WATCH As We Remove TWO Massive DETROIT DIESEL 12V-71 Engines! [Ep. 142]

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In this episode, "Cummins Repower: Removing TWO DETROIT DIESEL 12V-71 Engines!" we're diving into some serious engine action!
We're yanking out not one, but two mighty Detroit Diesel 12V-71 engines and making room for a slick new Cummins upgrade. #detroitdiesel #cummins #enginerepower
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@OnboardTangaroa Месяц назад

If you have any questions or comments about what we are doing - make them. Blaine tries to answer every one of them over coffee in the morning. It's kinda his thing and I personally think he enjoys it! So please keep him happy and make a comment.

@sethbarnes7608 3 месяца назад

Ahhh, the good ol' Detroit diesel. If there isn't any oil under it, there's no oil in it!😂

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

And there was plenty of oil under them. That will be in the next video. Thanks for watching!

@crankycrow7371 3 месяца назад

The Detroit's are 3 times better than any Cummins . I have been running 71 series Detroits in my commercial fishing boat for 38 years and they will outlast 3 Cummins engines of the same power . when the Cummins of the fleet are tied to the wharf for repairs the Detroits are out making money .

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

Unfortunately the term "better" is subjective. Compared to the Cummins we have going in I have no doubt that the Detroits would last longer and due to the mechanical nature of the Detroits and lack of an injection pump it would take a lot to strand one. Sadly this is not the only thing to measure worth by. For starters the Cummins 6.7's weigh 3000 lbs less per engine. Thats 6000 lbs less weight to have to push. Secondly, fuel consumption is at least 25% better than the Detroits. That gives us roughly 1500nm more range with our capacity. It also saves around $2800 in fuel between fill ups. As a fisherman surely you can appreciate the additional profits gained by spending 25% less on fuel not to mention the added benefit of being able to stay out fishing longer. On your comment about the Detroits outlasting 3 Cummins engines of the same power my question would be whether those engines were of the same displacement class or if they were smaller displacement engines being pushed harder. Nice and slow running with low load on any engine will make it last exponentially longer. While I am not a big fanboy of either engine as both have there merits I am sure there are just as many Cummins owners that would refute your claims as there are Detroit owners that would support them. Glad they have worked well for you for 38 years. For this application they are the wrong engine though.

@crankycrow7371 3 месяца назад

@@OnboardTangaroa tell me after 15 thousand hours which engine is cheaper to run , the cummins will need to be replaced and the Detroits are only at half there life . i never had one go less than thirty thousand hours with proper oil change periods . But the cummins is a much better than a Cat . The Volvos seem to be holding up not bad but parts are hard to get and expensive . Good luck with the cummins electronics and the cheap plastic hose clamps but they do run very clean .

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

I would wager after 15 thousand hours the These Cummins will still average massively cheaper than the Detroit in fuel and oil alone. This is especially true seeing as the QSB's run in our application (low load, low rpm) are seeing 25,000+ hours when properly maintained. Even then they would not need to be replaced, only overhauled. I will admit they do not tolerate poor maintenance as well as the Detroits but that is another story altogether. I am building these as custom units so there are no plastic hose clamps or cheap anything for that matter. I would have liked to have kept the Detroits and tried some efficiency upgrades but there were just too many variables that influenced the decision. Funny enough the Detroits actually ran pretty clean themselves (on the exhaust side) except that they were never run hard enough on this boat to clean out the stacks properly so if we ever bumped them up they would smoke for a bit. They did sound pretty awesome at full song though. Take care.

@bugsternc 3 месяца назад

@@OnboardTangaroa Hello, great job getting these two monsters out. For the little history of the engines, let me tell you those of my old Grand Banks 50 Europa, the same boat was marketed with Caterpillar V8s for the American market and Cummins 6BTA 5.9L or Ford Lehman 120hp for the European market, for a identical speed of 8 knots, 10 maximum......only the consumption changed...... For your boat, you could even have fitted 6BTAs, I don't think you would have seen a big difference. Anyway, I can't wait to see what happens next.... good luck to you both Stephane

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

Thanks Stephane! We are pretty excited. Our power demands are pretty low at our cruise speed of 9 knots. It think its going to work out pretty well. Take care!

@arczealdesigns9512 2 месяца назад

That was awesome! Great work! You guys earned that night at the pub!

@OnboardTangaroa 2 месяца назад

Oh yes indeed we did. We are glad you enjoyed the video.

@mrmiscast 3 месяца назад

Looking good... What a job... Can't wait til the next video...

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

It was definitely a lot of metal to move. Thanks for watching!

@killerkane1957 2 месяца назад

Just stumbled across your channel. I’m sure you know what you are doing. I’m seriously questioning the engine swap. The Detroits are simply the best in my experience. Never in water but I’ve pumped a lot of it. With Detroit. Great work and I’m sure things will be fine. Cummins will move your boat just like they would pump my water.

@OnboardTangaroa 2 месяца назад

There are several things that make the Detroits reliable. That is especially true with the ones we had onboard as they were the least powerful of all of the 12v-71 engines. Those things will run till they had no fuel left. Unfortunately there are things that make them very unsuitable for our purposes. The main one being a severe reduction to our range with several other smaller gripes. Unfortunately the bad outweighed the good in our case. The Detroits 12v-71's have had a good long run but as with everything over time and technology has made them obsolete. Electronic engines these days are starting to lose the stigma of being unreliable. The new line up of common rail engines are rivaling or exceeding the longevity of even the old greats. They do have their own little issues to be aware of but proper maintenance negates those issues. Thanks for watching!

@killerkane1957 2 месяца назад

@@OnboardTangaroa Very well stated and explained! I’m a very bristly Texas rancher. Old as water. Electronics?? What is that? Common rail? Lol! I get it and understand. I will go so far as to agree. But. At the same time, I’m just an old fool stuck in 1969. Sail on sailor!

@OnboardTangaroa 2 месяца назад

Lol, I started my career on mechanical diesels. I know the feeling. I can't say I didn't have my reservations going with the electronic engines. The more I have worked on them the more confident I have become with them. They really are pretty simple. Thanks for watching and take care!

@jeremystory6981 2 месяца назад

Amazing effort,, you can't stop no matter what's in your way well then from both of you

@OnboardTangaroa 2 месяца назад

Thanks! It has been quite the yard visit this time around. Keeping motivated is always a challenge.

@hildablanco1591 Месяц назад

They put V12 on that Yacht because its Heavy and they might be trying to balance the Center of gravity if you place smaller engines it might not balance the Yacht right and those engines can be rebuilt inside the Yacht unless the Block is cracked

@OnboardTangaroa Месяц назад

That is certainly a part of it. We will likely be adding some ballast tanks to offset the weight difference. That way we don't have to carry extra weight when we don't need it. Correct, engines would have to be removed to repair/replace the block when the cylinders wear beyond a certain point. Fortunately that is not super difficult on this boat. All of that was taken into account.

@Cheers_Warren 12 дней назад

I can see why they patched over those hatch bolts, 50 yrs before engine change!!! You might be able to use current self leveling caulk over the bolt when you get to that point, it flows like thick resin then levels smooth . It’s made for caulking concrete or driveways. Cheers Warren

@OnboardTangaroa 12 дней назад

Will have to look into that. That area has a crown to it so not sure how the self leveling stuff would work as I have never used it before.

@johnschieffelin3226 3 месяца назад

Amazing. Heavy duty stuff for sure.

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

Yes indeed!

@claudeross126 3 месяца назад

So much respect for both of you.

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

Thanks! We may get ourselves into more than we should sometimes😂. Thanks for watching!

@rhare7353 2 месяца назад

You now have the ideal time to build the wine cellar that you always wanted...

@OnboardTangaroa 2 месяца назад

Oh, now there is an idea!

@scottyvallance 3 месяца назад

Amazing! Well done.

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

Thank you! Slowly getting there.

@0dbm Месяц назад

Twin Diesel in Port Isabel Tx , In frame it

@OnboardTangaroa Месяц назад

Nope, the time has come for these engines to make their way to someone else who can love them. They are very unsuitable for the type of cruising we do. While the new engines are not in frame rebuildable, they are fairly easy to remove when the time comes to do that and they are run so lightly that they will last a very long time.

@hansh8071 3 месяца назад

Keep rolling, troopers 😁 grtzcfrom Holland

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

Oh man, we are pushing. Hard to keep motivated for sure but we will get there. Thanks for watching!

@troyturner-ve1zj 3 месяца назад

So big! I guess back in the day those were the power option or screaming Jimmy’s

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

These are the screaming Jimmy's. Back when fuel was cheap they were certainly the way to go.

@troyturner-ve1zj 3 месяца назад

@@OnboardTangaroa lol I thought they were Detroit’s! Well then that explains the bilges, Definitely Jimmy was in there with his twin brother

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

Lol, had to carry a spare few liters of oil on every trip we took and we used them! Lets just say the bilge was well lubricated.

@SuperJlonergan 3 месяца назад

awesome your mom helping you so much

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

Thanks for watching, although Janis is not my mom. She is my lovely wife of 22 years. I may look young but I'm closing on 50 years on this earth.

@faxmactory 3 месяца назад

Bro i was thinking it, you said it!

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

Le sigh.

@arthurcitron9774 3 месяца назад

Spot on!👊🏻🇺🇸

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

Thanks! Now to get them sold. Take care!

@camojoe83 3 месяца назад

Dumping the screamin jimmys for cummins, huh? Idk about that, bro. Sounds like something a dodge fanboi would do.

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

Well seeing as I have never owned any diesel vehicles or diesel engines other than the Detroits that are coming out and the Cummins that are going in I doubt I have any fanboi attributes. On the flip side, ignoring the benefits of over 60 years of technological advancement sounds like something a Detroit fanboi would do.

@fstlnj29 3 месяца назад

Those things are big! The replacements will be nice!

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

Thanks for watching! They are indeed huge. basically like taking two large sedans out of the engine room. Can't wait to finish up the repower.

@chuckfountain620 3 месяца назад

Good job. ❤

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

Thanks!

@SolarBurrito 3 месяца назад

How heavy are they each?

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

They are 4500 lbs a piece. Definitely enough to make a bad day if something went sideways!

@cornnutzgazpacho-libre3555 3 месяца назад

AMAZING! good job U2. Now, what happens with the old engines? You were saying that you didn't have a rear boat anchor.

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

At 4500lbs each they would make great anchors 😂. We are hoping that we can sell them complete to someone who can use them but sadly no bites yet.

@camojoe83 3 месяца назад

What you asking out of them and the geqrsets?

@dadejazzba402 3 месяца назад

So what's in the future for those engines?

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

We would love to sell them to someone who could use them but those people are getting harder to find. No bites yet.

@larryskeeper1197 3 месяца назад

@@OnboardTangaroa That's a real shame.

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

It is indeed. I would love to see Portia and Stella continue on.

@73Datsun180B 3 месяца назад

@@OnboardTangaroa I would buy both if shipping to NZ wasn't so horrendous!

@ruxoneto6560 2 месяца назад

@@OnboardTangaroa where are engine located & price ? N.a. or turbo.

@sethbarnes7608 3 месяца назад

So I've heard of the great loop, but what is this cruise you guys wanna do? It sounds totally fun!

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

It should be a great experience. Traveling a northern route from Canada to Japan should allow us to see some pretty cool places we have never seen before. We are pretty excited. Thanks for watching!

@mikedobbs1575 3 месяца назад

Nobody died! 👍

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

😂So far so good. Thanks for watching.

@mikedobbs1575 3 месяца назад

@@OnboardTangaroa Well just keep doing what your doing and i will.

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

Yes sir!

@ryanehlis426 2 месяца назад

The 12v 71 Detroit is such a cool engine, back in the day that was the ultimate big boy power plant in a semi tractor 😊

@OnboardTangaroa 2 месяца назад

They are for sure. Unfortunately time has caught up with them. They have had a seriously long run though.

@andrewdonohue1853 2 месяца назад

@@OnboardTangaroa i think they are pretty reliable still, the issue is probably fuel economy (which im sure is horrible) and parts availability

@OnboardTangaroa 2 месяца назад

You hit the nail on the head there. They are just outclassed these days.

@olof.aolsson8441 3 месяца назад

Is it a Steel hull? If it is, why not cut a hole in The side of The hull instead?

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

Infinitely easier to go through the top on this boat. The hatches were already there. The hull is aluminum and easy enough to cut into but I would never compromise the hull by cutting into it. I'm sure it could be rebuilt strong enough but in my experience you always see where the holes are cut through hull sides, especially on this boat as it is bare aluminum with no filler or paint. Take care!

@jakleo337 2 месяца назад

Driptroit diesels. The joke is if you put a picture of a DD on the wall there would be oil on the floor underneath it in the morning.

@OnboardTangaroa 2 месяца назад

I had not heard that one before. Thanks for the laugh!

@jamesbell6182 2 месяца назад

When you have oil under your DD time to titeen up the air box covers

@OnboardTangaroa 2 месяца назад

Oh, there were leaks from the airbox covers for sure and just about everywhere else oil could leak from up top except the valve covers which I upgraded years ago.

@johnbowen2963 3 месяца назад

O YERRRRRR SCREAMING JIMMMMYS . GOTA LOVE EM

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

I both love them and hate them.

@justnsaliga8518 2 месяца назад

I wish i could buy those Detroit's though

@OnboardTangaroa 2 месяца назад

They are on Ebay!

@matthewdunning9958 Месяц назад

Glad to find this video. We are about to pull a pair of DD 8v92s out of older hull through the salon sole and then through the roof just like you did. We don't have preexisting cut-outs so will need to frame them in. We are rebuilding and then putting the 892s back in, but good to see your process and solutions. Anything you would have done differently in hindsight?

@OnboardTangaroa Месяц назад

Best of luck with your rebuild! The only thing we really would have done differently was anticipate more time. Our yard visit went waaaaaay over where we thought it would.

@johnbecker5213 2 месяца назад

shame , what a waste of money, lower your rpm by 2-300 change pitch on prop and your fuel economy will be as good or better than crappy cummins, and did you consider your righting moment, less weight and you will be bobbing around a like cork , dd is so much better than cummins

@OnboardTangaroa 2 месяца назад

The BSFC curve of the Detroit Diesel disagrees with you. It only gets worse as rpms decrease. They also really do not like being run at that low of RPM. Detroits are reliable engines however they will never be remotely as efficient as a common rail diesel designed 80 years later. Yes I did consider the righting moment and have plans for that. Six thousand pounds has only had a small impact on the waterline anyhow. DD V-71's may have been better than Cummins.....50 years ago. You do have a right to your own opinion though.

@johnbecker5213 2 месяца назад

@@OnboardTangaroa i have been a tugboat captain for 35+ years and have run many boats with repowers ,however, maybe i am stuck on mechanical reliability plus i do not pay for the fuel. most tugs 30 years ago had dd, probably around 40-50% now. only one i liked better was an emd (think giant detroit), never ran yachts, but with tugs the lower in the water the better, less vibration/cavitation more stability. ran a repower with cats , minimal increase in fuel economy, anyway, goodluck!!!!!!

@OnboardTangaroa 2 месяца назад

In that application I would agree with you. Yachts are waaaaaaay different for pretty much everything. We don't need the bollard pull/longevity of the big diesels as the loading and duty cyles they see are far less. Focus is more on efficiency/noise/weight. The new electronic diesels are pretty impressive when it comes to those items. Even longevity is impressive with them these days. I'm sure I will miss the song of the Detroits now and again but this is a much better solution for our application. Take care!

@getongab 3 месяца назад

I would trade any POS modern diesel engine for any Detroit engine.

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

You are welcome to do so. Thanks for watching.

@adamlivelife2608 3 месяца назад

Modern engines are better when deleted and that you can do when you swap engines into old vehicles or boats etc 😎 I would have went with CAT engine myself 🤔🤔

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

So much better not having to worry about the same things the OEM's have to worry about. Cats are good but its just so easy to get parts for the Cummins and I get pretty deep discounting through my business.

@adamlivelife2608 3 месяца назад

@@OnboardTangaroa makes sense more parts and repairs Cummins dealers are everywhere. I would Love to have enough money to do something like this. I live in the lift lock city on the Trent Severn Water way, I believe the max boat size is 80ft. I would not need a big boat though a 40ft do well good 😎

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

A 40 footer up there would be perfect! I had to google the waterway. What a beautiful area.

@boatlover2296 3 месяца назад

They really don’t look that bad

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

They don't look bad and they run well but that is not the only reason we are swapping them out. There are no service records at all on these motors and they have been neglected for far too long. I would want to overhaul them before I would trust them and we are just not willing to put that money into engines that are unsuitable for the purpose we need. The new engines will increase our range massively and will be much easier to maintain.

@Rs500ybd 2 месяца назад

Fantastic Big Efforts deserve Reward I Hope you enjoyed your Pub..

@OnboardTangaroa 2 месяца назад

Thanks! We did indeed enjoy our pub afternoon. Thanks for watching!

@johntuminello5206 2 месяца назад

Hope he got RPM the same as the old revving Detroit.

@OnboardTangaroa 2 месяца назад

The new Cummins engines are actually capable of another 1000 rpm or so over what the Detroits were. With the change in gear box from 2:1 ratio to 3:1 ratio we should be right in the money.

@justnsaliga8518 2 месяца назад

Mistake replacing those detroits.... Fuel savings yes.... Longevity is important should have gone from all mechanical 2 stroke to all mechanical 4 stroke and you would have seen similar if not the same fuel savings and more power. Did you look at Cummins VTA 903 T repower? That would be the best upfit in this case....

@OnboardTangaroa 2 месяца назад

I respectfully disagree. Fuel range was only one of a few reasons we chose the 6.7. Another main reason we went with the electronic engines was because of the ability of common rail injection to reduce noise levels drastically. A third reason is ease of sourcing parts. The fourth reason is the ability of the common rail engine to run cleanly even at low loads. As for longevity, the 6.7 marine diesels are having no problems reaching 20,000+ hours in our application if they are run like we will be running them and are properly maintained. Save the electronics which I am good with they are actually very simple engines. Sure, the big diesels can be in frame rebuilt but 20,000 hours is a long way off and these engines are actually fairly easy to remove if needed. The days of needing 10+ liter engines in this range of boats has passed. For an example, one of the yachts I used to be engineer on was a 120ft aluminum Palmer Johnson ketch with a beam of 26ft and 185 gross tons. It is powered by a single 650hp Volvo D-16 which is a 16L engine (was an MTU at the time I worked aboard but similar specs). I crossed both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans multiple times on that boat and have been in some pretty gnarly weather. Power was never a problem and we were never near WOT. Now if we go back to Tangaroa at 78ft LOA with a 17ft beam we are 85 gross tons. We are using two 6.7L engines rated at around 300 hp each and will likely spend 99 percent of their time between 1600 and 1800 rpm and 50hp each. My experience tells me this will be way more than necessary. I did not look into any other engines as these checked every box I required. Don't get me wrong, I respect the capabilities and reliability of the older mechanical diesels but I have been working specifically with electronic engines for over 13 years now and while the electronics were pretty crap at first they have become pretty reliable these days and I have the experience to diagnose and repair them if required. Thanks for watching!

@jeremystory6981 2 месяца назад

I see the reasons why a pretty good choice you got the money and time to do it,,, you sound like you're familiar with what you're going to be working this one probably the best thing you can do,, I don't even know when it's getting hard to find parts for those things spare motors

@OnboardTangaroa 2 месяца назад

I do have a love for the electronic engines. Seeing as the Cummins engines are still in production today It will be a long time before parts will become hard to find. Thanks for watching!

@RodHinman-zr6ps 3 месяца назад

But only ice half the fuel

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

Exactly! Thanks for watching!

@JustinTurnerman 3 месяца назад

Nice work. Now to put it all back to together 💪

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

That's the plan! In progress.

@camojoe83 3 месяца назад

I can tell by the first 30 seconds of the video that only one of you will complete the sushi run.

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

Well, we have made it through 22 years of marriage without killing each other. I think we can make it through this😁.

@brucebrown5863 3 месяца назад

That was exciting, it went well.

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

Lol, as good as I could have hoped for.

@BPassalaqua 3 месяца назад

How many hours were on those engine's were they ever overhauled in the past

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

No idea and no idea. That is one of the main reasons for the repower. The engines have no hour meters and there are zero service records on them. I vaguely recall that when we were looking at the boat to purchase we were told one of the engines had been rebuilt at some point but that's about it.

@melclark1066 3 месяца назад

One of the messiest engine rooms I have ever seen.

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

Not for too much longer. I have been removing old abandoned wiring and other nasty for a while now. Tangaroa is 50+ years old with many years of neglect before we purchased her. This repower has given us a somewhat clean slate down there to work with.

@yamahagriz8820 3 месяца назад

Congrats! Huge Milestone!

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

Thanks! It feels pretty good.

@rogerreed905 3 месяца назад

Great effort team . . 👋💐🍻🇳🇿twa

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

Thanks! Its been a ride so far. Take care.

@camojoe83 3 месяца назад

What you asking out of those motors and gearsets?

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

Do you mean asking price for the old motors or how much power we are asking from the new motors? We are asking $10,000 for each of the Detriot engine/gearbox combo. Power requirements for the new engines are roughy 250HP per engine.

@camojoe83 3 месяца назад

@@OnboardTangaroa that's the info I was looking for. Not a terrible price, but not exactly worth the drive from Ohio, either... 12v Detroits are fun to play with. You could run a whole commercial capacity mobile sawmill off a pair like that. One for electric and one hydraulic. If you're a maniac, you can direct drive the head saw and shredder with em and use the front drives for hydraulics. Never lived till you got a v12 rattler at the edge of the ketchup all day spinning a tub grinder faster than 2 loaders can keep it fed. Good times.

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

That would make for a good video! Wish we could have kept them but they are just a poor match for the kind of cruising we will be doing.

@robertusa1234 3 месяца назад

The old motors. They’re a market for them. Don’t just send them to the scrap yards.

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

We are trying to sell them for sure. I know there are lots of people out there that use them and love them but so far no luck selling them. If anything we will part them out but I would obviously prefer to sell them complete.

@Adam-en4zm 3 месяца назад

Very impressive work guys, glad nobody died! Hope the repower is going well.

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

Thanks! We are slowly powering through.

@Adam-en4zm 3 месяца назад

@@OnboardTangaroa You know why I love your channel? Every time I think I'm in too deep on my boat project (like my in-situ genset rebuild), I can see how I'm actually just playing in the kiddie pool. You guys are crazy talented and hustlers for sure. Are you guys working jobs at the same time as doing all this, or is it full time work?

@OnboardTangaroa 3 месяца назад

We look forward to having the big project list shrink for sure. Glad you are enjoying the videos. Between Janis and I we have a lot of built up experience. We are not perfect and may not always do things correctly but we try our best. We are off work while in the yard but have full time jobs otherwise which we are needing to get back to for sure.

@Adam-en4zm 3 месяца назад

@@OnboardTangaroa You guys have a crazy amount of talent between you two. I suppose years of working on charter boats is great experience, and it doesn't hurt to have your background in performance cars. Nobody is perfect, the good mechanic is always learning. Crazy that you're both doing this kind of refit while working full time. Super impressive. Looking forward to seeing those Cummins in place!