My m925a1 build "Brutus"

[muthkw25]

I also bought one if not the nicest turbo blanket on the market. It's made by Funk Motorsport. They make a blanket for a T6 flange turbo. Very high quality. Hoping this will help keep the heat out of the engine bay, and improve performance a tiny tiny bit. Plus it looks cool.

They also sell tons of stuff to reflect heat, or contain heat. Highly recommended company.

I'll be adding this on after firing the truck up for the first time.

Next step is to finish the air intake side with the after cooler, piping, boost gauge and injectors. Hopefully it will be together and running soon.

 

[muthkw25]

Installed some "ditch light mounts" that were made by lpcoatings. He can make these for anyone running a 900 series 5 ton. They are heavy duty and beefy. Lazer cut. Great man. Message him for some. They are very reasonably priced. Plan is to mount a 2nd set of armor lights. Im going to see about running some amber tint on them to help with visibility in fog or rain or snow. If it works I'll tint the front fogs as well. They are also long enough so the windshield can still open. Looks factory.

 

[Superthermal]

Installed some "ditch light mounts" that were made by lpcoatings. He can make these for anyone running a 900 series 5 ton. They are heavy duty and beefy. Lazer cut. Great man. Message him for some. They are very reasonably priced. Plan is to mount a 2nd set of armor lights. Im going to see about running some amber tint on them to help with visibility in fog or rain or snow. If it works I'll tint the front fogs as well. They are also long enough so the windshield can still open. Looks factory.

Nice addition! Back when I had my FJ40 I had mounted a pair of spot lights on the windshield frame so the center output on the light was just an inch or two above my eyes forward vision level. This made it so there were no shadows. I had a friend gift me two of those exact lights and mounts to me for my BOT. I haven't mounted them since I have no 12v circuit to power them with but I am definitely looking forward to having that vision again. You are going to love having the extra lights! Very worth the trouble to wire them carefully.
Your build is excellent! Very nice rig.

 

[muthkw25]

Nice addition! Back when I had my FJ40 I had mounted a pair of spot lights on the windshield frame so the center output on the light was just an inch or two above my eyes forward vision level. This made it so there were no shadows. I had a friend gift me two of those exact lights and mounts to me for my BOT. I haven't mounted them since I have no 12v circuit to power them with but I am definitely looking forward to having that vision again. You are going to love having the extra lights! Very worth the trouble to wire them carefully.
Your build is excellent! Very nice rig.

Thanks Superthermal! I'm running a LED PAR36 bulb. So I won't have issues wiring them up. I won't have a high/low feature but it will work with 12 or 24 volt. I have to make a slight modification to get the terminals to work with the new bulbs but the led bulbs I have are aircraft landing bulbs so they are a tad brighter than the stock setup haha. I'll have to figure out where I want to adjust the bulb after they are wired up. I usually try to aim them at 11 and 1 o'clock. Might try 10 and 2 depending on how it looks.

 

[muthkw25]

Got the coolant lines all finished up connecting to resevoir. New silicone line from filter to the block needed to fit around the turbo. Got the 2-90 degree elbows off the turbo done. Needed a 5" exhaust piece 6" long.

Decided to get the aftercooler installed. This has been a nightmare. The 925 does not have alot of room with the engine back in the doghouse. I decided to keep the bottom and top of the aftercooler separate to reduce weight when trying to line everything up. If I did it again, I'd make sure it's totally assembled before putting on the block. The extra weight isn't fun but trying to line a gasket up that's shifting when putting the top piece on isn't fun. Added some rtv to help gasket stick. Will get the top on tomorrow. If I can get this on I'll get a video of the trucks first start up before I do the Injectors. Been dying to hear it rip.

If I did this again for a 900 series truck, grab one of the intakes from big cam II or a ntc90 intake. It looks just like the 250 but has 2 ports on top that can be used. So you still have the "w" shaped intake, less weight, and easier to install. Here's a picture of the intake you should consider if doing a turbski build.

Also put the boost gauge cup on the steering column and got the green 24v bulb installed the autometer gauge. Going to work on the wiring once I get the rest of the piping figured out. I'm hoping to see about 8-10lbs boost.

 

[muthkw25]

Got the truck fired up today! Got the aftercooler installed. Got all the plumbing done. Video link is first start up. Didn't put new injectors in yet because I wanted to drive the truck on Thanksgiving because my nephew and ran out of time today. Didnt finish boost gauge and or the catch can but those are simple things. Overall very pleased with sound.

 

[muthkw25]

Welp. I have a minor setback. Truck was warming up to put heat in it and burp the coolant. Truck was running about 20 to 30 mins. It was dark and my girlfriend wanted me to take it out but I told her I want to wait and get the boost gauge and other stuff done before taking a first journey. I felt it wasn't ready yet. Next thing she says is you have a big leak. I run to the passenger side and there's coolant misting everywhere. I shut the truck down because I can't find where the leaks coming from.

Turns out either the water pump seal, the pump, or both failed. The photo shows the water stream. I have a video below of the leak. No worries. I'll order a new water pump and change all the belts while I'm in there and keep working on it.

I was very blessed this happened in a well lit garage and not on the road in pitch dark. Thank the Lord he was watching over me during this.

Trucks 40 years old. Not a bad thing to replace anyway.