Thanks haha
2005 Colorado LSA supercharged 6.0 & 6L80e Build thread
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Hey guys, this will hopefully be the start to my build thread in an attempt to keep me motivated. I just bought a 2005 Crewcab 4x4 Colorado a couple months ago. I have big plans for it already.
I picked it up for 4K and then gave it a good cleaning. The day after I bought it, I found a 4" lift for $250 at the salvage yard so I put that on along with some cheap 35" tires and did a spring over conversion on the rear. I Also got a good deal on a toolbox from Autozone so I installed that as well. That brings us up to speed for the current mods from the last couple months.
In the mean time, I have been collecting parts for a v8 swap. So far I have bought a
-6.0 that will be pulled from my 4runner with the LSA supercharger
-6L80e out of a 2010 Tahoe
-Northwest fab Billet dual transfercase box
-Chevy NP205 transfercase
-Ford 9" rear axle
-Ford Superduty 1350 CV driveshafts
-Colorado V8 Manifolds
-ZL1 Camaro Wiring Harness
-2012 Malibu Foor shifter
-I machined an adapter for the 8 bolt NP205 to the 6 bolt pattern
-E67 ECM
Cleaned up and lift installed:
Body mount cut to clear 35's:
I picked it up for 4K and then gave it a good cleaning. The day after I bought it, I found a 4" lift for $250 at the salvage yard so I put that on along with some cheap 35" tires and did a spring over conversion on the rear. I Also got a good deal on a toolbox from Autozone so I installed that as well. That brings us up to speed for the current mods from the last couple months.
In the mean time, I have been collecting parts for a v8 swap. So far I have bought a
-6.0 that will be pulled from my 4runner with the LSA supercharger
-6L80e out of a 2010 Tahoe
-Northwest fab Billet dual transfercase box
-Chevy NP205 transfercase
-Ford 9" rear axle
-Ford Superduty 1350 CV driveshafts
-Colorado V8 Manifolds
-ZL1 Camaro Wiring Harness
-2012 Malibu Foor shifter
-I machined an adapter for the 8 bolt NP205 to the 6 bolt pattern
-E67 ECM
Cleaned up and lift installed:
Body mount cut to clear 35's:
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What a great job!! Let's see some videos, truck looks amazing, love the mechine work on the t-case adapter!! Wish I had a supercharger
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I finished up building a winch plate that I designed. I drew it up in CAD and had it cut out and bent and then I welded it up.
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I just finished installing the Steering rack mounts from Mayhem Metal works and I am working on installing an E-locker from a H3. The rack mount looks great and included everything needed. I would recommend the kit. I was able to install it, without unhooking the power steering lines, but my lines are custom so I don't know if that is normally possible.
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I bought a set of 38" goodyear MTR tires for a great deal that I couldn't pass up. That means I get to make them fit somehow. The first two pictures are with a spare 38" toyo MT. Of course then the 38" goodyear was actually bigger.
Initial test fit with the torsion bar released and sitting on the bumpstop.
After cutting the firewall and the front bumper:
And with the 38" MTR" Ended up having to trim a little off the headlight housing haha.
I still need to patch the firewall and then do it all over again on the drivers side.
Initial test fit with the torsion bar released and sitting on the bumpstop.
After cutting the firewall and the front bumper:
And with the 38" MTR" Ended up having to trim a little off the headlight housing haha.
I still need to patch the firewall and then do it all over again on the drivers side.
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Also, while my front diff was out, it was a good time to test fit a dana 44 housing for a custom IFS differential.
The low pinion Dana 44 fit really nice. A lot better than the high pinion 44 that I tried first.
The low pinion Dana 44 fit really nice. A lot better than the high pinion 44 that I tried first.
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I still need to seam seal everything and paint it and redrill the lower mounting hole for the fender.
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