Hairy Hauler Motor Build Up

Today on trucks, we'll blow your mind with a step by step. Motor build up for project Hairy Hauler.

And if four wheel drive is good, then six wheel drive has got to be better.

You won't believe what the Bigfoot Argo can do on land and all

after that, we'll show you how to pull in the reins on a Ford F 350 dualling by Bolton on the diesel breakup grade kit.

That's all today on trucks.

Hello, everybody. Welcome to this week's show.

Now, in the past few weeks, we've shown you how to get horsepower out of a motor

using more conventional methods like high compression cams, carbs and fuel injection.

But to build a motor with a super charger takes an entirely different approach. So today we're gonna show you how to build an engine. It's gonna get its power from a blower

and nothing has the visual impact of a root style supercharger sitting on top of an engine.

But the biggest thing about these is how much horsepower and torque you can squeeze out of them.

Not to mention they've got a sound, it's just cool.

Now, how does 600 horsepower on a pump gas

with a street

motor that'll go 100,000 miles sound to you. Impossible.

Not if you take the time to build it. Right. And that means starting at the bottom. This is where doing your homework and having a competent machine shop gets real important. Now, we're gonna build a 383 Stroker. So we're gonna go with Lena's

Castile 400 crank.

The biggest advantage to using a 400 crank is it's the best way to add cubic inches, which always equals more horsepower.

Also, the longer crank throw produces more downward thrust, which translates into more torque. Finally, for the rods, we're gonna use Lena

steel

beams for their superior strength

and lightweight

for our machine work. We went to Mike's speed shop in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Now

there's a lot of companies out there that offer Stroker kits, but it's important to remember these do not bolt right in. You've got to have some machine work done to make them work, right?

So I'm gonna show you what we had Mikes do for us.

Now, any time you use a 400 crank, you gotta have reliefs cut into the block. So your rods will clear. Now this is mandatory.

It'll cost you about 100 and 75 bucks.

Also, we had our crank rods and pistons balanced. Now they do this by finding the lightest piece

and then shaving material off of the others until everything's exactly the same way.

And finally, we had them do the final assembly.

So all of our specs and clearances are where they need to be.

We also had Mike shop deck, the block for us and put the piston down in the hall by about 5000. So we can get the compression we're after.

Now, this is where things get a little bit weird on a normally aspirated motor. The higher the compression, the more horsepower you have on a supercharged motor, the lower the compression, the better.

So for the pistons, we're gonna use these Lena

disk blower pistons that'll help drop our compression ratio down. Now, stock style piston will work but blower pistons are designed to handle the rigors of supercharging

and are definitely a wise investment for this application

with the short block taken care of. We come to the most important part of building a motor and that's CAM selection

and we're gonna go with this Lena

roller cam that's specifically designed for a blower

and it will give us power from about 1500 RPM all the way to 6000.

Now, on a standard small block, Chevy,

the cam is held in place by the flat tap at lifters. Now, these ride on the lobes and that causes friction and wear

with a roller cam, friction and wear are totally eliminated.

Now make sure that you use plenty of assembly lube

and then be careful when you slide the cam in because you don't wanna Nick those cam bearings.

Now, since the roller lifters don't keep the cam from moving back and forth,

we're gonna use this special bearing

that keeps the gear from hitting the engine block and we're gonna use this button on the front to keep the cam from coming forward

and hitting the timing cover.

Speaking of timing gears, now that Stace has a cam in place, we can go ahead and put them on.

We're gonna use this adjustable roller set.

The crankshaft gear has nine key ways so you can advance or retard your timing up to four degrees. However, the straight up position, which is where we're gonna put, ours should give us the best performance

with the number one cylinder at top dead center slide, both gears and the chain on, making sure your timing marks are lined up,

then you can pop in the cam button

and you have to use a retainer plate

before you can bolt down the cam gear.

Keep in mind you should always test fit your timing cover before bolting it on.

While mel finishes up the front of the engine, it's time to talk heads.

Now we're gonna use these holly aluminum heads that come fully dressed with screw in studs, guide plates

as well as springs and retainers.

And they've also got the stainless steel 202 intake valves and the 160 exhaust valves. And this combustion chamber is 66 CCS

which will drop our compression down to where it needs to be.

This is the good stuff

and we're also using thicker

fro head gaskets that also factor into the equation of keeping our compression down.

This is why your homework is so important

and once we have them torque down, we'll slide in the roller lifters, followed by the push rods and then finally the roller rockers and this will complete the valve train.

Now keep in mind using a roller cam and roller rockers is more expensive,

but the substantial increase in horsepower you get from running. This combination is definitely worth it, especially on an engine like this.

The last thing we need to do to complete the law block is put on the oil pump and pan.

Now we're gonna go with a high pressure pump as opposed to a high volume pump because we wanna be able to keep the oil pressure up without pumping the pan dry.

Now, since the Hairy Hauler is definitely gonna stand out from the crowd,

we couldn't put just any old pan on it.

That's where this very cool looking thin aluminum pan from Mr Gasket comes in

and the uh house of colors, Raspberry Pearl couldn't resist that. Another thing we better not resist is taking a break because horsepower does not come cheap. We'll be back

later on trucks. We'll take you for a ride on land and all

but up first, we need to finish our blown small block.

Thanks for staying with us everybody.

If you're just joining us, we're right in the middle of building a supercharged engine

and we have the long block taken care of. Now, we're gonna show you what we're gonna cap this thing with. We're gonna use Haley's brand new 250 super charger that comes as a complete kit,

including the blower

intake manifold pulleys and bracket, as well as a three inch Gilmer belt.

And the first thing you need to do is bolt on the intake

manifold. Now uses a standard torque sequence starting in the center

and moving out using a cross pattern.

Also, it's never a good idea to reuse old engine bolts due to fatigue.

So we're using these brand new A RP bolts throughout the whole build up.

Now, we've all heard of dreaded blower backfire.

Well, if this blower should backfire, this pop off valve will open and relieve the pressure.

That way you don't have carburetors blowing out your hood.

Now it's time to turn our attention to the front of the motor. We're gonna use pulleys from Mr gasket

and this water pump from wine.

Now, as you probably already know, the superchargers turned by the crank shaft.

So with the damper and pulley in place, I can go ahead and put on this drive pulley for the blower.

Now, here's a little blower 101,

a

root style super charger has two rotors inside that take the air fuel mixture, compress it and basically ram it down the cylinders. This is why low compression is so important.

Now, this Teflon strip allows for much tighter tolerances than you could ever get with metal to metal. This means less leakage and more boost

with all that. In mind. It's time to bolt this thing on the motor.

Now, we can put on the idler pulley in the bracket so we can adjust the tension on our belt. Now, it's important to remember these belts won't stretch.

In fact, you could break off the front of your crank shaft or the snout of your blower if it's too tight.

So make sure you have enough slack in it. Holly recommends about an inch or so.

Stone cold.

You're probably wondering what we're gonna do about car duration ignition and fuel system. Well, we went to Holly for all of that.

This annihilator ignition system is a must have for a super charger because it eliminates detonation and that can destroy your engine.

We've got a high performance fuel pump. It's gonna feed 2 700 CFM double pumpers that are made specifically for blower applications.

Now, they bolt sideways on the intake and come with all the linkage and fuel lines

to top those carbs. We're gonna run a hill worn style scoop from wine. And since we have to have clean air, two breather elements sit right down on top of the carbs

and are covered with this hungry looking thin scoop.

Now, since we're after that sixties Gasser look with the Hairy Hauler.

We needed just the right valve covers to really set it off. So we went to Edelbrock, got a set of these really cool thin valve covers and breathers. Then we detailed them to match the block and the pan underneath.

Now, we told you about that house of colors paint that we used on this project.

If you're still using a spray can to paint your engine. Well,

you're selling yourself short. Now, granted, it'll cost more to use a high grade automotive paint, but you'll only have to do it once

and you won't get this kind of pop out of a spray can unless you throw in a fire.

One thing that's mandatory on a blown motor is a good set of full length headers. When it comes to a perfect street rod application, you really can't go wrong with Sanderson.

These are block huggers that have an extra big inch and 582 for better flow. We also had them jet hot coated, so they look as good is our motor for miles to come.

Now, I know this looks like something off of a drag strip, but this motor will run on pump gas.

It won't overheat while you're idling in traffic. And when you step on the gas, well,

you better be holding on to something about the only problem you might have with this is uh hood clearance,

man. This thing looks fas

just hanging on the hoist.

It's finally time to mock it into the hauler. Hey, ST,

I thought your dad said you shouldn't be driving over 55 anyway, man. Uh, what he doesn't know won't hurt.

Are you ready? Yeah, go ahead.

All right.

Perfect

fit, man. Look at that.

I think we'll be able to lift the wheels off the front with this. Well, if we don't, I'm gonna be ticked

up next. It's time to hit the trail with six wheels running.

Welcome back to trucks.

If you're into hunting or fishing or any kind of an outdoor sport

and you need a vehicle that will go anywhere and do anything.

You need to take a serious look at the six wheel drive Argo. We got ours from riverfront off road in Burkesville, Kentucky. Now the Bigfoot comes with an 18 horsepower V twin engine and it's the perfect blend between an A TV snowmobile tank. And if you can believe it or not

boat,

the torque converter drive system works very similar to the sprockets on a 10 speed bicycle at

low speed. When you need more power, the front pulley is small and the rear pulley is large.

You'll notice as we accelerate, the front pulley presses in getting larger while the rear pulley opens up, getting smaller. This gives you greater top speed.

The power goes down through a gearbox to two separate axle shafts coming out each side for steering. You have a hydraulic brake on each axle shaft that stops one side or the other.

Now, the Argo is a true six wheel drive vehicle and each wheel is hooked into an elaborate chain system that's super heavy duty to prevent breakdown.

You also have plenty of cargo space to carry all your gear or a couple extra buddies.

All right enough,

we're gonna show you what the Argo can really do

and with a high flotation, low pressure, tire mud and swampy areas like you'd find on a duck hunt are no problem.

As a matter of fact, thanks to its low ground pressure, you'd be really hard pressed to stick. One of these things,

if the Argo does have a drawback, it would be, its low center of gravity,

makes high center in the Bigfoot a definite possibility.

However, if you keep that fact in mind, that potential problem can be easily avoided,

there is one problem you won't have with this

vehicle and that climbing a steep incline due to that drive system, we already showed you and the low gear

transmission.

Well, we can talk about climbing steep inclines all day long. But the thing we really like about the Argo is the fact that it floats.

And the only thing you need to keep in mind here is that you have a payload capacity of 700 pounds in the water.

Oh, and one last thing, nothing does donuts like an Argo. This one goes for about six grand and you can get them with just about any attachment you can imagine from snow plows to convertible tops

and a six wheel drive just isn't enough for you.

You can also get one with eight wheel drive.

If you want more trucks. Check us out online at trucks, tv.com.

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Welcome back to the truck shop. Everybody. We know a lot of you guys out there into really big trucks and let's face it. You can't get much bigger than the F 350 Duley. It has a power stroke diesel for its motivation.

One of the biggest problems you're gonna have with a truck this big though is stopping the thing, especially if you're hauling a capacity payload.

Now, the technology for the exhaust brake has been around a while and what they do is create back pressure by restricting the flow of the exhaust when you let off the gas.

Now that back pressure causes the engine to slow down and you don't even hit the brake pedal. That's cool. But there's always been some drawbacks. First of all, they almost always voided your warranty.

Number two, they could damage your turbo and your engine. Not good.

Number three, they raised operating temperatures and number four, they were expensive and hard to install

Western diesel systems. Gotten rid of all those headaches with the turbo brake. It comes with a control box switch and all the hookups you'll need to pull in the reins. Now, it may look simple and small but western diesel says you can pick up to 30% more braking power and you can still use it with your cruise control.

Here you go, man. Thanks. First thing we need to do is mount the control box.

We're gonna mount it here on the floorboard between the brake and gas pedal with the cables pointing up.

We'll take these screws that come with the kit

and mount it to the firewall insulation. Now, obviously, it'll be real easy to strip these. So just snug them down firm

while Stacey is getting things set up in the cab, I can run the wiring harness through a knockout plug in the firewall.

You got it, man. Yeah, you got it to.

Now, we need to make our connection to the Turbo.

The hookups to the harness that mel just fed to me are a piece of cake. They're all numbered. So you just plug them right in.

Now, I've already hooked up a ground here to the base of the accelerator pedal. Then I splice this green wire into the ivs switch.

Now, the Turbo plug replaces the stock plug

and is hidden behind this tube.

So the hookup

is

definitely a blind one.

The on off switch already comes prewired. So all you have to do is figure out where you're gonna mount it in the dash.

We're gonna go here to the left of the steering wheel. So we have easy access to it.

Now, for hooking up the brake pressure switch, I've removed this air intake tube for easier access.

Next, you need to find the black wire from the pressure switch so you can splice in the blue and the brown with the supplied scotch locks. What this is gonna do is give us brake lights when the system is activated.

Once you reconnected the air inlet tube and your batteries, you're finished under the hood,

the last hook up we need to make is to a power source. Now, I've already hooked into the main power wire with this fuse link that comes with the kit.

Now, once they're hooked up,

all you need to do is make sure your wires are tucked up out of the way of your pedals.

You're done.

The turbo brake doesn't mess with your stock system. It's more like adding a second set of brakes. And Western diesel claims their system won't alter or affect your turbocharger exhaust system or power plant.

It's also the only approved system by Ford,

so it won't void your warranty either

if you work on trucks long enough. Eventually you're gonna wanna try some detail painting.

Now for hardware like bolts, most people will take a bolt, hold it in one hand and then spray it with the other. Now, this means you not only paint the bolt, but you end up painting your hand too. Now admit it, you've done this before. Now, a neat trick is to take a cardboard box, punch some holes in it

and then stick your bolts down in the holes.

Now, you can evenly paint the heads of the bolts without spraying the threads and you don't have to scrape any paint off your fingernails.

And now, truck, gear, parts, tools and equipment for pickups and sport utilities.

Now, whether you're a hunter or just an off road enthusiast,

you should always be prepared for the worst outback products has put together a little package called the black rat recovery bag that should get you out of just about any situation you might find yourself stuck in.

The bag comes with two toe straps, chain snatch block and various straps and hardware all wrapped up in the one self

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Stewart Warner has always been synonymous with precision gauges. So when it comes time to put some classic gauges in a classic truck,

it's pretty hard to beat this wing series with their vintage pointers and graphics.

Now you can get them in white or black face

in a five or a six piece set with the tachometer like we've got, but don't let the looks fool you.

The accuracy of these gauges is still state of the art Stewart Warner. You can get into a set of these for under 300 bucks.

One thing I really hate when I'm out camping is trying to sleep on uneven ground.

Fortunately, I don't have that problem anymore. Thanks to the sports truck tent.

As long as the bed of your truck's not trashed. All you have to do is pop it on,

throw down a sleeping bag

and you're ready to grab a good night's sleep. Even if the creek decides to rise on you, the sports truck tank goes for about 100 and 50 bucks and you can get one for just about any make or model truck out there.

That's gonna do it for this week's truck. Here. Here's a preview of next week's show.

We'll continue the restoration of Project Hairy Hauler by chopping the lid on our classic international pickup three inches. Believe us, you definitely won't want to miss this television first.

After that, we'll show you a candy green dream from the shop of Tucci Engineering.

That's in a class all by itself. That's all next week on trucks.

Well, that's gonna do it for this week's show. We appreciate you hanging out with us. Yeah, we look forward to trucking with you again next week.

Stacey screaming something. What you

saying?

I've

seen many tickets for you, my son.

Many moving violation

and lots of gas bill

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