pulled the dana35 this morning and cleaned it in the parts washer. oil in it was factory and still very clean. Going this evening to use an uncle's mig to weld it up. didn't think my arc welder was up to it with my rusty skills.
also pulled my driveshaft to compare it to the spare one I picked up. As I was afraid of it is 1.5" longer and needs to be cut down. Will knock that out after I finish the sliders.
a couple pics of the sliders mached up... nothing is welded up yet