13 for 1300 - Helltruck 4000

[ALLMTR]

WELCOME TO HELLTRUCK 4000!!!

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1 case of beer for the truck of death

Got given an EL motor (and lunch for removing it)

Paid $50 for a Th350 to suit rebuild (tho it won't get it)

Been offered a chinese T3/4 with a leaking rear seal for a case

Tray is going to scrap

[Jim]

fucking LOL!
You should pick something harder to build

[HoonBoy]

Keep the tray and it would make a good parts collector/dump run truck with the Falcon motor in it!

[lysdexia]

LOL

that's awesome.

[MRMOPARMAN]

haha thats awesome. your gonna need the tray full of sandbags just to keep the arse on the ground with the falcon motor in front

[Tripper]

Chuck just remember you want large rear and small front brakes on that thing, do it the other was you will be kissing the tarmac when you try and stop it

[morerevsm3]

awesome, but going to be hard to borrow dual 12" drag radials

[Batwoman]

Worst drag car ever!!

Super jelous.

[ALLMTR]

This is me picking up the free motor out of the neighbours paddock

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[dogsballs]

get farked, lol!!

might be worth chopping the roof 5" and replacing glass with lexcen. defo need the tray on though, unless doing rear mounted turbo's and cooler etc.

[sammm]

haha thats awesome. your gonna need the tray full of sandbags just to keep the arse on the ground with the falcon motor in front

I'm hoping the motor won't be too far in front, motor-gearbox-diff all behind the cab would be much more entertaining.

[ALLMTR]

4.o will be mounted mid chassis with J pipe for turbo.

[Tils]

4.o will be mounted mid chassis with J pipe for turbo.

Go as far back as you can!!! Don't forget wheelie bars!!

[ALLMTR]

Hehe

I'm hoping it is around 1000kg so it should go ok

[Monk]

Chuck just remember you want large rear and small front brakes on that thing, do it the other was you will be kissing the tarmac when you try and stop it

Just put a full external roll cage on it. It'll be right...

[2JLUX]

this thing will be funny as fuck, will do epic skids

[VE Safari]

[platinum]

love it, tray mounted engine, scrapheap challenge style would be epic though

[ChrisS]

So you really like a challenge?

[sv_i]

fark. that magna, the smashed e series falcooon in the backgound, the patrol or whatever that crusty thing is in front of the helltruck would be easier than this! I do however, predict massive lols for this project.
I remember as a kid seeing my mates mum trying to get up a steep hill on a slightly wet day in a E series van, those tiny little back tyres were spinning at fair rate of knots!

[ALLMTR]

Motor on way from paddock to workshop

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This is moments after the hairy assed spider bit me

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Current costing
Cab/chassis: $33 (1 case). . . May even buy him two
EL 4.o motor: Free
Th350: $50
Plate for gearbox adapter: $28
Countersunk bolts for adapter plate: $3
Pintara: $50
VTEC type rocker cover paint : $20
Steel: $21
Subtotal: $205

I don't have a problem with people adjusting these figures any damn way they like, these are the actual prices I paid.

[Howard Jones]

this will be awesome

[ALLMTR]

Thanks

Got delivered this morning. Hopefully this arvo I can give it a good clean and wd40 it up

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[RotorBoy]

Awesome choice! Always wanted a fast truck like this.

Any out of the ordinary plans for the engine?

[Ke26 Wagon]

I only see one problem. The Th350 will not know how to shift when it gets postive pressure under boost unless the gearbox get rebuilt.

Other then that I really want to see this happen

[Mr Ed]

How long was that engine sitting in a field?

Looks like youve got your work cut out for you Chuck but I whole heartedly approve!!

[<---cop]

Your most retired effort ever! Awesome!

You really need to start attaching images to your posts rather than using fucking imageshack all the time.

[Marco_VESS]

I vote this as the leading contender for "most ambitious project"

[TK]

I only see one problem. The Th350 will not know how to shift when it gets postive pressure under boost unless the gearbox get rebuilt.

You just leave the vac line off & shift it manually.

Chuck - a shift kit that you can fit yourself in about an hour is something like $40 - gets rid of the pesky upshifts when the trans decides the motor is revving hard enough.
I fitted one to the t400 in the tonner in about 1.5hrs up on axle stands - piece of piss.

[Jim]

I'd suggest ditching the dinkywheel diff and fit an entire commodore IRS cradle. That way you won't need a tailshaft and can move the motor and box right back. Commo IRS seems to hook up pretty well too.