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90 R1500 Suburban Build
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454Sub
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Nah. It's the special B@M only bracket that bolts to the shift shaft. I had one and left it in the glovebox of a truck I sold.
Speaking of the 80e again I need to figure out which wires on the big plug control lockup so I can run them out and figure out an arrangement for that setup. Was thinking a vacuum controlled setup similar to a 700.
Speaking of the 80e again I need to figure out which wires on the big plug control lockup so I can run them out and figure out an arrangement for that setup. Was thinking a vacuum controlled setup similar to a 700.
454Sub
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So bled the brakes and got the CV mostly busted down. Which is a huge PITA.
Drove it around. Seems like it's ok, has all forward gears plus reverse. I don't have a proper dipstick in yet so it could be low on fluid still. Going to finish that up today. Only have 2 lug nuts on each front tire as well. Also on the short list.
Brakes will take some getting used too, locks up the rear no problem. Maybe still has air in the front calipers. Or may need to get a different master cylinder.
Overall it seems decent. Shifting it all the way to 1 is kind of stupid. But that's full manual for ya. I got on it a bit and it has good pull to it off tbe line. Needs an O2 sensor so it doesn't idle great but that's small problems.
Drove it around. Seems like it's ok, has all forward gears plus reverse. I don't have a proper dipstick in yet so it could be low on fluid still. Going to finish that up today. Only have 2 lug nuts on each front tire as well. Also on the short list.
Brakes will take some getting used too, locks up the rear no problem. Maybe still has air in the front calipers. Or may need to get a different master cylinder.
Overall it seems decent. Shifting it all the way to 1 is kind of stupid. But that's full manual for ya. I got on it a bit and it has good pull to it off tbe line. Needs an O2 sensor so it doesn't idle great but that's small problems.
454Sub
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Sadly mine didn't get to go, couldn't finish it all up.
But these all went. And we had a failure. But all in all a good time.
And for whatever reason I didn't take a single picture of wheeling, just the recovery.
This one actually pulled them both out of the woods, using the big crawler to winch the front of the 4 door up enough to not drag the axle real bad. Impressive that it had the cahones to do it, but with the 5.38s and the nv3500 she crept along without even raising the temp up.
This Jeep 1 ton crawler, 6.0 swapped was used to keep the 4 door from sliding off the trailer. Wet tires and the limited slip just kept sliding off. More off camber than the picture shows.
Driftwood ski
At this point we discovered the shift cable was broken. So we we're at the junk yard at 745 waiting to grab one. 80$ at AutoZone, 5$ at the yard. This was taken the day before testing the new front driveshaft. 1310s at the 233 and 1350s at both axles. That log is pretty big too. About the size of a 38in tire, give or take a bit. Flexes pretty well considering its roots.
But these all went. And we had a failure. But all in all a good time.
And for whatever reason I didn't take a single picture of wheeling, just the recovery.
This one actually pulled them both out of the woods, using the big crawler to winch the front of the 4 door up enough to not drag the axle real bad. Impressive that it had the cahones to do it, but with the 5.38s and the nv3500 she crept along without even raising the temp up.
This Jeep 1 ton crawler, 6.0 swapped was used to keep the 4 door from sliding off the trailer. Wet tires and the limited slip just kept sliding off. More off camber than the picture shows.
Driftwood ski
At this point we discovered the shift cable was broken. So we we're at the junk yard at 745 waiting to grab one. 80$ at AutoZone, 5$ at the yard. This was taken the day before testing the new front driveshaft. 1310s at the 233 and 1350s at both axles. That log is pretty big too. About the size of a 38in tire, give or take a bit. Flexes pretty well considering its roots.
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454Sub
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Actually shows the color pretty well. I have more but the web is slow here.
454Sub
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Not bad for stock length front springs.
454Sub
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Front view
Driver side is exactly at max bump, minus the correct length bump. The passenger side still has a little bit left till max droop.
Driver side is exactly at max bump, minus the correct length bump. The passenger side still has a little bit left till max droop.
Looks pretty good. Wheelbase sure helps.
454Sub
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Busted this 1350 CV down.
Figured a few neat tricks out. First off the obvious, if you grind down the stops it will get more angle.
Well beyond that I did a little research and came up with how they get massive angle numbers out of these. They simply don't run a seal setup on the pivot ball thingy doodle. Well that's kind of stupid considering what I personally use mine for, and you can't get a grease fitting in it either. There are obviously a few other differences but I digress.
So i just turned down (with a grinder because it takes awhile to set up the lathe or mill) the retainer for the seal, and the pivot ball cup where the seal partially rides.
The pictures don't show it well, and I didn't take many but I probably got another 5-8 degrees out of it combined with the stops being ground. I also can still run the seal, it has to be trimmed and it won't ride perfectly center like before. More like squished down ball joint seal.
Figured a few neat tricks out. First off the obvious, if you grind down the stops it will get more angle.
Well beyond that I did a little research and came up with how they get massive angle numbers out of these. They simply don't run a seal setup on the pivot ball thingy doodle. Well that's kind of stupid considering what I personally use mine for, and you can't get a grease fitting in it either. There are obviously a few other differences but I digress.
So i just turned down (with a grinder because it takes awhile to set up the lathe or mill) the retainer for the seal, and the pivot ball cup where the seal partially rides.
The pictures don't show it well, and I didn't take many but I probably got another 5-8 degrees out of it combined with the stops being ground. I also can still run the seal, it has to be trimmed and it won't ride perfectly center like before. More like squished down ball joint seal.
454Sub
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Trying to get all 4 shifters in harmony.
Had to move the shifter rail from the 205 to the 203 to clear my B@M. Excuse the butchery, it's been cut to clear all the things over the years.
Had to move the shifter rail from the 205 to the 203 to clear my B@M. Excuse the butchery, it's been cut to clear all the things over the years.
454Sub
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So I mounted the shifters, and managed to hook up the 203 and the rear output of the 205.
I did some burnouts, and then the 203 went kaput. I only have H and N. Never even got to test LL. So that sucks.
Pulling it out tomorrow and seeing what the deal is. I pulled the PTO cover off and it seems like the bearings in the input and intermediate shaft either got missed, or ground up. Not allowing the clutch to climb on the input side for L. There's metal dripping out already. We shall see in the am.
Hopefully, hopefully, it's as simple as the bearings got missed and it's not serious damage. I noticed I forgot the 203 magnet, and the bottom bolt in my 5 bolt setup is way too short.
I did some burnouts, and then the 203 went kaput. I only have H and N. Never even got to test LL. So that sucks.
Pulling it out tomorrow and seeing what the deal is. I pulled the PTO cover off and it seems like the bearings in the input and intermediate shaft either got missed, or ground up. Not allowing the clutch to climb on the input side for L. There's metal dripping out already. We shall see in the am.
Hopefully, hopefully, it's as simple as the bearings got missed and it's not serious damage. I noticed I forgot the 203 magnet, and the bottom bolt in my 5 bolt setup is way too short.
I will. With a camper and crawler in tow. Above 45mph. And you can quote this.
454Sub
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205 removal. Again.
Of all the places a doubler could possibly leak, this wouldn't be the spot.
It's taken longer to separate the halves than it did to unbolt the entire thing, crossmember and all, in the first place.
Of all the places a doubler could possibly leak, this wouldn't be the spot.
It's taken longer to separate the halves than it did to unbolt the entire thing, crossmember and all, in the first place.
454Sub
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And it's out
454Sub
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The input of the 203 welded itself to the ORD intermediate shaft. So that's no beuno.
I think it heard about my 6.5 swap post and got scared from all that bewst.
I think it heard about my 6.5 swap post and got scared from all that bewst.
Need photo proof of both
454Sub
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I'm eating at a Mexican place now. But I had to pull the entire input out the back of the case and pop the shifter out to do it.
I can't make the meme but it's hilarious. 6.5TD Me and the 203-205.
I can't make the meme but it's hilarious. 6.5TD Me and the 203-205.
454Sub
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To much green loctite perhaps?
