WL: Rusty piece of **** two.

[82355]

So I took this:
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/K30cash.jpg

. . . . . and bought this:
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/K30lp.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/K30flp.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/K30fp.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/K30blp.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/K30bllp.jpg

Now I am slowly fixing some of the stuff on it and such. Any questions? Feel free to ask.

Martin

[86Shelby]

Is it just the way the camera took the pic or is there some nasty camber going on with the front tires?

[82355]

Toed out a little, but I don't think the camber is bad.

Martin

[toom1h]

Yeah it looks like just the picture...




But god damn that is a long truck

[Alley]

Very nice

[CrazyPete]

sweet looks fun as hell

[BOORAH]

What are you gonna do to it?
Anything?
Looks about as fun as it gets.

[turbodaytona87]

hell of a work log

[82355]

Parked at work. http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/k30d50.jpg

Martin

[82355]

What are you gonna do to it?
Anything?

Fix it up. It needs a lot of work. The first thing I did was take out the pathetic little Grant steering wheel that was in it, and put the old steering wheel from my Suburban in it. Then I let the windows down for a couple weeks to air out the mouse **** stink. Gave it a real thorough cleaning, changed the oil, powerwashed the **** out of it (changed the color in the process), removed the old Pioneer tape deck that didn't work, and cut out the dash to install a new Pioneer deck (Walmart special).

Martin

[82355]

First thing I did was remove the cheesy bug deflector and power wash the **** out of the whole thing. It was originally a brown pickup, then someone did a little bit of shitty bodywork (it was full of mud), and painted it white. When I got to power washing it, the white paint peeled right off, so I blew it all off and took it down to the primer. Some places the primer came off too, revealing the brown paint. Then I jerry rigged the bumper back on. The truck had had a snow plow on it, and the bumper mounts were removed and the plow mounts welded to the frame. Seeing as I didn't have the bumper mounts, I just left the plow mounts on for now, drilled four holes in the bumper, and bolted it to the plow mounts. It is a 1982 (1981 - 82 Chevrolet pickups have the turn signals mounted in the front bumper), so I had to do something for front turn signals because they were broken out of the bumper that came with the truck. So I bought a couple cheap trailer lights and zip tied them in place in the front bumper. Not real classy, but it makes it legal to drive. http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/frontleftshop.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/k30frwashed.jpg

Real classy huh?
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/turnsignalshop.jpg

Martin

[82355]

Went out to a farm that belongs to a guy I know, to get some parts from a pickup parked in the tree line. Literally. I was hoping to get some marker lights for the roof as well to replace my broken ones, but the ones he had were a different style. He also had a 1981 or 1982 with a good front bumper and turn signals, so I might have to go back and get that one of these days.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/78K10.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/78K10a.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/78K10b.jpg

Got two doors, a split rear window, a front seat, and the carpet for $150. More than I thought they were really worth, but no big deal. I needed a driver side door because the other night I slammed the door when I got out, and it shattered the window glass. I could have just replaced the window glass, but the door skin was so rusty it was peeling away from the door. The passenger door wasn't terrible, but this one was better, and it had a mirror on it.

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/parts.jpg

Martin

[82355]

Taking off the door. http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/doors.jpg

Old seat removed.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/doors2.jpg

Door off.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/doors3.jpg

Installing carpet.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/doors8.jpg

Cloth seat installed.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/doors6.jpg

Doors on.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/doors4.jpg

Martin

[82355]

Old seat, no carpet, shitty steering wheel.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/originalinterior.jpg

New seat, carpet, better steering wheel, much cleaner.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/newinterior.jpg

Martin

[82355]

Took out the old glass.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/splitwindow.jpg

Cleaned up the split window and installed the rubber.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/splitwindow2.jpg

Set in place.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/splitwindow3.jpg

Installed.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/splitwindow4.jpg

Martin

[82355]

All washed up, with new doors.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/frontleftwashingtoncab.jpg

I blew the green paint off the passenger side door, I will have to get the driver's side door this week.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/frontrightwashinton.jpg

I also put the tailgate that came with the truck on. Looks much better than the air gate it had on it.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/backleftwashington.jpg

Martin

[82355]

hell of a work log

Better now dipshit?

Martin

[Js04sILVerBullet]

hell of a work logx2

So do you DD these gas guzzlers? lol

[Hillbilly]

I love it. Awsome so far

[BOORAH]

Sweeeeeeeeeeet

[82355]

hell of a work log

x2

So do you DD these gas guzzlers? lol

Yes, I daily drive my gas guzzlers. What more exactly are you looking for in a work log???

Martin

[Hibs]

NICE

[C.J.]

i want a big nasty 5mpg truck

[82355]

It might get 6???

Martin

[C.J.]

i still want one.

[STOK5OH]

will it do a burnout?

[82355]

Figured I'd up the horsepower a little.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/aircleaner.jpg

Martin

[BOORAH]

:lost:

[c0z]

they're engineered for that modification out of the factory

[fmstruck]

I like it. Are you gonna change cams? If so I'll look up the one I've used a bunch of. It's a Crane hyd. with like 525 lift and 272 adv. duration. Good towing cam, but you gotta turn it like 2800rpm down the road to make it work good. Gotta change springs and pushrods too.

[Hillbilly]

I may have a used solid roller but we better port the heads and get better rod bolts. It a truck pulling cam so it should work good.........................@6800.

[82355]

Hooked up timing light. Changed base timing from 12 degrees retarded to eight degrees advanced. The 454 no longer runs like a 305. More like a 350.

Martin

[c0z]

haha... nice. Give us the update on the fuel mileage improvements.

[Hillbilly]

Hooked up timing light. Changed base timing from 12 degrees retarded to eight degrees advanced. The 454 no longer runs like a 305. More like a 350.

Martin

Theres more there keep trying.

[MadmaX]

Hahah. I love finding crap like that.

[82355]

When I first bought it, I noticed the distributor cap was cranked over in an odd direction, but I just figured the previous owner had installed it one tooth over. No big deal. Well I had loaned out my timing light, and I have never seen it since. So I had a guy at work bring his in and finally checked it last night. My guess is that the previous owner set the base timing with the vacuum advance hooked up. It had 8 degrees of timing at idle with the vacuum advance. . . . . . . . .

Martin

[82355]

I heard that it has been painted.

Martin

[82355]

It has.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/69erbr.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/69erbl.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/fordtailgate.jpg

Martin

[Hillbilly]

Tuttle?

[82355]

Still no front prop shaft, and I am going to be in Saint Louis all weekend, so no, but thanks for asking.

Martin

[Hillbilly]

I don't like u anymore. U never want to come along.

[82355]

It needs a lot more time, attention, and money before it is ready to be truly beaten on. The previous owner was a true cobble jockey.

Martin

[Hillbilly]

come ride with us, we have room. You will want to spend moneys then.

[regal403]

Nice paint job. Any idea who did it?

[82355]

I hear tale, that there were a few of them, and it wasn't the circus midgets.

Martin

[Hibs]

wow sweet paint job.

[82355]

Loaned it to a kid tonight to go beat on it. He called me back an hour later. Some how he blew up the SM465. I now have plans for the weekend.

Martin

[Hillbilly]

loan it to me I will lose the 454.

[Hibs]

Loaned it to a kid tonight to go beat on it. He called me back an hour later. Some how he blew up the SM465. I now have plans for the weekend.

Martin

what's the SM465? transfer case?

[Hillbilly]

Hibs, come on. Transmission.

[Hibs]

Hibs, come on. Transmission.

i'm not a chevy guy, and i was too lazy to google.


me = :headchop:

[AWeb80]

sweet truck.... I need to drive by and take a look at this beast

[82355]

The spare tranny that came with the truck that "shifts great, recently rebuilt, just parted the truck out", is kind of a pos. Had to clean out the giant mouse nest that filled the entire insdie of the tranny, and the shifter forks have no plastic on them. . . . . . .

Martin

[fmstruck]

Can you save it? I have a complete one and some parts. I should have a good shift top.

[82355]

Here is inside the gear case after I took off the shift tower, and the PTO covers. Then dug out the mouse nest by hand, power washed out the case, hot tanked it, and then blew it out with compressed air. I should have taken a picture before hand.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/sm465.jpg

I think that is what went wrong with the one in the truck. Those snap rings break and the input gear on the counter cluster disengages. It also popped out of second a lot, and that is the second gear counter gear. I have heard that will cause that. A friend of mine from Milford just put a piece of pipe between the two gears. I have heard that someone makes an actual machined piece for that.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/sm465a.jpg

There is the shifter fork, and the last of the plastic hanging off to the side.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/sm465b.jpg

I don't think you can see it there, but the case is cracked around that bolt hole. Someone had tried to JB weld it. That made me giggle.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/sm465c.jpg

Oh, and this was just for shits and giggles.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/k30v10.jpg

Martin

[fmstruck]

GM acutally fixed it in the later trans and in the big truck trans. I just let the junk man have one countershaft that was updated about a week ago.

[82355]

I'd pee on you if you were in range.

Martin

[82355]

As for the shift tower, I can probably use the one that is in the truck. It shifted nice, just popped out of second. So the shifter forks are probably fine. The spare is a 19x5. I am guessing 1975. All SM465/NP205's use the same 10 spline output shaft and coupler right?

Martin

[fmstruck]

As for the shift tower, I can probably use the one that is in the truck. It shifted nice, just popped out of second. So the shifter forks are probably fine. The spare is a 19x5. I am guessing 1975. All SM465/NP205's use the same 10 spline output shaft and coupler right?

Martin

I think so. I think they only changed the output when they went to the 208.

And you're too late, I've already been peed on once today by my 1yr old daughter.

[82355]

Aren't there some SM465/NP203 combos?

Martin

[fmstruck]

You have officially stumped the band.

[fmstruck]

It seems like there are, but I can't remember actually seeing one.

You don't have an extra coupler around do you? I think the one I've got is gonna yield to the 438 one of these days.

[82355]

I do not. My last SM465/NP205 was kind of stolen. I am sure you can buy one for not much.

I am thinking in some weird application there was an SM465/NP203 combo, but that is neither here nor there, and has nothing to do with the 10 spline output I have.

Martin

[fmstruck]

So how much notice are you going to have to have to go to Tuttle with us?

[fmstruck]

This just in: Colorado K5 lists a 203 available with a 465 in 1974 in their Specifications section. Since you asked.

[82355]

http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/sm465.htm

This says I have the wrong output shaft. ****.

Martin

[fmstruck]

I read it, but I'm not seein' it.

[fmstruck]

Ah, I see it now. Your truck's '81 or newer and you have a 76 trans. You are screwed.

[fmstruck]

Like I said, I have parts. You'll probably still have enough stuff to make one good one out of the two you have.

[82355]

That was my goal. IT just keeps sounding like more and more work, and I am lazy. Oh well.

Martin

[89fox]

Wow what a log, do you know who painted ur truck?

[82355]

Neighbor.

Martin

[89fox]

Thats real neighborly.

[82355]

I've known him since he was like five. I am not to worried about it.

Martin

[Hillbilly]

bring that **** down jake and I will help. Well jake will help and I will drink.

[82355]

Oh, I'll just do it in the shop at work, and *****. I found the part. Inland Truck Parts has it. $4.32

Martin

[Hillbilly]

Oh, I'll just do it in the shop at work, and *****. I found the part. Inland Truck Parts has it. $4.32

Martin

Holy **** 4.32. You must make alot more than me being able to throw money around like that.

[82355]

It seemed a bit steep for Chevrolet parts, but oh well.

Martin

[82355]

Turns out my broken part is the coupler between the SM465 and the NP205. I have some new plans though. Does anyone have a SM465/NP203 or SM465/NP208 combo, or know where one is? I need the transmission and the adaptor. The SM465/NP203 is pretty rare I do beliee, but the SM465/NP208 should be fairly common.

Martin

[Hillbilly]

Turns out my broken part is the coupler between the SM465 and the NP205. I have some new plans though. Does anyone have a SM465/NP203 or SM465/NP208 combo, or know where one is? I need the transmission and the adaptor. The SM465/NP203 is pretty rare I do beliee, but the SM465/NP208 should be fairly common.

Martin

U puttin in a doubler? Doesn't ord sell a coupler? Edit I see now they don't.

[82355]

It would be way cheaper and stronger for me to find a SM465/NP208 combo. I don't actually need the NP208, just the adaptor and the output shaft of the SM465.

Martin

[Hillbilly]

I will keep a eye peeled.

[AWeb80]

I will keep a eye peeled.

just one?

[82355]

It only takes one.

Martin

[Hillbilly]

I would guess a 465/208 came in 88 and up chevys. does the adapter still work if the driveshaft is on the wrong side?

[fmstruck]

465/208 available from '81-'87 at least.

[fmstruck]

So where are you going with this? Are you just looking to put a 203 behind the 465 or double or what? It would help me find you parts if I knew your plan for this beastie.

[82355]

**** a 203, I want a doubler. I actually have a couple of 203's back home, but they are from the back side of TH350's and do me no good (I do NOT want an automatic transmission). Triple sticks so pretty cool to me.

Martin

[fmstruck]

I was hoping. Your sanity was starting to come into question.

[82355]

Here is the heavy bastard on the ground. I had forgot how much I hated taking those things in and out. I remember now.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/np205.jpg

The problem lies inside that adapter housing. Though the gears on the front of the counter shaft are quite loose against the snap rings.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/np205c.jpg

I don't know if you can see it, but here is the broken ****.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/np205b.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/np205a.jpg

Here the greasy ***** is before I washed her off. Yes, my lazy ass used a dolly instead of carrying it.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/np205d.jpg

Martin

[fmstruck]

Why don't you do a LoMax 205 for $1100? By the time you buy the doubler and the 32 spline input you're gonna need, plus the time and headache of mounting another c member yadayada....

[82355]

Where are you finding a Lomax for that price? $1,100 will probably buy you the gears.

Martin

[fmstruck]

1100 buys you the gears and the case. you take your input/output shafts and such and put them in the LoMax.
http://jbconversions.com/pages/products/lomax205/index.html

[fmstruck]

Or you could do this and use one of the 203s you have with a doubler.
BTW stock 10 spline coupler is 85 clams.

https://eshop.advanceadapters.com/ccpc1221-1429-28p-n-52-950229-10-spline-to-27-spline-np205-coupler-52-9502-52-9502.htm

[fmstruck]

^Disregard that post. It won't work.

[82355]

Pulled the crossmember and adapter housing out today. Want to see broken parts? Okay, here is what fell out of the housing when I put it on the ground.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/sm465F.jpg

Here are the pieces after I cleaned them up.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/SM465G.jpg

They should look like that minus the cracks.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/sm465E.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/SM465H.jpg

Then I cleaned up the adapter really well and beaded it.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/sm465l.jpg

Martin

[82355]

By the way, the housing has a build date of May 10, 19x3. I assume that wasn't installed from the factory. Judging from what I had read, I would assume 1973?

Martin

[82355]

According to Advance Adapters, they built NP205's with 10 spline inputs from 1971 -'85. So that could be an '83 or a '73 housing. Odd.

Martin

[fmstruck]

So you loaned this thing to a buddy, right?

[Hillbilly]

U collecting repair money from him?

[82355]

As she currently sits.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/sm465m.jpg

Martin

[Hillbilly]

I have been trying to buy a reg cab long box tonner but the guy doesn't want to sell. I bet I can beat him down over time. I still love ur truck. A guy with a 2wd tonner won the trailer races on sunday in beaterville.

[82355]

U collecting repair money from him?

The splines were hammered out, it was bound to happen eventually. Better there than anywhere else. Also, he and his room mate towed it across town after they did it, so it's whatever.

Martin

[82355]

I love regular cab K30's, but they are rare as hell.

Martin

[Hillbilly]

The trailer racer was a crew long box pulling p/u box trailer. He kicked ass. Traded a metro convert for it. I say he came out ahead.

[fmstruck]

I have a customer that has one. When he brought it in to get some work done, I had trouble keeping John from stealing it. Its' a 454 with a TH400 and 205.

[Hillbilly]

I have a customer that has one. When he brought it in to get some work done, I had trouble keeping John from stealing it. Its' a 454 with a TH400 and 205.

give me 10 min and a screw driver, it would be mine. If he had a feather up his ass and I had that truck we would both be tickled.

[82355]

If he had a feather up his ass and I had that truck we would both be tickled.

haha, I have a couple hick friends back home that alway say that.

Martin

[fmstruck]

Not that it's any big deal, but I didn't say that, John did.

[82355]

Sorry, fixed.

Martin

[fmstruck]

Funny.

[82355]

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/np205-1.jpg

I got carried away.

Martin

[86Shelby]

At least it's clean.

[82355]

I started bead blasting it, but our compressor took a ****. Oh well, I am in Omaha all week working, so the air compressor should be fixed before I get back to town.

Martin

[Thunder]

I don't know what I'm looking at .... little help for the noobie?

[82355]

A large chunk of cast iron.

Martin

[Thunder]

its significance/job?

[86Shelby]

its significance/job?

It's the all wheels drives units housing. Once it's in it'll smoke STIs & EVOs n **** with it's all wheels drives performance.


It's a transfer case housing.

[82355]

It is a gearcase.

Martin

[Thunder]

Ok I had an idea that was it, considering you said you had picked one up. I just didn't want to sound stupid and guess, I feel more comfortable just asking haha.

[82355]

NP205 Made by New Process, was used by Chevrolet, Ford and Dodge.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Process

Martin

[82355]

That is the one that actually came in the truck when I bought it (not when GM built it, the casting date on the transfer case is 1980, the mounting adaptor has a casting date of 3 (either '73 or '83), and the pickup is an '82).

I was just cleaning it up to put back in, and then I decided to twin stick it, and pretty soon I had it completely disassembled. I do stupid **** like that sometimes.

Martin

[Hillbilly]

U going to bring it to the pickrell tractor pull so you can pull in the stock class with jake? Beer, tractors and trucks you should love it.

[fmstruck]

Shhh, His truck's heavier than mine. He might beat me.

[Hillbilly]

His is broken. I keep thinking about pulling mine but I hate to brake it. I just thought he would like to help me drink beer and bs. Seems he may be "too good".

[AWeb80]

Jon, you ever go to the Adams Tractor pulls?

[Hillbilly]

Nope, wanted to, missed them. This should be about the same, from what I have heard but maybe more beer.

[AWeb80]

crap...Adams had theirs already?

I don't pay attention to that crap....my parents usually go and tell me when it is...I didn't know it was already.

[Hillbilly]

like last week or the week b4, some people are just now going back to work after getting over the hang over.

[82355]

Is that this weekend? Because I have a wedding back home.

Martin

[Hillbilly]

yes, tell the groom I am sorry for his loss.

[82355]

You should see the bride.

Wait, I'll go get a picture.

Martin

[82355]

Here, the groom is the one on the right.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/ericjaimie.jpg

Martin

[Hillbilly]

Nice, I bet she ****s up his life.

[fmstruck]

Judging by the candles and the graven images, looks like that's gonna be a Catholic wedding. Don't lock your knees, you're in for a long one.

[82355]

Judging by the candles and the graven images, looks like that's gonna be a Catholic wedding. Don't lock your knees, you're in for a long one.

You're ****ing silly if you think I am attending the ceremony.

Martin

[fmstruck]

Hahahaha.

[fmstruck]

Do you ever check your PMs or are you just ignoring me.

[82355]

I have been checking SCR from work on my cell phone. It doesn't show me PM's. That, and a lot of times I don't notice PM's. I did reply to your PM just now though.

Martin

[fmstruck]

Speaking of no fun to work on, The old beast was looking a little forelorn the other day when I went by on 80. Do you work with Dan Zoubek?

[82355]

I have no idea who that is. I need to go put it back together, but the past two nights I have been trying to return a guitar ro some guy that keeps blowing me off CustomSSI style.

You never did answer my question about the shaft though.

Martin

[fmstruck]

I think I pm'd you, but it sounds like you have trouble with those. As near as I can figure the update is just the sleeve between the clutch gear and the third gear on the countershaft. If you bought the sleeve, you should be good. Chances are though your trans in the truck already has the update. If you don't want to pull the whole trans just pull a PTO cover and look. You'll either have 2 snap rings keeping those gears apart, or that sleeve keeping them apart.

[82355]

Oh, it doesn't have it, that was the first thing I checked.

Martin

[fmstruck]

Well, I have a trans case with the bottom shaft still in it. Updated already.

[fmstruck]

bump

[82355]

How many of those do you go through?

Martin

[fmstruck]

I have sold 3 ready to go ones this year. Sat on them for oh, 10 years previous.

[82355]

Bought this greasy setup for $150.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/np205-2.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/np205a-1.jpg

Took a lot of powerwashing to get to that point.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/np205b-1.jpg

Took the transfercase off. . . . .
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/sm465-2.jpg

. . . . and put it in there.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/np205c-1.jpg

Then it got a paint job before the Husker Game.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/paint.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/paint2-1.jpg

Patriotic
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/paint5.jpg

X's one.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/paint3.jpg

Martin

[ali]

nice :lol:

[82355]

Hey Jake, does this answer your PM?

Martin

[fmstruck]

Pretty much. Tried a FWD burnout yet?

[fmstruck]

I think I love that truck in the same way that you love my K5.

[82355]

This isn't the twin sticked one. I ended up taking that one completely apart. I want to build a doubler for it. That is why I was looking for a NP203 from behind an SM465. Apparently they are extremely rare. I knew a kid who had one in high school in an old K5, so I thought they were common. Silly me. I still need to get my front drive shaft extended. Next paycheck. My rear brakes have started locking up. Suggestions?

Martin

[fmstruck]

Are they just grabby, or do they hold hyd pressure?

[82355]

When I am slowing down, if I press the brakes fairly hard, the back brakes lock up. Then the tires squeal like a *****. Then the cop directing game day traffic gives me a funny look at 9th and P, as he glances at the six people in the cab of the pickup drinking beer, the three people in the box of the pickup drinking beer, and the full keg we are taking home.

Martin

[fmstruck]

But they release as soon as you let off the pedal?

[fmstruck]

Typical behavior after sitting around awhile. Drums are probably rusty.

[82355]

These drunk people. I had to haul them down to 10th and Charleston to take them tailgating, then before the game started, they called me and told me to come pick them up, and bring a keg shell so we could pick one up for the game.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/box-1.jpg

This is before we got to Amens to grab the keg.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/keg.jpg

Martin

[82355]

Typical behavior after sitting around awhile. Drums are probably rusty.

That is what I thought to, but they keep doing it. I have had it do that in the past with other vehicles, but it usually quits after a few attempts.

Martin

[fmstruck]

Is it both or just one? I wonder if a hub seal is leaking. Or a wheel cyl.

[82355]

Pretty sure it's both. I'll have to check it out. The brakes were dry.

Martin

[fmstruck]

Does it have that load sensing valve for the rear brakes? It's probably unhooked with as much lift as it's got, but the valve could have got bumped and be rotated around to where it thinks it's got a load on it.

[82355]

I'll have to check. Where would that be? The thing is pretty cobbled, and I really haven't spent that much time on it lately. I will hopefully get around to fixing some more of it here shortly.

Martin

[fmstruck]

It originally had a link running from the rear axle up to the valve alot like a ride height valve on a truck air suspension. So yeah, above the rear axle somewhere.

[82355]

I'll check that out tomorrow if I get time. I have to pull the tranny out of an S10 Blazer tomorrow after work, and flip the clutch disc around for a buddy. . . . . . . .

Martin

[fmstruck]

.................and it's probably a 4x4 too, isn't it.

[82355]

Correct. With a big ass skid pan.

Martin

[fmstruck]

So who put the disc in backwards?

[82355]

This gem:
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/Wreck101.jpg

Martin

[fmstruck]

Calling that a blazer is like calling a Chevette a vette.

[82355]

My buddy that I sold it too. I got a free T5 tranny for it from Doug Jacobsen (10Second6), but it turned out to be the incorrect application. My buddy and another kid we work with had tried putting it in, and couldn't figure out why it wasn't working. Then I showed up, realized what the problem was and tore down both transmissions and mixed the good parts together to make a usable one. When I got done, they put if back in (They had been drinking for several hours at this point. They put it in backwards. I am assuming that is the problem, because it is a brand new clutch, and it will barley hold, and then starts slipping.

Martin

[82355]

Calling that a blazer is like calling a Chevette a vette.

I said S10. I always refer to them as either S10 or K5, to save on confusion.

Martin

[fmstruck]

I was only trying to say that they aren't worthy of such a name.

[82355]

I agree, but it was cheap, and I had a lot of fun in that piece of **** for the year I drove it. Plus, it was great for teaching girls how to drive a manual transmission. Take them out to the pasture, shift it into 4 Low, and let them learn. You can guess what that then lead to. . . . .

Martin

[fmstruck]

I taught my wife how to drive a stick in my 50 Buick. The flywheel must weigh 50 lbs. Did not have the same end result though, sadly.

[82355]

haha

On a side note, I assume your last name is Friesen?

Martin

[fmstruck]

you assume correctly.

[fmstruck]

No relation to the ones with buttloads of money in Sutton.

[82355]

No, I was just referencing when you added me on Facebook. It took me a little bit to figure out who you were at first. I was pretty confused at first, then I kind of started laughing when I figured it out.

Martin

[fmstruck]

Where are we on the 3/4 t axle swap in the Burban?

[82355]

Still in the planning stage. I never did get a definitive list on what I would need. Will my calipers from the GM 10 bolt work on the Dana 44 Hubs? That would make that part simple.

New U bolts
Rear conversion U-joint (don't know which one)
Not sure on front driveshaft
what else?

Martin

[fmstruck]

I would bet that they will fit. I'm hooked up with Carquest so I looked the two up. They show different calipers, but it's probably just the hose connection that is different. The pistons are the same size, so you won't run into a hydraulics issue. I would just put the 3/4 t stuff from the D44 on the 10 bolt though. D44 sucks to work on and I'm not sure it's any tougher than the 10 bolt. Plus your knuckles and tie rod stuff might not be the same and that becomes a nightmare. Just change everything from the spindles out.

[82355]

The 3/4 ton axles have 4.10's. I have 3.73's in my 10 bolts. . . . . . .

Martin

[fmstruck]

Oh, nevermind.

[Kelvin]

I seen the ford today. I like it.

[82355]

You could have stopped and added to the paint job Kelvin. I only have a few simple requests. Nothing obscene (I wasn't real impressed with the 69er on the doors), and only on the sheet metal (nothing on the wheels, tires, glass, grille, or chrome).

[82355]

I glanced under it today, it does have a leveling valve looking deal on the rear axle. I'll have to fiddle with that. You don't think a Dana 44 is an improvement over a 10 bolt? I guess I don't really know, I just always assumed they were. Are the 3/4 ton hubs any better? What are the pros and cons between a 1975 Dana 44 and a 1988 GM 10 bolt?

[Hillbilly]

Well they are both 30 spline, same ring gear size thats about all I know.

[fmstruck]

Well they are both 30 spline, same ring gear size thats about all I know.

True. The bearings are a little heavier in the 44, but the setup sucks on them. They put the shims behind the cones instead of the races on the carrier. Then, they put the pinion depth shims under the rear pinion race in the housing, thus making setup a headache and thus why I hate them so much. All that to say you probably won't break a 10 bolt with a 350 and an auto in your burban.

[fmstruck]

That all being said, that extra SM465 and 205 you have would be pretty sexy in the Burban. I actually transplanted an NV4500 and 241 into Dad's 1994 Sub when the 700R4 gave up the ghost. It was pretty much a straight across bolt in. He bought everything at the Lincoln swap meet for $300. Just had to buy a clutch pedal and pivot and the hydraulics. That's the nice thing about GM stuff. All the holes were already dimpled where they needed to be drilled even.

[82355]

94 Suburban has the pumkin on the driverside, 88 has it on the passenger side. Otherwise I would like an NV4500 in my Burban. I am sure it is still do-able though. I have contemplated the SM465, but I like the overdrive. Meh. I just need more money. . . . . .

[fmstruck]

I was just giving an example of GM's wonderful versatility. Won't a 208 bolt to the back of an NV4500? That would be driving down the left side.

[82355]

Oh, I know. I just want an NP205. I totally agree with you. One of my main reasons for loving GM's is the interchangeability.

Martin

[82355]

Here is another random picture from Facebook. I think they took this when I was inside getting the keg.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/interior.jpg

Martin

[82355]

Well they are both 30 spline, same ring gear size thats about all I know.

True. The bearings are a little heavier in the 44, but the setup sucks on them. They put the shims behind the cones instead of the races on the carrier. Then, they put the pinion depth shims under the rear pinion race in the housing, thus making setup a headache and thus why I hate them so much. All that to say you probably won't break a 10 bolt with a 350 and an auto in your burban.

Would you say it would be worth it to nab the 14 bolt axle in the rear, 4.10's, and the 8 lug hubs?

Martin

[Hibs]

Here is another random picture from Facebook. I think they took this when I was inside getting the keg.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/interior.jpg

Martin

ha, ****ing new guy.

[fmstruck]

Well they are both 30 spline, same ring gear size thats about all I know.

True. The bearings are a little heavier in the 44, but the setup sucks on them. They put the shims behind the cones instead of the races on the carrier. Then, they put the pinion depth shims under the rear pinion race in the housing, thus making setup a headache and thus why I hate them so much. All that to say you probably won't break a 10 bolt with a 350 and an auto in your burban.

Would you say it would be worth it to nab the 14 bolt axle in the rear, 4.10's, and the 8 lug hubs?

Martin

Definitely. http://www.performanceoffroadcenter.com/oscommerce/product_info.php?cPath=37_40_78_144&products_id=344

[fmstruck]

I've used their stuff quite a bit lately. Quick shipping and who can beat the pricing. Very helpful on the phone too.

[82355]

Meh, I got the Dana 44 with 4.10's already. I'm still kicking it around.

Martin

[Hillbilly]

I found you the tires you need and they are even in lincoln.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&viewitem=&item=390000264775

[82355]

What are those worth new?

Martin

[Hillbilly]

900 or so.

[fmstruck]

I don't know. They are Humvee tires so the Gov probably pays $600 each.

[82355]

Do they ever go cheaper than $475?

Martin

[Hillbilly]

You can make a offer. Right now there is a set of the bias for 1000 for 36 of them. they are 36 12.50 16.5s and more aggressive. They are in texas though so we would have to make a road trip.

[Hillbilly]

I am bidding on a set of 4 right now. I would show you but I don't want you ****ing me out of them like you did that k30.

[82355]

I did not **** you out of that K30. You could have bought it just as easily as me sweetie pie.

Martin

[Hillbilly]

You ****ed me out of it, I don't care what you say. "I ment what I said, and I said what I ment. An elephants faithful 100%" Hortin hears a who

[82355]

Otay.

Everything is for sale at the right price, it could be yours.

Martin

[Hillbilly]

How bout these for the k30?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Military-Tires-325-85-16-Mud-Swamper-Michelin-38-4x4_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a543Q7c39Q3a1Q 7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec 0Q2em14QQhashZitem280275144086QQitemZ280275144086

[Hillbilly]

or these

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-MONSTER-TRUCK-TIRES-LIFT-KIT-CHEVY-MILITARY-4X4-52_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a543Q7c39Q3a1Q7 c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0 Q2em14QQhashZitem180297893512QQitemZ180297893512

[Hillbilly]

Otay.

Everything is for sale at the right price, it could be yours.

Martin

I will give you 250 for the 60.

[82355]

or these

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-MONSTER-TRUCK-TIRES-LIFT-KIT-CHEVY-MILITARY-4X4-52_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a543Q7c39Q3a1Q7 c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0 Q2em14QQhashZitem180297893512QQitemZ180297893512

I am not so sure I have the set up for those. . . . . . .

Martin

[82355]

Otay.

Everything is for sale at the right price, it could be yours.

Martin

I will give you 250 for the 60.

hahahahahahahaha

Martin

[Hillbilly]

Otay.

Everything is for sale at the right price, it could be yours.

Martin

I will give you 250 for the 60.

hahahahahahahaha

Martin

Fine I will keep my 44 till I find a cucv 60 for cheap.

[Hillbilly]

or these

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-MONSTER-TRUCK-TIRES-LIFT-KIT-CHEVY-MILITARY-4X4-52_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a543Q7c39Q3a1Q7 c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0 Q2em14QQhashZitem180297893512QQitemZ180297893512

I am not so sure I have the set up for those. . . . . . .

Martin

Don't you have a sawsall?

[82355]

That would be the least of my worries.

Martin

[fmstruck]

Get your fanny down here and buy my aluminum slots for your Sub.

[c0z]

good deal?
http://lincoln.craigslist.org/pts/889857648.html

[Hillbilly]

good deal?
http://lincoln.craigslist.org/pts/889857648.html

Wtf? Maybe he should get some of those electric turbos.

[c0z]

whoops, wrong link. Theres a 'burban for like 750 or something, but i'm too lazy to fetch the link now.

[82355]

I like the Blazed better. Find me the Burban link though.

Just out of curiosity . . . . . .

Martin

[Hibs]

whoops, wrong link. Theres a 'burban for like 750 or something, but i'm too lazy to fetch the link now.

There's an '85 burban out at my mom's place. Tranny has no reverse, so it's been parked and sitting for a few years. Had a paint job before it was parked (not the best though, some bondo in the door is now cracking and clear on hood is peeling). Interior is clean and it's a 350/4x4.

I think she would take $500 for it.

[82355]

Got the front driveshaft retubed at ITP. Now I have more problems to fix.

[Hillbilly]

what problems now

[82355]

what problems now

Meh, it doesn't like to go very fast in four wheel drive with out shaking. I just need to rebuild that NP205 I have been putting off.

Martin

[82355]

Had ITP retube my front shaft.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/frontshaft1.jpg

Installed.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/frontshaft.jpg

Bought a cheapo mirror from Autozone or whatever. It was a piece of ****. Everything was made of plastic. The tube that goes from the mounting bracket to the mirror was made of plastic with a metal piece on the end with the thread insert. It came loose on installation. So I took the old one (it was a clamp on, not bolt on mirror), and drilled and tapped it. A lot of effort, and it looks ugly, but I can see behind me now.

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/mirror1.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/mirror2.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/mirror3.jpg

Then I did some stuff to the engine. It is a pain in the ass to work on with all that lift, so I lowered it temporarily.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/flattires.jpg

Martin

[fmstruck]

Happy Birthday.

[82355]

Thanks sweetie.

Martin

[Hillbilly]

How old are you now 18?

[82355]

Plus nine.

[Hillbilly]

pup

[82355]

I can live with that.

[C.J.]

wow your only 4 years older than me?

[Hibs]

wow your only 4 years older than me?

probably 40 years when it comes to mechanical knowledge.

[82355]

Got a toolbox, so hopefully there will be less stuff bouncing around in the box of my truck the next time I take it somewhere.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/1217081924.jpg

Got it for $5 less than that!
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/1217081948.jpg

Took off this old air cleaner lid.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/1216082029.jpg

. . . and replaced it with this! haha, sorry I am a ricer. I accidentally stumbled onto this on Craigslist while looking for a toolbox, and it was only $25.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/1216082030.jpg

Martin

[Hillbilly]

did you tune the carb while you were wasting time on the ghey aircleaner?

[Coupelx]

is that a bullethole above the wheelwell? :lol:

[Hillbilly]

yes it is.

[82355]

For everyone who was bitching about my busted ass clearance lights.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/1218082257.jpg

Martin

[82355]

I even wired them up.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/82355/1218082143.jpg

Martin

[AWeb80]

blinker/side marker lights off a semi trailer?

Nice touch.

[fmstruck]

Did you just have to re-ground them, or did they have some of those silver bulbs in them?

[82355]

Did you just have to re-ground them, or did they have some of those silver bulbs in them?

The market lights or the turn signals? If you are talking about the marker lights, I added a ground wire to them, even though the design was so that you didn't have to. They were $9.99 at Harbor Freight, so I wasn't real impressed with their design, but they should work now, after I installed them my way.

Martin

[fmstruck]

I really wasn't fussing about your lights, either. It just made me chuckle when only the one in the middle was working.

[82355]

Well now they all work, so there.

Martin

[c0z]

How much did that driveshaft work run ya?

[82355]

Like $100 I think? I don't remember. My CV joint was good, so I just had them retube and balance it and install a front U-joint (the old one was missing caps).

Martin

[regal403]

You must buy these:
http://lincoln.craigslist.org/pts/967942268.html

[82355]

I told New Guy to buy them for his Highboy.