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Boomtacoma's Buggy Build
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Boomtacoma01
Tommy want wingy..
Haltech goodies
Still waiting on my Atlas so, been killing time on other things.
Nathan came by to assist with a fabricated cold side intake pipe. He 3D printed some 2" straight and 22 degree pie cut pieces and we managed to route the crossover a little closer to the engine and reduced some of the 90s to help streamline it a bit better. The tight radius bends that are achieved with the pie cuts are so much cleaner than what I had before. There is still enough wiggle room for some alignment on the install when it is all fabbed out of aluminum. The silicone couplers total. Had to use the middle tee since it was 54 bucks
. I couldn't not use it at that price..
Still waiting on my Atlas so, been killing time on other things.
Nathan came by to assist with a fabricated cold side intake pipe. He 3D printed some 2" straight and 22 degree pie cut pieces and we managed to route the crossover a little closer to the engine and reduced some of the 90s to help streamline it a bit better. The tight radius bends that are achieved with the pie cuts are so much cleaner than what I had before. There is still enough wiggle room for some alignment on the install when it is all fabbed out of aluminum. The silicone couplers total. Had to use the middle tee since it was 54 bucks
. I couldn't not use it at that price..
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Looking too damn good to use that middle T as it is. That middle T needs to be aluminum.
Boomtacoma01
Tommy want wingy..
I was thinking that too. It will be hidden behind my radiator anyways..
Boomtacoma01
Tommy want wingy..
Atlas came in earlier last week and I finally got a chance to swing by and pick it up .
Promptly got it unboxed and stabbed into place.
I mocked up the seats and mounts. 1st try was with 1.75" DOM tube, FAIL. I wasn't happy with the height. No pics because time and material wasted.
I'm going to move and modify my Trans Xmember and try to lower the transmission and clock the atlas almost flat. Second try was with 1.25" DOM, this seems to be the path forward. I cut the tacks last night and moved it towards the rear to get the seats down about 3 inches. There is still a little more to be had. Planning on integrating the Atlas shifter mount to the the front seat mount tube. Looks like there is room and they will be easy to reach and out of the way of my right leg.
Might as well get these as low as possible. I found some rubber vibration mounts at McMaster with 12mm x 1.75 studs to thread into the tail shaft housing and will make a base with some 3in wide channel iron (or something similar) which will mount to the top of the Xmember. The current rear trans mount is just too tall an this will buy me another inch or so. This will hopefully get the seats in place and at an acceptable height.
Also, tacked in the orbital mount and column mount assembly just to see where it's going to live. I may need to move up to a 12in steering column from the 9.5" one I currently have or just modify the column mount I currently have.
Promptly got it unboxed and stabbed into place.
I mocked up the seats and mounts. 1st try was with 1.75" DOM tube, FAIL. I wasn't happy with the height. No pics because time and material wasted
.I'm going to move and modify my Trans Xmember and try to lower the transmission and clock the atlas almost flat. Second try was with 1.25" DOM, this seems to be the path forward. I cut the tacks last night and moved it towards the rear to get the seats down about 3 inches. There is still a little more to be had. Planning on integrating the Atlas shifter mount to the the front seat mount tube. Looks like there is room and they will be easy to reach and out of the way of my right leg.
Might as well get these as low as possible. I found some rubber vibration mounts at McMaster with 12mm x 1.75 studs to thread into the tail shaft housing and will make a base with some 3in wide channel iron (or something similar) which will mount to the top of the Xmember. The current rear trans mount is just too tall an this will buy me another inch or so. This will hopefully get the seats in place and at an acceptable height.
Also, tacked in the orbital mount and column mount assembly just to see where it's going to live. I may need to move up to a 12in steering column from the 9.5" one I currently have or just modify the column mount I currently have.
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Baller status 
Boomtacoma01
Tommy want wingy..
Finalized the seat mounts (I hope). I ended up lowering the Trans X member and using some 1.25" DOM to lower the seats in the chassis.
I tacked in a TMR Atlas tail shaft support with some 1.25" .250 square tube but am unsure if I like it or if its necessary.
Battery will be mounted in the tray between the seats and in front of the coolers. I may add some expanded metal on the sections each side of the battery for some additional storage areas.
Extended the downpipe 3" from the turbo to lower the plex joint and muffler to where it should make the pass side floor a bit easier to fabricate. I will have to rework my trans cooler fittings since they are getting pretty close. Muffler is a 3" in/out Flowmaster FX. Hopefully its not too ricey..
Snagged these Fluidyne E-Line coolers from summit when they were on sale. One will be for the transmission and the other for the steering.
Started on the fuel cell mount, ran out of gas per usual.
To Do:
I tacked in a TMR Atlas tail shaft support with some 1.25" .250 square tube but am unsure if I like it or if its necessary.
Battery will be mounted in the tray between the seats and in front of the coolers. I may add some expanded metal on the sections each side of the battery for some additional storage areas.
Extended the downpipe 3" from the turbo to lower the plex joint and muffler to where it should make the pass side floor a bit easier to fabricate. I will have to rework my trans cooler fittings since they are getting pretty close. Muffler is a 3" in/out Flowmaster FX. Hopefully its not too ricey..
Snagged these Fluidyne E-Line coolers from summit when they were on sale. One will be for the transmission and the other for the steering.
Started on the fuel cell mount, ran out of gas per usual.
To Do:
- Finish welding out motor mounts. Reinstall Wastegate and turbo oil drain.
- Fab fuel cell mount, may need an Idea or 2 since the 8 gallon cell I plan to use has a sump
- Mount the storage rack above the fuel cell.
- Ice Chest mount behind fuel cell
- Drink beer in shop
- Mount brake pedal and accelerator pedal
- Figure out where all the Steering system components will be located under in the engine bay
- Work on front driveshaft midship mount
- Mount headrests
- Drink beer in shop
- Harness mounts
- Design shift lever mount for Atlas
- Dog house design
- Plumb Turbo to Throttle body
- Reinstall radiator
- Drink beer in shop
- Floor pans for diver and passenger side
- Figure out skid plate mounting for Transmission and engine
- Spend a lot more $$$ on parts (40spl GW 3rd, Switch Pros RCR12, RadDesigns VX shifter, calipers and pads from Branik, 38spl outers from Branik, inner shafts from ECGS)
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Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
So you will be done by Labor Day? Shotgun!!
Boomtacoma01
Tommy want wingy..
negative . shooting for December-ish.
. shooting for December-ish.
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
LOL. Well my ribs are still healing so that works better. . Serious. Just riding around in the kids Jeep hurts my rigs. Those Rubicon seats are made to hold folks in place. Shit hurts in corners and bumps. But it’s looking great man, can’t wait to see it up and running.
. Serious. Just riding around in the kids Jeep hurts my rigs. Those Rubicon seats are made to hold folks in place. Shit hurts in corners and bumps. But it’s looking great man, can’t wait to see it up and running.
Boomtacoma01
Tommy want wingy..
Got back from Cancun last night. Time to get to work on this again. I think I'm going to add a 3" v-band and about 6 more inches (LOL) of exhaust tube in front of the the flex joint to be able to make the assembly removable (if need be)
Boomtacoma01
Tommy want wingy..
Worked on it a bit and will get back on it tonight and this weekend.
To Do:
Cargo basket that I found that fit just about perfect in the space I had available.
Should be room for all kinds of random stuff.
Basket is supported with 1.5DOM which can be removed if needed.
Cooler is in place.
Exhaust is fully welded. Single tab in the rear on the seat mount. Flex joint is up front. I may need to massage a small area on the downpipe between the frame and the bellhousing.
Knocked out the inner bearing to begin mocking up the brakes... Last part (that I forgot to order) should be here this week..
Brakes are all the Branik hats, rotors, brackets and will be 6 piston all the way around.
There is a jack stand under there as well.. working on this alone I have to make sure I work somewhat safe.
MC and Resi mock up. Not sure I like this yet. The billet slider from BMR is pimp though.. The Wilwood 10:1 pedal is in a good spot. I just need to clean up the top bracketry a little better.
Atlas shifters are in the background. I may need to bend them over to the Driver side a smidge.
To Do:
- Finish welding out motor mounts. Reinstall Wastegate and turbo oil drain.
- Potentially shorten the oil pan sump/pickup or buy a fabricated aluminum pan
- Fab fuel cell mount -Done
- Layout fuel system
- Mount the storage rack above the fuel cell- Done
- Ice Chest mount behind fuel cell - Done
- Run Transmission lines to Cooler
- Weld out exhaust, fab exhaust tabs and tack in place
- Drink beer in shop -In Progress always
- Mount brake pedal - almost finished
- Mount accelerator pedal
- Figure out where all the Steering system components will be located under in the engine bay -Started
- Work on front driveshaft midship mount- almost complete
- Build front driveshaft - In progress
- Mount headrests - Need to tack in place
- Drink beer in shop
- Harness mounts - Started
- Shift lever mount for Atlas - Done-ish may need to bend the levers a bit
- Design Dog house
- Plumb Turbo to Throttle body
- Reinstall radiator- Done
- Drink beer in shop -Done
- Floor pans for diver and passenger side
- Figure out skid plate mounting for Transmission and engine
- Spend a lot more $$$ on parts (40spl GW 3rd, Switch Pros RCR12, RadDesigns shifter, calipers and pads from Branik, 38spl outers from Branik, inner shafts from ECGS)
- GW 3rd is bought and in hand. Need to swap the front 3rd to the rear and install the new 3rd in the front bought 250wt oil and Lube locker gaskets
- need to buy axle seals (4) for the housings.
Cargo basket that I found that fit just about perfect in the space I had available.
Should be room for all kinds of random stuff.
Basket is supported with 1.5DOM which can be removed if needed.
Cooler is in place.
Exhaust is fully welded. Single tab in the rear on the seat mount. Flex joint is up front. I may need to massage a small area on the downpipe between the frame and the bellhousing.
Knocked out the inner bearing to begin mocking up the brakes... Last part (that I forgot to order) should be here this week..
Brakes are all the Branik hats, rotors, brackets and will be 6 piston all the way around.
There is a jack stand under there as well.. working on this alone I have to make sure I work somewhat safe.
MC and Resi mock up. Not sure I like this yet. The billet slider from BMR is pimp though.. The Wilwood 10:1 pedal is in a good spot. I just need to clean up the top bracketry a little better.
Atlas shifters are in the background. I may need to bend them over to the Driver side a smidge.
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Boomtacoma01
Tommy want wingy..
Apparently I didn't realize the front knuckles are 12+ SDs and the rears are 05-11. Had a buddy rework them in CAD by elongating the Branik bracket to accommodate the wider mounts. Sent it off to Send Cut Send. So I Got the rear axle knocked out while Im waiting..
The trays behind the seats now are solid and the accessories that will be mounted there are being laid out. Battery box will be in the middle, passenger side is still undecided and driver side will have the fuel pump/filter and rear steer controller from Radial Dynamics.
Mounted up the headrests over each of the seats. Had the covers made at 486 Motorsports out of Michigan to match the PRP colors..
Moved the orbital over a few inches inward since the steering wheel wasn't centered on the driver seat.
Worked on the MC mount and added some additional plate to completely fill the upper tubing support.. Should be pretty close to where it will permanently reside. Still undecided on it currently..
I began working on the doghouse which will have the Haltech IC7, Main Power disconnect, Switch Pros RCR 12 and RADesigns VX shifter. Initial impressions are that everything should be easily in reach.
I build the structure out of 1.25". It SHOULD be able to house the Haltech 750, Haltech WB1 module, Switch Pros module and power distribution buss bar. I need to lay that out once I have everything plated. I hope to be able to keep this area as weather resistant as possible. Ordered the VX shifter today so I have an idea of the layout for the compartment cover. I'm going to use 10 ga. plate for the cover to add a bit of rigidity.
Threw the pass seat in to mount the head rest and to test the current Atlas shifter location. Looking at it now, I may not need to bend them.
The trays behind the seats now are solid and the accessories that will be mounted there are being laid out. Battery box will be in the middle, passenger side is still undecided and driver side will have the fuel pump/filter and rear steer controller from Radial Dynamics.
Mounted up the headrests over each of the seats. Had the covers made at 486 Motorsports out of Michigan to match the PRP colors..
Moved the orbital over a few inches inward since the steering wheel wasn't centered on the driver seat.
Worked on the MC mount and added some additional plate to completely fill the upper tubing support.. Should be pretty close to where it will permanently reside. Still undecided on it currently..
I began working on the doghouse which will have the Haltech IC7, Main Power disconnect, Switch Pros RCR 12 and RADesigns VX shifter. Initial impressions are that everything should be easily in reach.
I build the structure out of 1.25". It SHOULD be able to house the Haltech 750, Haltech WB1 module, Switch Pros module and power distribution buss bar. I need to lay that out once I have everything plated. I hope to be able to keep this area as weather resistant as possible. Ordered the VX shifter today so I have an idea of the layout for the compartment cover. I'm going to use 10 ga. plate for the cover to add a bit of rigidity.
Threw the pass seat in to mount the head rest and to test the current Atlas shifter location. Looking at it now, I may not need to bend them.
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
I'm diggin the ostrich skin seats and red metallic steering wheel that looks like it would be at home in a 1970's custom van.
9 days leftnegative
Boomtacoma01
Tommy want wingy..
Ha!! Timeframe was estimated poorly.
Boomtacoma01
Tommy want wingy..
Brackets from SCS for the front brakes
Always beers in the garage
Not a lot of progress but,,
I ended up mounting the fuel pump and filter under the driver side seat plate. Should be tucked up high enough.
Hoses will get a more permanent mounting solution later on down the road. Still in mock up..
Fabbed up the rear brake light mount. Rear View Mirror tacked into place
Worked on the interior some more. Rear steer valve from RD will be living behind the driver seat.
I need to trim the atlas shifter mount 1-2" to clear the trail soda holders. An I tacked the orbital mount in backwards. Gotta fix that..
Heat shield under the passenger seat. Its upside down in the pic..
The reflective portion is doubled up with some Ti insulation sandwiched in between.
Temp sensor modification on the back of the engine block. Heated up the nipple, pulled it out, tapped it and plugged it.
the nipple was going to be in the way of the fuel lines and this bought me some clearance and cleaned it up a little.
Broke the temp sensor so a new one got installed.
Long list of shit to do still.. but I'm chipping away at it. New job is going well, just super busy with that and Life..
And bought a new Tow rig/DD which is a whole new itch to scratch..
2025 F250 Lariat Ultimate Tremor HO in Antimatter Blue
Always beers in the garage
Not a lot of progress but,,
I ended up mounting the fuel pump and filter under the driver side seat plate. Should be tucked up high enough.
Hoses will get a more permanent mounting solution later on down the road. Still in mock up..
Fabbed up the rear brake light mount. Rear View Mirror tacked into place
Worked on the interior some more. Rear steer valve from RD will be living behind the driver seat.
I need to trim the atlas shifter mount 1-2" to clear the trail soda holders. An I tacked the orbital mount in backwards
. Gotta fix that..Heat shield under the passenger seat. Its upside down in the pic..
The reflective portion is doubled up with some Ti insulation sandwiched in between.
Temp sensor modification on the back of the engine block. Heated up the nipple, pulled it out, tapped it and plugged it.
the nipple was going to be in the way of the fuel lines and this bought me some clearance and cleaned it up a little.
Broke the temp sensor so a new one got installed.
Long list of shit to do still.. but I'm chipping away at it. New job is going well, just super busy with that and Life..
And bought a new Tow rig/DD which is a whole new itch to scratch..
2025 F250 Lariat Ultimate Tremor HO in Antimatter Blue
Legit off roading build work is nice to see again.
Boomtacoma01
Tommy want wingy..
I was having some arbitrary little issues, nothing major. I do a bunch of driving and needed something with less mileage and more comfort.
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