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77 C20 hauler to crawler

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Anyone see anything wrong with this??? Lol the more I dig into the junk I bought a few years ago the more I want to hunt the guy down just to tell him he's an idiot... all along I thought it was a 4wd box and then it dawned on me that the sector shaft had a nut on the end of it! The crappy part is there was water in it and it's junk. The bearing surface on the sector shaft is pitted pretty bad.

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Made this little gem today. About the only use I have for a U-bolt this size. I did get a lot of cleaning done today and I know it will pay off in the long run but I want this thing to be done! I just remembered that I have a few hours Monday morning that I can work on things.

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Congratulations on cleaning ! !!
I have been trying to get some of that done as well!
And it's only taken me 2 weeks to rebuild a 241 for my '90!!
Getting old is a royal pain!
 
6872xtc said:
Congratulations on cleaning ! !!
I have been trying to get some of that done as well!
And it's only taken me 2 weeks to rebuild a 241 for my '90!!
Getting old is a royal pain!
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Haha thanks! That reminds me. I have a 243 that I need to rebuild and get it up for sale...
 
Didn't get much done on the truck this weekend. I finished cleaning up and started to build my engine crossmember. I planned on using the 4wd motor mounts I have, but when I took a good look at it I changed my mind. I finally decided on the direction I wanted to go and got a good start and then... I ran out of wire. :doah: No chance of finding any in this town on a Saturday. Good news is the garage is "cleaned" and I have a plan. Now I just need wire... :D

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F.S.F.W said:
Didn't get much done on the truck this weekend. I finished cleaning up and started to build my engine crossmember. I planned on using the 4wd motor mounts I have, but when I took a good look at it I changed my mind. I finally decided on the direction I wanted to go and got a good start and then... I ran out of wire. :doah: No chance of finding any in this town on a Saturday. Good news is the garage is "cleaned" and I have a plan. Now I just need wire... :D

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Wait...you own a Chevy truck? I thought you were a Dodge man. :dunno:
 
It's only halfway through the weekend man! No lowes or Home Depot nearby for wire?
 
F.S.F.W said:
Didn't get much done on the truck this weekend. I finished cleaning up and started to build my engine crossmember. I planned on using the 4wd motor mounts I have, but when I took a good look at it I changed my mind.
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I'm planning to redo mine with 4wd motor mounts. Not happy with the way the 2wd mounts turned out. Will the 4wd mounts not work at all?
 
mrk5 said:
I'm planning to redo mine with 4wd motor mounts. Not happy with the way the 2wd mounts turned out. Will the 4wd mounts not work at all?
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I didn't look into it too close but it looks like they will work but you will have to drill new bolt holes. Depending on how my crossmember turns out I might swap them out later on.
@skunked the nearest Home Depot is 45 minutes away in casper. We did go to casper tonight but we left a little late and I didn't get to stop and grab any before they closed. My sundays are one of the busiest days of the week for us so I won't get to mess with it at anyway. I'll grab some Friday and see what I can get done. Next week.
 
GWeakland620 said:
A clean garage is a productive garage.
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My thoughts exactly. I couldn't take it anymore. I still need to get some stuff moved out but a lot of it goes in my sons truck and it goes under the knife as soon as I get mine done. Then I think I'm going to take a break and just use my garage to park my truck in... Oh wait that's what I'm using it for now!!! :haha:
 
mrk5 said:
I'm planning to redo mine with 4wd motor mounts. Not happy with the way the 2wd mounts turned out. Will the 4wd mounts not work at all?
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Back when I had my crew cab I re drilled the frame and modified the 4x4 mounts and crossemember to fit the 2wd frame. It was easy to do as I used a grinder and a cutoff wheel. I've got some pictures somewhere I'll try to dig them up.
 
78K30 said:
Back when I had my crew cab I re drilled the frame and modified the 4x4 mounts and crossemember to fit the 2wd frame. It was easy to do as I used a grinder and a cutoff wheel. I've got some pictures somewhere I'll try to dig them up.
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Thanks!
 
mrk5 said:
Thanks!
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I thought I had a few more pictures on that old phone but I guess not. This was the initial fitment photos of swapping in the 4x4 components. Wishing I had a few pictures of it done but I was able to make braces that held the top end of the mounts to the frame. Sadly that truck is long gone so I can't get any more.
 
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