Duramax2006
GM TECH @ FENDER GMC
- Joined
- Mar 28, 2008
- Messages
- 184
Flashback 20 some odd years ago and you would find me on my family's farm sitting in my dad's first gen w250 single cab long wheel base with a manual trans ve pumped hot air truck with 4.10 gears that was purchased as a demo from a dealer then put to work on our farm somewhere in the mix little did I know after being born in June of 1987 later in life I would drive that truck as my first diesel back from one of the fields my dad was harvesting cotton in then he and I were the only two in the field and he needed a way to get the truck back to the barn for the night and he also had to get the ole 9900 John Deere two row picker back as well so he backed the truck up far enough he could dump the clutch in 1st gear and let me follow him in the picker to get it back to the barn I followed him back that night just barely big enough to sit in the seat and see over the wheel let alone touch any of the pedals now flashfoward 28years I'm 30 now, my wife and I have a son that just turned 1 in July, my dad sold that first gen to a family friend years ago who hasn't a clue I'm going to purchase it back from him to build with our son I plan on getting the truck to 650hp is my goal and doing all the paint and bodywork with him tires, wheels, and whatever he wants I plan on intercooling it and p-pumping it with a 215 p7100 pump stainless .093 lines and a he351 cheetah from fleece steed speed or stainless manifold and all kinda little goodies and later in life presenting him with the keys of a vehicle his grandfather, father and mother and now himself can drive and enjoy for years to come he's the 4th generation name sake so sentimental things run thick in our family. sorry for such a long post as there will be many more to come in the thread once the truck is purchased and the build starts. any help and opinions on more efficient ways to make 650 reliably will be greatly appreciated as I want my little man to enjoy years of diesel performance to come to be memorable as possible thanks in advance