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I got the LH side of the D60 put back together and installed a 1.5" spacer to get the front tire to match the rear. It is very close now. I also got the trans and tcase back in. I took it around the block the other day and the trans works! Eureka! :lol: I still have to install the compushift mini to operate LO and OD. So now to do the RH king pin, some brake line work, more gauge adding, install my air tank and compressor, and I think I can start driving it. I'll still have a lot left to do but at least it will be usable. Brake lights and turn signals work. I need to wire up the third brake lamp and cargo lamp. The list seems to go on and on. Haha
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Sounds like it's all down hill from here!
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About your locking hubs, last weekend I heard how to explain what kind of 4x4 you have compared to the new push button trucks. It's called........"Dirty knee 4 wheel drive" Think about it.
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I do have to admit tho my 85 k20 beater has the original auto lockers. I know its inevitable that some day they will fail to lock up and it will deffinately be when I need them the most but man they kick butt when you don't want to get out into the cold Wet snowy outdoors . If I ever have to swich em out for some real hubs I will hire a hobo to travel with me during the winter to lock and unlock my hubs . Lol...hoppy the hub hobo I think I will call him . He will get paid with Tim hortons .
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The trunk monkey is a hit man! :lol: People would lose their minds if that happened around here. It would be awesome! Haha
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Trunk monkey eh ? Guess where I headed rite now ......
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After my test drive and moving the truck around, I noticed the front suspension articulated odd. It also leaned to the left a little. These springs came out from under my brother's old truck and were used when I installed them in it. So I decided to order a new pair of Skyjacker 4" springs. It's a good thing I decided to do this. I forgot that when I originally installed the springs in this truck, the RH spring rear bolt was seized in the bushing. Oops. Haha I replaced the front springs, u bolts, u joints, and king pins. Do you think this front axle came from a farm truck? Round bale twine eh? The RH caliper was wet so I replaced it and the pads. (This caliper was new about 6 years ago) Once I got it all back together, I went to bleed the brakes and of course the LH steel line to the caliper hose was leaking. I had to make a new line and that took care of my brake issues. I also cut off the old dodge shock mounts and welded some new mounts on to accept a shock at the proper positioning for a chevy. I ordered my shocks last Monday, paid extra to have them shipped 2 day, and I still don't have them.
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Above is a picture showing the new spring compared to the old spring. The new springs are skyjacker 4" lift springs. The old ones were rough country 4" springs. These springs are probably 15 years old or older. They still were holding the weight of the cummins pretty well for used old springs IMO.
Once the front end was done, I had to move to the rear of the truck. I never installed my air compressor and air tank. I decided to mount the compressor to the inside of the frame under the front of the bed. I made the brackets to mount the compressor out of SS and bolted them directly to the boxing plate of the frame rail. This should keep it out of the elements. It is a Viair 480. I put the air tank on the outside of the frame behind the bed side and it is mounted to the bed supports. You can just barely see it hanging below the bed side. It fit pretty well. Next up was something to control the air bags. I originally was going to use a leveling valve with the dump valve integrated in to it from a semi. Then I found the little larry valves and got the Touche'. It is their 2 way valve. They make a 4 way too. This little valve is actually pretty fast. I made a wooden box to house all this stuff. I have a dual needle pressure gauge for bag pressures, an air pressure gauge for the tank pressure, the air valve, and 4 toggle switches too. I will need to come up with a better, more compact box later. I may also switch to quick connect air line fittings to make working on it easier. Another thing that was driving me nuts was not having my breather hoses hooked to anything. I got a good sized catch can/breather tank off of ebay and then was having a hard time trying to decide where to place it. I finally decided that the LH inner wheel well was the best place. I wanted it up high so I can route the drain back to the engine eventually. I had trouble fitting it in between the hood hinge and the proportioning valve. I had to tilt it slightly to keep the hood hinge from hitting it when the hood closes. I used some new stainless steel mirror brackets I had laying around to make the mounting brackets for the catch can. |
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Here is a picture of under the hood now. I still have to finish installing all my Dakota digital sensors and modules. I will be removing the RH wheel well for some work as well as replacing the leaking heater core. This thing was new from napa 4 years ago. These parts suck anymore I swear!
Pictures of without and with the 1.5" front spacers. I also got the GSI Machine billet door handles installed. I still have to make a fan shroud for it, and eventually finish the ac system. I'll get the trans controller installed, finish the tcase shifter, get the drive shaft built some time, finish building the tail pipes, install my boyd tank, finish the bed patches in the floor, and that maybe the stopping point on this truck. Nothing another 500hrs won't fix. :lol: I have to get back to my 76 before fall. My main goal was to get this truck drive able this year and it's getting closer. I still have to mount my front shocks. I'm not real thrilled about that. Haha |
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Here is a bad pic of the rebuilt front end.
Last, a pic of it at the camp grounds from this past weekend at Good guys. I need to remove my suspension bars and paint them black. My rattle can orange paint hasn't held up too well. :mm: We probably put 50 miles on it this weekend. I'm excited to get it finished up so I can start driving it farther away. I have 2 other trucks to get finished up and then I can get back to work on it again. |
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Looking good Ryan. What's the saying, one step forward and two steps back? :lol: I avoid NAPA parts anymore for that exact reason.
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Love the steel wheels . Nice to see your getting miles on it . Funny how the list gets smaller then you put 50 km on it and just like that the list is up going strong again lol.
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I keep telling everyone this truck will never be done. :lol: (That's why I'm trying to quit adding to the list) Haha
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Sweet dude:metal: You must be happy to be driving it. It may never be done just do smaller things so it's not off the rd very long.
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+1, nice to see your able to enjoy it!
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Yesterday the front shocks showed up. I put them on this morning. I might get some different spring plates from ORD to gain some extra clearance on the shocks.
We're going camping this weekend so I won't get around to installing the heater core shut off valve or the trans controller. Maybe next week. We'll have to see. |
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Looking good Ryan!
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This weekend I drove the Longhorn to the next town down the road to get some wood and I got pulled over on the way out of town coming back. The officer just wanted to check out the truck. It was a nice visit! :lol: It was a nice 30 mile trip with no real hiccups. It'll be even nicer when the over drive and lock up are operational. A/C would have been nice though. Haha
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Thats cool!! Wish mine was that far along. I walk by it several times a day and try not to look too close at it for fear I will stop and work on it, no time for that right now...:(
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I've neglected to look at this build for some time now. All I can say is WOW! the truck looks great. With every page I click on it just gets better. As far as the seat from the Dodge, how was mounting it, did you have to do a ton of fabrication to get it to bolt to the floor? Is that seat from a standard cab truck? Thanks, keep up the great work! What front springs are under the truck? as I see the shackle is kicked back on an angle. Thanks again.
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I've neglected to look at this build for some time now. All I can say is WOW! the truck looks great. With every page I click on it just gets better. As far as the seat from the Dodge, how was mounting it, did you have to do a ton of fabrication to get it to bolt to the floor? Is that seat from a standard cab truck? Thanks, keep up the great work!
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Sorry for all of the questions, but the aluminum wheels you show in some of the pics, are they 8 on 6.5 BS? I need to start looking into new wheels one of these days.
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As far as the seat from the dodge. The seat is from a 04 2500 Quad cab/crew cab. I didn't modify the floor at all. I cut the factory dodge seat brackets off and modified them by welding angle and flat strap to them and used the factory chevy bolt holes to bolt the seat to the floor. I also added some bolts just in case. I wish the seat was from a standard cab truck because these don't fold fully forward down and it makes it hard to get to things behind the seats. The front springs are skyjacker 4" lift springs for a 73-87 chevy. I used those because I had a pair back when I started the build. Quote:
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I was talking vehicles with a guy today. Got onto the Diesel subject. He pulls out his phone and says he was at Goodguys and saw... Before he could finish, I said "A Diesel Powered Vette?" His eyes got big. Said I knew you. I am pretty sure my street cred just rose substantially. :metal::metal::lol:
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Not bad. Things are going well. Need to stop in sometime. I am in the area a lot more now.
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What year 4x4 donor chassis did you use for the front leaf spring hangers? BAd ass truck! You got me wanting to convert my c20 now lol
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I haven't had anymore time to do anymore work on this truck. But, I have gotten some work out of it. I hauled a small skid loader for a neighbor, and a small tractor for a friend. I used it today to load a frame on my trailer and I got it muddy and stuck. I got it back out and moved, but I really need to get the front drive shaft built, and finish my tcase shifter.
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Good job, glad to see you are using it, that would put a smile on my face!
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Yes it could be embarrassing to get your 4x4 stuck in a grassy field.;)
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With that being said...... I took the drive shaft I have had waiting for this thing down to the drive line shop the other day. I'm replacing the yoke on the D60 to a 1350 style. The front shaft will get a new slip yoke that is 1350 as well. It should be done this week. |
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Did you go with a superduty front drive shaft? Supposedly some of them have 1350 u joints.
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