War Pig Version 12

[Grendel]

Decided to go with 4" weed burner exhaust, right out the back.

 

[Grendel]

Got all three drive shafts made and in today. 1550 from Allison to 205, 1410 in back and 1350 in front.

About dead nuts perfect.

 

[Grendel]

Now for T304 stainless exhaust, 4", bought from Summit Racing.

 

[Grendel]

Big Ugly, the 2nd of her name, 12th War Pig – the work list:

• Move brake pedal arm to other side of column – connect to booster
  • Install Lokar auto brake pedal
• Mount Duramax Lokar throttle pedal
• Fabricate Center console to rendering.
  • Mount and configure twin sticks for t-case (may need new shift rails)
  • Mount and configure trans shifter.
• Mount and configure parking brake handle to trans and both rear axle brakes.
• Weld exhaust with v-bands, stainless exhaust hangers – stainless wire
• Mount front FabFours bumper and Warn winch.
• Build and mount rear MOVE bumper with Warn winch.
• Bedliner bed.
• Make front pan hard bar match steering angle via a lower mount extension.
• Weld transfer case mount to side plates and drill/bolt in.
• Weld rear spring perches after setting pinion angle and side to side.
• Gusset sway bar mounts.
• Add lock nuts to the pan hard bar and paint.
• Mount steering shock mount and shock.
• Cut rear frame.
• Add rear frame extensions.
• Add trailer hitch.
• Mount bed.
• Nut and bolt entire truck. Example – Missing nuts and washers on engine mount bolts.
• Paint frame and all accoutrements black.

Re-do all body work.
Paint interior.
Paint exterior.

• Mount air tanks.
• Install glass.

Wire

• Kenwood DMX1057XR centered
• Dakota Digital under it 4000-K-K
• Dakota Digital Clock
• Dakota digital delayed accessory power
• American Auto wire harness for chassis
• Remote starter and alarm
• Trans shifter back light
• Air compressor, relay, switch, and gauge
• Power door locks – IH door handles unlock doors plus one 99022-B switch on console
• Power windows
• Electric life 99022-B switches – side by side four in console. One sideways on top for door locks – they are lit with dash lights.
• One on each rear door
• Dakota Digital HDX-60C-PU in a custom carrier. Ignition, headlight (headlight dimmer to carry second pot for Dakota stuff), and wiper knobs left of the steering column, factory positions, with light boxes from CJ7.
• Vintage Air HVAC
• Dual Batteries on frame
• Switches, Carling back lit via headlight switch, dimmed:
  • Driver’s seat heater
  • Front/rear winch power
  • Front winch/in/out
  • Rear winch in/out
  • Fog lights
  • Driving lights
  • Air compressor
  • Roof spotlights
  • Rear winch power
  • Passenger seat heater
• Phone pad on console with Mophie Snap Plus 15W charging station
• LED back up lights and alarm with trans switch.
• Back up camera

Plumb:

• Air gauge and tank, plus air fittings in front and rear bumpers to York.
• Fuel to fuel filters and engine
• Full filler to fuel tank
• Check all brake plumbing/hoses

For TMS:

• De-loom, clean up factory Duramax harness.
• Cleanly mount all control modules
• Make Duramax harness control the Fleece in tank fuel pump.
• Make cleaned and streamlined Duramax harness fit the chassis harness, chassis and cab.
• Re-loom / re -tape and tie down the harness.
• Fire it over and make it run.
• Plumb and mount air box
• Tune for 550 HP (five tunes on a switch) and Trans longevity.

 

[Grendel]

Also, since I decided to not use stacks, I need to cut the rear frame.

 

[SLOWPOKE693]

Also, since I decided to not use stacks, I need to cut the rear frame.

What do stacks and the rear of the frame have to do with one another?

Are you going to move the winch/hitch mount back and under the bed or are you going to remove that part?

 

[aczlan]

What do stacks and the rear of the frame have to do with one another?

IIRC the stacks were going to go between the cab and the bed.

Aaron Z

 

[Grendel]

What do stacks and the rear of the frame have to do with one another?

Are you going to move the winch/hitch mount back and under the bed or are you going to remove that part?

The winch will move to the rear bumper. Hitch will be a part of the rear bumper assembly too.

IIRC the stacks were going to go between the cab and the bed.

Aaron Z

Ayup.

So bending up 12.5" frame extensions and cutting 24.5" fish plates. Will tie into my shackle hangers and fuel tank mount.

 

[Grendel]

What fuckery is this?

Cutting up a new Fab Fours winch bumper?

Yeah, I had it, no, they'd don't make one for a IH body on a GM frame...

 

[SLOWPOKE693]

What fuckery is this?

Cutting up a new Fab Fours winch bumper?

Yeah, I had it, no, they'd don't make one for a IH body on a GM frame...

Best thing you can do with anything Fab Fours makes is cut it up.

 

[Grendel]

Frame extensions done. Even though they won't ever see the suspension weight, I did fish plate them. Those plates go past the rear shackle hanger.

I really disliked having to do a straight butt weld, but I didn't want to splice in a suspended frame section.

It's all .25", it won't go anywhere.

The fuel tank mount is also a reinforcement, plus the hitch, so there are multiple tie ins for that splice.

I will mount the cross member once I cut the extensions to length with the bed on.

 

[shortbus4x4]

Frame extensions done. Even though they won't ever see the suspension weight, I did fish plate them. Those plates go past the rear shackle hanger.

I really disliked having to do a straight but weld, but I didn't want to splice in a suspended frame section.

It's all .25", it won't go anywhere.

The fuel tank mount is also a reinforcement, plus the hitch, so there are multiple tie ins for that splice.

I will mount the cross member once I cut the extensions to length with the bed on.

Did you get those extensions bent up at a metal supply place? Or make them yourself? I have a 66 PU to do that too as one of the previous owners cut the bumper off by cutting the frame a few inches back under the bed.

 

[Grendel]

Did you get those extensions bent up at a metal supply place? Or make them yourself? I have a 66 PU to do that too as one of the previous owners cut the bumper off by cutting the frame a few inches back under the bed.

I had them bent them on our brake.

 

[72blazer]

For sale?

 

[Grendel]

For sale?

Sure, for the right price.

 

[budget76]

Sure, for the right price.

sell me this, keep the M715

who am I kidding, I couldn't afford it anyway

 

[Grendel]

sell me this, keep the M715

who am I kidding, I couldn't afford it anyway

Yeah, I'd need to get enough to buy another and build it.

 

[Grendel]

Cut down the winch plate, too.

 

[Grendel]

Trying to do one thing a day on this. Today, I set the rear pinion angle now that the driveshafts are in.

May also finish welding the transfer case mount.

 

[shortbus4x4]

Trying to do one thing a day on this. Today, I set the rear pinion angle now that the driveshafts are in.

May also finish welding the transfer case mount.

That's two things, overachiever.

 

[Grendel]

That's two things, overachiever.

May do more, grasshopper... while I have the MIG out.

 

[shortbus4x4]

May do more, grasshopper... while I have the MIG out.

Whoa there buckaroo. Pace yourself, you'll have that thing done this year with that attitude.

 

[Grendel]

Whoa there buckaroo. Pace yourself, you'll have that thing done this year with that attitude.

I really want to get to the WC53.

 

[Grendel]

4" ID Amazon sourced T304 stainless exhaust today.

Down/flex pipe is on the driver's side, will 90 degree sideways behind the transmission and go down the passenger side. Have a bunch of v-bands to TIG in.

 

[Grendel]

I am exhausted. Down pipe, front pipe, cross over pipe: Done

Will do the rest this coming weekend.

 

[Grendel]

Also, mocking up the bumper/winch plate.

I went back and forth on a 17K winch, vs a 13K winch, 13K fits, 17K doesn't.

Going to completely tuck most of the bumper. Not a fan of the huge "shelf look" they have.

We're moving it back about 6" from where it is in this pic. Will make the C3500 frame look like a narrower Ford F350 on the front.

 

[Grendel]

Shelf look. My old 2010 GMC Sierra:

 

[aczlan]

I like that look vs the shelf look.

Aaron Z

 

[scooter2374]

I like that look vs the shelf look.

Aaron Z

Same, it looks so much "cleaner" to me that way. Love it.

 

[Grendel]

Exhausted

4" T304 stainless, all v-bands, et al.
Would be completely out the back, but I need one more 90.