okay here's the story.
I was told I had to drive about 500 miles to break it in. I was driving normally and took a trip down to atlantic city. About 5 miles away truck started making strange sounds. I got to ac and it started making really bad sounds so I pulled into a parking lot and shut it down. I looked and lookedk but coulnt find any oil or anything. I immediately called him and he said not to start truck and to have it towed home. About 100 miles to tow it home. So the next day I had it towed and he said he would try and come to the house in about 3-4 days. 3-4 DAYS I SAID. I want to have it looked at it now. But he said he was TOO BUSY to come. Can you believe that TOO BUSY!!!!! After paying 16k TOO BUSY. So I called a member here and was given the name of a mechanic close to me. So I called him and he was at my house THAT NIGHT. We started it and turned it right off. He towed it to his shop the next day and took out the engine. Well I get a call saying to come down to the shop and bring a CAMERA. When I got there and saw the engine I was horrified. The parts that I paid for were subsituted with CHEAP knockoffs and all the machine work I paid for was NEVER done. The pictures that we took matched exactly was was taken when the engine originally blew. The TOP OF THE LINE parts werent installed and what WAS installed were cheap knockoffs. The engine oil was gray like grease. The whole engine is a freaken mess. The crappy pistons are gone, the crank is shot, the whole engine has to be machined. The rods are bent, the mains were never done. 4 of the engines head bolts were NEVER tightened. The head gaskets were REUSED!!! Can you believe that!!! The tranny is leaking. The list goes on and on and on.
The bottom line is: It took everything I had to pay for this build and now I am left with a blown motor, no money and a lawsuit.
Im sure im leaving a lot out, but I had a few drinks and am not myself right now. This truck was my baby and he took it away from me. Some will say its only a truck and at least i have my health. And you're probably right But to me it was the only enjoyment I had and am trying not to get sick over it.
Gotta go