MatthewMay1's SUPERCHARGED Build Thread

Oh yes, I've taken 3 vehicles there and my friends have as well. I swear I saw you driving a couple weeks ago, but I wasn't in my truck.

 

Are you still in Richardson area, im pretty sure ive spotted you as well?

 

Yep, I spend about half my time there still

 

Oil change, tire rotation, and greased the ujoints today

 

The truck’s air conditioning system got recharged and checked for leaks today. No obvious leaks found, so the shop thinks it just slowly leaked refrigerant over the years and this was the first summer I noticed it. I’ll monitor it for the rest of summer to see if it stays cold.

 

Haven’t checked on the 4Runner in over a month. Started right up, no problem!

 

Got the truck street tuned today. It makes nice smooth power all through the rev band, no knock/pinging anymore, and it really pulls hard over 4000rpm. I elected to have them do it on the conservative side to be safer. He said I could probably squeeze 10-20 more horsepower out of it if we kept going, but where it’s at now should be safe operation from sea level all the way up to the Rocky Mountains. I don’t want to have to hassle with flashing different tunes depending on where I might be driving, so I’m happy with this. Peak boost is 8.6psi and we’re suspecting mid 200s in horsepower. Probably 240-250 on a nice cool day.

 

Well nothing new to report on the Tacoma, but I did start it up and move it out of the shop so that I could put my Tundra in there. I installed some Firestone Ride Rite airbags on that thing. It’s much better now. I routed the air chucks to the rear bumper next to the license plate lights.

 

... nice dog too!

 

Thanks! She's not quite as good as my last helper, but she's young and still learning It's hard to get work done in a timely fashion with a canine face in my face. Haha

 

Great support though.

 

As if I needed another project....I picked up a 1951 Chevy 3600 Pickup today

 

That's a cool ass project though. Always wanted one.

 

That thing is super cool.
It has some really nice patina on it and that visor is amazing!

 

I'm excited to play with it. I'd been eyeing this particular truck for years

I think the visor is kick ass! It will make it real tough to see traffic lights though, haha

 

Today I paid some attention to my Tacoma and swapped all four of the 5100s for OME shocks. Maybe tomorrow I’ll get to an alignment shop and see how the ride differs.

 

Ditching the CB radio for GMRS. I got the radio mounted tonight, hopefully get the antenna tomorrow. I’ve got a question about the NMO mount and whether or not I should use the Midland NMO or get a Larson. I’m very happy with how the radio fits in the dash.

 

Today I put a hole in my roof for an NMO mount for the antenna. I’m very happy with it, providing it doesn’t leak!



It turns out that the NMO mount I got from Midland was not going to work in my roof and once I made some phone calls this morning, all my confusion was set straight. When I ordered the “Farm Tractor Bundle” kit from Midland, they included a thick mount NMO that is designed to mount to a 1/4” thick bracket. I had intended to use the supplied NMO and antenna on my truck and forget about the mount that came with the bundle. If anyone is reading this...DON’T DO THIS if you plan to drill the roof and use the NMO. You’ll have to do what I did and run all across town trying to find a normal NMO mount. Below are two photos comparing the thick mount NMO to the standard NMO. You need the standard to mount in a vehicle roof. Nowhere on the Midland website did I see that I was getting a thick mount NMO.

 

Also, after dinner I went out and finally installed the extended SS brake line for the rear and bled the brakes. I also fixed the light bar on the bumper from when I accidentally broke the wiring for it a long time ago. Productive day!

 

larger antenna arrived today and I’m interested in playing around to see how much of a difference it makes compared to the stubby antenna.