Chris's Long Travel Supercharged do some of everything build

Well the truck went to prerunner invasion with a list of things broken and came home with a list twice as long. I did get alot of sand miles in and alot of good air.

 

I am not sure why I always break stuff . I must of hit this jump at least 20 times that day.

https://youtu.be/7z4lxp3hyS8

 

Started tearing into the truck. And this list is:
-radiator and fans
-fix broken header collector and redo some exhaust
-weld cracks/ plate and add a cross tube on frame where engine cage lands
-fix coilover retab control arm
-add more engine cage and coil bucket/ bump stop bracing. Doubt i will have time to move bumps to upper but possibly.
-new seal on the rack that decided to start leaking.
Figured i would put this here so maybe i will actually fix it and remeber what needs to be done

 

New pulleyboys 2.1 supercharger pulley. We will see if it last longer than the URD 2.1.

 

So I thought the Pulleysboys pulley was going to be steel but after receiving it I realize its aluminum. After looking on there site it says it is : Made from hard anodized 6061 T6 billet aluminum.

Anyone else think they were steel? Maybe that was a long time ago when I think they only made a 2.0, or at least that is all people talked about.

It does feel harder than the URD one but time will tell I guess.

 

New cooling setup:
Griffin 56222-x radiator
dual Spal 30101522 fans
Allstar 30064 fan shroud

Now just have to make mounts and make it all to work together.

 

Radiator is in, fits like a glove.

 

Well it was pretty rough at the dunes and the truck was working well, but t\it did not survive the weekend. Now the rear housing had to come out and get fixed.

A peak at the damage

https://youtube.com/shorts/fUWI8TS_WYc?feature=share

 

The list of broken parts were:
Axle shaft
Broke the end of the spindle snout
The shocks mounts are tearing off the truss.

If you want to see we repair it in this video.

https://youtu.be/3R2VOe98YMk

 

Screwing around at my house last weekend

 

I guess next week i should probably pull it out of the back of the warehouse i abandoned it in before winter.

 

It is the start of another dune season here. So for I replaced my Uniballs, Balljoints, and Tierod ends. Didn't get time to address much else. Next is new seals in the steering rack and a new powersteering pump. I am also going to have to make some mounting changes to my radiator.

Anyhow a video from the weekend.

https://youtu.be/1b7RU-Piato

 

October is the end of the dune season for us. We decided to spend weekend at the dunes then the next at Badlands offroad park. Broke a bedside and tail light at Badlands but other than that no issues.

 

Well that didnt go as planned. So it begs the question of what's next? What's your opinion?

https://youtu.be/pUMwEJq2hZI

 

Fix it

 

I just wish there were more performance options for the 5vz. If I am going to crack it open it would be nice to make improvements. Thats what started me going in the 1uz or 2uz direction because they would bolt up to my current trans/ tcase but in reality I make more HP than both currently. I would take the extra weight of a 2uz for the additional torque. But in the end whatever option is going to be some work so a fresh 3.4 would probably be the easiest. or something like that. but then again an LS3 would be nice

 

I would see whats wrong first could be something as simple as a broken valve spring. And I know the internet is obsessed with LS engines but from my experience those things are the biggest P.O.S.

 

Most likely if its top end i will fix it.

There is far more LS support out this way than Toyota unfortunately, but if I do a swap I would much prefer to do something different than we see everyday.

 

There's plenty of options for the 5VZ, but a lot of it is pretty DIY... That said, I make more HP to the wheels (405hp and 482lb at the rear wheels) with my boosted 5VZ than most off the shelf LS3s can without boost so I'd say it can be worth it. Working on another 5VZ to make it into the 600s right now.

 

Well my motor lives to fight another day most likely. I guess it just didnt like having an automatic hooked to it. when I put the auto in I just threw a flex plate and converter In. Planned to pull it the end of the season and get a converter and trans built. Didnt have correct bolts for the converter so drilled and tapped it to normal stuff. 3 years later a bolt started backing out. We will see how big a number it did on the block when the trans is pulled.

Who knew you didnt have to pull your trans every season to fix it. Lets hope I can keep on that streak.