45acp’s DIVORCED build!

I was offer to buy it. Lol I'm gonna be looking 30 and up. Lol since my stock is 21,

 

It would probably be better to get as large a cell as you can. Less fuel stops during the race, and then valve shocks and brace the frame accordingly. Just my 2c.

 

My thoughts exactly, though not from a racing perspective. When going on trips wheeling/calling the bane of my existence is watching the fuel gauge. When I'm camping gas stations are usually a good distance, and who wants to go to town when that's exactly what your trying to avoid if I could I would love a25+ tank, 16 with shity has milage sucks.

 

Yeah I have a lot of leeway in regards to size and shape of the tank. Roughly a 39"W x 29"L x 20"H area, but I'd like to have room on either side for extra fluids and recover gear.

The only thing I'm really curious/concerned about if I ran larger tanks is the change in handling characteristics between having a full versus near empty tank. Is it significant? Negligible? I have no idea.

Pic of the ass-end of the truck btw. I'll run a 4" round brake light on either side of the license plate, in addition to the OEM tail lights.

DSC09698 by wyo_taco45, on Flickr

 

Gas is about 6lbs per gallon.l

So 20 vs 32 is 72ish pounds.

But a bigger tank will have it's advantages.

Don't forget you can get the fluid lock racks that people make for oil and gear oil ect and mount them in the extended cab.

 

Nearly everything that I've seen/heard from a few buddies in town is that if you can mount is close to center and low it will not affect handling nearly as much as you think.

 

Yeah I guess if you look at it that way, 192lbs of fuel isn't gonna make a huge difference in weight.

I like the Artec fluid crates, this one in particular

http://www.artecindustries.com/Racing-Quart-Crate--6-qts-brake-PS-2-gallons_p_174.html

I'll have to rifle through the rulebook again, but I thought keeping fluids in the passenger compartment was a no-no. But on that note, I suppose I could just as easily have a sealed off section of the extended cab for that purpose.

Good to know, that's pretty much exactly where it's going to be. I'm doing my damnedest to distribute the weight as evenly as I can throughout the truck (part of the reason I moved the entire drivetrain 6" back, and kept the back end rather long [for my applications anyway]), as well as get a low COG as reasonably possible. Lots of weight on the axles, literally just the skin of the truck, and I'll be running an aluminum floor, firewall, and storage area in the extended cab portion.

I can drop the fuel cell as low as I can with a comfortable gap between it and the upper links at full bump. But I could get it even lower if I run one of these cells meant for jeeps

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/jzp-286-432-06/overview/

 

That's a good looking cell. That would give you at least another 2" of clearance near the upper links it looks like.

 

we should take a poll on the date when it rolls out for its first wheelin trip!

 

2018

 

i was gonna say july of 2016

 

I had 2020 first... lol
But its finally making some progress so maybe we'll get proven wrong

 

I have faith of late 2015 but who knows.

 

I was hoping for this time next year but the more I think about it, could very well be another 2 years (if I don't half-ass it).

Some rough numbers on remaining costs-

Suspension components ~ $3000
Engine components (including turbo) ~ $4500
Fuel cell and fuel delivery ~ $1500
Axle components ~ $4500
Wheels ~ $2000
Interior ~ $1000?

So at least another $16-18k? If I sell two kidneys I should be golden!

 

I still say skip the turbo for a bit

 

Skip the turbo. Get the sum bitch running first so you can wheel. Then add turbo.

 

agreed. Turbo is gonna add a LOT more time and way more money then you want to spend i bet..haha

 

You guys are right. I'll need a helluva lot of time after it's running anyway to get all the bugs worked out, tune suspension, etc.

It just seems like the turbo is a necessary part of the process, considering all the other parts involved to make it... work. Fuel pump, ecu, things like that come to mind...

And I may or may not have ditched some parts like... a year ago. Like the exhaust manifold... and stuff...