I'm not much help here.
This is the route I went. I need to add bars to mine.
This is the route I went. I need to add bars to mine.
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80 Jimmy - The Monkey Paw (Time to finish interior)
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Idea with this was to build it robust, and simple, and utilitarian. KISS principal.
Can't tell, but did you remove the assist springs?
I ended up just cutting those brackets and flattening them out. Sticks out a bit so I loose some departure angle but will look a bit better once the spare tire is back there...
I ended up just cutting those brackets and flattening them out. Sticks out a bit so I loose some departure angle but will look a bit better once the spare tire is back there...
Yes, my assist springs are gone. But I plan on swapping to a truck gate.
Yeah, I'm old/fat/short... Need those. Otherwise I would have removed them.
Tony Vickers
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Yea, those perches took me a long time to cut out also. What lift did you end up having?After completing the front bumper I decided to get going on the front axle. Also, swapped to 2wd box and crossover.
Went to local yard for the 2wd box and when I got home and cleaned it up, found that it’d been remfg already and was very slop free. Score!
Kinda nasty in the hubs
Didn't take a lot of pics of the d60's There's plenty of them out there to view. I did clean them up and paint.
new shoes
old vs new
Although the D60 was a bolt in swap, the AAM was not. The reason I went w/ the newer axle was 2 fold.
- Those drums are expensive and heavy as hell.
- Disk swap kits didn’t have what I considered an acceptable parking brake assy.
And the new ones did away with both.
Had to cut off the perches and shock tabs. Those spring perches were not ever meant to come off. That was many hours w/ the cutoff wheel and grinding wheel and flapdisk later it relented.
Those were some thickass perches there...
But eventually they succumbed. you can see all of the grinding mess on the floor there...
I ended up having to take the shock tabs off later and put some different ones on.
Used ord’s 14bolt shackle reversal and perches for mounts. Although I did have to specify that this was a 3.5” tube diameter compared to the normal 3.25”.
After a day of swapping the rear - that's about what she looks like now.
Believe it to be about 4" I have a set of 0-rates in the garage incase I need them.
Have been kinda neglecting the truck lately. Was doing work around the house. Been considering selling the house and moving. Need to finish the rear bumper/tire carrier, and finish cleaning up the interior.
So how about an update?
It should be nice temperatures for lots of progress or play for you!!
It should be nice temperatures for lots of progress or play for you!!
LOL, yeah, it has been good temps. Been working on the house, was getting it ready for sale. Not sure if I'm going to sell it at the moment. Had another quick project to do. Gonna start back on the truck again maybe this next weekend. Gotta finish rear bumper and do more interior work.
Went w/ a buddy and took his sxs out to Camp Bouse, was a secret WW2 site and Swansea yesterday. Was interesting.
Went w/ a buddy and took his sxs out to Camp Bouse, was a secret WW2 site and Swansea yesterday. Was interesting.
Said side project...
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Ok, got some update..
Did some more work on the rear bumper. I'm making an articulating arm w/ a handcrank winch. Why, because I'm lazy and old and don't like the idea of picking up a heavy ass tire..
Used the hubs, spindles, stub axles for joints.
Still need to put the upright on there w/ the mounting plate for the tire and the tab for the handwinch to pull on. And get it all painted.
There's a little bit of play in the hub locks, so I'm going to look for some pins against wobbling.
Did some more work on the rear bumper. I'm making an articulating arm w/ a handcrank winch. Why, because I'm lazy and old and don't like the idea of picking up a heavy ass tire..
Used the hubs, spindles, stub axles for joints.
Still need to put the upright on there w/ the mounting plate for the tire and the tab for the handwinch to pull on. And get it all painted.
There's a little bit of play in the hub locks, so I'm going to look for some pins against wobbling.
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Did some more work on the back bumper. Waiting on some hardware to finish it up now.
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What are you guys using to lock your spare to the vehicle? Have, seen a few ways but looking for more ideas.
I wasn't sure where you were going with this but I like it now that I see the video of how it works. They you lock the hub to hold it up and lock the other hub to keep it against the truck. Does it weigh a lot? Is there a lot of slop once they are both locked? Will you do some sort of a rest and latch for the end in the middle to support it when stowed?
LOL, I tried explaining to to my wife a few times and she was like... "I guess I'll see it when it's done..."
There definitely is slop in the hub locks (5-10 deg), but forged ahead as I'm sure the spindles and hubs are plenty strong. Heard bad stories of the trailer axles failing and having a tire come off bouncing down the fwy...
As far as latches yes I received in today a spring loaded T-handle to steady the swing of the gate, and got a toggle latch coming I'm going to mount to the plate the winch is connected to which will help steady the lowering arm.
Yes, I'm going to put some kind of rest between the arm and the bumper as a rest, there is a little bit of flex when I hang off of it, maybe some uhmwpe or something. Still need to do some bracing, it is a little heavy, 2x2-3/16 wall tubing so it's a couple of lbs.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KHUL7DM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006NC68U/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
There definitely is slop in the hub locks (5-10 deg), but forged ahead as I'm sure the spindles and hubs are plenty strong. Heard bad stories of the trailer axles failing and having a tire come off bouncing down the fwy...
As far as latches yes I received in today a spring loaded T-handle to steady the swing of the gate, and got a toggle latch coming I'm going to mount to the plate the winch is connected to which will help steady the lowering arm.
Yes, I'm going to put some kind of rest between the arm and the bumper as a rest, there is a little bit of flex when I hang off of it, maybe some uhmwpe or something. Still need to do some bracing, it is a little heavy, 2x2-3/16 wall tubing so it's a couple of lbs.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KHUL7DM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006NC68U/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Got the rest of the bumper fabricated - need to break it down for paint this week. Then on to finish the interior.
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just cut down the outer sheaths, put the plastic/resin caps back on and then used hydraulic wire crimper to shorten the actual cable. The plastic cap pieces fit right into the stock brackets.
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Thanks for that. I skimmed through it too fast.
Got the bumper painted (mostly - missed a couple of spots and got some scratches....)
It does hang the tire out the back a bit, but it is what it is. At some point I'm going to cap the ends on both the front and rear, think I'll make some trays to put in there for some lightweight storage - and maybe bring some plate along the side a bit to protect the corners, but that's for later.
The lock I'd bought to secure my spare broke - something causing the ball-bearing to jam up
So I got on Amazon and did a return/exchange. Pretty painless. Should be here Monday!
Now back to finish the interior. Need to do the inner bed sides, dash, and door panels
If only someone was making some good aftermarket door panels...
@cybrfire
It does hang the tire out the back a bit, but it is what it is. At some point I'm going to cap the ends on both the front and rear, think I'll make some trays to put in there for some lightweight storage - and maybe bring some plate along the side a bit to protect the corners, but that's for later.
The lock I'd bought to secure my spare broke - something causing the ball-bearing to jam up
So I got on Amazon and did a return/exchange. Pretty painless. Should be here Monday!Now back to finish the interior. Need to do the inner bed sides, dash, and door panels
If only someone was making some good aftermarket door panels...
@cybrfire
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