the WORLD'S ONLY turbo big block AWD drag truck chassis is DONE!!

[@randalltolman2368]

Nice to see dad out there helping,,

[@homerunhita12]

Loved seeing your dad in the video, especially wearing the Camden Glass jacket! Been following your builds for a long time, love sharing the Maine tie 🤘🏼

[@abnpthfdr2934]

Great to work with your father on projects, or anything for that matter. Especially when he can get on the torch and weld and tac things here and there!!! God bless you both.

[@erichroney673]

I love LTs "make it work" mentality. This seems to be a theme, and I hope we as viewers don't miss out on this mantra as the channel grows. I love the "while we could just..." but instead, LT challenges himself to build cars/trucks that perform in the real world for everyman kinda money. Love it!

[@oldpetyt2289]

Can't wait to see this thing running 8's, it's definitely gonna be the most badass extended bed/cab truck out there.

[@Sparkystacoma]

I just recently lost my father and he helped me on so many projects. Cherish your time with him. The student becomes the master, but love that time you spend with him. And the old dog can still teach you a few tricks. Great show as always

[@LawrenceTolman]

Sorry to hear that you lost your dad. I don't get to see mine as much as I'd like since we live on opposite ends of the country, but for sure he can always teach me a thing or two and I always enjoy the time I do get to spend with him.

[@t.l.robinson2162]

I think that the way you have done the suspension is the best way. If you had not you would have doubts.

[@darrylpetersjr.727]

Hell yeah that’s awesome. LT can’t wait for next video. 🤘🏽

[@Marillionado]

Great work LT. Thanks for sharing.

[@derucktorez2260]

I'm not doing full size vehicle stuff yet. But I work really hard on my minibike and kart frames. You keep me confident and productive when I feel like ive bitten off more than I can chew. Keep killing it, and cant wait to see this thing finished.

[@jonjon_az]

Awesome work LT. So looking forward to her being on the drag strip. A lot of people will underestimate it and will think its just another LS. Keep it up LT.

[@Modified1]

It's gotta feel good having the rolling chassis on the ground!! 1st step down!!

[@Funtimes670]

I would love for my 90 Silverado to have a NBS suspension, coil overs and big brakes!

[@TandD1w]

It's kinda cool having Rocky Rococo for a dad!

[@raystevens687]

Fine Job LT now get it powered coated. And hopefully the issues will end and you will be back in the saddle again good luck 👍

[@manworksgarage]

I would definitely say swap a different body on it You can sell the other one running or keep it in driving

[@shakenfake]

Definitely disagree. Doing that is going to set LT back even further and he will never meet his goal of April(?) What's the point of keeping the other one running? Rebuild an entire turbo kit, not the original truck that started the channel etc. If he was to do a whole new cab he should have done a regular cab short bed. I say swap the Ugly Truck cab and bed onto the new chassis and move forward.

[@manworksgarage]

@shakenfake because it's a running driving truck that can be sold. New chassis is done. Getting a new engine and trans. Swapping the cab will take longer. And make a non running truck that could be sold

[@shakenfake]

@@manworksgarage Do you really think he is going to sell the truck that put him on the map? The truck that his whole channel is based around? Swapping the cab is only a few hour job and honestly is going to be easier than buying a used bare cab because it removes the whole wiring and rebuilding of the interior. I already stated before in previous videos that I think the scope creep on this channel is unreal but I still support him because I enjoy his content and it is entertaining.

[@manworksgarage]

@@shakenfake I liked the rcsb better.

[@manworksgarage]

@shakenfake and he just said in the video he may put a different cab on it

[@2000blackstang]

Those migs actually look good. And strong enough. Could have been stronger in an uphill but perfect for this.

[@jasonr6763]

Brother, it is good to see you doing honest work. I always tell everyone, there is no bolt on mods, unless you are running something modern and mainstream. I regularly cut weld and modify basic mods on older vehicles. Unfortunately older isn’t that far back…

[@Dono743670777]

Enjoy! I'd give anything to do one more project with my late father!

[@sogood4u489]

Amazing work I think L.T is going to end up working at QA1 this is engineering. Dude should get an honorary degree.

[@silentbravo]

Great that you are showcasing this custom work, I would love to do some custom shock towers for my 2500HD and switch to coilovers some day. It will be a lot of work though.

[@coryridder1937]

So much work. Really hope she performs how you want her to. This is awesome!

[@LawrenceTolman]

I hope so as well!

[@jdfmfb03]

LT continued Success 👍🏁🇺🇸

[@sfv41901]

Swap Ugly Truck onto the 4x4 (AWD) chassis & get a new cab & bed for the RWD chassis if ur not going to re-purpose the 8.1 J/Y engine

[@sixoaksfarm1556]

Congrats, LT!! Great to see a big part of a long project hit a major goal!.. As usual, very well done!.. Thanks and greetings from the farm in S Carolina.

[@DVYoda]

Loving the project and all the detail you are sharing on the process of designing and building something so custom... The quick statement about 550 miles now has me drawing circles around SLC... Can't wait to see the future of Tolman Performance...

[@LawrenceTolman]

Thank you very much! and I'm also pumped for what's to come

[@briansaysdie]

Glad you brought back your upper mounts. It would be fun to see the atomic fab parts on but yours are more fitting with the rest of the project. This suspension is looking sweet! Also, your camera person is adding a good feel to the videos. It’s fun to see some different angles as you talk and do your thing. Not something I’ve really noticed watching KZbin but it stuck out here.

[@danielmaher7294]

Shock mounts come out nice. Signature mounts lol 😆

[@aubreyroche5080]

Love the Fabrication, Innovation... and I am really excited to see the BB come alive...

[@LawrenceTolman]

thanks! im also pumped to get this thing done and fired up

[@mathieusynnott8915]

I just hope that the eyeball control arms wont mess with geometry bump steer etc....

[@Sneakdisscommentbelow]

Front looks solid, kind of one of those have to find out if it works. As long as nothing flexes or binds under a hard launch, I think you can stick a fork in that deal. Really like to see a 4 link out back but it's not mine and I'm sure all these builds have to have a number to hit for the budget and your average weekend warrior isn't able to throw one together.

[@Anthony_Pell]

Nice work as usual.

[@deanm4138]

Congrats on the roller stage completion

[@LawrenceTolman]

thanks!

[@henrybrundage7186]

You have a lot to be proud of great work and great videos looking forward to the next chapter!

[@LawrenceTolman]

Thank you very much!

[@tonydowns9424]

Nice welds! from a 27 year experienced welder/fabricator.

[@LawrenceTolman]

I appreciate that!

[@cajunroadwarrior]

I was attempting this on a GMT400 chassis. However, I gave up on that because I couldn't achieve the lowered suspension height with the engine directly over the front axle. The axle angle was far too extreme for it to function. I scrapped the 4x4 frame and decided to go with a AWD 1982 Corvette instead.

[@LawrenceTolman]

hey that sounds like a fun build as well!

[@cajunroadwarrior]

@Lawrence LT Tolman a guy in Poland did it with a Cyclone front chassis grafted onto the Corvette frame. He's running 1600hp. My 427 is making 550 n/a. I'm not getting any street traction and I don't want to make my Vette an all-out drag racer. AWD solves a lot of problems.

[@atomic178]

Glad you are making progress! I would highly suggest installing a bumpstop to prevent the shock/spring from collapsing fully and the bearing binding up. Even one of the cheap Energy Suspension or Daystar ones would do great and potentially save a lot of headaches. It doesnt take jumping necessarily to bottom it out, even normal driving at a high speed if the shocks arent set stiff enough will do it.

[@LawrenceTolman]

Thanks! And I do agree it needs a bump stop of sorts, I just gotta figure out where to put it now lol.

[@b.s.adventures9421]

Good work. Don’t be to hard on yourself. You do nice quality work.

[@LawrenceTolman]

I appreciate that!

[@anomamos9095]

You could refurbish stock control arms with different ball joints or buy the adapter to use the aluminium knuckle. There’s also a coil over mod where you cut off and replace the stock lower control arm connection points to change the castor and camber .

[@erichildreth7562]

You have put a lot of time in this chassis and it has paid off and it looks great!! I like the LT on the shock towers, I think these look good! Can't wait to see what next and thanks for sharing LT!!

[@LawrenceTolman]

Thanks 👍

[@SWAMPDONKEY662]

I like where you are going with this 🤙

[@richardnevarez6899]

Cool build!!! don't forget to weld your perches to the axle housing...

[@LawrenceTolman]

once I get the full weight of the truck on the chassis I'll set the pinion angle and weld the perches in for good

[@JoshuaRosaaen]

Yahoo...looks awesome...looking forward to the next steps...congrats.

[@mikeo5668]

Man I love this build. I really need to get my welder up and going so I can do some work to my stalled out builds!

[@tphvictims5101]

Some sites I visit get an automatic thumbs up 👍🏻 this is one of them.

[@LawrenceTolman]

Awesome, thank you!

[@angry3055]

Great progress and fantastic work you are doing on your Tesla killer🤘

[@LawrenceTolman]

well get there someday!

[@mikesthundergarage3793]

I know we had a slightly rocky start right at 2 years ago due to old habits from your TV show experience but love the way your production quality has veered towards the viewer and not glorifying the cameras presence and the fact that your channel is starting to grow much quicker in the last 6 months. keep it up...would love to see you do a foxbody of some sort in the future

[@AgiDaKinG]

Right! I couldn’t even watch his channel a couple years ago because he just had this over the top TV show voice style of speaking but now he’s much more natural and tolerable

[@mikesthundergarage3793]

@@AgiDaKinG spot on

[@LawrenceTolman]

thanks for the feedback! the "TV guy" is a hard habit to break as it was drilled into my head every day for 5 years, but we're working on it

[@mikesthundergarage3793]

@@LawrenceTolman we greatly appreciate it hahaha

[@bbruno1266]

Awesome job, it looks great

[@LawrenceTolman]

Thanks!

[@steelwheels327]

Why stress dude ....I'm happy to see as mistakes happen even to a super skilled individual like you then i don't feel like a goof when i do something then revamp it multiple times , but i do understand its part of the process still hard to stomach , right ?

[@g62412]

Wow

[@AlexMiller-wq8eo]

Lt…build so far looks amazing, I love that you show the the behind the scenes difficulties that come up when building stuff, it feels so much more real world than the tv shows… keep it up. One point I’d like to make coming from the diesel world with GM front ends, those tie rod ends. GM has notoriously weak tie rod ends, you may want to consider some sleeves or going with a beefier tie rod from ppe or some other brand…. Either way keep the content coming 👍

[@LawrenceTolman]

Thanks a bunch! And I do have a heim joint setup I’m building for the tie rods, those are just stock one’s temporarily on there

[@yourhandleshouldbe]

what if you cut off the tabs that stick out on the upper control arms, bend them down 30° or so, then weld them back on?

[@baylenhulsey7800]

Awesome work man!!! Coming together nicely 🤙🤙

[@shiftlifegarage3284]

This so dope brother much love from upstate new York southern tier brother

[@LawrenceTolman]

thanks a bunch! I appreciate it

[@jordancoleman2718]

Hey LT...Looks like the upper control arm should ideally be hinged at the top of the frame, like the kit from Ekstensive. I have them on my bagged 99 Sierra if you like to see the difference.

[@LawrenceTolman]

I have thought about raising the pivot points, it would def. make for less camber change as the suspension cycles.

[@hondaservicecenter]

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[@davidortiz173]

Awesome, can't wait to see what is next!

[@HeyItsThatGuyWithTheShirt]

Stoked for this build! What t-case are you planning to run?

[@LawrenceTolman]

I want an NV149 for some AWD street/events and a NP261 for drag race duty

[@dpsimpsoniii4955]

Congrats on a rolling chassis 🎉. Great project 👍

[@LawrenceTolman]

Thanks 👍

[@jamesandersen9024]

Looks like you got some one to work with you cool

[@davestewart9146]

Awesome work LT 👍😁

[@brianlavender1242]

May build support brackets for the bushings on the upper coilover mount, could flex

[@LawrenceTolman]

I agree, I've got something in mind that could help strengthen up the mount, flexing was a concern

[@ren3gade__]

Awesome build 🔥🔥🙏🏽

[@lambertvr4]

The CV boots can grow at high speeds. I tore a cv boot on my axles installing new shocks on my C5Z06. Had a local place put new boots on the axles for me, but they weren't OEM boots. At about 140mph the boot expand and grabbed the brake line. Luckily I got it slowed down by grabbing gears and emergency brake. The brake line was wrapped around the axles like a candy cane. Be careful. Don't be like me.

[@LawrenceTolman]

I hadn't thought about that, but that is something to watch out for

[@ClaytonYatescarenthusiast]

Definitely a new body. No reason to ruin a running driving truck that all you need is the body

[@scotttimpany2845]

Nicely done LT

[@andrewgayle8031]

We have clearance “evwrowhwre”…..just making sure I heard that right

[@donaldwatson6342]

Looking good so far LT. I would chase down a different body for the awd build, gotta save the OG U.T.!!

[@teaguegearhart9851]

Great recap. Definitely blood sweat and tears that went in to getting this chassis rolling. 🩸 😓 😢

[@jackstoepfer1494]

Congrats brother.

[@LawrenceTolman]

I appreciate it

[@kevinkirk4285]

Okay well just chalk it up to all the aftermarket parts and mods contributing to it being the only one like it in the world. Well done so far! I'm digging it!

[@kevinkirk4285]

My 1983 Nissan Patrol is also the only one of its kind. 1995 LT1, TH400, NP205 on 1 Ton axles. D60 front and 14 bolt full floater rear on links and coil-over shocks.

[@johnwindle6877]

Ain't nothing ever easy

[@richardwilliams9815]

You are working your ass off. Love the channel.

[@LawrenceTolman]

it never stops!

[@TaniaOrtz-lo2bw]

mature, self-motivated and strong interpersonal skills.

[@Haze8923]

LT do you think that atomic long travel bracket is beefy enough for everyday driving? No real racing just want the look of being lowered but also comfort

[@brendanbroo299]

JDM motor swapped single cab next

[@dougsgtp]

1: always enjoy watching your videos. In a garage, shows anything is doable with our a big money shop or set up 2: I may have missed it, but any reason you didn't go with hd heim joints in the control arms for maximum adjustability? 3: the LT plates are awesome, def keep doing that on future work Keep the up the awesome work

[@LawrenceTolman]

hey thanks, I do appreciate that! I probably should've used heim joints from the get-go, but I originally hadn't planned on doing so much work to the control arms, it was supposed to be a bolt on and go type of situation, but it slowly snowballed into a much larger project

[@midwestdave33]

Think you're going to need to add a bump steer kit on there so your tie rod end angle matches your upper and lower suspension arm angle.

[@ryandoyle4344]

Reinforce the Mounting points for Control Arms? Not sure, if this would be the weak point, but perhaps while it's exposed.

[@LawrenceTolman]

I did buy some thick weld washers to reinforce the lower control arm mounting points, just haven’t got around to doing that yet

[@dcwire9707]

Coming along nicely man!

[@torind2000]

use that plate on the fender like the other badging heh

[@charlesbaranski1860]

I just got my atomic fab motor mounts, totally beefy compared to factory. Since I did my SAS on my Silverado I keep breaking the driver side. I think it’s because I need to fab a new cross member under the oil pan where the factory one was. My truck was 2wd when I started.

[@cparrish1171]

Hey Lt! I plan to be in Utah this coming fall for my wedding. I was wondering if you did meet ups with fans? It would be awesome to meet you and see the ugly truck in person!

[@mandopalma7750]

I’m buy a Silverado single cab short bed 4x4 frame how can I tell the frames apart if any 1 can help me

[@Buck.short.builds]

You should always weld up hill with a mig welder. Your get better penetration.

[@brianmallcom260]

Good work!!

[@IDRIVEOLDCARS]

Can wait yo see this frame powder coated and with a cateye on it. I KNOW U WANT TOO

[@LawrenceTolman]

I have thought about that, I do like the cat eye front end, plus there is more room in front of the grille for the intercooler

[@joethepirate1]

Don’t forget to move that rear crossmember for the fuel tank.

[@LawrenceTolman]

yup, still have a few things to take care of out back

[@MannieMendoza]

You’re such a badass brother keep it up 👍🏽

[@LawrenceTolman]

thanks! I appreciate that

[@flyonbyya]

Can’t wait to see it at the track whoppin Plaids !!

[@LawrenceTolman]

agreed! they're tough, but UGT should have what it takes

[@stevenbrowningsr1144]

Looking forward to a 4 wheel burnout soon!

[@LawrenceTolman]

You and me both!

[@1mikewalsh]

Ummm, you know this blueprint was made a long long time ago? Nice truck.

[@refugio9539]

🔥🔥🔥

[@jameslaning5204]

Ok, a couple dumb questions: 1.) What model / year are the aluminum knuckles from? 2.)You commented about the GM upper control arm not working with the aluminum knuckle, but works with the iron one. GM must have an UCA that works with the aluminum knuckle. Does that UCA not fit the chassis or some other interchange issue?

[@bikerbrego]

I can’t remember if you said you are going to upgrade the tie-rods. Also you may want to put the control arm brace kit like the ppe.

[@LawrenceTolman]

yes, the tie rods will be upgraded. I am gonna use a heim joint outer and a kryptonite inner

[@beausmith3900]

Sick lt. The details are awesome. Didn't u have an orange square body back in the day? Maybe that would be a cool body to put on this?

[@LawrenceTolman]

I did, my 76 C-10 was orange, and I've always loved the color.

[@beausmith3900]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think u could get a steel cab, and then get a fiberglass bed, and front clip, make it look just like your 76... that would be a very cool tribute vehicle...

[@Moe44125]

Must b nice at this time of year to be able to work in the garage in a tee shirt. This morning in NE Ohio, my garage was 25 deg.

[@LawrenceTolman]

dang, that's a bit on the chilly side!

[@carlsams1755]

could you make a video on how to wire electric fans for a 2002 Silverado with AC?

[@pob_car]

Day 7 of saying “rcsb AWD LBZ build” until it happens

[@RaddestDad]

Its cool but it’s already been done

[@jamiefehr2180]

He’s got enough on his plate as is I think

[@lsingleton77]

If you feel that passionate about it do it yourself. I'd subscribe to watch it.

[@pob_car]

@@lsingleton77 not everyone has the time, tools, money, knowhow, space, and overall ability to do it. LT has wanted to do one for a long time so I’m just boosting the idea. Then we can all see it and most importantly he can build his dream diesel race truck

[@jonowens3435]

Have you had good luck with forney equipment? What size is your tig?

[@LawrenceTolman]

I love my TIG machine, it’s a 200 amp one. The MIG a machine works OK, but I lived their multi process inverter based mig, that one welded like butter

[@HurdleHelps]

You should buy one of Cleetus's shirts for the first rip. The one that says, "Stand back, I built this shit my self"

[@LawrenceTolman]

lol... thats the perfect shirt for the first drive