66 4x4 my sons new project

[MTCK]

Looks awesome! What size are the tires? 315/75's?

[duallyjams]

Originally Posted by mtck

looks awesome! What size are the tires? 315/75's?

x2

[vectorit]

Perfect!

[RANDY COX]

SCHWEEEEET Looks like it's ready to tackle whatever you throw at it. Looks good man.

[argonaut]

Yup 315/75r16.

[argonaut]

I feel as though it has been forever since I've posted any progress with or photos of the pickup. Maybe that is because I haven't made any progress....?

I made some front and rear hitch receivers, and integrated a pair of stock 60-68 front tow hooks in both front and back.

Here is the front:









The rear is the similar, but it is nearly impossible to see in this crappy nighttime photo. The rear has longer frame mounts to take more eccentric loading from a trailer.



I also chased down an issue with my hydraulic clutch that has been haunting me for months. I couldn't get the clutch to fully disengage, and I looked into cylinder piston ratios and lever arms and leaking cylinders and everything. Then this morning I had my gf push the pedal while I took off the slave boot and looked at the piston. Turns out it was bottoming out on the circlip before the clutch could fully disengage. The solution was to whip up a longer pushrod out of some bar stock. It took all of abour 15 minutes to cut it grind it and install it. Now I can actually shift through the gears smoothly. But boy do I feel like an idiot for not looking at this sooner.

I also lengthened the exhaust pipes and moved the mufflers backward out from under the cab. It made things noticeably quieter inside the cab (which has zero sound or heat damping). Now without the reverberation of the cab I can actually differentiate between the sounds of the Flowmasters, the transmission gear whine, and the slight exhaust leaks at the manifold flanges. It still drones on the highway turning 2,600 rpm so I'm thinking of swapping to some Dynomax Superturbos to quiet things down a bit.

[duallyjams]

Just add some tail pipes it will cure the drone noise in the cab, I had to do the same thing to the 65.

[splehigh]

Nice work!

[argonaut]

Started modifying one of my NV4500 tailhousing adapters to mate up with the round NP205 with short 32 spline input. The pilot bore in the adapter isn't quite deep enough to clear the input seal retainer bolts, or the retainer itself, from the NP205. Depating whether to bore the adapter deeper or shave down the seal retainer and clearance the adapter for just the bolts.

[argonaut]

Put my truck on the scale at the metal scrapper today. Practically a featherweight at 5,200 lbs.

[argonaut]

Had the nicest DMV person ever helping me on Friday. Of the six things she helped me with, one was getting these black and yellow plates assigned to my pickup.



Now I'm just waiting to get the tabs and the tags in the mail.

[RANDY COX]

Lookin GOOD Jason, I see you putting that truck to work.....

[argonaut]

Thanks Randy. I've been keeping tabs on your progress as well.
Hauled a few loads the other day. Metal to the scrapper, a yard of sand, 10 bails of straw. I'll tell you what, a short bed gets filled up pretty quickly.

[argonaut]

Finished grinding on the nv4500 tailhousing this morning and got it situated on the NP205. I switched over to button head bolts to keep the grinding to a minimum.





I'm also contemplating using these big ol' west coast mirrors when I get my "new" doors mounted since they already have the holes for them. They need some repair to the bottoms of the rails, but nothing major. What do you think? Its either this or using an original cast type mirror arm on the driver's side only.



If I don't use them I guess I'll sell them. :shrug:

[vectorit]

If the replacement doors already have provisions for these mirrors, I'd run them just to see how you like them. Having more rear view is always nice, but for me when I ran these they wouldn't behave. Always out of adjustment, and were generally a PITA. That was my experience, your mileage may vary.

What's up with the current doors?

[duallyjams]

I like the look of west coast mirrors on a 4x4, just makes it look more like a TRUCK

[C/10 King]

Jason, are you and your dad driving "Big Ugly" up here this weekend for the Turlock swapmeet? It sure would look nice parked in front of Geno's Friday night!!!!

[argonaut]

Originally Posted by C/10 King

Jason, are you and your dad driving "Big Ugly" up here this weekend for the Turlock swapmeet? It sure would look nice parked in front of Geno's Friday night!!!!

It would be awesome to make the trip up in Big Ugly but I think the fuel bill might break the bank!

[JDeere550]

Originally Posted by argonaut

Finished grinding on the nv4500 tailhousing this morning and got it situated on the NP205. I switched over to button head bolts to keep the grinding to a minimum.





I'm also contemplating using these big ol' west coast mirrors when I get my "new" doors mounted since they already have the holes for them. They need some repair to the bottoms of the rails, but nothing major. What do you think? Its either this or using an original cast type mirror arm on the driver's side only.



If I don't use them I guess I'll sell them. :shrug:

let me kno if u end up not wanting to use them for sure, i'd take them!! in other words they would look nice on that truck, tough look

[RANDY COX]

I'd go west coast I did

[argonaut]

Scored a sweet deal at the Turlock swap meet over the weekend! For $80 picked up a Hi-Lift jack, with handle keeper, off road base, winch kit and handle-all tool kit. Lub'ed everything up and it's working as smooth as butter!

[vectorit]

Nice!

Just please don't start telling all of us that you are gonna bend and weld a bunch of steel tubing on the bed just to mount it and your spare tire

Joking aside, I am interested in how you plan to pack this piece of equipment.

[argonaut]

Originally Posted by vectorit

Nice!

Just please don't start telling all of us that you are gonna bend and weld a bunch of steel tubing on the bed just to mount it and your spare tire

Joking aside, I am interested in how you plan to pack this piece of equipment.

I started working on my next project: the mounting of the spare tire.



I picked up a roof basket with gutter mounts and four lights from a local guy. The plan is to cut it down to 5' wide by 3' long and mount it on top of the cab.



Once I get the rack on I'll pull the jack off the bumper and mount it and other recovery equipment up there too.

[vectorit]

That's cool Jason!
Just be aware of everything when approaching garages.

[vectorit]

Sounds like it's time to ditch the clutch fan, and go with electric fans if you go with the serp belts.