MUTANT Breathes again!

qbnkiller

qbnkiller

Conflaguration Specialist
Some time back, Neildemo bought MUTANT SY from Robert Lone. After trying to get it running, he called me to see if I could help him out.

I had him bring it to Steve Morris Engines and we were to help sort out some of the current issues. We did away with Code $59 and installed a HOLLEY HP stand-alone, cleaned up a bunch of wiring, vacuum lines, heater hoses, replaced plug wires, relays, fittings, swapped out the stock turbo for a 60-1 (?) turbo he had there. Pay no attention to the coolant underneath the truck - that was me spilling as I filled the radiator :rant:. Also, need to add another front strap on the truck when its on the dyno (wiggles during a pull). We used the dyno instead of out on the street so we could be sure it didnt have any other gremlins pop up.



It is a completely different animal versus what it was when it arrived. I can tell you that this thing needs a bigger turbo and injectors for sure! This video doesnt do it justice - the truck sounds real nice!

Enjoy!
 
sytyguy

sytyguy

Moderated User
Re: MUTANT Breathes again!

Good for you guys. I was asked to "just get it running" and did.....barely. There's only been a couple of trucks that I was glad to see leave my shop....that was one of them.

(Not so) funny story....when Waller delivered the truck to me it had been sitting outside for a bit and the throttle linkage (which is outside of the hood) got rusty. First test drive I took with it, the linkage stuck at about 50% throttle coming back onto my farm and I four-wheel drifted for about 100 ft before I popped it in neutral and killed the ignition. Fun but SO glad it happened in the middle of 1000 acres and not on the highway.
 
MRKING

MRKING

New Parts for Old Trucks
Re: MUTANT Breathes again!

Any goals for the truck , besides proper running condition ?
 
qbnkiller

qbnkiller

Conflaguration Specialist
Re: MUTANT Breathes again!

I will let the owner put his hopes/goals here. It starts and runs with no fuss as-is. The platform is there for more if he wants it.
 
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blue83z

Donating Member
Re: MUTANT Breathes again!

Neil was just over a bit ago. He was pretty excited when he showed me the video.
Nice work!
 
gkrcr882

gkrcr882

SyTyless......for now!
Re: MUTANT Breathes again!

I was kind of wondering what ever happened with this truck. Good to see it running correctly again!
 
neildemo

neildemo

Administrator
Re: MUTANT Breathes again!

Thanks for the Update Alex, I have big plans for Mutant. Here is some of the mods I have planned:
But First she has a few more gremlins to Iron out and Interior redo as well.

1.)Brakes c5 or z06
2.)Suspension Coilovers front and rear
3.)Alchy
4.)Larger Injectors 100#
5.)Bullseye Turbo t66
 
Sportmachines

Sportmachines

Active member
Re: MUTANT Breathes again!

Awesome work Alex! I know Neil loves this thing and as much of a MUTANT it is, its great to see that its making progress, functional, and by the sounds of it going to be getting even better. I love to see the effort and looks like its yielding good results as well.
 
THEMADTYPH00N

THEMADTYPH00N

Active member
Re: MUTANT Breathes again!

qbnkiller said:
Some time back, Neildemo bought MUTANT SY from Robert Lone. After trying to get it running, he called me to see if I could help him out.

I had him bring it to Steve Morris Engines and we were to help sort out some of the current issues. We did away with Code $59 and installed a HOLLEY HP stand-alone, cleaned up a bunch of wiring, vacuum lines, heater hoses, replaced plug wires, relays, fittings, swapped out the stock turbo for a 60-1 (?) turbo he had there. Pay no attention to the coolant underneath the truck - that was me spilling as I filled the radiator :rant:. Also, need to add another front strap on the truck when its on the dyno (wiggles during a pull). We used the dyno instead of out on the street so we could be sure it didnt have any other gremlins pop up.



It is a completely different animal versus what it was when it arrived. I can tell you that this thing needs a bigger turbo and injectors for sure! This video doesnt do it justice - the truck sounds real nice!

Enjoy!
Click to expand...

Just out of curiosity, do you work for Steve Morris?
 
qbnkiller

qbnkiller

Conflaguration Specialist
Re: MUTANT Breathes again!

Steve is a real good friend. I have been there as an extra helper for a few years now. Sometimes I spent alot of time there...other months I dont. It really depends on my work travel schedule and his workload.
 
neildemo

neildemo

Administrator
Re: MUTANT Breathes again!

While Visiting Alex and Buying some of his old gear We went to lunch and Stopped by Steve's shop. I Heard great things missed a few of his events which I regret. But here are some of the Cars he has worked on. The Station Wagon is his. Wouldn't mind going grocery shopping in that! :) My truck needed some TLC..Okay a lot of TLC. With me working out of state and Steve only being 2 hours away it made perfect sense. So I dropped it off and they not only stored it inside for me. They Custom Fabbed a few items, Cleaned up Wiring installed A Holly Dominator. Rewired 2 fuel pumps, Cooling Fans. List goes on I am out of state now but can't wait to see and Drive it.

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