kalmah

Welp, she runs!

Started up the first go around and sounds solid, got a short clip of it running.


Still have some things to button up before I can driver her but I'll give the full report and some pictures when it happens.

kalmah

The truck is 99% done, I've been driving it around and looking out for any problems/leaks that arise. I still have some loose wiring to clean up.

I had Wakkjobb fab up an exhaust out of 3" mandrel bent pipe. We decided to go with a removable mid pipe section that way the tranny can come out without cutting the exhaust back out. There is an exhaust leak at the back section V-band clamp that I need to fix.



I got a Magnaflow glasspack for the muffler and it quieted it down quite a bit after running open downpipe for a couple days. (Don't mind the wiring, working on get my rocklights installed.)



He was also nice enough to weld up some mounts for my Hi-lift.



Brand new wheels and tires installed, much less bounce at speed now!



I ordered a A-pillar gauge pod (rice!), boost, and water temp gauge. I plan on removing my crappy mechanical oil pressure gauge and getting a digital one for the 3rd hole. I had a faulty amp gauge almost burn my truck down last week so I had to yank it out and bought a fire extinguisher!



I dremel'd out the grill to clear the radiator to keep it as stock looking as possible. I've got some recessed hood latches on the way so I'll be trying to get that back on this weekend. I installed the Autopal H4 headlights and they are so much better than my old ones. I also need to get an alignment bad!



I uploaded a better video of the truck running, but the audio is still garbage. My alternator is also kind of noisy so I may replace the current one and use it for a spare. My upper radiator hose is dangerously close to the alt. belt so I may get a shorter one to move the alt. down some. The smoke you see is from valve cover breathers, I plan on yanking those out and routing it back into the throttle body but it shouldn't hurt anything for now.

liveoffroad

coming along nicely, cant wait to hear it in person!

frm_808

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Rig is looking very good!!


What wide band is that?
Good choice on the V-Band clamps! I will also do that from turbo back

kalmah

I don't have a wideband, just boost and water temp right now. The gauges are the Prosport EVO series digital.

liveoffroad

how much did that exhaust work set you back? i'd like to redo mine

liveoffroad

haven't seen an update in a while, how's it coming? you ready to hit some trails? been talking to a buddy of mine about doing spring creek here pretty soon... maybe after the mountains dry up a bit otherwise we'll need paddles

kalmah

Almost ready, I have a small stalling issue when clutching in and slowing down. Seems to only happen when the fan kicks in. Also think the front and rear main are leaking. Similar symptoms to crank walk but when I clutch in and try to move the pulley it doesn't budge. I also had to get a new turbo, last one was blowing oil bad...ended up going with a 50 trim CT-26 and it made a huge difference, the last one was garbage.

But I expect to take it camping on memorial day weekend over at China Wall in the Terryall/Lake George area, nice and easy for my first run out.

schwyter

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you mean 60 trim? these are ~54 trim stock....

egesledder

The stock CT-26 is actually around 44-45 trim:

On the compressor side:

Inducer: 1.70"
Exducer: 2.550"

(1.70)^2/(2.550)^2 *100= 44.4 trim

schwyter

iTrader: (1)

˟˟˟ken math. thanks though, don't baptize me but I was just going off of what I've been reading on SM and SF.

egesledder

No worries, lots of people (including me at some point I'm sure) get that wrong.

Kalmah, when you had it apart while building the motor, did you notice if there were grooves worn in the crank where the seals run? Mine had a slight groove where the rear seal was and it leaks ever so slightly, even with a new seal.

kalmah

I didn't notice, I wasn't too involved at that point of the swap...

I did find out my ISCV is shot, the idle issue should be fixed once its swapped. Crank pulley doesn't budge at all.

cheappower82

does the w56 mount up well with the M-series block? Also, i may have missed it, but what bellhousing and clutch did you use? I'm trying to get a truck to drop my 6M-GE in (12v version of a 7m, or stroker version of the 5m, depending how you want to look at it).

nothingbetter

the 87-92 non turbo supras had a w series tranny behind them. So if you use a w-series tranny, with the w-series bell housing it should bolt up to your m-style block. You'll need a 7m n/a flywheel and clutch. I'm unsure about the 5m flywheel and clutch.

cheappower82

that's good to know. i have the n/a flywheel (5m, 6m, and 7m are all the same) and a spec stage 5 clutch along with a complete w58

liveoffroad

saw pictures of your rig at jambo, wish i coulda made it

buckz6319

subscribed!! I think this will help me with my project...Great write up!!!