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77K5. The IronMaiden...9/2 headed for Blazer Bash 20!
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- 14bff bearing desintigrated 454 cookies custom diy4x aluminum fuel tank diy4x flatback dif covers diy4x frame boxing kit diy4x wraptor/truss ez-efi fords suck hemi orange and school bus yellow index l&l headers long/dana coolers making me her bitch. more tranny problems one tons phoenix trans convertor th400 full manual
jack of all trades build, overland, dunes, rocks, trails
You'll have to call and give them your specs.
Here are mine. Both lines from the top of the diff to the calipers. With a clear plastic cover and DOT approval they were about $65 shipped.
The line that drops down from the frame to the "t" is a Superlift part.
Here are mine. Both lines from the top of the diff to the calipers. With a clear plastic cover and DOT approval they were about $65 shipped.
The line that drops down from the frame to the "t" is a Superlift part.
Some progress pics of the K10 shortbox kit on my 2nd gen, 1st design frame:
Area kicking up to the floor:
This is where the K10 frame starts to differ from the Blazer frame.
And a template of the blazer rear floor, compared to the bed of a shortbox:
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Area kicking up to the floor:
This is where the K10 frame starts to differ from the Blazer frame.
And a template of the blazer rear floor, compared to the bed of a shortbox:
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lookin good Dave!
i have been looking at you're and RYOKENS build threads.you are skoolin me good. as most of the stuff you are doing, i have not done before. {gear swaps,boxing frames,etc} so i don't have anything to input.the cool part about yours is, i will get a ride in it one day.
i start on my drums tommorow. 
Thanks for the advice and pics.i'll call you bro
i have been looking at you're and RYOKENS build threads.you are skoolin me good. as most of the stuff you are doing, i have not done before. {gear swaps,boxing frames,etc} so i don't have anything to input.the cool part about yours is, i will get a ride in it one day.i start on my drums tommorow. Thanks for the advice and pics.i'll call you bro
sweet.....
wish my NWF would get in....
wish my NWF would get in....
Yep, timing was right, I should be able to put a little more time in, and this gives me more motivation to work on it too.
Another cost update:
previous total to date......................$5720
ORD doubler, crossover, t/c parts, trans parts,
twin stick, braces, misc....................2003
Stainless lines...................................128
Rear springs......................................315
DIY4X susp. and drive parts.................408
Project total to date.........................$8574
Rear axle total to date .................$1461 includes $100 purchase price
Transmission total to date...............$612 includes $150 purchase price
Transfer case doubler to date........$1554 includes $200 205/203 purchase price.
Damn I still got probably $3500 in engine due yet too. That $10K budget is getting blown to hell....
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Another cost update:
previous total to date......................$5720
ORD doubler, crossover, t/c parts, trans parts,
twin stick, braces, misc....................2003
Stainless lines...................................128
Rear springs......................................315
DIY4X susp. and drive parts.................408
Project total to date.........................$8574
Rear axle total to date .................$1461 includes $100 purchase price
Transmission total to date...............$612 includes $150 purchase price
Transfer case doubler to date........$1554 includes $200 205/203 purchase price.
Damn I still got probably $3500 in engine due yet too. That $10K budget is getting blown to hell....
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i am thinking Bundy Hill now Dave.an hour and a half is better than 11 hours.
and yes i do. i pulled the drums off today. 30 minutes a side.{SORRY FUMES}
and that was letting GTD in to warm up a few times.i'm sure it was easy because there was no shoe's. can you say rust?Ritz crackers in the drums baby!i pulled all that chit away with one finger...
chulisohombre
1/2 ton status
good god man.that is a pile of parts.awesome stuff.i finally just got mine registered in the first time in 4 years.now have to makeit legal again.im gonna take 2 grand from my tax return and start buildin again.mostly just a lot of body work.but its good to see other people makin this kind of progress.
T400 output to 203/T350 to 203 comparison
I decided with my Fresh Big Block, going in the truck and having a T400, I wanted all the strength through the transfer case system I could get. I don't want to have to take this bitch apart, once I get it together.
I think you can guess which is which.
I decided with my Fresh Big Block, going in the truck and having a T400, I wanted all the strength through the transfer case system I could get. I don't want to have to take this bitch apart, once I get it together.
I think you can guess which is which.
Man, I look back on stuff, and feel like I haven't been making good progress at all. I mean 3 months, and I ain't even puttin' sh!t back together yet.
Daryl, I can see what we were talking about now. Did that rust away, or did they ride them down that far?
Them drums are heavy bitches ain't they!
Give em to GTD to chew on.
Lets plan on Bundy Hill sometime in May then....hopefully I can have this bitch running by then.
And how about a meet and greet in Feb.
Lets go to Daryl's in Jackson?
I decided with my Fresh Big Block, going in the truck and having a T400, I wanted all the strength through the transfer case system I could get. I don't want to have to take this bitch apart, once I get it together.
I think you can guess which is which.
32 spline on the left.
27 spline on the right?
Yep, the 27 spline is for mating to a 203 that was behind a T350.
I thought I was going to use this piece, but just decided I want the extra beef of the T400 32 spline, because of the big block.
I thought I was going to use this piece, but just decided I want the extra beef of the T400 32 spline, because of the big block.
ORD steering braces installed today:
Some frame prep, light cleanup of the frame:
a coat of weld through zinc coating, just make sure you clean it off where you are going to run a bead. Some of my crappy beads I feel were because of the zinc coating.
(I forgot to clean off the zinc Paul, as you suggested before).
back side of the braces with a coating of zinc:
welded up the front crossmember in a few spots for some extra strength:
I bolted on the bolt on brace to tighten every thing in place, then hammered the weld on brace into position for welding, this shows the welding done, and brace in place:
Done deal...I cleaned up the welds with a grinder, and smoothed out the seating surface where the steering box will be bolted on, then a coat of zinc:
Some frame prep, light cleanup of the frame:
a coat of weld through zinc coating, just make sure you clean it off where you are going to run a bead. Some of my crappy beads I feel were because of the zinc coating.
(I forgot to clean off the zinc Paul, as you suggested before).
back side of the braces with a coating of zinc:
welded up the front crossmember in a few spots for some extra strength:
I bolted on the bolt on brace to tighten every thing in place, then hammered the weld on brace into position for welding, this shows the welding done, and brace in place:
Done deal...I cleaned up the welds with a grinder, and smoothed out the seating surface where the steering box will be bolted on, then a coat of zinc:
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looks good... seam sealer on the exposed joint is a nice addition...
Hah, looks like you have the easy way to get that brace one...a bare frame.
Putting one on a fully functional diesel truck is fun, lemme tell ya...I get to do it a second time soon enough!
Putting one on a fully functional diesel truck is fun, lemme tell ya...I get to do it a second time soon enough!
Great idea Paul, I'll try to remember that.
Man AJ, I don't envy you.......I was thinking that very thing today while working on it. It was another reason I wanted to take the body off the frame to do all these mods. My old ass is getting tired of crawling under them.
I was thinking while welding stuff inside the rails, what a pain it would be to have all the drivetrain and body in the way.....well worth pulling it off for me.
