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Yes Sir.Is that due to the pulley arrangement?
Yes Sir.Is that due to the pulley arrangement?
You may want to consider a mounting support to the center of the dash just below or to the passenger side off the radio cutout. I’m not sure how vibration is on the Isuzu engine, but the Cummins about shook my dash apart in first gear around 1000 rpm. The 64 dash is weak near the glove box and flex’s. I found that sound deadening the back of cab behind seat/gas tank helped also. Great work by the way. Keep the pictures flowingWhile you've got it this far apart is the ideal time to consider noise insulation. Perfect plan involves deadening layer (dynamat, roof-flashing tape etc), then a full cover insulation layer (felt, EVA foam, etc) and a heavy full cover top layer (vinyl, carpet etc).
And great work. That's a really clean build.
That's actually a great idea. Nothing is more annoying than a humming / squeaking dashboard. I don't have any real experience with either engine, but from what I have read, the Cummins vibrates more than the Isuzu. Still, I hadn't thought about a support near the center of the dash. I'm going to seriously look into that.You may want to consider a mounting support to the center of the dash just below or to the passenger side off the radio cutout. I’m not sure how vibration is on the Isuzu engine, but the Cummins about shook my dash apart in first gear around 1000 rpm. The 64 dash is weak near the glove box and flex’s. I found that sound deadening the back of cab behind seat/gas tank helped also. Great work by the way. Keep the pictures flowing
Thanks. I really did love that little Perkins engine. It ran like a dream and had a great sound too. Exactly the sound I was after for my old farm truck. Here is a link to the video of it running just before I sold it. Dennis shared 1 video with you. I did do a lot of research into converting it to rear sump, but ultimatly chose not to persue that direction any longer. The truck belonged to my wifes grandfather, and I dont really want to do that much hacking on the frame and doing things that can't be undone in the future. So that weighed into my decision.Back to your Perkins, etc., many Diesel engines allow the oil pan to be reversed, might have to alter the pickup too, allowing more flexibility.
Ed in CO