1stgensleeper
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Well guys I've been on this site for about a year now and I decided it was time to start this build thread. Even though the truck has gone through the majority of the build it still has a ways to go.
I bought the truck on Valentine's Day last year locally for $2300. It's a 1992 Dodge D250 RCLB. It had an aftermarket 14cm exhaust housing on it, a 4" exhaust, and the ve pump had been turned up a few turns. After tinkering with it for a few months I decide I wanted more and that would come in the form of a 215hp, 887, P-pump and a 47rh tranny. I bought the pump and swap parts here on compd and have been collecting ever since. Here are the current plans for the truck:
•Custom built Hx35/S475 twin turbos
•5x14 JL Machine injectors edm'd to 5x16, no edge filters, internal work done by Weston, set to 280bar
•Benched and balanced 887 p-pump with 4k governor springs, Weston 7mm 100cc dv's, racked barrels, no fuel plate
•Tork Tek 060hp overflow valve
•Maxspool 184/210 cam, 110 LSA
•Maxspool pushrods
•New 24v tappets
•60# valve springs
•Titanium keepers and 10* locks
•Ported head done by Ryan Lenahan; fire ringed, decked,
magna-fluxed
•ARP 425 head studs
•Steed Speed exhaust manifold
•AirDog 165 gph lift pump
•L&L Productions ladder bars
The truck is being built by Cory Dow in Folsom, California. His name is rockjeep73 on here. The truck is currently in the first phase. It's getting the pump swapped on, the new cam, tappets, pushrods, and the new head and valve train. I'm getting the tranny shipped as we speak which will also be built by Cory Dow and swapped in as soon as it's done. The turbos are in my possession but the piping is going to be built when time allows. As of now it will be run with the hx35. I would love to here what you guys think and I'll put some pics up on here so you guys can see what it's looking like. Feel free to ask questions on the swap and what in entails. I would also appreciate any advice on tranny parts and where to get them from. Enjoy!
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Here's what the truck looks like as it sits
Start of the engine tear down. More pics of the tear down below
Head is off and pump is removed
Camshaft is removed
In order to hold the tappets up while taking the camshaft out, wooden dowels are used and then zip tied to each other at the top to hold the dowels from falling down.
When removing the camshaft, there's a brace on the core support that is solid and can't be unbolted. It has to be cut out and then replaced when the new cam is in. Cory and his brother Cole are awesome fabricators and had no problem making this nice bolt on piece.
Rocker arm pedestals machined down for the new arp head studs
Cam gear getting pressed on the new cam. The cam is also tapped for a retainer.
Here's a tool that Cory built to change the tappets/lifters out.
The new Maxspool cam all ready to go in.
Got the P-pump case on and the new cam is in and the retainer installed
Pump is on and bolted up!
The factory return line was bent at the end so Cory once again showed his mad fab skills by cutting the bent part off and mating it to the factory ve return line. Instead of dealing with rubber house that may crack and wear over time it's all hard line.
Pump gear is on and timing is getting set. I plan on running 22*
Front end being put back together a little but not fully yet.
Cover is bolted on and harmonic balancer is put on as well. It's starting to all come together!
The new head with valves and springs put in. This is how it sits now. The top end is being assembled and after that the engine portion of this build is pretty much done. I can't wait to hear it take it's first breaths of air.
I bought the truck on Valentine's Day last year locally for $2300. It's a 1992 Dodge D250 RCLB. It had an aftermarket 14cm exhaust housing on it, a 4" exhaust, and the ve pump had been turned up a few turns. After tinkering with it for a few months I decide I wanted more and that would come in the form of a 215hp, 887, P-pump and a 47rh tranny. I bought the pump and swap parts here on compd and have been collecting ever since. Here are the current plans for the truck:
•Custom built Hx35/S475 twin turbos
•5x14 JL Machine injectors edm'd to 5x16, no edge filters, internal work done by Weston, set to 280bar
•Benched and balanced 887 p-pump with 4k governor springs, Weston 7mm 100cc dv's, racked barrels, no fuel plate
•Tork Tek 060hp overflow valve
•Maxspool 184/210 cam, 110 LSA
•Maxspool pushrods
•New 24v tappets
•60# valve springs
•Titanium keepers and 10* locks
•Ported head done by Ryan Lenahan; fire ringed, decked,
magna-fluxed
•ARP 425 head studs
•Steed Speed exhaust manifold
•AirDog 165 gph lift pump
•L&L Productions ladder bars
The truck is being built by Cory Dow in Folsom, California. His name is rockjeep73 on here. The truck is currently in the first phase. It's getting the pump swapped on, the new cam, tappets, pushrods, and the new head and valve train. I'm getting the tranny shipped as we speak which will also be built by Cory Dow and swapped in as soon as it's done. The turbos are in my possession but the piping is going to be built when time allows. As of now it will be run with the hx35. I would love to here what you guys think and I'll put some pics up on here so you guys can see what it's looking like. Feel free to ask questions on the swap and what in entails. I would also appreciate any advice on tranny parts and where to get them from. Enjoy!
View attachment 44660
Here's what the truck looks like as it sits
Start of the engine tear down. More pics of the tear down below
Head is off and pump is removed
Camshaft is removed
In order to hold the tappets up while taking the camshaft out, wooden dowels are used and then zip tied to each other at the top to hold the dowels from falling down.
When removing the camshaft, there's a brace on the core support that is solid and can't be unbolted. It has to be cut out and then replaced when the new cam is in. Cory and his brother Cole are awesome fabricators and had no problem making this nice bolt on piece.
Rocker arm pedestals machined down for the new arp head studs
Cam gear getting pressed on the new cam. The cam is also tapped for a retainer.
Here's a tool that Cory built to change the tappets/lifters out.
The new Maxspool cam all ready to go in.
Got the P-pump case on and the new cam is in and the retainer installed
Pump is on and bolted up!
The factory return line was bent at the end so Cory once again showed his mad fab skills by cutting the bent part off and mating it to the factory ve return line. Instead of dealing with rubber house that may crack and wear over time it's all hard line.
Pump gear is on and timing is getting set. I plan on running 22*
Front end being put back together a little but not fully yet.
Cover is bolted on and harmonic balancer is put on as well. It's starting to all come together!
The new head with valves and springs put in. This is how it sits now. The top end is being assembled and after that the engine portion of this build is pretty much done. I can't wait to hear it take it's first breaths of air.
