big azz truck/big azz motor: freinds build

[4x4zr2GA]

so heres the deal. my freinds got a mid 80's model full size chevy truck hes building. the cab/bed is off the frame right now, and we just put the 18" lift srings on it that he custom ordered online, its got 8 lug axles. we just took the the 350 out becuase i found a big block for him nad he bought it (its pictured below)... hes already got the wheels/tires... there 20" KMC sytle wheel, black and chrome wrapped with 49" Swamper Irocks... there HUGE!!!. we just loaded up the motor today... its a crate 454 with 3,300 miles on it, its a mild cam and as you can see, a high rise tunnel ram with two holley cabs on it... paid $850 for the motor like it sits which i thought was a good deal... sorry i dont have pics of the actual truck yet, but i will this weekend!! heres some pics of the motor we just loaded up today to hold you guys over: (oh yeah, the 2500HD is his daily driver, its on 39.5 Irocks, 6.0L)

[4x4zr2GA]

[4x4zr2GA]

wait till you guys see the truck... right now its just a frame, but the frame is at my chest... and thats sittin on the roll around 38" thornbirds! its gonna go up 6 more inches with the 49" tires, not to mention the 3" body lift... we all tell him hes not gonna be able to get away for long driving it on the street... but then again, his did is a big time lawyer around here...

[orangesonoma]

great cant wait to see it

[minitrucker6669]

dang git some pics up like to see this beast!

[4x4zr2GA]

ahh... i didnt get a chance to go out there last night... tonight im planning on going out there for sure! and ill snap some pics of the truck and the tires

[layinlow88]

looks like a cool build....but i have a feeling he will be wanting to swap out intakes once he drives it

[Merritt]

Where's the pics at?

[sockjock]

I forsee him having to carry a ladder around just to get in and out of the giant beast. Also I have to agree on the tunnel ram/dual carb setup, it's less than ideal with an intended RPM range of 3500 to 8500rpm. His bottom end torque and driveability will suck. He'd probably be alot happier with a dual plane intake/single carb setup with a 1500 to 6500rpm operating range.

[marcua56]

whats the status on this beast??

[Mattpyle]

What kinda axles is he putting in it? all you said was 8 lug. shit dana 44's come in 8 lug.


I'm guessing it's just for looks though. hense the body lift on there too. haha

[4x4zr2GA]

AHH forgot about this thread... if you noticed my other thread where i ended up trading my 4wheeler to a guy for a '77 chevy 3/4 8-lug truck... and i said im getting a free 4" lift kit? well im getting the old 4" lift kit off of this truck my buddy is building with 18" arch springs on 49" IROK's... weve been playing phone tag for last few days becuase im trying to get ahold of him so i can go pick up the lift kit... hopefully today ill be able to catch him so i can ride out there and get the lift, while im out there ill take pics of the truck he is building!! if would get off his lazy aZZ and pick up the phone!!!

[MTchevyS10]

Gotta love a 2500HD daily driver with 39.5s and IFS....

[4x4zr2GA]

alright i got ahold of my buddy, but once again he wasnt there, but told me to ride out there and just get the lift... so i rode out there, and got the springs and shocks and snapped a dark picture of the big chevy he is building... its hard to see but thats the front of the truck in the picutre...

[MTchevyS10]

Holy leaf springs, Batman.
Looks like he should have plenty of room for any size tires he wants.
Of course, with the body and motor in that will look quite a bit more reasonable.
Thinking there will be any issue with the front driveline angle because of the LP axle?

[4x4zr2GA]

yeah he's looking into a HP axle, but for now he just wants to get it together and get a rear driveshaft made, just so he can drive it and move it around. so for a while it will only be 2wd.

[wrekd]

Damn, thats gonna be a big bitch

[Merritt]

Can't wait to see more progress!

[4x4zr2GA]

me too!! but hes being lazy as hell!! he took the 454 down the street to a guy that runs competition mud bog trucks, they crunk the motor up an let it run on the engine stand and decided to throw a bigger cam and new timing chain on it. there using an old school 2 points distributor for now. if you notice in the pic with the frame, it is only sitting on 38" Thornturds... i wish he was home so i could have snapped some pics of the 49" Iroks, they look insane on the 20" black and polished wheels...

[minitrucker6669]

damn this thing sounds so bad ass

[4x4zr2GA]

DID SOMEONE SAY 49"s!!!!???

[4x4zr2GA]

[4x4zr2GA]

[4x4zr2GA]

[Merritt]

Damn!

[bubbagt57]

i 2nd that DAMN

[marcua56]

Lets see more!

[my2ks10xtreme]

I 3rd that DAMN! Wow interested on seeing more of this, couldnt imagine trying to get in this thing, I already have a hard enough time with my buddies super duty on 40s and motorized steps...

[chevyrz28]

i take it you guys dont see alot of big trucks like that to often. Around where i live if your not running 60" tractor tires your truck its small. Looks good so far. sounds like its gonna be a pretty bad ass truck

[marcua56]

Quote: Originally Posted by chevyrz28

i take it you guys dont see alot of big trucks like that to often. Around where i live if your not running 60" tractor tires your truck its small. Looks good so far. sounds like its gonna be a pretty bad ass truck

thats a lie

[4x4zr2GA]

trust me, theres plenty of trucks around here on tractor tires... its just rare that you see them becuase they cant drive them on the street. a distant buddy of ours one county south of us has a '90 chevy 4 door longbed truck with 60" combine tires on it, you can see it over the roof of his mobile home... theres another truck that runs at the mud boggs, its a late 50's - early 60's body style chevy truck, with a cummins deisel, TH350 tranny (which he cracked in half at the last run of the night), rockwells and combine tires. truck is NUTS!, i might be at the mud boggs this saturday.. if its there ill take pics of it.

-anyway, my buddy has just got done putting the new passengerside knuckle on for the crossover steering and put all new ball joints and all the linkages on the front axle... i guess he's going to somehow run the low pinion dana 44 for now untill he can locate some different axles... we'll see... oh and he says he should have the body/cab back on and 454 should be sitting in the framerails sometime this month...

[Tim99Zr2]

Quote: Originally Posted by 4x4zr2GA

trust me, theres plenty of trucks around here on tractor tires... its just rare that you see them becuase they cant drive them on the street. a distant buddy of ours one county south of us has a '90 chevy 4 door longbed truck with 60" combine tires on it, you can see it over the roof of his mobile home... theres another truck that runs at the mud boggs, its a late 50's - early 60's body style chevy truck, with a cummins deisel, TH350 tranny (which he cracked in half at the last run of the night), rockwells and combine tires. truck is NUTS!, i might be at the mud boggs this saturday.. if its there ill take pics of it.

-anyway, my buddy has just got done putting the new passengerside knuckle on for the crossover steering and put all new ball joints and all the linkages on the front axle... i guess he's going to somehow run the low pinion dana 44 for now untill he can locate some different axles... we'll see... oh and he says he should have the body/cab back on and 454 should be sitting in the framerails sometime this month...

red neck

[4x4zr2GA]

^lol. true dat.

[NorthernCrew]

hell yeah gotta love bogger trucks!!!

[DieselS10]

Quote: Originally Posted by 4x4zr2GA

trust me, theres plenty of trucks around here on tractor tires... its just rare that you see them becuase they cant drive them on the street. a distant buddy of ours one county south of us has a '90 chevy 4 door longbed truck with 60" combine tires on it, you can see it over the roof of his mobile home... theres another truck that runs at the mud boggs, its a late 50's - early 60's body style chevy truck, with a cummins deisel, TH350 tranny (which he cracked in half at the last run of the night), rockwells and combine tires. truck is NUTS!, i might be at the mud boggs this saturday.. if its there ill take pics of it.

-anyway, my buddy has just got done putting the new passengerside knuckle on for the crossover steering and put all new ball joints and all the linkages on the front axle... i guess he's going to somehow run the low pinion dana 44 for now untill he can locate some different axles... we'll see... oh and he says he should have the body/cab back on and 454 should be sitting in the framerails sometime this month...

WOW, ain't asking much of that poor tranny is he!

[4x4zr2GA]

yeah... he made 3 runs... the last run on the fast track he split the tranny wide open. that truck screams too even on those huge combine tires, so i know the cummins aint stock. i hope its there on saturday so i can get some pics of it!

[chevyrz28]

Quote: Originally Posted by marcua56

thats a lie

Thats no lie there is at least 10 to 20 trucks around me that run tractor tires? ever seen trucks gone wild? They come yo our local mud bog every year at yankee lake and there is another mudbog right down the road that runs every week. check out these sites http://www.trucknight.com http://www.fireballtrucknight.com

[marcua56]

Thats only 10 or 20. You said everything around you is on 60" tractor tires therefore making it a lie.

[4x4zr2GA]

its 17* outside... but Will wants us all to help him put the cab back on the truck tonight... so if we go out there ill get a picture of the cab sitting on the frame. maybe we'll throw the 49"s on the truck too!!

[4x4zr2GA]

UH OH! looks like we got the cab on the frame!!. that was a bitch. 4 people using dry rotted 2x6 boards, that cab was heavy as hell. we rolled the 49"s up next to the front axle, we couldnt mount them up becuase we tried to jack the front up to bolt the front ones up to get an idea of how it would look, but when we tried to jack the front up, the truck started tilting real bad and it was too scary, so we just rolled them up next to where they would mount up. just think, the axle has to come up about 8" for these tires to be mounted. so as your looking at the pictures of the truck, it will sit up about 8" higher than what the pictures show. in the picture where my buddy is holding the brown front fenders up, i had them hold the fender up about 6" to show where the truck would be sitting with the tires on it. anyway, enjoyZ de pic-chus!

[Merritt]

You guys need to hurry up and make some more progress on this thing! Looks badass so far.

[Tim99Zr2]

cool, but too big for my liking.

[wrekd]

Id drive it

[Tim99Zr2]

Quote: Originally Posted by wrekd

Id drive it

hells yea, i would too dont get me wrong!
i just wouldnt build it

[blznnp]

finish this thing already. i thought my chevy sits pretty high on 44's. this thing looks like it will sit about another foot or so above mine

[wrekd]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tim99Zr2

hells yea, i would too dont get me wrong!
i just wouldnt build it

If I built something like that, it would have tractor tires and Rockwells. Then I would drive into my asshole neighbors yard and till it up.

[4x4zr2GA]

lol, now he wants to sell the 49"s and get some 54" boggers! i told him to chill the fVck out! and lets just get this thing finished already. the 454 is put together, and they had it running on an engine stand, so its ready to drop in also. and he also traded his NP208 to a guy for a working TH350/NP205 combo... so that will be going in also. (the guy needed the 208 for his mud racing/boggin truck). he WILL be using the LP/D44 front axle, but i convinced him to take it to a shop and have it cut and turned to fix the pinion angle problem, and he's getting a front driveshaft made with cv-joints or whatever you call them. this truck is a pure novelty truck obviously. but he will drive it (untill the cops **** with him, but his dad is a bigtime lawyer out here), and i can almost guarantee that it will be seen at the local mud boggs. at the last mud boggs i went to, i didnt see the early 60's chevy with a cummins turbo deisel and tracter tires truck on rockwells, since he split the TH350 tranny in half last time im guessing hes building something stronger, but check out this old Dodge truck sittin on 2.5 ton rockewells and i believe if i remember right some 44" ground hawgs. it was huge, but everytime he treid to run it down the track it kept spittin' and sputterin'. heres also some pics of the mud bogg track before anyone ran that night...

[chevyrz28]

If i was him i wouldnt even waste my time or money on the D44. It will never hold up to 49s and a big block. I would look into a dana 60 or rockwells

[blznnp]

Quote: Originally Posted by chevyrz28

If i was him i wouldnt even waste my time or money on the D44. It will never hold up to 49s and a big block. I would look into a dana 60 or rockwells

i know 44's are a little smaller especially when you start getting into the bigger tires like this. but the guy i bought my 44s from was running them with a dana 44 up front with a 454 and either a 150 or 200 shot of nitrous, he had no problems with the mud bogs he was in.

[chevyrz28]

There is a bunch of people around me that was running 44s with a dana 44 and breaking axle shafts and hubs every week. if u spend the money on good shafts and hubs then it might hold up but for the same price you could get a dana 60 or a set of rockwells. hell i had a 75 chevy with 38.5s on it and i broke 2 hubs and then tore the whole carrier assembly out of it all in one week.