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Let me know what you think!

Don't like the bumper much, it doesn't look right on a squarebody (to me).
 
So are you asking cause you want to refine your idea?

Lotta parts on that list don't seem to mesh too well
 
Im confused on what the goal of the truck is. Most of these parts are like top truck challenge stuff. Is this a sema build or a wheeler? I would leave the mrap axles for the wheelers.

Nothing grinds my gears more than a super heavy duty stuff for something that never gets out of 2wd.

I may have missed it but do you have a truck yet? Why not start slower and find a low mile ls3?
 
Im confused on what the goal of the truck is. Most of these parts are like top truck challenge stuff. Is this a sema build or a wheeler? I would leave the mrap axles for the wheelers.

Nothing grinds my gears more than a super heavy duty stuff for something that never gets out of 2wd.

I may have missed it but do you have a truck yet? Why not start slower and find a low mile ls3?
Yes I have the truck. And by the time I get to put this stuff on I will hopefully have a m923a2 so won't need to drive my blazer as much. Woops forgot to put in first post the it's a 1977 Chevy blazer!!
 
The 5 ton truck is going to be your daily driver?
Plan to be. I read stuff on a 5 ton forum and a lot of guys use them as daily drivers and they are pretty good at it. Just need some slight modifications like better seats. And the 5 tons are surprisingly cheap. On govplanet.Com bidding for these start around $2,000. Or a humvee starting at $5,000. That just confuses me.
 
What are you doing for lift? Those mrap axles are best suited for 44" plus tires. They are not small.
 
What are you doing for lift? Those mrap axles are best suited for 44" plus tires. They are not small.
Right now it has a 3" lift. I was planning maybe around 8" or 9" depends on how wide axles are. I don't want it being to tall and having narrow stance
 
Well axletechs are planetary axles. So no "normal" rims fit, stazworks, build your own, or stock mrap wheels.
 
The think below contains the parts for my dream build truck. I know somethings may not fit others but hey, its a dream build for a reason. So let me know what you think and any parts that would be better than the ones i have selected! thanks!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XNKhZ8ToNSllc9PR1fKiAFE6WQzCjULyhJAVmSQ3BMU/edit


Triple your budget. :haha:


If you are spending $20,000 of your $30,000 total budget for the motor you are missing about a jillion-bazillion-nanillion other expenses that aren't accounted for.

Kudos for trying to make a list, but unless you're ready to spend $100K building this truck it looks like you are just throwing an expensive motor at a hodge-podge of other truck parts and hoping it all sticks.



On the outside chance that you're not just trolling the hell out of CK5, I will suggest that you establish a total budget for the truck and work backwards from there selecting parts.

I've seen a few "deep pockets" type-guys around here buy expensive motors, axles and all sorts of high-dollar items with big dreams of an "ultimate truck build"..... who only end up getting 30% finished, then disappear from the site forever. There was a RamJet502 1st Gen that had a "best of everything" build sheet that ended up going nowhere. That guy dropped at least $30K on parts before giving up / going bust.






-G
 
Triple your budget.
I'll echo this advice. I'm learning it myself now on a from scratch car build. The joy is in the doing, but it will hundred-dollar you to death if you let it.

As an alternative, I'm a fan of building things One Piece at a Time. It's a method that was forced on me as a poor college student, but it's stuck. A running project that has phases and evolves along with your driving skills delivers continuous rewards. You can spread the costs out over a longer period of time, and your truck feels brand new after each project.

Magazine covers and KOH16 build threads might contradict me, but don't let perfect get in the way of great. Enjoy your truck.

David
 
I would plan on a complete custom frame and suspension. Those axles weigh in at around 1700lbs a piece plus the weight of the tires. (MUCH bigger tires than those listed on your document, you'd have maybe around 5" of ground clearance under the diffs with those!) In order to handle that much weight you won't be able to get away with just a normal lift kit and shocks if you want to use the truck to even 1/100 the capability of those axles! Figuring coilovers/joints/links/all mounting brackets and a custom frame you'd be getting toward $10k in chassis alone. (not counting building a beefy enough cage to give you sufficient protection if you ever roll it with nearly 2 tons worth of axles on it!) Do you know how to do this work yourself or will you be paying a shop? Have you done a big build before?

Bear in mind, expenses snowball FAST!!!! To give you an idea, my 87 Jimmy build cost me about $30k (your listed budget) with no labor cost involved (labor by friends so: beers and traded parts!), and it was just "normal parts", and some at really good deals (noted prices):
stock GM crate 350 (new)
SM 465 rebuilt (Novak IIRC) with and ORD 32 spline short shaft (to run short figure 8 adapter) with brand new bellhousing, shift fork, etc.
ORD 203/205 doubler with 2" up clock, 32 spline outputs F/R, 32 spline input, triple stick, HAD driveline e-brake
HAD driveshafts
Front Dana 60- ARB, 4.56 gears, 35 spline inners and outers, the big Spicer U-joints, Dynaloc hubs, PSC hydro assist, crossover steering, ORD weld on steering box frame brace brace Solid cover
Rear 14 BFF- Detroit, disc conversion, 4.56 gears (new in crate for only $500!) added Solid cover, Ruff stuff swap kit
Suspension- 3" Tuff Country EZ rides, ORD rear shackle flip, ORD bolt in steering box brace and greasable shackles, upgraded front shackle mounts, extended stainless lines (all came with truck)
(5) H2 take off wheels ($400) rear spacers (1.5" to match front track width)
(5) 37x12.50R17 Cooper STT muds ($1050)
ORD front bumper with Warn 9500ti and Baja Design Solteks
DPI rear bumper and rock sliders
Custom t-case mount crossmembers and 1/4" belly pan (traded extra material for labor!)
Then all the miscellaneous expenses that get crazy (all new fluids, new lights, Carling switches, etc, etc)

By the standards of this site, a pretty average build. NOT a full on craziness build like your parts list dictates and still was $30K!


Please give us some more details as to the reasoning behind your parts choices and what the truck's intended purpose is!
 
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Oh, and I am going to have to second Phil513- not digging that bumper! To each their own but it's just to bulky for me.
 
Do you realize you picked out an LS engine, a dual quad manifold for a big block and a EFI setup with a single throttle body? More or less a horribly inefficient roots style blower.....
A chrome vacuum master cylinder should be the last thing to worry about.
Rancho shock and dual shock mounts have no place on a real build.
Why such cheap off name tires?

Spend about 3 years reading on here. Throw away the summit/ jegs catalogs and repost this thread then. You will be fine.
 
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