1Tuff6.7's build/picture whoring/mechanical exploits thread
 

figured id start build thread since it seems to be the going thing nowdays. then i decided by build is too slow for that so i figured id just share all the stuff i do when im not working. i live, eat, and breathe diesel trucks so i thought id share some of my favorite things with you guys. thus the build/pic whoring/mechanical exploits thread was born... :rockit:

pics, vids, and stories of stuff i break to follow..

we'll start in the beginning. the day i bought my truck. i had been into diesels for a long time before i actually got one. i had been rockin the 96 short wide chevy until then...

here she is on the day we met.. the goofy guy in the overalls is my old man, dont hate. lol

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shortly after that added the bushwacker pocket style fender flares and nfab steps and de-badged..

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ran her just like that until 36,000 mi and then started the warranty voiding mods :) i added an h&s mini maxx which adds up to 175hp and an H&S trans tune to help that poor 68rfe hold up a little longer. i also added a flo-pro 5" DPF delete exhaust, an S&B cold air intake, and a sinister EGR/ cooler delete kit and arp head studs. and 1 new injector in #5 courtesy of my drunk azz hitting it with a torque wrench while putting in the head studs... that turned out to be a $600 boo boo. :favorites68: the i got some isspro EV2 pillar guages to keep an eye on some things the mini maxx cant watch..

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then the smaller stuff. blue LED dome lights from superbrightleds.com and some cover king neoprene seat covers from dodge.. i wanna stop and talk a minute about these covers, all i can say about them is GREAT! perfect fit and tough as hell! it takes talent to put them on but once they are, the fit is absolutely awesome.. also got some black bezeled headlights off ebay and ... yeah pretty shotty DONT waste your money. i ended up putting my stockers back in..

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thats all ive got so far for the actual truck build part of this thread. plans for the future are a 3 piece manifold and industrial injection twin turbos, snow water/meth injection, II arson3 CP3 kit, 150hp injectors, suncoast OM3GA 68rfe trans with triple disk converter and billet flexplate, air dogII fuel pump, GDP ladder bars, take the lift off and put it down on some 35s, and a full GDP intake manifold system. and a AFE bladerunner intercooler.. my goal is a RELIABLE 750hp daily driver..

its slow goin but its gonna happen!

now some of the extra curriculars, heres some vids of the guys i run with down in texas sled pullers, dyno trucks, and drag racers i get down there as often as i can because like i said before, i live, eat and breathe diesel trucks.. enjoy.

cant find out how to upload vids, but heres the link to photobucket.

http://s716.photobucket.com/albums/w.../vids/?src=wap

Off to a great start!

Good lord!

Damn dude thats awesome!

im a grease money by nature, i dont know why but ive always loved turning wrenches, i was a natural gas compressor mechanic for a while until i decided i didnt want my hobby to become a job so i went to a different part of the oilfield.

one of the engines i used to work on, Caterpillar 3616, and i slow speed cooper, cant remember the model on that one. these were taken when i was still in college but you get the idea

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by far the most interesting project ive ever worked on, my buddy broke the frame on his '06 mega cab 3500 and we swapped the frame.. yes, i said swapped the frame.....in a weekend..

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how the hell do you break a frame?!?!?! LOL

The early mega cabs had a weak spot right where the bed meets the cab. Couple that with a repo lift by night and a 40ft almost always overloaded gooseneck nearly every day and you'll find the weakest link lol

Dude i dig ur ride. I like deisels too i just dont need one enough to juustify the money.

Thanks! Hey, it's just money. I ain't never seen a brinks truck at a funeral!

Bad ass truck man! Thing is going to be wicked when your done with it.

Maybe......Maybe my next truck will be a cummins. I was going to by a Cummins before I bought this truck but when it came down to it... I have no need for one so I figured I would thake the extra money it was going to cost and Mod the shit out of my current one.

The best part of it Is. I'm still getting 15-17 mpg on these big a tires. And my left foot isn't exactly light. I know what y'all are saying about diesel costing more but for me there's no comparison. I drive a 3/4 ton ford gasser at work and I wanna drive the dang thing off a bridge! I can't speak for the newer hemi's but my grandpas '04 does ok until you hook it to a trailer and then it won't get out of its own way. And ive never seen close to 17 while driving it. It's all preference but I'll never own another gasser.

Yeah. Diesels are addicting. Owned 2 gas trucks as daily drivers and neither one of em made it more than 6 months. I can't handle em. Lol.

So, you drive with your left foot? ;)

Thats very true about the brinks truck and a funeral. Im talking about the money and this is coming from a guy bagging a reg cab 1/2 ton. I guess Im just more passionate about bagged rides.

Damn. I gotta quit drunk posting. I mean...... I forgot to mention, it's a mail truck.

LOL. I try to just lurk after I've had some drinks... :D

Very nice truck man!! I like it!

Thanks y'all! I'm goin down to Texas this weekend and I just might come back with some new goodies! Gonna try to get some Dyno numbers too!

Look what I got!


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very nice! what kinda box they goin in?

The one that goes under the back seat. Didn't want to loose those lite cubby holes but oh well ::rockit::

Nice! what kinda amp are you going with?

Welcome to the ORC buddy, im glad you found us. Post as many pics as you would like

300w digital RF haven't installed it yet because I don't have a wiring harness and I live in bfe. Have to grab one this weekend when I'm in the city.

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Shit just got real..... Gonna see if I can't destroy Texas Diesel Power's Dyno in a couple weekends!!!

Try the pic again....
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Idk what the deal is with uploading pics...

Long story short I got:

-New boost and exhaust backpressure gauges
-H&S intake manifold and boost tubes
-Air dog 165gph lift pump
-TS performance MP-8 rail pressure module (120hp stackable tuner)
-and a snow 3 stage water/methanol injection kit.

Let's see if we can't break something :)

Hell yes Nick! Glad to see you lurking around still.

I'm always around. Just been hittin the OT to pay for all this crap!!! :P

Holy hell! That's gonna be one bad bitch!

Hell yeah! Take some videos to post! I wanna see that thing in action!

Holy shit! Can't wait to see this!

Dave... I ordered new tires today!!! You got that fancy camera ready????

Stick with the same size and brand? damn that truck is bad

Hell yeah I did. I really don't need them all that bad yet, they've got about 1/8" left and I've got 67k on them. Thanks man!

I do...rolling shots? MMMM rolling shots while rolling coal? Uh fuck yeah!

\(. .\) (/. .)/ Yeah buddy!

I was also thinking... DEATH TO THE FUCKING TIRES!!!!!! ( the old ones.)

Oh fuck yeah! I have a good spot for it, but it is in Norman. We could always meet up sometime and find some nice slippery asphault.