I can put my spring perches at whatever angle I want...Quote:
Originally Posted by CheapJeep
I will try to get the pics of the offest shackles - nothing special, just a welded on 1/4" plate to space the spring over one way.
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I can put my spring perches at whatever angle I want...Quote:
Originally Posted by CheapJeep
I will try to get the pics of the offest shackles - nothing special, just a welded on 1/4" plate to space the spring over one way.
That is a sweet tcase. Why the 2spd Stak over the Atlas? They're pretty close in price aren't they? I thought the reason most people buy Stak was for the 3spd.
That's what shims are for. Mine were about 5/8" thick at the fat end.
it's much cheaper than the Atlas when you start adding up the upgrades. The yokes / flanges / e-brake / 32 spline / 5.44 gears / and shifters are all cheaper - on top of the case being like $300 cheaper. The Stak come standard with all this but you have to pay extra on the Atlas. I also wanted something different... How low can you go in the Atlas?Quote:
Originally Posted by mudtoy67
10.34 :flipoff2:
6.0 on the 2spd though
I can vouch for sexayness of the STAK, as well as the rest of the fab.
that brake setup turned out real nice
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Originally Posted by redcagepatrol
i was just looking at napa's site and remembered this. dont know if you still need it but the site says they are 3.080".
http://www.napaonline.com/masterpage...r+Only+-+Front
Update,
I almost have the tranny rebuilt, Cody and I narrowed and shaved the Ford HP D60 yesterday
a few more
Thats straight baller. How much did yall narrow it? I wish I had a diff shaving machine!
Hughes Fab is the ****.
That gives me wood....Me likey!
5.5 inchesQuote:
Originally Posted by afroman006
Its just a knee mill nothing real special chief.Quote:
Originally Posted by afroman006
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Originally Posted by fbronco86
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Originally Posted by agjohn02
mom?
the mill may be nothing special, but the work is badass.
yeah, she's goodQuote:
Originally Posted by fbronco86
its old old reference to eric calling a mill a diff shaving machine
Way to cut the balls off my joke *******. :flipoff2:Quote:
Originally Posted by fbronco86
Update:
gears set up, spring perches made, housing under frame.
ordered a clutch / flywheel / adapters etc... to get a manual on a 5.3 ($600...)
ordered a nut that I was missing for my 4x4 tranny
ordered Novaks hydro slave cylinder kit (cheaper for me to buy than to waste time figuring stuff out)
This weekend - I will be installing a screen door and working on the CJ. By the end of the weekend, I plan on having both axles bolted in (perches not welded) and the front axle finished out - ie shafts and outers installed. If my tranny nut comes in, I will bolt that to the t-fer case.
Could you go into more detail on this part.....what adapters are you talking about and what transmission did you decide to go with? Unless you bought an SFI bellhousing, I'm trying to figure out what part of putting a manual tranny behind a 5.3 cost $600.Quote:
Originally Posted by redcagepatrol
it's really just a clutch, pressure plate, flywheel, spacer for the 0.400 difference, TO bearing, bolts, and a few other things. I talked to a few people about getting the flywheel for the 5.3 (never came with a standard) and you have to get it from the dealer. The dealer wants $430 for the flywheel (for a 4.8). The parts store wants $280 for the clutch kit. I didn't feel like figuring out what parts from what trucks I needed to get...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fredo
yeah, I guess it does add up quick. You could have also used an Fbody or Corvette LS1 flywheel. I bet there are are few of those floating around ebay. Either way, you've got it and it's together. Good deal.
And everyone has bellhousings from '57 chevy's sitting around right Fred?
actually it's 55-57, but yeah, not everybody has one of those.
hey scott...what time are you going to start working on this thing?
Nice work on the diff shaving Scott. What welding procedures did you use to weld the mild plate to the cast pumpkin?
looks like migQuote:
Originally Posted by Cajun
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mig it was...
Should I run electric fans or an engine driven fan. If electric, should I have the computor control it or have it on a switch?
I need a GM aluminum bellhousing for an SM465...
I am waiting on a few items like a bellhousing and pilot bearing to get the engine mated to the tranny and t-case, then I can install in frame. The axles are painted, assembled, and bolted on. Here are some older pics:
cool, looks pretty badass
do you use a pinion depth tool?
what is that? - so Nope, sure didn'tQuote:
Originally Posted by tigweld
tech time--is that a good pattern, and if so what makes it a good pattern?
It's a tool that replaces the carrier. They work in different ways, some use dial indicators, others i've seen you can measure with feeler gauges. They all do the same thing and measure depth. I really don't care to find a picture, however it would explain much better than me rambling.Quote:
Originally Posted by redcagepatrol
it makes the number engraved on the end of the pinion a little more useful
Thanks Captain Obvious. :flipoff2:Quote:
Originally Posted by redcagepatrol
What I was asking about was did you pre or post heat? Any special wire, or just plain ol' solid core? I'm going to shave my new D70 before it goes it, just not sure how much I'm going to take off.
TIA.
kinda, the only problem i see is that the pinion is a little too deep on the ring gear ie. sticking out to far. Maybe take some shims out and it would be good. The best way to set pinion depth without a tool is to measure the old pinion head and shims and take that # and subtract the new pinion head and it will tell you how much shim to add, if that makes any sense at allQuote:
Originally Posted by uglyota
A deep pattern like that is actually what Richmond recommends for racing. They call it "competition pattern." As long as it's centered between the root and the crown seems to be the more important factor.Quote:
Originally Posted by RCcola55
and this is why i would not post a pic of my pattern on this board. webwheelers...:rolleyes:
looks good to me but what do i know.
How many sets of gears have you done John? (Honestly not trying to start anything, just curious)Quote:
Originally Posted by agjohn02