1978 K20 farm truck "Boring maintenance phase"

[78K30]

Cool stuff.

I have a spare steering shaft if you want to put the '84 back together.

And I assume you used plenty of loctite?

I debated using green loctite on them but just in case I messed up something I didn't want to screw myself so I settled for red.

Can't be worse than the super winch hubs. I think I bombed 6 of them before I gave them up

I'm hoping in for a better experience than you had. I'll just keep the warns that are on there handy just in case. Kinda dumb the warns only issue is they don't match side to side and it bothers me.

 

[78K30]

Found why my right rear turn signal didn't work. More previous owner wiring excellence

 

[GWeakland620]

G2 is a good company from what I have heard. I bet those lockouts will do great.

 

[78K30]

G2 is a good company from what I have heard. I bet those lockouts will do great.

I'm hoping that you're right

 

[obijuank5]

Held em in hand and they have some weight to em. They are just re packaged avm hubs. Which I also haven't seen alot about either. Warranty is legit though.

 

[max 02]

Held em in hand and they have some weight to em. They are just re packaged avm hubs. Which I also haven't seen alot about either. Warranty is legit though.

The blue 77 we have has AVM hubs on it, they are made by ARB seem to work good.

 

[obijuank5]

Hey by the way, swap me some doors.

 

[78K30]

Hey by the way, swap me some doors.

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My rotten beat up doors for those beauties? Hell yeah

 

[78K30]

The blue 77 we have has AVM hubs on it, they are made by ARB seem to work good.

This is good to know, I probably have used the 4x4 on this truck maybe 10 times in the last couple years anyways. I'm usually lazy and just throttle out. Although anhydrous tanks, steep gravel hills, and 2wd sucks. That was while the front 44 was blown up

 

[swettysblazer]

G2 makes really nice stuff

 

[campfire]

Did you ever get the new "D44" installed?

 

[78K30]

Did you ever get the new "D44" installed?

Yes sir! I actually installed it in the snow the first day it snowed last winter!

 

[campfire]

Yes sir! I actually installed it in the snow the first day it snowed last winter!

Noice! Money well spent. Umm...I don't have any idea what I would have spent it on.

 

[78K30]

How my Independence Day started, brought the 350 into the operating room.



During teardown my partner in crime Sally had to come investigate. She makes sure to keep a good eye on what I'm doing. There isn't much that goes on around here that she doesn't know about.



Got the heads off, the lighting in the pictures was throwing the camera off. It looks way darker in there than it actually is. There was no sludge to be found anywhere inside this engine which was a relief.



Here's how it sits currently. Just dropped the heads off at the machine shop this morning.



Going to order the rings, rods, mains, and timing chain this evening. The bores are in good shape so they'll get a quick hone and re-ring.

 

[82355]

Roller cam?

Martin

 

[78K30]

Roller cam?

Martin

Not this time. If I do build the K10 it'll get some form of Roller cam engine. This one worked so it stays. I can't spend too much time on this before starting work on the combine again.

 

[78K30]

Trans swap time, I'd have been further this evening but dinner with the family came first.

Got the truck in the air right after work then got the rear shaft out before going out to eat.



After eating way too much and getting home in the dark this happened.







Took a bit of drilling, sanding, and filing but the NV4500 tailhousing now fits on the face of the 205. Next step is to get the trans tunnel cut out since some PO goober welded it in then pull the 465. Still have to swap inputs in the 205 then I can reassemble the 4500 and figure out the 205 shifter before getting the whole mess installed. The transfer case shifter shouldn't be too complicated but we'll see how it turns out this weekend.

 

[campfire]

I missed something...is that a figure-8 NP205?

 

[78K30]

I missed something...is that a figure-8 NP205?

My truck may be a 78 but the transmission isn't, my trans and 205 came from a 1991 K30. so it's a 32 spline round pattern with the larger input bearing

 

[campfire]

My truck may be a 78 but the transmission isn't, my trans and 205 came from a 1991 K30. so it's a 32 spline round pattern with the larger input bearing

Why does a round-pattern case need drilling and grinding? I thought it was a bolt-up affair.