I thought I would share a few pics of what I've been working on the past couple of weeks. We're finally getting my boss's race truck back together. We're trying to get it running so we can take it to the chassis shop to get the roll cage put in it. Jim's hoping to be able to get it in the 9s when it's back together. We pulled the motor in August last year because of bearing problems. It is now internally balanced with billet mains and a main girdle, Carrillo rods, Ross forged pistons, SoCal heads and cam, large F1 injectors (not sure on the size), 2 stages of nitrous, 366/483 compounds, modified dual CP3s, etc. It ran a 10.49 @ 136 last year as an extended cab long bed (as you can see, it is now a regular cab) with a smaller big turbo and smaller injectors. It will be interesting to see how it performs. Now to the pics.
Texas Performance Diesel race truck, "Fired Up"
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Thanks for the kind words. Jim and I are both very particular on how we put things together. We really do our best to make things look nice and neat on everything we do. I'll be sure to keep this thread updated with the progress of the truck.
One thing I wanted to point out that I thought was pretty cool is the transmission dipstick tube. You can kind of see it in the first picture. It is a braided stainless tube from SunCoast. It has an O-ring sealed end that slides into the transmission and the other end has a 2 bolt flange that can be bolted to any flat surface. I made a bracket that bolts to the spot where the glow plug controller box used to go. I cut it down from what SunCoast sent so we could use the factory dipstick. I was pretty happy with how it turned out.
Also, if anyone is wondering, that transmission blanket is a Stroud universal blanket, part number 516, and it measures 18" x 52". It covers from the rear of the bellhousing to the tail housing. You can't see it in the pictures, but there is also a flexplate shield. It is a generic Chevy bolt pattern shield from QuickTime, part number RM-6098. It took a little massaging of the floor/firewall on the driver's side of the transmission tunnel, but it fit and cleared everything no problem. We went through the NHRA rule book, and we're doing everything we can to make sure we meet all the requirements to run a 9 second pass.
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One thing I wanted to point out that I thought was pretty cool is the transmission dipstick tube. You can kind of see it in the first picture. It is a braided stainless tube from SunCoast. It has an O-ring sealed end that slides into the transmission and the other end has a 2 bolt flange that can be bolted to any flat surface. I made a bracket that bolts to the spot where the glow plug controller box used to go. I cut it down from what SunCoast sent so we could use the factory dipstick. I was pretty happy with how it turned out.
Also, if anyone is wondering, that transmission blanket is a Stroud universal blanket, part number 516, and it measures 18" x 52". It covers from the rear of the bellhousing to the tail housing. You can't see it in the pictures, but there is also a flexplate shield. It is a generic Chevy bolt pattern shield from QuickTime, part number RM-6098. It took a little massaging of the floor/firewall on the driver's side of the transmission tunnel, but it fit and cleared everything no problem. We went through the NHRA rule book, and we're doing everything we can to make sure we meet all the requirements to run a 9 second pass.
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The lift pump is a MITUSA pump. You can see it next to the second CP3 with the small belt on it and the two lines running out of it.
wow I dont know how I over looked that one, its right in front of my eyes
looks great man :thumb:
A/C delete pully is like the philosoraptor of pullies...the philosopully. It spins, but with what purpose?
