Well I talked with Dustin the other day and he bought himself a 05 LLY RCLB chevy. here is what he has in mind....
here is the link http://dmaxcentral.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5250
"I found a '05 RCLB 4x4 on EBay and drove to PA to buy it and bring it back. We flat towed a Toyota Tacoma 600+ miles home with it with no issues, except the blown headgasket we knew about already (didn't actually cause issues). The first thing we'll be doing is pulling the motor and trans. The motor will get some ARP studs, Pro-Fab manifolds and up-pipes, EGR delete, I'll send out the injectors for testing and possibly take them out to 60% overs, swap in a new water pump, send the CP3 to Floor It for a Stage II, then I'll stick that motor into my old ECSB. The trans will get a Stage 4 build and Precision Converter and get swapped into the old truck. Then I'll have a 550-600 rwhp daily driver tow truck.
The built motor that was in the old truck will be going into the race truck. The block is getting a 1/2 fill, bored out to clean up the cylinder wall that was gouged from the cracked piston, 14mm head studs, torque plate honed, a main girdle with new main studs, and align honed. It is getting an internally balanced stroker kit with billet crank, forged rods, forged pistons, billet flexplate, and SoCal dampner. The old Stage II heads will be reworked and installed with new rocker studs and chromoly pushrods, and possibly roller rockers/bridges. It'll have ProFab Extreme Flow manifolds and up-pipes and I'll have to clearance the firewall to still fit a conventional style 4" downpipe. A ProFab gated pedestal with 50mm ED gate will hold up a BatMoWheel S483 with an 87mm turbine in a T4 housing (or we may go even bigger). It'll have dual Floor It Diesel Stage 3 modded CP3's, ported fuel rails, 200% over injectors, and a big AirDog lift pump. I'll inspect the trans that was in the old truck and install it in the race truck. The manual transfer case will get some custom mods and a pump rub prevention plate and brace.
The truck will be getting drastic weight reduction, chopped to fit a composite short bed, a roll cage, paint job, coil overs up front, SS front bumper. The electric fans, electric water pump, auxiliary oil cooler with fan, and BD intercooler from the old truck will all go in the race truck."
"Got the motor stripped to just the block and rotating assembly and took it to the machine shop for him to make the main girdle for it. When he's done with that I'll pull the rotating assembly take the block back to his shop to be drilled, tapped and reamed for the 14mm headstuds, then the block will get dipped and cleaned. Next we'll do the 1/2 fill before taking it to get bored to clean up the walls, then torque plate and align honed, then powder coated to match the truck's future color. Once the boring is done I'll be able to order the right pistons for that stroker kit, have the internal balancing done and when it comes in be ready to start assembly.
Got the truck inspected and insurance on it, just need to get a license plate (NO REHAB) on it. Next is to haul the load of scrap in the bed to the scrap yard - a way to get paid to have the truck weighed. Then I'll know what I started with - the New York title shows a weight of 5976 lbs, sounds about right since the gas RCLB 4x4 Work trucks have an advertised curb weight of 5260. Then the dieting can begin.
The stock oil cooler is getting deleted since I have the big external with it's own fan and it will clean up under the hood. I'm think about mounting the radiator and fans in the bed since I already have an electric water pump that I can route straight into the back of the engine. A single big trans cooler with it's own fan will also be mounted in the bed. All that will be left up front is the intercooler, which will be moved as far forward as possible. I may run an electric hydraulic pump in the rear for the steering and brakes. I may remote mount the turbo in front of the engine to free up the valley for a custom intake setup and make the turbo easier to work on. I would like to have both CP3s belt driven, one where the AC compressor goes and one beside it where duals usually sit. To get down to our target weight ~4300 lbs we may go with a fiberglass front clip and door skins."
"I got it registered and titled in NC finally and the "NO REHAB" plates are on their way. We took a load of scrap to the yard and the truck weighed 8200 lbs full and 6380 empty - so we have a long way to go to hit our 4300 lb goal, but we'll see how it goes. The guys are back there right now pulling the front end off to get ready to pull the engine so that we can rebuild it, add head studs and get it in "OTHR GRL" sometime relatively soon. Then we'll start gutting and chopping, cleaning up and coating the frame, getting the suspension and brakes set up, the cage built, fuel tank made, cleaning up all the wiring and relocating the radiator and trans cooler to the bed, finding an air to water intercooler for in the cab, and getting it ready for the new motor and trans to go in it."
just thought some of you might be interested.
here is the link http://dmaxcentral.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5250
"I found a '05 RCLB 4x4 on EBay and drove to PA to buy it and bring it back. We flat towed a Toyota Tacoma 600+ miles home with it with no issues, except the blown headgasket we knew about already (didn't actually cause issues). The first thing we'll be doing is pulling the motor and trans. The motor will get some ARP studs, Pro-Fab manifolds and up-pipes, EGR delete, I'll send out the injectors for testing and possibly take them out to 60% overs, swap in a new water pump, send the CP3 to Floor It for a Stage II, then I'll stick that motor into my old ECSB. The trans will get a Stage 4 build and Precision Converter and get swapped into the old truck. Then I'll have a 550-600 rwhp daily driver tow truck.
The built motor that was in the old truck will be going into the race truck. The block is getting a 1/2 fill, bored out to clean up the cylinder wall that was gouged from the cracked piston, 14mm head studs, torque plate honed, a main girdle with new main studs, and align honed. It is getting an internally balanced stroker kit with billet crank, forged rods, forged pistons, billet flexplate, and SoCal dampner. The old Stage II heads will be reworked and installed with new rocker studs and chromoly pushrods, and possibly roller rockers/bridges. It'll have ProFab Extreme Flow manifolds and up-pipes and I'll have to clearance the firewall to still fit a conventional style 4" downpipe. A ProFab gated pedestal with 50mm ED gate will hold up a BatMoWheel S483 with an 87mm turbine in a T4 housing (or we may go even bigger). It'll have dual Floor It Diesel Stage 3 modded CP3's, ported fuel rails, 200% over injectors, and a big AirDog lift pump. I'll inspect the trans that was in the old truck and install it in the race truck. The manual transfer case will get some custom mods and a pump rub prevention plate and brace.
The truck will be getting drastic weight reduction, chopped to fit a composite short bed, a roll cage, paint job, coil overs up front, SS front bumper. The electric fans, electric water pump, auxiliary oil cooler with fan, and BD intercooler from the old truck will all go in the race truck."
"Got the motor stripped to just the block and rotating assembly and took it to the machine shop for him to make the main girdle for it. When he's done with that I'll pull the rotating assembly take the block back to his shop to be drilled, tapped and reamed for the 14mm headstuds, then the block will get dipped and cleaned. Next we'll do the 1/2 fill before taking it to get bored to clean up the walls, then torque plate and align honed, then powder coated to match the truck's future color. Once the boring is done I'll be able to order the right pistons for that stroker kit, have the internal balancing done and when it comes in be ready to start assembly.
Got the truck inspected and insurance on it, just need to get a license plate (NO REHAB) on it. Next is to haul the load of scrap in the bed to the scrap yard - a way to get paid to have the truck weighed. Then I'll know what I started with - the New York title shows a weight of 5976 lbs, sounds about right since the gas RCLB 4x4 Work trucks have an advertised curb weight of 5260. Then the dieting can begin.
The stock oil cooler is getting deleted since I have the big external with it's own fan and it will clean up under the hood. I'm think about mounting the radiator and fans in the bed since I already have an electric water pump that I can route straight into the back of the engine. A single big trans cooler with it's own fan will also be mounted in the bed. All that will be left up front is the intercooler, which will be moved as far forward as possible. I may run an electric hydraulic pump in the rear for the steering and brakes. I may remote mount the turbo in front of the engine to free up the valley for a custom intake setup and make the turbo easier to work on. I would like to have both CP3s belt driven, one where the AC compressor goes and one beside it where duals usually sit. To get down to our target weight ~4300 lbs we may go with a fiberglass front clip and door skins."
"I got it registered and titled in NC finally and the "NO REHAB" plates are on their way. We took a load of scrap to the yard and the truck weighed 8200 lbs full and 6380 empty - so we have a long way to go to hit our 4300 lb goal, but we'll see how it goes. The guys are back there right now pulling the front end off to get ready to pull the engine so that we can rebuild it, add head studs and get it in "OTHR GRL" sometime relatively soon. Then we'll start gutting and chopping, cleaning up and coating the frame, getting the suspension and brakes set up, the cage built, fuel tank made, cleaning up all the wiring and relocating the radiator and trans cooler to the bed, finding an air to water intercooler for in the cab, and getting it ready for the new motor and trans to go in it."
just thought some of you might be interested.
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