54 GMC 5 window, s10 frame, 5.3 turbo

[Dmill]

Fake patina'd my running boards, turned out really well, should have taken original pictures they were all black!



built running board mounts, got them mounted up solid.. mounted my box up and then mounted up the keg gas tank.. was working too much to stop and take pictures but heres some end results!



before the cut



After and keg mounted

[Narxoleptic Customs]

I like the keg!! Great work, keep it up..
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[Dmill]

well finished a few things today.. cut to length and welded my bars up for my 4-link... notched out my upper crossmember and welded a 5" pipe in so my driveline will clear when laid out.. then spent a few hours with the good ol' photo shop finishing up my shop logo for the door... turned out pretty awesome if i dont say so myself!



ended up scoring a good deal on 3.902 bore -22.4cc dish probe forged pistons, eagle 2.5 forged rods, and eagle forged 4.000 stroker crank... all this will put this baby up to 6.3 liters and my compression ratio around stock 9.5 ish with my heads... 75lb bosch injectors with keene bell boost a pump also on the way... dammit gunna need a bigger turbo!! this motor has gotten so ridiculous im not even sure what hp im shooting for anymore.. seen stock setups with aggressive cams making 600 na... boosted goes all the way from 800 to 1000.. im thinking im shooting for 650 to 700 depending on what my turbo will let me.




still waiting on the right rear end.. finally found one, in the same city as me, right gears, 8.5 and a posi with disk brakes but of course hes the one guy in the world that thinks his **** is gold... 800 bucks my ass.. couldnt talk him down a bit.. found another with 4.56 gears, 8.2 with a mini spool but im trying to keep this thing from turning into a full out drag truck!

[69CRUZR]

great looking project! What air intake is that in post #5 on the first page? with the fridge in the background. Is that just a filter clamped onto the throttle body or is that a complete set up with a MAF sensor behind it?

[NEWFISHER]

Try Lingenfelter for your cam, I'm sure they will have a take out with litters etc.

You asked about a rr end. I found that a 67-69 Chevy truck either 2 or 4x is only 1/2 wider than a stock AD and they can be had with 3:73 and posit that should work well with the 4l60 you are running.

Sweet build...subscribed.

[Dmill]

Originally Posted by 69CRUZR

great looking project! What air intake is that in post #5 on the first page? with the fridge in the background. Is that just a filter clamped onto the throttle body or is that a complete set up with a MAF sensor behind it?

its just the stock truck intake with no maf and a filter, getting switched out for ls6 intake... Been forever and a million years since ive worked on my truck, after fighting with the parts i bought finally got all my motor stuff here..

got a ton of time on my hands now that my job was eliminated so i plan on among my other hundred projects really amping it up on this truck..

ill keep lingenfelter in mind for my cam, gunna research who knows there **** about custom grinds for turbos... ended up ditching the idea of a big single and now going to use the twin 62's one on each bank..

my hp number has gone up quite a bit, after talking with a guy up in canada with the same setup and twin 76's puttin 1200 to the wheels with just 15lbs..

obviously my turbos will have to push more boost then that to make those numbers but im shooting for bout 800 at wheels now..

pistons were backordered for ever, just recently got them and am now getting my motor finished up.. once i get that ill be in full force again..

i didnt realize the 67-69 rears were only 1/2 wider... i plan on running white wall slicks in the back so i almost need it narrower but ill defineatley keep that in mind in my search...

im really leanin towards ford 8.8, but my bud said the offset on his looked like it was way way off..

[99 to Life]

damn, such a sick truck and build. Luv it. did you see posion ivy's on here, same truck. Whats the status, I need to see more. Great deal on the truck man, such a steal.

[Dmill]

Sorry guys been a long time since i updated, ever since the motor decided to go fully outrageous my budget and time for the build really changed on me. the motor is finally together and mocked up between the frame rails as of last week.. heres the details on the build and a couple pics.

Eagle Forged 4.0" stroker crank, 6.2" forged h-beam rods, and ARP 2000 rodbolts
Probe -22cc forged pistons
ARP main and head studs
Rollmaster double roller timing set
Comp cams custom grind 230/234 608/612 114 lsa
Comp cams rocker arm trunion upgrade
Morrel link bar hydraulic roller lifters and high volume oil pump
LS2 243 heads milled .02 with patriot dual .650 lift valve springs and titanium retainers
Ls9 7 layer headgaskets
Fast LSXRT 102 intake
Compression should sit at boost friendly 9.5:1 topped with twin 67's, intercooled and meth injected im aiming for 800 rwhp



since i updated last ive gone thru a few rear ends, finally settled on a full disk brake 9" out of a lincoln versailles, got it apart and upgrading to a detroit locker and 31 spline moser axles.



In the rest of my downtime been building hotrod furniture and misc other stuff including my new welding setup and my new welding cart out of an old wagon



Also scored a complete dash setup out of a 54 desoto powermaster sedan, lady was scrappin everything couldnt let it go to waste so i cut it down and modified it to fit the 54, started building pods for my air gauges in the center so it matches.. a little ways off but it will defineately be different

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also started on cleaning the frame up and boxing it, almost ready for paint, was gunna do por15, any better recommendations?

[Dmill]

Also a little teaser on another one of my scores, at work and seen this little gem hiding in a field. Knew it matched way too well and couldnt pass it up went and asked about it after work, 100 bucks and she came home with me.. plans are to bag the camper as well and tow it too the drag races next summer



Heres another of the pods we built in my dash



And heres on of the truck sitting on blackwalls before i started into the frame again



and one more of the cart

[99 to Life]

awesome progress, that engine is gonna be killer. that dash is soo rad, sux people scrap shiat such a shame. I luv pre 54 dashes in the gmc and chevy, I'm really diggin this dash better than the stock gmc for the most part. truck is killer

[Ferrofil]

Loving it!
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[xpickup]

Dmill, truck looks great. I can not wait to see the engine come together. I love the camper. It will look great with the truck pulling it.


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[joeelutz]

Camper is very cool. Mind telling us about how much you will have in the engine? Should be badass.

[Dmill]

Originally Posted by joeelutz

Camper is very cool. Mind telling us about how much you will have in the engine? Should be badass.

ive got a fair share of moola in the engine now to be honest i lost track awhile ago, i have alot of the turbo stuff already, but with the twins, fuel pumps, intercooler, piping and various other stuff thats left i should be under the 10 grand mark when its all done.

[99 to Life]

For the HP your getting thats not bad, I mean that as much as I have in one of my trucks but hey, your gonna have a crazy set up.

[av8tr33337]

Originally Posted by 99 to Life

that dash is soo rad, sux people scrap shiat such a shame. I luv pre 54 dashes in the gmc and chevy, I'm really diggin this dash better than the stock gmc for the most part. truck is killer

I had a 54 Buick Super years ago and I loved that dash. If I could find one similar I would think about a custom dash myself. And that Desoto dash is interesting. It almost looks like you could adapt the entire gauge cluster into the stock truck dash as well.

[Dmill]

Alright guys been some time since i updated again.. so far weather has been keeping me pretty busy in the garage considering im not snowmobiling this year.



I've finally gotten to the point with this truck where i dont consider it a rat anymore.. my original intention for the truck was to be cheap junkyard 5.3 turbo with 4 link done in short period of time.. with the direction im going now i can assume its gunna take some time... and more money.

I pulled the cab and box off again to redo my mounts i cobbled in quickly the first time, i then proceeded to heat all the crappy undercoating off the frame... what a pita. i found heating the metal behind the undercoating made it easy to scrape off.. i then took a wire wheel to the whole frame and boxed every inch i could find with 1/8".. tied it together with a hoop for my front radiator mount.



i then plotted out every inch of my frame onto graph paper, and every object.. i had been worried about welding this 4 link for awhile then, and knew if i was going to be pushing an honest 800 whp it would need to be right. i researched as much as i could on instant centers, and after graphing it on paper, measuring mounting points, and making it semi adjustable i feel releifed to say its finally done. what im hoping for is something i can launch at the dragstrip, and still be able to autocross.. hopefully having this triangulated setup adjustable will give me best of both worlds..
i then built mounts for my air tank and compressor, and ran my lines in 1/2" and 3/8 copper.. 1/2 " is a pain in the ass even with the correct bender, i found the bending spring easiest.

[Dmill]

now i had to put the cab and box back on the truck so i could build my front fender mount and radiator mounts.. i decided to scrap the stock lower control arms and instead use tubular lowers as i can pick up a set with new bushings for about the same price as replacing the bushings and balljoints.. figured why not..

i also needed to see how well my measuring was and if my cab was going to fit with the motor and tranny between the rails... to my surprise everything slipped right back into place perfect... i was also told that the stock 5.3 oilpan would not work on s10 frame... soo not true clears perfectly with more adjustment left..

[akdg87]

Nice Build...had the same thoughts when i started my truck...just a quick cheap turbo build, i don't have a fully built motor but all the required turbo accessories really add up.

[99 to Life]

looks incredible.

[chevyboy73]

looks great! keep up the great work!

[lower50's]

That went from wow to WOW WTF I had to notch my inner fenders around the frame as well. My cab is 1" off the frame. Any new progress?