H&M 4WD Supercrew Build

[desertspeed]

Looking good! We should meet up again bsing about trucks and maybe have a few beers. I actually moved over to vista and have my car out here if you ever wanna come by and check it out!

Yeah, definitely. I will get in touch with you in the next couple of weeks.

Not really on topic, but I have been busy playing with my new toy that I picked up on Sunday......

It is a hell of a lot more fun than driving around my diesel Silverado everyday......

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[desertspeed]

Just working on final assembly and plumbing. I got all of my parts back from powdercoating, and then I just need to finish up the wiring. Here are a few pics of my storage box, which had compartments for my compressor and fluids

[esbyota]

Looks AWESOME! Just make sure you have a way to tie everything down or that pretty box will be trashed with anything that will rattle or bounce around in there. Top, bottom, sides will be destroyed by even the lightest items bouncing around. Ask me how I know...

[desertspeed]

Looks AWESOME! Just make sure you have a way to tie everything down or that pretty box will be trashed with anything that will rattle or bounce around in there. Top, bottom, sides will be destroyed by even the lightest items bouncing around. Ask me how I know...

The compressor is bolted to the box, and the fluid containers are jammed in there really tight and can't move around. All of my tools/spares are in bags, and I plan to fill up any dead spaces with rags or other soft stuff. I had CRB make the sides and bottom out of pretty thick aluminum (skid plate thickness), so hopefully I will be OK. Definitely don't want to trash my pretty box :-)

[Shaggy]

Nice Box

[desertspeed]

Back to working on the truck, after spending a few months on this

I finished up the plumbing and wiring in the rear, and I am working on the final assembly

[McCredie A]

Looking good, is there a finish date?

[desertspeed]

Looking good, is there a finish date?

Some day?

My plan is to flip it around in my garage next week and start pulling the engine/drivetrain, cutting out the core support/inner fenders, etc. I also need to thin out the stock wiring harness and get rid of all of the unneccesary wires and get it ready for the new engine.

Realistically, I hope to be able to drop it off at H&M about this time next year- I want to have the new drivetrain in and everything all wired up. I want to save up enough $$ to have them finish it completely.

[McCredie A]

Wow, should be a whole new truck when your done! What is the motor and trans package you are going to use? Getting rid of that 4wd like your planned?

[desertspeed]

Wow, should be a whole new truck when your done! What is the motor and trans package you are going to use? Getting rid of that 4wd like your planned?

Not exactly sure on the engine, but LS-based. I may go with a LQ9 to save $$ in the short term and then put in a more built motor in a few years. Trans will be a 4L80E. And yes, I am getting rid of 4WD.

When I am ready to pull the drivetrain you and Jeff can come help me :-)