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Old 04-23-2013, 12:12 AM   #61
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Gday Ken, this 8.3 6speed is like night and day compared to the 555 it has lots of torque, the tranny seems to keep the engine in its powerband. if your friend likes his coach I would definately recommend the engine trans swap.
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Old 04-23-2013, 01:22 AM   #62
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I spoke with Chris today and you have to see the flame paint job he has done on his Newell. Maybe I'll post it in the Classic Inspirations forum section.
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Old 05-01-2013, 03:33 AM   #63
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Keith I give you props man, you did it! I know the Newell factory strongly urges caution on repowering coaches because it can be an expensive project. How many hours of labor would you say was put into the repower project?
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Old 05-01-2013, 04:39 AM   #64
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Keith I give you props man, you did it! I know the Newell factory strongly urges caution on repowering coaches because it can be an expensive project. How many hours of labor would you say was put into the repower project?
Thank you for the kind words, How many hours?hmmm, not quite sure, there is a lot of factors that came into play, I could estimate about a hundred hours to do a repower, now if it was something I did on a daily basis it may be a different storey. If you include finding a donor vehicle purchasing it and removing the engine trans etc, we resealed and gasketed the engine cleaning and painting etc, I also reworked a lot of the coach wiring etc at the same time, its hard to say how many It actually took. My mechanic has around 100 cows and they were calving so he was in and out on the project, I helped him with a few projects he has, so I didn't really keep track of actual hours. I did it more as a hobby rather than a job because its something I enjoy doing. Was it worth it? For me it was because I like doing it and I am proud of what it is now. Now if I were to hire someone to do this, I would take it to a shop that does it a lot and they could give you a fairly accurate estimate. The coach still isn't finished inside but I hope to have it close in the next couple of months.
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Old 08-17-2013, 04:57 PM   #65
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G'day folks! Just figured I would update you with some pics. The first is the one of the old shifter, the second was the new shifter roughed in and still programmed 5 speed. The last is the
finished shifter programmed 6 speed. Took it for a burn this morning and works great!! Had the old gal up to 76mph, it would have went faster but I wasn't!!
I wanted to share this photo for ideas for this 76 repower. This is how I mounted my shifter pad, it was a fairly easy thing to build. The only thing I would have done differently is to route the allison wires farther up under the dash, I used the same hole the old shifter cable came through. I will change it on the next shop go around.
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Old 08-17-2013, 05:08 PM   #66
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Hi Keith,Great job! Is that a Bennet air shifter?
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Old 08-17-2013, 05:19 PM   #67
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The old is cable, 4-speed and the new is electronic, 6-speed, the bennet air shifter was the era between the two.
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Nice job !!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 04-19-2014, 03:22 PM   #69
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Just thought I would update this thread, we tore the 8.3 down for a complete overhaul. After about 5k miles last year it was using some oil and had blowby, it was a used engine. I ordered a complete kit that contains pistons,liners,bearings and gaskets. I also took the rad in for a recore, sent the injection pump in for a possible rebuild, and found a new turbo. It should be all back together in a week or so with all fresh new parts and ready to hit the road. Total cost should be right around 6k. very reasonable I think. Parts for these 8.3's are very easy to get and very reasonable.
I tried to upload pics, for some reason they won't upload like they used to
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Old 04-20-2014, 03:50 AM   #70
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Not a bad price at all Kieth. Stewart Stevenson Detroit Diesel has quoted me ball park of 20K for complete re-manufactured engine replacement labor included. But that is on my 8V92.
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Old 04-20-2014, 03:59 PM   #71
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Clint, the overhaul kit is about 2k, turbo is 850, rad 1700, inj. Pump 1500, there will be filters, oil, and cleaning and checking the head. I have some good friends here. Labour isnt free but we trade back and forth. I have a boat interior in my shop right now!!
20k for a 8v92 installed sounds like a good price. They are a bigger engine and perhaps getting less common these days?
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Old 04-20-2014, 05:35 PM   #72
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Kieth, How far are you from Edmonton? I have a truely great friend who just sold their rural property and are moving into town. he has been wanting me to drive up to visit since they always come down to Vegas to visit. We might make the trip this summer. Would like to meet you guys if timing works out while we are up in the frozen north.
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Old 04-20-2014, 06:07 PM   #73
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That sounds great Clint, were about 4-5 hr drive. Summers here are real nice. Let us know when you plan on coming up and we will try plan something.
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