Thread: KORE Dakar Race Truck

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Jason

cab cage, we rebuilt it. Tig welded 4130.












Jason

more cab cage





a-pillar touches the outside skin.






Jason

front. all 4130.









Jason

rear setup.











Jason

bypass mounts.





Jason

Jason

Damn Jason the truck and cage work looks bitchen ..What size is the cab cage ?

Originally Posted by dezertlife

Damn Jason the truck and cage work looks bitchen ..What size is the cab cage ?

the engine cage is 2" the rest of the truck is 1.75".

but dont worry guys this chassis is under the grandfather clause, we already checked it with savage and the research has been done. Its the design of the cage that makes is very safe so 1.75" is more then enough. The truck was originally built by nestor at newline. There is still some original cage structure left, hence the use of 1.75".

Jason

clean work, i like the attention to detail. whats outta frame in the "0.0 perfectly level pic"


do you have any oppenings to build me a Ranger 6 over boxed upper/lower, cust. spindle Lt kit in the near future? haha

Originally Posted by crashryan20

clean work, i like the attention to detail. whats outta frame in the "0.0 perfectly level pic"


do you have any oppenings to build me a Ranger 6 over boxed upper/lower, cust. spindle Lt kit in the near future? haha

we start by getting the chassis at 0.0deg level. that is the pic. If i had a better camera maybe the picture will show up better.

and yes, we will talk!

JAson

Originally Posted by jason@gmachine

the engine cage is 2" the rest of the truck is 1.75".

but dont worry guys this chassis is under the grandfather clause, we already checked it with savage and the research has been done. Its the design of the cage that makes is very safe so 1.75" is more then enough. The truck was originally built by nestor at newline. There is still some original cage structure left, hence the use of 1.75".

Jason

Thanks for the quick response ..... That is one beautiful truck in the making .. Excellant work coming out of your shop man ! !

amazing work, major props jason.

What weight are you guys shooting for? Seems like its too beastly for Dakar. Bitchin' fab work none the less.

If a Kamaz full of race spares can make it through Dakar, a Dodge should be no problem. Cage-work looks great Jason, I don;t see any dimple dies though...

Originally Posted by TMorf

What weight are you guys shooting for? Seems like its too beastly for Dakar. Bitchin' fab work none the less.

10,000 lbs.

its going for T4 class.

Jason

Originally Posted by maxyedor

If a Kamaz full of race spares can make it through Dakar, a Dodge should be no problem. Cage-work looks great Jason, I don;t see any dimple dies though...

hahahahahahahahah

funny you ask, Kent the owner does not like dimple dies that much. We are the builders and we build to the owner specifications. He did allow us to have some on the cab-to-cage plating. So there will be a few.

not much though

Jason

Kent the owner does not like dimple dies that much

that must have driven you nuts when you found that out jason. who doesnt like dimple dies!?!?!?

me and jason had talked about that on thursday when i went over there to check this build out.... pictures do not do it justice at all. jason and the gmachine racing crew did an awesome job

Love your work.

yeah guys the dimple die issue was a hard one to get over. Kent does not like them so i have to think differently on this build to accomidate his style. I will be adding some in the cab-cage plating but thats it. Every tube on this truck is in its designated location for a certain reason and you will see why when we get all the stuff on the chassis.

here are a few more shots.










Jason

Originally Posted by baja619

Love your work.

thanks man.

more shots and the welding close ups from before.









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Jason

Originally Posted by jason@gmachine

yeah guys the dimple die issue was a hard one to get over. Kent does not like them so i have to think differently on this build to accomidate his style. I will be adding some in the cab-cage plating but thats it. Every tube on this truck is in its designated location for a certain reason and you will see why when we get all the stuff on the chassis.

here are a few more shots.










Jason

Rear winch? Ill start with 30

Originally Posted by jason@gmachine

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Jason

22?

When's the dead line for this build?

Originally Posted by jason@gmachine

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Jason

27?

28

26?

Truck is looking great. Yah, is that a rear winch?

Originally Posted by Brian Katz

22?

When's the dead line for this build?

correct.

PM me your address and i will send it out tomorrow morning.

we are supposed to have this done ASAP.

JAson

yes its a massive winch. It has 175 Ft of cable and will pull a house down. This truck will also have a onboard welder, sand ramps, pull pal, compressor, tank, refrig/cooler, and tons of other things.

Jason

Damn, 22 and building shit like that. I guess everyone learns how to do something different at a young age. Thats cool though man and that will be one sick ass truck when it is done im sure

How big is that cell? Dakar rules state that you must have enough gas to go something like a whole day or 500 miles with out refueling. Its something in that range. That cell looks to be 40 or so gallons How are you guys addressing this situation? And one more thing, why dont the tubes converge into a single point?

Originally Posted by NeverLift

How big is that cell? Dakar rules state that you must have enough gas to go something like a whole day or 500 miles with out refueling. Its something in that range. That cell looks to be 40 or so gallons How are you guys addressing this situation? And one more thing, why dont the tubes converge into a single point?

yes we are very aware of the cell requirement. Im not exactly sure the gallon capacity but its in the ballpark of 60 gal. Its a complete custom size and shape. The other added bonus is that this truck is a deisel. I remember Kent saying that it will have a range of about 620 miles. I believe that the diesel is running somewhere in the ballpark of 700HP and 900TQ, i will have to double check but i remember Kent saying that when the computer was tuned to full race that they were getting those numbers.

the design of the cage is the same as the previous builder, Newline. Kent wanted us to keep the same style just tuck the tubework up more to the body then before. Kent had a huge part on the layout of the build, he was very specific on where and what he wanted. We simply exeucited the plan he gave us. We are not concerned about strength at all, yes it is considered to be better if they do converge at the center but by no means does this make this structure any weaker. In other words, it was discussed and the strangth was not the issue.

Jason

Sounds good, thanks for the clarification and so quickly

Originally Posted by NeverLift

Sounds good, thanks for the clarification and so quickly

no worries man.

jason that thing looks like a piece... just chop it up and leave it out back....for me to come get. hahahahaha. looks good.... is it done yet?

Refrig/cooler would be so awesome to have on a race truck out in the middle of Dakar

Originally Posted by jason@gmachine

yes its a massive winch. It has 175 Ft of cable and will pull a house down. This truck will also have a onboard welder, sand ramps, pull pal, compressor, tank, refrig/cooler, and tons of other things.

Jason

Originally Posted by flaboy98rgr

Damn, 22 and building shit like that. I guess everyone learns how to do something different at a young age. Thats cool though man and that will be one sick ass truck when it is done im sure

yeah i have been welding for 6-7 years now. We work very hard here at GMR and my business partner Louie is only 22 as well, he is very proficent in CATIA and is a suspension geometry guru. I know alot because i spent years in NASCAR tuning those suspensions, but he still knows more then me.

My secret- I dont sleep, i simply live off of Rockstar and Muscle Milk. The guys make fun of me because i walk around the shop with my little shaker cup.


Jason

Originally Posted by whitey s10

jason that thing looks like a piece... just chop it up and leave it out back....for me to come get. hahahahaha. looks good.... is it done yet?

shit, i want to build this truck. The shocks alone are worth more then all the stuff on my LT silverado. I want to build one, i just dont want to write the check for it.

Jason

Originally Posted by baja619

Refrig/cooler would be so awesome to have on a race truck out in the middle of Dakar

yeah there is a lot of stuff going into the truck. We are not going to be mounting everything, the truck leaves tomorrow to head back down to KORE so Kents prep guys can finish the little things here and there then bolt on the massive insane shocks.

Darren Skilton (sp) dropped a badass sat phone setup for the truck, i guess it is the exact same one they use in the HUMVEE for the marines.

Jason