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**LockDoc** · 07-17-2023, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by kev2809

i bought some spray adhesive from hobby lobby when i got the vinyl for those rear pieces i made. supposedly its made for this type of stuff so we will see. i wrapped the top section just now and it looks decent. i need to figure how to wrap the actual console, that looks tough lol. i REALLY dont want to paint it

Good luck with it.

LockDoc

**kev2809** · 07-17-2023, 09:14 PM

something like this...

**LockDoc** · 07-17-2023, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by kev2809

something like this...

Yeah, that looks good. Making good progress.

LockDoc

**kev2809** · 07-18-2023, 02:41 PM

cupholder part wrapped. need to head to hobby lobby tomorrow for more vinyl. they were out when I went today

**kev2809** · 07-29-2023, 07:54 PM

well, had to redo it because my planning didn't go so well lol. also the wrapping didn't come out as I wanted..but hey, I guess it turned out OK. the wood portion came out great, but the wrapping did not. I went ahead and wired up my radio and speakers and also ran the wiring to the future rear speakers.

**LockDoc** · 07-30-2023, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by kev2809

well, had to redo it because my planning didn't go so well lol. also the wrapping didn't come out as I wanted..but hey, I guess it turned out OK. the wood portion came out great, but the wrapping did not. I went ahead and wired up my radio and speakers and also ran the wiring to the future rear speakers.

I don't know, it looks pretty good to me....

LockDoc

**HO455** · 07-31-2023, 05:00 PM

I'm with the Doc on this one! Nice work.

**kev2809** · 08-01-2023, 07:49 AM

thanks guys. working on getting the carpet settled in and mounting the seats back in it. hope to have it done by the weekend so I can replace my carrier bearing and take it for a cruise. here's a shot of the little $30 bluetooth radio I found on Amazon, mounted it in the glovebox. nothing special

**kev2809** · 08-12-2023, 08:34 PM

sooo, been a little busy lately. got the carpet fully in, got the seats all bolted down (need to make one more point of mounting for those rear seats), also wired up and made my rear speaker mounts. also replaced the damaged carrier bearing for a beefy billet one.

i took a peak of where about i ride at with the ride height, and im not sure if this is how far the splines should be out on the slip shaft..any thoughts?

D.B · 08-13-2023, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by kev2809

sooo, been a little busy lately. got the carpet fully in, got the seats all bolted down (need to make one more point of mounting for those rear seats), also wired up and made my rear speaker mounts. also replaced the damaged carrier bearing for a beefy billet one.

i took a peak of where about i ride at with the ride height, and im not sure if this is how far the splines should be out on the slip shaft..any thoughts?

No, you should never at any time see that blue spline coating. Dana Spicer uses this coating to protect the spline from metal to metal contact and it helps extend the life of this slip joint. Also the blue coating should never be in the section of your slip yoke that has the grease zert. Right now you are way over extended on the slip.

**kev2809** · 08-13-2023, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by D.B

No, you should never at any time see that blue spline coating. Dana Spicer uses this coating to protect the spline from metal to metal contact and it helps extend the life of this slip joint. Also the blue coating should never be in the section of your slip yoke that has the grease zert. Right now you are way over extended on the slip.

when i raised it all the way up to full height it looked like it didnt even move. i obviously cant see if it moves when i air it all the way out unless i had a lift to put it on. is my driveshaft too short? I had it custom made based on the measurements the driveshaft guy had me do

D.B · 08-13-2023, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by kev2809

when i raised it all the way up to full height it looked like it didnt even move. i obviously cant see if it moves when i air it all the way out unless i had a lift to put it on. is my driveshaft too short? I had it custom made based on the measurements the driveshaft guy had me do

It's way too short. I used Denny's Driveshaft to build my race truck shaft and its perfect. See attached pdf on how they recommend measuring for a driveshaft.

Denny's Driveshaft Measurement.pdf

**kev2809** · 08-14-2023, 01:11 PM

yup, I checked out Dennys before getting mine made. probably should of went that route lol. I think I will call the guy up and explain I need it lengthened a few inches now. hopefully he won't charge too much.

should I add just enough to cover ALL the splines, or about half way..or?

D.B · 08-14-2023, 10:27 PM

It's hard to tell because I have no idea what components were used to make up this shaft. When I was building drivelines, we always built them, so the installed length was at mid-slip. Let's say you had a 4-inch slip, we would have it set up 2 inches each side. That way the shaft had equal travel when pushing into or pulling out of the slip yoke.
With the driveline in right now I would measure from center of ujoint cap to center of ujoint cap. This would give you the installed length. And tell your driveline shop this is the installed length, and you want it at mid-slip.

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**kev2809** · 08-19-2023, 08:22 AM

so here's the deal. pulled it off and took it back to the shop who made it. I showed him the picture of it installed and he said it's fine, there is a lot more of the shaft still in. so I slid it out until it almost came out. so, with it installed there is about 2 1/4" of slip showing, leaving 4" of slip still in the tube. when I slide it almost all the way out, you can see the slip splines are almost 7" long.. I hope I am making sense.

1st picture is completely collapsed, 2nd is all the way open (I think, didn't want it to slide out). and from the pic a few posts up you can see how much is showing with it installed

**kev2809** · 08-19-2023, 08:25 AM

and this is the trans side yoke. you can see from the clean part how much is in the trans. he said this is also fine because there is still about 1.5 - 2" left of slide room

**HO455** · 08-19-2023, 09:41 AM

One thing to consider when making decisions on the transmission yoke spline engagement is how far are the splines recessed inside the tailshaft of the transmission as well as are the splines full length inside the yoke or are the recessed or not machined completely to the bottom of the bore?

Here's a link to more information on spline engagement from a 4x4 shop. They built my driveline.

https://4xshaft.com/blogs/faq/how-mu...uld-be-showing

**kev2809** · 09-02-2023, 07:29 PM

not a whole lot done lately, just driving it here and there. I threw some kilmat on the kick panels and put some carpeted kick panels on with some velcro. I like them! ordered some carpet hold down sills and the 3 door door rubber to quiet it down some. will need them to get the doors right when doing body work anyways.

also pulled the kick panel vents off to clean them up, re gasket, and paint

**KFF 1** · 09-02-2023, 08:05 PM

Lookin good Kev !!!!!!!!

**LockDoc** · 09-03-2023, 08:35 PM

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I like the carpeted kick panels. Gives it a finished look.

LockDoc

**kev2809** · 09-04-2023, 09:17 AM

thanks, they are made by ACC just like the carpet I used...pretty good quality. I rebuilt the vents and put new home made gaskets in and got them back in. just don't be a moron like me and use a drill bit to make the hole for the handle bracket...I ripped a straight line all the way down

**LockDoc** · 09-04-2023, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by kev2809

thanks, they are made by ACC just like the carpet I used...pretty good quality. I rebuilt the vents and put new home made gaskets in and got them back in. just don't be a moron like me and use a drill bit to make the hole for the handle bracket...I ripped a straight line all the way down

Yeah, you need to use a small soldering iron or hobby wood burner tool to make the holes in loop carpet. That's too bad that happened.

LockDoc

**kev2809** · 09-05-2023, 08:23 AM

ya I should've known. oh well, I can always order another down the line, they weren't too expensive.

07-17-2023, 09:14 PM	#2
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,141	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! something like this... Attached Images __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_] Last edited by LockDoc; 07-17-2023 at 10:01 PM.

07-18-2023, 02:41 PM	#4
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,141	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! cupholder part wrapped. need to head to hobby lobby tomorrow for more vinyl. they were out when I went today Attached Images __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_] Last edited by LockDoc; 07-18-2023 at 03:59 PM.

07-29-2023, 07:54 PM	#5
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,141	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! well, had to redo it because my planning didn't go so well lol. also the wrapping didn't come out as I wanted..but hey, I guess it turned out OK. the wood portion came out great, but the wrapping did not. I went ahead and wired up my radio and speakers and also ran the wiring to the future rear speakers. Attached Images __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_] Last edited by LockDoc; 07-29-2023 at 11:59 PM. Reason: rotate pictures

07-31-2023, 05:00 PM	#7
HO455 Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 10,899	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! I'm with the Doc on this one! Nice work. __________________ Thanks to Bob and Jeanie and everyone else at Superior Performance for all their great help. RIP Bob Parks. 1967 Burban (the WMB),1988 S10 Blazer (the Stink10 II),1969 GTO (the Goat), 1970 Javelin, 1952 F2 Ford OHC six 4X4, 29 Model A, 72 Firebird (the DBP Bird). 85 Alfa Romeo If it breaks I didn't want it in the first place The WMB repair thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=698377

08-01-2023, 07:49 AM	#8
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,141	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! thanks guys. working on getting the carpet settled in and mounting the seats back in it. hope to have it done by the weekend so I can replace my carrier bearing and take it for a cruise. here's a shot of the little $30 bluetooth radio I found on Amazon, mounted it in the glovebox. nothing special Attached Images __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_]

08-12-2023, 08:34 PM	#9
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,141	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! sooo, been a little busy lately. got the carpet fully in, got the seats all bolted down (need to make one more point of mounting for those rear seats), also wired up and made my rear speaker mounts. also replaced the damaged carrier bearing for a beefy billet one. i took a peak of where about i ride at with the ride height, and im not sure if this is how far the splines should be out on the slip shaft..any thoughts? Attached Images __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_]

08-14-2023, 01:11 PM	#13
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,141	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! yup, I checked out Dennys before getting mine made. probably should of went that route lol. I think I will call the guy up and explain I need it lengthened a few inches now. hopefully he won't charge too much. should I add just enough to cover ALL the splines, or about half way..or? __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_]

08-14-2023, 10:27 PM	#14
D.B Registered User Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Keller, Texas Posts: 454	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! It's hard to tell because I have no idea what components were used to make up this shaft. When I was building drivelines, we always built them, so the installed length was at mid-slip. Let's say you had a 4-inch slip, we would have it set up 2 inches each side. That way the shaft had equal travel when pushing into or pulling out of the slip yoke. With the driveline in right now I would measure from center of ujoint cap to center of ujoint cap. This would give you the installed length. And tell your driveline shop this is the installed length, and you want it at mid-slip.

08-19-2023, 08:22 AM	#15
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,141	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! so here's the deal. pulled it off and took it back to the shop who made it. I showed him the picture of it installed and he said it's fine, there is a lot more of the shaft still in. so I slid it out until it almost came out. so, with it installed there is about 2 1/4" of slip showing, leaving 4" of slip still in the tube. when I slide it almost all the way out, you can see the slip splines are almost 7" long.. I hope I am making sense. 1st picture is completely collapsed, 2nd is all the way open (I think, didn't want it to slide out). and from the pic a few posts up you can see how much is showing with it installed Attached Images __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_]

08-19-2023, 08:25 AM	#16
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,141	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! and this is the trans side yoke. you can see from the clean part how much is in the trans. he said this is also fine because there is still about 1.5 - 2" left of slide room Attached Images __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_]

08-19-2023, 09:41 AM	#17
HO455 Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 10,899	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! One thing to consider when making decisions on the transmission yoke spline engagement is how far are the splines recessed inside the tailshaft of the transmission as well as are the splines full length inside the yoke or are the recessed or not machined completely to the bottom of the bore? Here's a link to more information on spline engagement from a 4x4 shop. They built my driveline. https://4xshaft.com/blogs/faq/how-mu...uld-be-showing __________________ Thanks to Bob and Jeanie and everyone else at Superior Performance for all their great help. RIP Bob Parks. 1967 Burban (the WMB),1988 S10 Blazer (the Stink10 II),1969 GTO (the Goat), 1970 Javelin, 1952 F2 Ford OHC six 4X4, 29 Model A, 72 Firebird (the DBP Bird). 85 Alfa Romeo If it breaks I didn't want it in the first place The WMB repair thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=698377

09-02-2023, 07:29 PM	#18
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,141	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! not a whole lot done lately, just driving it here and there. I threw some kilmat on the kick panels and put some carpeted kick panels on with some velcro. I like them! ordered some carpet hold down sills and the 3 door door rubber to quiet it down some. will need them to get the doors right when doing body work anyways. also pulled the kick panel vents off to clean them up, re gasket, and paint Attached Images __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_] Last edited by LockDoc; 09-03-2023 at 08:35 PM. Reason: rotate pictures

09-02-2023, 08:05 PM	#19
KFF 1 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Belmont OH Posts: 279	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! Lookin good Kev !!!!!!!!

09-03-2023, 08:35 PM	#20
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,370	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! - I like the carpeted kick panels. Gives it a finished look. LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

09-04-2023, 09:17 AM	#21
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,141	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! thanks, they are made by ACC just like the carpet I used...pretty good quality. I rebuilt the vents and put new home made gaskets in and got them back in. just don't be a moron like me and use a drill bit to make the hole for the handle bracket...I ripped a straight line all the way down Attached Images __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_]



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09-05-2023, 08:23 AM	#23
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