lectric80
3/4 ton status
That is just a great looking engine. Subscribed just to see the updates, and I would love to do this someday.
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ARAMP1's Ultimate TowRig Build Thread
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No one noticed the super charger bolted to the side of the the block 
, good luck keeping that thing in the engine compartment 
, good luck keeping that thing in the engine compartment 
y5mgisi
1 ton status
I can assure you, i noticed!
DEMON44
Low-Tech Redneck
stellar effing job of detailing that motor. Didja ever run down an Alum flywheel housing?
................you know every 2 stroke diesel has a roots blower on it and no intake valves, right?
No one noticed the super charger bolted to the side of the the block
................you know every 2 stroke diesel has a roots blower on it and no intake valves, right?
smalltruckbigcid
1/2 ton status
Luke aren't most of the bellhousings aluminum? I remember some old ones that were steel, but that was 15~20 years ago. Like that engine is the latest thing
DEMON44
Low-Tech Redneck
not bellhousings. flywheel housings. nowadays Alum is pretty much standard. but there were mostly cast housings on all them old pricks. some applications were Aluminum. but most not.
smalltruckbigcid
1/2 ton status
Oh BTW I knew it had a blower. This engine has a 4-71 blower, the 6 have a 6-71 and the V-8 have an 8-71. All 2 stroke detroits are supercharged. The number designates the number of cylinders and cubic inches per cylinder. So thats 71 cubic inches per cylinder times 4 cylinders for a grand total of 284 cubic inches of engine.
What governor are you going to use? And where are you setting the max RPM at? That thing will be happy at about 2400 rpm on the highway.
What governor are you going to use? And where are you setting the max RPM at? That thing will be happy at about 2400 rpm on the highway.
A buddy of mine years ago did something very simular to this thread.
He put a twin turbo 8v92 silver series with marine cams and 179 injectors in front of a 760 Allison all in a Ford crewcab dually.
Man, what a lot of work. Boxed-in the whole frame, suspension was air bags on swingarms 10 ton rockwell in the back 2 1/2 ton drive axil in the front. he was hauling 40' steel contianers out of the harbour with it.
Never the less, could'nt keep it together, too much power and heat.
Of course, this was all before diesel pickups were as powerful as they are today.
He put a twin turbo 8v92 silver series with marine cams and 179 injectors in front of a 760 Allison all in a Ford crewcab dually.
Man, what a lot of work. Boxed-in the whole frame, suspension was air bags on swingarms 10 ton rockwell in the back 2 1/2 ton drive axil in the front. he was hauling 40' steel contianers out of the harbour with it.
Never the less, could'nt keep it together, too much power and heat.
Of course, this was all before diesel pickups were as powerful as they are today.
DEMON44
Low-Tech Redneck
8v-92 is a big big mofo. you sure it wasn't a 71? Just havin a hard time believing a 8v-92 even fit in the engine bay. never mind under the hood.
Thanks. Yeah, I found a #2 aluminum flywheel housing to replace the #1 that I had on it. Here are the pictures. The aluminum one weighs in at just under 50 pounds. The cast iron housing is 150 pounds! Here's another 100 pounds off the engine.
Here's inspiration for the dash...Kenworth style.
Here's closer to what I'll actually do for the dash...
Just curious, where did you find these pics and have you seen a completed dash conversion somewhere? Google isn't my best friend today and I can't find any info on this conversion. By the looks of it, it's probably gonna be a one-off fiberglass or carbon fiber job. We all can never have too much dash space for our towrigs though.
Found them on google somewhere. Yeah, I'm planning on doing a one off fiberglass job since my speaker box turned out so well. I figure that in the openings I'll use diamond plate aluminum. I've already kind of speced out where the gauges/stuff will go.Just curious, where did you find these pics and have you seen a completed dash conversion somewhere? Google isn't my best friend today and I can't find any info on this conversion. By the looks of it, it's probably gonna be a one-off fiberglass or carbon fiber job. We all can never have too much dash space for our towrigs though.
Yes, it was a 8v silver 92. his frist try was a 6v92. [He had connections to Detroits.]
From firewall to the grill [which had to be cut to fit] no room for anything else in that bay. twin turbos and had removed the oilcooler underneath the blower for better air flow. Four radiators in the bed [65gal.of coolant] still was'nt enough to keep it cool.
From firewall to the grill [which had to be cut to fit] no room for anything else in that bay. twin turbos and had removed the oilcooler underneath the blower for better air flow. Four radiators in the bed [65gal.of coolant] still was'nt enough to keep it cool.
awsome. I love the detroit. You gotta get a video of that engine running when you get it under the hood.
Just a little update...
Started pulling the engine/trans/transfer case.
Here's a pic with everything pulled, including the old engine mounts/crossmember. Big White is now ready for the Detroit to be mocked up. I'll set her in tomorrow and figure out how much of the firewall will need to be cut and how the engine mounts will go. I plan on re-doing the front crossmember too.
I'm leaving the fenders on as much as possible, so the neighbors don't bitch about me having my truck apart in the driveway. Right now, both fenders are on and the hood closes. I plan on keeping it like that until I set the Detroit in for good.
After I get everything cut and welded for the engine, I plan on cleaning up the engine bay and giving her some new paint in there.
Here's a pic of my two car garage. I'm out of space!
Started pulling the engine/trans/transfer case.
Here's a pic with everything pulled, including the old engine mounts/crossmember. Big White is now ready for the Detroit to be mocked up. I'll set her in tomorrow and figure out how much of the firewall will need to be cut and how the engine mounts will go. I plan on re-doing the front crossmember too.
I'm leaving the fenders on as much as possible, so the neighbors don't bitch about me having my truck apart in the driveway. Right now, both fenders are on and the hood closes. I plan on keeping it like that until I set the Detroit in for good.
After I get everything cut and welded for the engine, I plan on cleaning up the engine bay and giving her some new paint in there.
Here's a pic of my two car garage. I'm out of space!
original balzer
1/2 ton status
Awesome, good call on trying to keep nosey people happy.
your not out of space, you just need to stack it deeper
your not out of space, you just need to stack it deeper
Wrench
1/2 ton status
been skulking on this build since you started it, awesome project. Keep up with the updates!!
Pfft, my garage is that cluttered and I don't have near as many cool parts.
My garage is also the same i like to call it organized chaos.
And so it was...on this rainy day in August, the engine was first set in the frame
I just put the engine in to see where I'd need to cut/hammer the firewall and to get an idea of what the motor mounts are going to do. These pictures are close to where the engine will be mounted, except I expect it to sit 4-5 inches further to the rear.
As you can see, the valve cover and water manifold is sticking above the roofline. I think I'm going to leave it like that. I've got my nice polished aluminum valve cover, might as well let the whole world see it.
I just put the engine in to see where I'd need to cut/hammer the firewall and to get an idea of what the motor mounts are going to do. These pictures are close to where the engine will be mounted, except I expect it to sit 4-5 inches further to the rear.
As you can see, the valve cover and water manifold is sticking above the roofline. I think I'm going to leave it like that. I've got my nice polished aluminum valve cover, might as well let the whole world see it.
