Rickleo's Chevy Crew Cab Dually: BRUTICUS

[Mike Flea]

Excellent detail on the engine, Rick

[webbl19]

Awesome details. Good job man

[Rickleo]

Originally Posted by webbl19

Awesome details. Good job man

Originally Posted by Mike Flea

Excellent detail on the engine, Rick

Originally Posted by chino63

Very nice work, that's a lot of awesome detail!

Thanks guys. This is only the beginning. Lots more to come.

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[webbl19]

Originally Posted by Rickleo

Thanks guys. This is only the beginning. Lots more to come.

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Looking forward to it. Needs some good ol diesel fuel gunk all over it.

[Rickleo]

Originally Posted by webbl19

Looking forward to it. Needs some good ol diesel fuel gunk all over it.

Still deciding whether I'm going to try weathering or not.

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[Rickleo]

Mocked up my idea for the internals of the transmission. A shortened driveshaft and a carrier bearing. Will it work? Cross your fingers.

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[webbl19]

Originally Posted by Rickleo

Still deciding whether I'm going to try weathering or not.

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You got to. Atleast around where seals out be. Would look pretty sweet.

[Rickleo]

Started on the transmission housing. Tried to figure out how to make the bell housing. All my scratch building attempts were a fail. Then I came across the perfect bell housing rummaging through my storage draw. One of my son's old baby bottle tops.

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[Rickleo]

Originally Posted by brokemudder

Lookin great! This is one of my dream vehicles

Thanks. It's my dream vehicle too. One day I'm gonna have a 1:1.

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[Rickleo]

Transmission is complete. Just need a little detail. The black part is actually a usb charger plug.

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[Rickleo]

More progress. Got some detail done on the trans and started contouring the part I was dreading. Shaping the bottom plate to contour with the trans. Can't believe it turned out the way I imagined it in my head It's going to be a manual transmission so there's going to be a shifter coming through the floor. When I mocked it in the truck it seems be in that right spot.

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[Rickleo]

https://youtu.be/zWrwQ7R9Tv8

Video of the test run of the motor. IT'S ALIVE! IT'S ALIVE!!!

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[tcanin00]

Originally Posted by Rickleo

https://youtu.be/zWrwQ7R9Tv8

Video of the test run of the motor. IT'S ALIVE! IT'S ALIVE!!!

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Hate to be bearer of bad news, but you need some form of reduction before going into the transfer case. The transfer has a slight reduction, like 1.74:1 if I remember correctly and the axles are 2.66:1.
Do you have a planetary unit on the end of your motor?

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[Rickleo]

Originally Posted by tcanin00

Hate to be bearer of bad news, but you need some form of reduction before going into the transfer case. The transfer has a slight reduction, like 1.74:1 if I remember correctly and the axles are 2.66:1.
Do you have a planetary unit on the end of your motor?

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I have a Xtra Speed 3:1 planetary gearbox installed on the motor.

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[tcanin00]

Originally Posted by Rickleo

I have a Xtra Speed 3:1 planetary gearbox installed on the motor.

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Thanks for confirming this. After I posted that, I went back through your thread and saw the picture of the planetary unit.
3:1 might not be enough with a 27T motor, but the only way to know is to run it and go from there.

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[Rickleo]

Originally Posted by tcanin00

Thanks for confirming this. After I posted that, I went back through your thread and saw the picture of the planetary unit.
3:1 might not be enough with a 27T motor, but the only way to know is to run it and go from there.

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What turn motor do you think would be best for this build? Really don't understand the difference between the T's

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[tcanin00]

Originally Posted by Rickleo

What turn motor do you think would be best for this build? Really don't understand the difference between the T's

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The T rating is the number of turns or winds of copper wire is around core of a motor. The more winds, or higher the T number, the higher the torque output. High turn motors can't turn as fast as low turn motors.
If I had to guess at a motor for your truck, considering the weight, I would go with something in the 35-45T range.

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[Rickleo]

Originally Posted by tcanin00

The T rating is the number of turns or winds of copper wire is around core of a motor. The more winds, or higher the T number, the higher the torque output. High turn motors can't turn as fast as low turn motors.
If I had to guess at a motor for your truck, considering the weight, I would go with something in the 35-45T range.

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Ok Thanks for clearing that up for me.

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[webbl19]

Looks good man. Nice progress!
I use 35T and 45T. 35T gives a bit more speed, but i kinda like how the 45T feels on my Blazer. I use a 3s lipo on mine.
Fast enough to roll over, but not fast enough for a wheelie lol. Should make that my tag line.

[Rickleo]

Originally Posted by webbl19

Looks good man. Nice progress!
I use 35T and 45T. 35T gives a bit more speed, but i kinda like how the 45T feels on my Blazer. I use a 3s lipo on mine.
Fast enough to roll over, but not fast enough for a wheelie lol. Should make that my tag line.

Thanks webb. I'm just gonna have to purchase different turns in a couple different brands to see which feels best in my rig. Testing. Such fun.

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