twin turbo D-max Chevy II wagon

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Well we are throwing this thing together for this years power tour... her are a few pics.. sorry about the quality most are off my phone

Motor mock up....
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Cylinder head water plates
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LBZ stripped and cleaned
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Front MustangII style clip painted and installed along with firewall smoothed
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Dual Battery box hidden
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Uder shot showing air bags, mounts, and underside
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New valve covers.... (anyone interested in some??) and the twins being mocked up
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All air ride controls hidden in a Vintage suitcase mounted in the rear
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Making the 4L80E fit.....
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All covered up...
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New subframe connectors along with Trans mount incorperated into it..
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New dual willwood master cyl setup
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Starting to come together
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The car aired out...
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The money shot!!!!
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Heres a quick run down on the car and the parts...

42k mile cali car barn find, this car is SEXY
2006 LBZ 32k mile motor bone stock
4l80e trans with a few good parts
2 gran national turbos
417 radiator
417 intercoolers
417 radiator support
417 sheetmetal intake plenum
417 Sheetmetal valve covers
holley Blue lift pump
417 25 gal fuel cell
PPE programmer to delete all nonsense in the ECU
417 dual exh exiting tucked before the rear tire

We are down to the wiring of the ecu to the car and some plumbing, ill get some more pics as of today in the morning... all the hot parts are done along with the radiator/fan shroud.



Blake
 

Mike L.

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??????? meaning??

im all ears.

unless your talking about the mix of black smoke and tire smoke :D


Cheers

Blake

Nothing against your build but i remember big blocks in those Novas that plagued traction back in the old days. Duramax will far surpass the big block issue. Good luck.:D
 

417 motorsports

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LOL gotcha... we are not in any way trying to go fast with this one.... just build a fun cruiser with a different drivetrain ;)

Or i guess you could say it the way it was worded when featured in car craft... "We are not trying to set the world on fire... Just cover it in black smoke" LOL:D
 

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Wow. Too cool! :thumb: Keep us updated! What are you using for a rear axle?


I think what Mike means is even a stock Dmax has the capability to roast the rear tires bald very quickly in that car. Be careful on wet pavement. :rofl:
 
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God bless you sir!! I've dreamed of doing a Chevy II with a Dmax for some time. For the time being, I'll live vicariously through you!! Looks so cool!!

You gonna paint it or leave it patina and surprise folks? :D