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    Default Spring 2015 TOTQ Filthy Filbert

    *Disclaimer this truck is not a real Z-code R/T. If that is important to you, then do not vote for me. Thanks.*



    Here's a quick rundown of my truck:

    built 5.9
    -stock bottom end
    -edelbrock heads
    -cam: 222/228, 107 LSA, installed @ 104. .544/.544 lift
    -4bbl M1 intake
    -PPH Headers with single 3" exhaust, Powerstick chambered muffler
    -58mm F&B TB
    -SCT tuned by Ryan

    Built rear suspension:
    -Hotchkis leafs/sway
    -additional 1.5" drop with shims/blocks
    -4.56 gear ratio
    -Gen 2 viper front brakes (4-piston brembos, 13" rotors)
    -Rebuilt factory LSD

    Built front suspension:
    -Hotchkis coils/sway
    -trimmed for additional drop
    Gen 3 Viper front brakes (4-piston brembos, 14" rotors)

    Transmission:
    -Custom modified Viper spec T-56 (Mid shift conversion performed, and Reverse Lock-out still works)
    -Quicktime SFI approved blow-proof bell housing
    -Custom 130 tooth billet flywheel
    -Retro pistol grip shifter handle

    Cosmetics:
    Paint matched exterior accessories
    Cowl Hood
    Blue LED backlit gauges with "frosted" needles
    Veteran tribute decal on bed cover -- actual nose art painted on a 911th AW C-130 stationed in Pittsburgh PA
    CCW SP550 19x10 wheels with 285/35/19 hankook tires
    Tinted windows
    Sun Roof


    What attracted me to this truck was the color, and the fact that it left the factory in "true muscle car fashion" the only option it had was a V8. It had a manual transmission, manual windows, manual seats, manual mirrors and manual locks. The truck did not have AC nor did they put cruise control on this truck at the factory. It's loud, its raw, it's fun to drive, it's a true sports car wrapped in a truck body. My truck isn't the fastest truck on here. heck, with lousy 2.3 second 60' times on greasy street radials, it's running 14.1 at 100 mph. But, I didn't build it for raw 1/4 mile power. it handles like it's on rails, and stops like you hit a brick wall. I like to think of it as a well rounded package.

    Here's a few pics and links:

    This is a before and after brake test. Before was bone stock factory brakes, 5 repeat stops showing how horrible brake fade is after they get hot. After is the viper brakes showing how there's no fade at all.



    A link of the thread on my Viper T56 swap:
    http://www.dakotart.com/forum/showth...n-depth-how-to


    Here's a quick start-up during a chilly morning a month or so ago.



    Video of the first time playing with the GoPro at the track.


    And, lemme see...the 5 best pics of my truck...damn, that's hard to choose!



    Recent pic showing current state: polished CCWs, cowl hood, etc.


    Da Brakes:


    Engine:


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    Love the wheels and stance of this truck, good luck homie
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    Thanks!
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    Additional video link added now that it finished processing and uploading
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    Truck looks great Tom, nice work

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    Looks and sounds great! One of my favorite trucks. The hard work and attention to detail shows. Nice job buddy!

    "The Dakota" 1995 RC Dakota 5.9 NV3500 Just hauls ass

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    I really wanna get my guages like that but all white... you have a write up on here about that somewhere?

    Good luck bud!
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    I don't have a write up, nor do I really remember the part numbers that I bought to be able to do a good one. I would essentially have to start over and do another one

    I bought LEDs from superbrightled.com I remember buying LEDs that just had wire leads on them, and I removed the bulbs from the twist locks that were original to the cluster, then installed the new LEDs into them. There were smaller LEDs that were plug n play on the HVAC controls.

    the stock cluster actually has a blue liner on the back side, the original bulbs were very yellow in light output which is what made the original green tint. If you wanted all white you would have to remove that film.
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    Hey Tom, is your T56 the close ratio or the wide ratio 6-speed?

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    It's straight up 'viper spec'. I thought viper only had 1 gear ratio spread. My 6th gear is .5:1. Nothing like cruising at 2000 rpm with 4.56 gears and 26" tires!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Filthy Filbert View Post
    It's straight up 'viper spec'. I thought viper only had 1 gear ratio spread. My 6th gear is .5:1. Nothing like cruising at 2000 rpm with 4.56 gears and 26" tires!
    I'm not sure of the Viper spec T56 but I know there is a wide ratio and close ratio. I'm guessing you have the wide ratio because the wide ratio T56's I have looked at online have a 6th gear of .5/1

    From shiftsst website: Tremec Magnum T56
    2.66, 1.78, 1.30, 1.00, 0.88, 0.63 Close ratio
    2.97, 2.10, 1.46, 1.00, 0.74, 0.50 Wide Ratio

    http://shiftsst.com/mopar-street-rod...magnum-6-speed

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    Truck looks like seks!
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    Only updates are Spintech headers freshly recoated, and I'm in the middle of building a set of 6-piston brakes for the front. Calipers are off a Porsche Cayenne, they're the 6-piston 17Z castings from Brembo
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    Ive got a huge hard on for this truck. I love it! Good work man!
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    Here is a secret if you 1/8 mile time is shitty, then your 1/4 mile time will be shitty too......
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