Two Tone Turd Build

jwlandry · Nov 12, 2013

gonna be a cool build. Good luck.

Idiesel · Nov 18, 2013

We'll guys everything was going so good until I got ahold of the machine shop the other day. Heads are cracked... They aren't bad cracks I could probably squeeze by running them for a few thousand miles the machine shop said. I don't really want to be pulling it apart after she's in there especially with studs or even pull it back out for that matter.

Here's the damage

My next line of business. Has anyone used river city heads before?

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97BambiBasherPSD · Nov 28, 2013

Wow clean truck man. Can't wait to see this thing completed!

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Idiesel · Dec 9, 2013

Well guys I got my springs and heads in the end of last week and today!

Took the heads to the machine shop to get them decked, hoping to have them back Wednesday and have the motor together by next week.

Also got the dana 44 out tonight and all the brackets off. I'm hoping to have the springs on tomorrow night with the axle setting up under it if it checks out good.

Also thanks for the complements guys!

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6.0 p-stroke · Dec 11, 2013

Did you get the axle under it last night?

Idiesel · Dec 11, 2013

No had a oil and fuel filter job and they stuck around and drank beer (well me too) and sat by the stove so I couldn't get much help from anyone to get the axles in the shop.

But I did get another picture with the 44 out

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Idiesel · Dec 11, 2013

Finally got the axle in the shop tonight and pulled the cover. Oil is alittle nasty. Gonna pull everything apart and inspect it then go back together with it. Still in the boring stages right now but trying to keep it update to date and plenty of pictures.

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Idiesel · Jan 5, 2014

Been a way awhile with all the holiday festivities, I hope everyone had a great Christmas and happy new year. I've gotten alittle bit done a few weeks ago and tonight.

Got the heads on and torqued just missing some pictures along with the oil rails.

Got the axle underneath and everything figured I would wait to finish checking everything and changing ball joints on the truck might be a little easier.

I got the front clip off and plan on trying to finish getting the engine out tomorrow night.
I'm getting pretty excited to set the 6.0 down in there!

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ncollins64 · Jan 5, 2014

Good progress. Cant wait till this thing is done

Idiesel · Feb 3, 2014

Got some work done this weekend, finally. Got the 6.9 pulled along with the transmission.

Started looking closer at the motor mounts and they wouldn't work so I combined the two. I took the inner of the 6.0 and outer of the 6.9 and bolted them together. Didn't get the exact results I was looking for but it's a good start

After some tweaking I finally got them to set a little bit better. Didn't get a picture of that but still going to need some changes or just something from scratch. Need to sit down with a few cold ones and start drinking up a few ideas lol.

After i got it set in good enough to leave it I stripped the 04 of every cab wire and waiting for a guy to come buy the cab in exchange for another 6.0 even though I don't think I need another...

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AzPsd55 · Sep 29, 2014

any updates

08strokin · Sep 30, 2014

In for updates as well, looks to be a very cool build

6.0 p-stroke · Sep 30, 2014

Colton got a little depressed about the whole project and had decided to do a cummins swap. After being a little girl for a couple of weeks he's back on the 6.0 plan lol.

08strokin · Oct 4, 2014

6.0 p-stroke said:
Colton got a little depressed about the whole project and had decided to do a cummins swap. After being a little girl for a couple of weeks he's back on the 6.0 plan lol.

Haha that's good stuff, Cummins swaps are over rated anyway

iowacornfarmer · Oct 4, 2014

Reliability is pretty overrated

6.0 p-stroke · Oct 4, 2014

08strokin said:
Haha that's good stuff, Cummins swaps are over rated anyway

We just finished one for my little sister (his girlfriend) :lookaround:

08strokin · Oct 5, 2014

All I was saying is that everyone swaps Cummins into their trucks. I know they are good engines and very reliable I just like to see people trying something different.

Idiesel · Oct 6, 2014

Coopers right I did happen to get down on the project for a few weeks and think about the cummins for simplicity of the conversion. But after finishing most of the stuff on my little sweeties truck I started see how over played the cummins swaps really are. So yes like cooper stated after getting out of my girl panties and putting on some wranglers I decided to put the 6.0 back in no matter what it takes. So I looked over my obstacles on some pictures I had Ive got a good idea on what I need to do.