The clearance issue , on the downpipe , could be even easier to fix than you are thinking . Ugly truck has some sort of steering bump stop . Adjust or add to it to limit steering travel . Bam ! All fixed
Great video. Quick safety note....need to chain your argon bottle to something so ot doesn't become a missle hazard. No one ever thinks it will fall over until it does....
its not so much that I'm worried that it will damage anything from rubbing, I just hate that it might rub at all. likely even if/when it rubs, it will be so light
I gotcha, I met you at Lucky Ladds a couple years ago, always enjoyed watching you guys on Ttucks. But, I also understand the importance of family, wish ya the best and will continue to watch your channel.
I know sometimes a hammer solves some issues, but I like the fact you’re not going to beat it in with a hammer. I think it looks more professional and cleaner. Thanks for the great content.
Good call on the downpipe in case it needs clearance. Pride in your project is never a bad thing. When possible, do it right and make it look good. Keep up the good work!
Even if not wanting to change boost levels a manual boost controller in that line would block boost from reaching the gate until your "preset/preload" psi so that you dont start cracking the gate early, it will let the boost pass to the gate as soon as it hits a certain level.
Prudence (the safety goat) says, "That gas bottle should be chained to the wall." Can't wait to see how long it takes to melt the fender liner out. Another great video! Keep 'em coming.
Nice job. Keep up the quality fabrication. I know its not a show truck, but I always enjoy seeing vehicles with good build standards. Says alot about the builder.
I wouldn't touch the downpipe till the problem was big. Lowered trucks rub. It'll probably hit in a steep driveway turning in also, but I can't see it rubbing frequently enough to be something to worry about.
Thank you. You do an amazing job of camera angles and editing to show every step. There must be 6 or more hours to produce this video. Great project loving the build.
If all else fails on the throttle body cold side tubing you could make a triangle shaped throttle body adaptor that mounts behind the throttle body and changes the angle so it doesn’t stick up, rather faces forward toward the radiator so the 90 degree adaptor would fit
content is incredible. most don't specify welding settings for their projects. Good add-on for the "Ugly Truck" build. I would recommend decreasing volume during clips of your cutting the tube and other loud noises while you are narrating. Makes it difficult to hear.
VERY nice videos!!!! Thanks for putting them up! EXCELLENT fit up on that very difficult junction for the BOV tube!!! Argon tank valves are double seated, which means just cracking them open CAN cause them to leak gas. Best practice is to open them to the full open side. That side has a seal on the full open way. (btw, I used to teach welding.)
Great job explaining what a wastegate is and how it works. Can’t wait to see how it looks once you get the wastegate tube tigged into the downpipe. This truck is getting so close to being ready to rip i can already smell the epic burnouts lol
Wow I never knew you ran a channel on RUclips...you can probably guess where I know you from lol. I've never really been interested in trucks that much, ive always been into cars more but I really liked watching you and Austin the most...seemed to really enjoy working with each other plus always did a very good job at explaining stuff. Hope this channel takes off as you definitely have the skills
If you bolted a plate to the top of your foundation you could raise that metal saw up just a smidge! And hell don’t ever smash it with a hammer I said just crush it with the vice so it still looks pretty and you don’t loose any size because the pipe is now oval! Man I love ever one! I like it before it starts!!
I always thought it was best to run the wastegate pressure from the manifold because that's the actual pressure that's actually getting to the engine because there's always a little bit of pressure loss with intercoolers and then it's responding from the pressure that's actually making it to the manifold
This is a great build. I envy your attention to detail hahah. I always picture my builds like that but they end up slapped together just so “they work” haha
The inner fender being in there is a bad idea... it's going to melt. regardless of how well you trim it. I would also suggest making a bracket off of the bottom of the block to the base of the turbo using a turnbuckle to support the turbo... that way you don't have any cracks or warping.
Hey LT ! You should definitely look into getting the HD hood for this truck! I'm sure it'll help out clearing the intake tube! And not only that , but also make the look of the truck a bit more badass
Looks good, you probably should put a safety strap on that tank of gas against the wall, don't want it to fall over and break the gage off. Just trying to help.
I think a few 15° pie cuts welded off that throttle body in the direction you need would be the best route, and match well with the rest of the fabrication.
Help me out, what do you mean? It’s pretty much a straight shot from the main “collector” of the manifold into the gate and the turbine inlet is angled off to the side. Wastegate priority flow.
It's an interesting build you got going on here. I suppose if you really wanted to find out if the tire rubbing is an issue, you could jack up the passenger front unbolt the torsion bar slide it out of it's housing and then you can freely check the whole range of motion easily with the tire on it
Id like to see an episode where a 11.5 AAM 14 bolt rear is installed on a gmt800 1500 with 6 lug hubs and the OEM 13 inch disk with double calipers in read with ebrake.
You could use a soft brass hammer or a round body hammer to make it a nice smooth indentation rather than looking like it was actually beat with a hammer.
Nice work!!! Can you do a video on tuning? Like For dummies . Buying HP credits, plugs, PC and some basic tuning information. Most of us gearheads know what the numbers we want to see in time, AF, rpm and cruising but it’s the terms like decel, and all those 3 letter codes that all mean something.
@@LawrenceTolman that would be great. I have to say, every time I’m ready to try something like this I back away because I can’t find anyone to tune it or that wants to spend the time tuning it. As they usual want me to pay them to do the entire job. So I looked into HP credits and the plugs but I started getting lost after that. As a gear head we all know what numbers we want to see for A/F , timing curve and so on but the ecm has many more parameters.
Put some black heat wrap on the pipe so it blends in with inner fender. Make it look stock as possible so when you dust a camaro they will look at you and go what the hell just happened.
For the cooler would it honestly be all that hard to use a duramax style cooler? Don’t know if the core support is the same but that’d be a pretty big cooler that had the inlet and outlet on the back side of the radiator. And it’d be a factory part upgrade which is a good idea because there might be a better part availability if something fails and diesels can run a lot of boost so it’d be good for a while when you decide raise it.
thanks for the support guys! UglyTruck is coming along nicely, and I Cant wait to get it on the road!
The clearance issue , on the downpipe , could be even easier to fix than you are thinking .
Ugly truck has some sort of steering bump stop . Adjust or add to it to limit steering travel .
Bam ! All fixed
Can't wait to see it on the road too.
I feel the fender liner is going to melt
I'm a ford guy but this thing is gonna be a monster that big block torque is gonna spool that turbo like a champ
Easily one of the coolest builds on RUclips. Cannot wait to see the end product.
Great video. Quick safety note....need to chain your argon bottle to something so ot doesn't become a missle hazard. No one ever thinks it will fall over until it does....
I know, I really should
Pay attention kids, it’s called waste gate priority, something no one does. Great videos LT
Your attention to detail, and impressive fabrication with every-day garage tools, are an inspiration.
Man you should have a tv show nothing but great content
hey thank you
Like Trucks?
If you are worried about the tire rubbing on the down pipe, you could just weld a patch on the outside like a elbow pad on a suede jacket.
Or just heat it up with a torch and make clearance with a BFH.
its not so much that I'm worried that it will damage anything from rubbing, I just hate that it might rub at all. likely even if/when it rubs, it will be so light
Nice job. I knew this stuff didn’t take 30 minutes like on the tv show.
You're getting better every time you weld the aluminum brother. Nice fab work on the wastegate to down pipe, looked perfect!
Love how you explain and fabricate things. Favorite project to date.
Glad you enjoy it!
7👍's up thanks again for taking us all along with you for the rest of the build
Love the perfection happening here!
I gotcha, I met you at Lucky Ladds a couple years ago, always enjoyed watching you guys on Ttucks. But, I also understand the importance of family, wish ya the best and will continue to watch your channel.
I remember saying Hi, thanks so much for watching and subscribing!
I know sometimes a hammer solves some issues, but I like the fact you’re not going to beat it in with a hammer. I think it looks more professional and cleaner. Thanks for the great content.
I love that you put in the extra effort to have the wastegate dump into the exhaust and documented it. Cant wait to hear the finished exhaust.
Good call on the downpipe in case it needs clearance. Pride in your project is never a bad thing. When possible, do it right and make it look good. Keep up the good work!
Why not use a 01-02 HD hood instead of the stock 1500 hood?
You've got the best RUclips channel.
Even if not wanting to change boost levels a manual boost controller in that line would block boost from reaching the gate until your "preset/preload" psi so that you dont start cracking the gate early, it will let the boost pass to the gate as soon as it hits a certain level.
Prudence (the safety goat) says, "That gas bottle should be chained to the wall."
Can't wait to see how long it takes to melt the fender liner out.
Another great video! Keep 'em coming.
It’s a really neat project.
thank you!
really enjoy watching your projects.
Making pretty good progress towards that 30k. Every video I see you are getting another thousand
Nice job. Keep up the quality fabrication. I know its not a show truck, but I always enjoy seeing vehicles with good build standards. Says alot about the builder.
Wait a minute, youre from POWERNATON. I just made the connection. Props to you man
I wouldn't touch the downpipe till the problem was big. Lowered trucks rub. It'll probably hit in a steep driveway turning in also, but I can't see it rubbing frequently enough to be something to worry about.
yeah, very true
Commenting to ad comments. Great work LT.
I'm here from beginning to end. Love the videos. Keep on truckin.
I appreciate that
Thank you. You do an amazing job of camera angles and editing to show every step. There must be 6 or more hours to produce this video. Great project loving the build.
If all else fails on the throttle body cold side tubing you could make a triangle shaped throttle body adaptor that mounts behind the throttle body and changes the angle so it doesn’t stick up, rather faces forward toward the radiator so the 90 degree adaptor would fit
That welding is getting better!!!! I just bought my first welder its a middle grade harbor freight but it did good work on my trailer.
content is incredible. most don't specify welding settings for their projects. Good add-on for the "Ugly Truck" build.
I would recommend decreasing volume during clips of your cutting the tube and other loud noises while you are narrating. Makes it difficult to hear.
Did the same thing on the turbo Camaro I built with the welding a bung for boost reference in the charge pipe
VERY nice videos!!!!
Thanks for putting them up!
EXCELLENT fit up on that very difficult
junction for the BOV tube!!!
Argon tank valves are double seated,
which means just cracking them open CAN
cause them to leak gas.
Best practice is to open them to the full open side.
That side has a seal on the full open way.
(btw, I used to teach welding.)
LT the 1/4” or 3/8” air compressor regulators from harbour freight work perfect for controlling boost!! $16.99 and has a gauge attached.
Great job explaining what a wastegate is and how it works. Can’t wait to see how it looks once you get the wastegate tube tigged into the downpipe. This truck is getting so close to being ready to rip i can already smell the epic burnouts lol
You and me both!
Swag Offroad port a band table is awesome.
Love the channel! I hope you make it to 30,000+ subscribers.
I hope so too!
Superb as always
Great work LT. I enjoy the channel quite a bit. Keep up the great work and keep up the videos of it!
Wow I never knew you ran a channel on RUclips...you can probably guess where I know you from lol. I've never really been interested in trucks that much, ive always been into cars more but I really liked watching you and Austin the most...seemed to really enjoy working with each other plus always did a very good job at explaining stuff. Hope this channel takes off as you definitely have the skills
thanks for the kind words and the subscription!
Keep those great videos coming I have always watched great job LT attention to details shows in your work
Glad you like them!
@@LawrenceTolman Big fan LT
If you bolted a plate to the top of your foundation you could raise that metal saw up just a smidge!
And hell don’t ever smash it with a hammer I said just crush it with the vice so it still looks pretty and you don’t loose any size because the pipe is now oval!
Man I love ever one! I like it before it starts!!
Seeing that clean aluminum weld... says subscribe! That is talent since I can’t do that
Another great video, all your vids help keep me motivated on my projects.
You’re really cranking out these videos, I think it’s awesome. Keep it up LT 💪🏾.
Well... 10 seconds in. Time to hit the share button.
I literally love watching ugly truck content keep them coming!
thank you!
Cowl hood my man
if I Could find one that had the paint faded in the same way as my hood, I might
Love your style builds!
Thank you! 😊
Love this project but very anxious to see what's next for the Suburban build. Used to have one just like it. Wish i would have kept it.
Another great video, keep it up, closing in on 30K
You did good on the show still doing good.
thanks a bunch!
The Christmas tree can wait, time for some 8.1 turbo stuff.
I like it
You rock LT👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I always thought it was best to run the wastegate pressure from the manifold because that's the actual pressure that's actually getting to the engine because there's always a little bit of pressure loss with intercoolers and then it's responding from the pressure that's actually making it to the manifold
You should make a bend out of pie cuts right out of the throttle body for the cold side charge pipe.
This is a great build. I envy your attention to detail hahah. I always picture my builds like that but they end up slapped together just so “they work” haha
Great channel LT!!! Very well done. Very informative and interesting material!
I would put a hd hood on it, gain a couple inches of clearance.
i would love to if I could find one that was black and pre-faded to match the look of the truck now
That downpipe is going to melt the piss out of that plastic inner fender liner.
Maybe so... we’ll take care of that problem when it comes up
Would love to see this thing eventually make it to a Cleetus and Cars event shredding some tires!
The inner fender being in there is a bad idea... it's going to melt. regardless of how well you trim it. I would also suggest making a bracket off of the bottom of the block to the base of the turbo using a turnbuckle to support the turbo... that way you don't have any cracks or warping.
I made a tab on the manifold to mount some sort of support structure to, just haven’t finished that part yet
Damn wasn't the first comment! But hey enjoyed the content. Really love this build!
Hey LT ! You should definitely look into getting the HD hood for this truck! I'm sure it'll help out clearing the intake tube! And not only that , but also make the look of the truck a bit more badass
i do want to add one, if I can find one in black that is already faded
Love this channel
Looks good, you probably should put a safety strap on that tank of gas against the wall, don't want it to fall over and break the gage off. Just trying to help.
looking very good buddy
Keep up the good work LT!
Looking good man 👍 Best get busy with some heat shields for the plastic arch liner though 😉
yeah... it will need somthing
Throw an HD hood on it.
I think a few 15° pie cuts welded off that throttle body in the direction you need would be the best route, and match well with the rest of the fabrication.
Hell yeah brother
Dude, gotta get that piston ring gap issue solved. :)
nice work
Hey LT, keep the videos coming!
Let's goooooooo!
Such good content bro loving the build waiting for those dyno numbers
That's gonna look real good once it gets welded up
That wastegate should be 45deg from where it’s at. It might have some boost creep the way it is.
7 B rolls!!!!!!!!!!!! What the heck man!
Help me out, what do you mean? It’s pretty much a straight shot from the main “collector” of the manifold into the gate and the turbine inlet is angled off to the side. Wastegate priority flow.
It's an interesting build you got going on here. I suppose if you really wanted to find out if the tire rubbing is an issue, you could jack up the passenger front unbolt the torsion bar slide it out of it's housing and then you can freely check the whole range of motion easily with the tire on it
Love your work just Subscribed
Id like to see an episode where a 11.5 AAM 14 bolt rear is installed on a gmt800 1500 with 6 lug hubs and the OEM 13 inch disk with double calipers in read with ebrake.
More! Nice LT!
You could use a soft brass hammer or a round body hammer to make it a nice smooth indentation rather than looking like it was actually beat with a hammer.
NOICE MATE!
Nice work!!! Can you do a video on tuning? Like For dummies . Buying HP credits, plugs, PC and some basic tuning information. Most of us gearheads know what the numbers we want to see in time, AF, rpm and cruising but it’s the terms like decel, and all those 3 letter codes that all mean something.
I do have a few tuning related projects coming up soon, I might just do that
@@LawrenceTolman that would be great. I have to say, every time I’m ready to try something like this I back away because I can’t find anyone to tune it or that wants to spend the time tuning it. As they usual want me to pay them to do the entire job. So I looked into HP credits and the plugs but I started getting lost after that. As a gear head we all know what numbers we want to see for A/F , timing curve and so on but the ecm has many more parameters.
Rather use sliprings of metal and vband clamps insteadof silicone.
LT definitely mod the pipe for piece of mind
Use a c clamp to compress that down pipe for your tire clearance.
I really enjoy this show!! Thank you LT......but secure your bottle man!!! Haha
What about fabing up a mount between the throttle body and the intake to change throttle body angle so it is an easier entry into the throttle body?
And here I was in my head thinking: "are there really no aftermarket 45° throttle body spacers that could work for this application?" Great video!
i had thought about doing that, and if my silicone coupler idea wont work, then I'll have to do something like that
Nice fit up on the curved pipes. I know how hard that is to do.
Heat wrap the down pipe? Or the any of the hot side piping?
I havent yet, I had planned on. ceramic coating the whole thing once I put a few miles on it
You could use a portaband and a swag table
Put some black heat wrap on the pipe so it blends in with inner fender. Make it look stock as possible so when you dust a camaro they will look at you and go what the hell just happened.
HD hood but probably have to buy a whole front clip
What about switching to the HD hood for more clearance?
For the cooler would it honestly be all that hard to use a duramax style cooler? Don’t know if the core support is the same but that’d be a pretty big cooler that had the inlet and outlet on the back side of the radiator. And it’d be a factory part upgrade which is a good idea because there might be a better part availability if something fails and diesels can run a lot of boost so it’d be good for a while when you decide raise it.
you can, but you end up cutting a lot of stuff up since the duramax intercooler is about 2" taller than the core support on the 1500 trucks.
Ah said HAMMER IT! lol!
and this going to be a beauty of an Ugly Truck!
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