Currently broken down in the middle of nowhere

So I am considering keeping the truck now. I posted it up for sale for $5,500 and have received close to six legitimate phone calls in the last 12 hours of people interested in it. I might just go buy a new vehicle and then turn this into my off-roader. I figure I could take it up to the local Vo-Tech buy a used motor on eBay and let the Vo-Tech swap the motor for me, even if it takes them 6 months it
doesn't really matter to me. Then I wouldn't have to worry about tearing up my new truck.

What do you all think? Also how much money do you think it would cost to supercharge or turbocharge a motor?

 

If you pull the motor I'll buy it for cheap I bought a used supercharger on ebay and had to fabricate a couple components it was missing, but all in was about $4k. New they're like $6-7k. Turbo setup would be totally custom which means bucks.

 

I am around 90 % sure that I am going to get the old tundra built as opposed to buying a raptor. I went and test drove the 77k raptor and honestly wasn't too impressed. For the money I expected more.

So, I am going to contact a local Fabrication shop to have them do the following:

1. Supercharged 5.7l iForce
2. Mid or Long travel suspension
3. 35" beadlock tires
4. Rear differential re-gear, plus locker

I am thinking that this will cost around 25-30k. Then I will have a much more capable truck than the raptor for cheaper. I just cannot justify 77k for something with a plastic oil pan. I mean, don't get me wrong, the raptor is nice, but not that nice lol. What do you all think am I thinking straight? Any advice on the build?

 

Now this shit is getting good....

 

Wow, this went from stranded, to under $10k for repairs, to buy a new truck and tack on an additional $30k into the "stranded" truck... This is awesome logic. If you can flip the bill and get something truly worth the money (supercharged 5.7) that would be the way I would go too. Get a f350 for the tow, and rebuild the Tundra with a beast of a motor. No better excuse to do it than your current blown motor situation.

 

What about looking for a complete wrecked donor truck with good lower mileage engine and trans / t-case? Even better if it already has a blower, but that'd be dreaming, right?

Before starting into the project I'd suggest having a real close look at the frame and body for rust issues. It looks clean in your pics, but at 14 years old it's worth considering.

 

next truck.

 

Have you looked at J and J auto?

 

Best of luck.

 

In for the long travel build. Lemons to lemonade right?!