The Frankenstein Build! LT/Expo/Trail rig..and BS

Half hoping it is, so he can make room for a 2JZ.

 

that would be some major carnage for sure! hopefully its less severe haha

 

I'm back.

Front diff exploded. Pinion nut came off and well..boom. Carnage was impressive of the diff. Trail surgery was also intense.

Motor runs like dog shit still. Burns oil too.

Have a lot of photos and stuff to deal with. But I'm loading up Igor and headed back to the local mountains.

 

Monte two weeks ago:

"I built these diffs myself and they haven't blown up yet!"







Sorry man, had to rub it in.

 

I know right! Lol

I was happy once I figured out that it wasn't the gears that blew. Just the one fucking nut. Means they were set fine.

But still. Sucks. The damage to the carrier is intense.

Arb locker time!

 

Did you ever hook up the boost gauge

 

Nope. Next week. It doesn't make much boost though but I keep it out of boost otherwise it gets crazy bad

 

I just put my truck back together.... Somethings up cause I have lower boost now

 

Did you use a solid spacer or a crush sleeve? Also isn't that a stake nut? Curious how it could have loosened.

 

You can't kill Frankenstein, hence the name...

Sorry you're having so many issues with the boost there Monte. Good luck getting your truck back together!

 

What happened to the guac?

 

How many miles are on your motor? Boost puts a ton of stress on the "old" parts when added down the road. My 240 didn't care for it much either till I rebuilt the motor

 

that blows..

 

Literally. It did twice! Ha

 

Solid all the way man. And yes it is a stake nut. Haven't taken the flange off yet as the nut is still inside it. It is curious. Too busy till Monday to look though.

Blew a tire. Red Heads alternator died too.

Well my OD isn't accurate anymore and says 130k. So anywhere from 125-135k given my tire setups in the past.

 

130k is nothing man. Gotta be something else. You can build a boost leak tester for 5$. Gonna be making one soon. Was the map I sent you similar to the one that was already on your truck?

 

Yea will spend the week on it. Your map was similar. But the timing was different. Didn't make any difference though.

Going to do a compresion check and boost leak check. Install that check valve too

 

Can't remember, you did a compression check beforehand?

130k is quite a bit to throw boost on for an engine that hasn't ever seen it.

 

i see a reoccurring theme here with franks outings