Ultimate truck build what would you do?

[redneckroot]

If you had the money to buy a new truck what trucks/parts would you combine in a factory built truck?

I would want a 70's power wagon because I like the grills but in a full size 4 door
nv4500 tranny with a double disk clutch
cummins motor probably a cr with 550 hp out of the box
straight front axle with leaf springs for simplicity and longevity
very rigid built frame
lockers front and rear
2 speed rear end for economy
front and rear axles that can handle 1,000hp reliably
lockout hubs
4x4
35" tires

[RumbleFish]

i would either completely rebuild a 1st gen, or go find a low mile high dollar truck, something as close to new and stock as i could find. give it a dead realiable, towable 300-350hp and call it a day. as long as it had a manual trans i wouldnt be too picky, although a crew dually would be at the top of my list. if i could find a nice cab that wasnt clear across the country, id convert my 92 to a 4 door.

[93_Fummins]

Dream Build One:

1976 Ford Bronco
-4BT Cummins
-ZF 5-speed (gasser ratios)
-Atlas Stak t-case with triple stick
-Custom Dana 60-9's front and rear
-35's on beadlocks
-Coil-overs at all corners
-Triangulated four link rear, three link front

Dream Build Two:

Original Mil Spec Power Wagon
-6BT 12-valve Cummins (VE or P7100)
-350-400 hp tune
-Twin turbos, intercooled
-2-ton front load Rockwells with selectable lockers and lockout hubs up front
-NV5600 with twin disk
-GV Under/Overdrive
-Boxed frame
-Air ride at all four corners with equal length control arms meeting at center
-Black powdercoated 22.5's with tall rubber all around
-OD Green paint job

Dream Build Three:

1923 Rolls Royce Phantom
-Built-to-the-nuts 5.9 Cummins with 24-valve head, studded and fire ringed
-Hopped up P7100
-Twin Turbos
-Air-to-Water intercooling
-Nitrous, Water/Meth
-Allison auto tranny with stand alone controller
-Narrowed and built-to-the-nuts Strange rear end
-Tubbed with fattie rear treads, as wide as they come
-Cream leather and dark Alligator interior on a cream paint job
-Chromed rollover loops above each seat
-Custom wheels to keep stock 100-spoke appearance
-8-inch running-board lakepipe down passenger side


As long as a Cummins is shaking it, the possibilities are endless!

[wjones]

#1
Diamond T chassis
Cummis ISX (less all the emissions crap) with a super 18
6x6

#2
63 Lincoln continental
4bt
nv4500
chopped
bagged

[PToombs]

Man, you guys dream big!

I'd just be happy with a 1st gen club cab 4x4 that's not too rusty. Although a crew would be really nice, I'm not gonna push my luck!

[Richie O]

A 70's lil red express with a commonrail engine.

[MMiller]

I'm thinking a crew cab dually with first gen power of course. Twins, big intercooler, a six speed, and dana 80 with 3.55 and a limited slip, all setup to tow heavy. Nice seats for comfort, thumping stereo, cold A/C, even for the rear seats and enough rear wheel hp to put any common rail, duramax, or even Peterbilt to shame on the hills towing my trailer.

Now to haul on the trailer, a 90 with 40" swampers, setup for offroad duty, or a first gen puller, that will run with the p-pump boys.

Michael

[Begle1]

One that I wouldn't have to pay for, and would be built exactly the way I would build it without having to build it. And it'd have a girl inside, and a cream soda.

[CE_TX]

Dream build on my 85 crew cab dually.

5.9L Cummins
Twin Turbos
NV5600
Lomax 205
Dynatrac 80s front and rear
ARBs front and rear
3.73 R&P
11.00x16 Michelin XZLs
4 Link w/coilovers front suspension
Carli Suspension rear leaf pack
Alcoa Forged wheels
CM truck flat bed
4 Recaro bucket seats
ARB freezer fringe in between rear buckets
Custom stearo
TVs in Head Rests on front buckets
Custom Dash with all aftermarket gauges
Leather interior throughout
Ton of other exterior and interior toys but that pretty much covers the basics.

I dream way to big and need to win the lottery, lol.

[Mattster]

1973 Chevrolet K30 4x4
6BT
NV5600
NP205
Twin Turbos
Rear Axle moved forward and a small flat bed built with roll cage
Dual 6" stacks
Good size offroad tires
Selectable Lockers front and rear
4" Lift and cut out fenders for larger tires
12,000lb winch Front and Rear
Onboard Air Compressor
Good sized front bumper for protection with good recovery points
4 Forward lights on roll bar, 2 side facing, and 2 rear facing lights.
Heavy Duty Alternator
Dual Batteries
Tool Box in back with recovery equipment and extra fluids.

Thats all I can think of at the moment.

[peobryant]

#1

Regular cab, W350, 5spd, dually.

#2

Regular cab, D350, dually, built 47RH.

And a LOT of money.

[LOGANSTANFORTH]

my 2wd build for just towing......

F-Superduty Ford Crew cab extra long wheel base with an attached 4 foot sleeper (everything behind the front seat is a living area)
cummins swap, wether it be a P-pump or CR engine.....
triple turbo's in a 2 stage setup (yes it has been done and is still in a daily driven street truck )
6 speed manual tranny with a gear vendors OD
triple disk clutch
tandem rear 37 spline 10 lug Dana 80's with a selectable power divider
front factory beam axle
4 or 5 link air suspension front and rear with the ability to raise the back rear axle off the ground and hold it there (think cheater axle on a dump truck)
19.5 alcoa wheels with 8 drive tires on the rear and 2 steering tires in the front
power sliding hitches on the frame so i can pull a gooseneck or 5th wheel and dont have to manually adjust them

4x4 tow truck
same as above but with a Dana 80 front axle and a NV271 t-case.......

[SuperSix-Two]

1984 W350 ( )
Cummins done out for a 350hp or so (reliability)
6 speed with an overdrive box
Unimog axles with lockers in both ends
Iroks
Coilovers with triangulated 4 links front and rear
Tent top camper