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Its official, 6.0 swap is a go

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Might put this across the hood and carry the flames part way down the side if we do it all black:

 
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thats sweet man i wish i had the money to do that
 
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Saaweet! We should plan an Austin meet around your truck. I would love to see this thing
 
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Kevin, give us a bit, the truck is in Cali, but the motor is here. Not much to look at yet, but its progressing along nicely.
 
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It would be nice to see this beast done for Houston.
 
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Thats not gonna happen! LOL
 
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haha, thats a huge engine, and you say there's nothing to look at? haha jk


im leaving in 3 weeks, too bad it wont be done by then.. do you think it'll be done by Christmas?
 
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Love the flames and skull.
 
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Originally Posted by Diesel Ranger
Thats not gonna happen! LOL
We can all dream cant we?
BTW is this going to have the new Ether Injection thats becoming all the rage these days lol
 
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What I was saying is that we could plan something down the road. I still have a lot of work to do on my truck still too :)
 
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Originally Posted by Joush
We can all dream cant we?
BTW is this going to have the new Ether Injection thats becoming all the rage these days lol

Yes, the Ether starting system, and ether injection.

Still waiting for Dennis at TS to perfect it though.


Not sure if it will be done by Christmas. Thats my goal, but its at the Chassis guys place now, and its in his hands. We want it done right, so time is not a major factor.
 
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Originally Posted by Diesel Ranger
Yes, the Ether starting system, and ether injection.

Still waiting for Dennis at TS to perfect it though.


Not sure if it will be done by Christmas. Thats my goal, but its at the Chassis guys place now, and its in his hands. We want it done right, so time is not a major factor.

well if not Christmas i wont be back to Texas until next October at least haha, and you live sooo close! haha
 
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Question. maybe i missed it but, how are you going to keep the front end up. the stock springs cant stand that kind of weight. how are you doing the front to hold up to it? just wondering.
 
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Its a complete build. The front end will be modified to accomadate the weight, and the braking needs. Pretty much everything has to be strengthened. I'll get some pics ASAP. This is a very public build. There will be no secrets.
 
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More parts showed up today!

 
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Went buy CHS racing, (the machine shop), and they have started the engine build. Have the cam in the mail to be re ground. The engine I bought looks to be in great shape.
 
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sweet, i cant wait to see this beast.. i'll probably just stand there in awe, drooling
 
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Most of the time I stand around drooling. This helmet gets heavy too.
 
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Tore it the rest of the way down today. Gets magnafluzed Monday, and then decked and bored. That is one beefy crank!

 
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Dang dude thats gonna be badass gonna be worth a trip to Austin when done!
 
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Got my MT rear wheels today:

15 x 12 with a 5.5 Back space:

 
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those are some wide *** wheels...
are you still planning on keeping it street legal?
 
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YIP!
 
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Man I love the UPS guy


 
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Finally bit the bullet on some billet rods from Crower today. Ouch, but I figured if I didn't do it, I would have a rod thrown out the side the first pass, and the second motor would have Billet rods any way. LOL
 

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