[DieselDrewski]

Sorry for vanishing all of a sudden.... there are too many fun things to do, and never enough time. I worked on the Tracker's exhaust system and turbo this weekend, and decided the best move was to get a new IHI RHB31 (same thing as current) to resolve the compressor-side oil leak issue. There seemed to be quite a bit of side-play of the turbo shaft. I could have tried to rebuild it, but there would have been no guarantees.
Here aree the odds and ends to do that I can think of:
1) install new turbo
2) Bolt up remainder of tail pipe
3) Trim a little more material from the adapter plate where the clutch cable passes through ( I didn't get the hole in the right place the first time, and the cable rubs a bit on the bottom of the hole)
4) redo the shift bushing (the one I made popped out)
5) Permanently mount the boost gauge and wire its light
6) tidy up the wiring, in-cab mostly. Move the glow plug relay circuit supply from B+ to ignition-switched. Connect the coolant temp sensor wire
7) Increase maximum engine speed setting
8) Get new rad hoses (currently old and leaky.)
9) Make heat shield around the turbo (it's in very close proximity to the brake master cylinder and brake lines
10) Modify fuel filler neck to accept diesel nozzle.
11) sea-foam the engine, oil and fuel side
12) get replacement tires (any suggestions?)
13) Take apart and repair front hub locks (I discovered they are permanently engaged)
14) Make system to interface tachometer
15) Make vacuum supply system for the brakes
16) Plumb heater core
17+) Aero mods? Fuel flow meter and custom MPG computer?