loose ends, still need a start-up tune

Sep 17, 2007 | 12:07 AM

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Great looking project

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Is that a truck duty Dayco tensioner? Also if you don't mind me asking were did you get idler pulleys from?

Good luck completing it.
Mike

Sep 17, 2007 | 12:13 AM

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Great looking project

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Is that a truck duty Dayco tensioner? Also if you don't mind me asking were did you get idler pulleys from?

Good luck completing it.
Mike

Idler pulleys are from Metco(they are the 100mm jobs), yes that's the Dayco tensioner Magnacharger specs but with an ATI 8rib pulley.

Sep 17, 2007 | 12:35 AM

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Idler pulleys are from Metco(they are the 100mm jobs), yes that's the Dayco tensioner Magnacharger specs but with an ATI 8rib pulley.

Thanks, those dayco units are nice...

Mike

Sep 17, 2007 | 11:31 AM

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Very cool... is the Maggie a roots style blower or a twin screw?

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