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Well, as is usual the plan changes daily Last night we scored a heavy duty early Ford Bronco C6 to NP203 cast iron adapter. This thing is really beefy, I mean real herky. The thing was made for the NP203 but with a small mod to the flange that bolts to the T CASE it will fit the 205 The only...

"We the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing for the ungrateful. We have done so much for so long with so little that we are now qualified to do anything with NOTHING" Great little ditty

UPDATE...UPDATE...UPDATE As is usual with projects that are working on a limited budget and trying to do the impossible with nothing. A Mcgyver maneuver if you will [thumbzup] With the 4l80 sitting in the shop, eyes then turned to finding a t case that could be married to the mix. As I...

Conversion to either the 203 or 205 are nearly identical as the (Ford type) bolt circle is a round pattern (usually) The main differences are ** shift linkage location, with the 205 having a twin plunger type set up and the 203 having two levers in a different location. The 203 has the...

We are going to 385/65/22.5 on the project A 315/80/22.5 is common If you want to stick with a tube type (even size ..20 inch) I am not sure I was in heavy trucking for many years and either had 22.5 or 24.5 rim sizes on the unit. Usually a mixture of both with 24.5 on the drivers and 22.5...

Yesterday was a long slog in some nasty weather all the way from Newberg to Lapine (South of Bend Oregon about 30 miles) Went to pick up the 2004 4L80 tranny. Everything from torrential rain to snow over the pass. Left at noon and got back about 10 in the evening with a dinner stop. Fella...

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Yup A few more parts is all. The 4l80 was a morph of the 400 with one more gear and a lockup.

Well we had a good wind storm yesterday that made a mess out doors. We scored a 2004 model 4L80E 4X4 tranny yesterday for $125 Getting ready for a road trip to go fetch it home. The price is definitely right. Once we get the mounts and such all squared away and stuff so it all fits the truck...

Today was a good day. Thumper came over and we got the last of the old fire tank mount off the back of the rig. Within a couple weeks we will get the beast to DMV for a vin inspection and get the title swapped. Still measuring and doing lots of thinking. A new plan is simmering a bit and it...

Driveshaft tech 101 Very good stuff from right out of the text book. I had this same basic stuff in Auto tech school back in 70 and 71 The info I am hoping to stumble on to is the odd ball stuff that was built by major manufactures and that broke all the rules of Driveshaft 101 Obviously...

OK TROOPS Time for some serious drive shaft theory ! ! ! ! ! Yesterday after getting the cross member stuffed onto the 6.2 diesel I started getting some useful measurements to allow the new package to drop into the frame. After some measuring I went over to the frame and started laying things...

Hey The PM DOES NOT SEEM TO ALLOW ADDING PIX So here are the pics. Grab a copy off my post

Good news Neighbor brought his small hoe over and lifted the cab off the project. Took minimal time and the rain all but stopped while we worked. Now we can get after the frame real easy.

Weather was decent today, so got some tinkering done. Cleaned up the cross member from the Burb and got it ready to slip into the engine mount cradles on the 6.2. Gonna take two of us to wiggle that sucker into the cradles and stuff the bolts in. Once that's done the measuring can begin...

Located the last items needed to complete the two shafts. Needed one 1410 flange and two 1550 u joints Careful cruising on the net scored the big joints for $12.50 each (Spicer no less) and the 1410 flange is coming from a place called "Finditparts" Prices on components are all over the map...

The little 2 stroke Jimmy diesel should be a sweet power plant. Good luck on the journey. These old war horses give you a lot of potential when it comes to doing your own thing for sure My one suggestion is, IF you have the ability to get the cab off the frame and out of the way, DO SO. Make...

Got busy and installed the one flange we have on the 1410 shortie Nice having new parts that are clean and rust free to work with. Still snooping for another flange. They come in a few different specs (Bolt hole size and spacing and depth from center of u joint bearing to flange face. I...

Actually the stuff came POSTAL :naner: second day and the freight was part of the purchase price. Don't have the joints for the bigggun and still missing one flange for the little one. Gotta be cheap or this cat ain't pouncing on it. PIX PIX PIX The 1550 set up is heavy... about 30 pounds...

Parts starting to show up now. Got more drive shaft stuff yesterday and more should be here today. More ordered. Really sucks to have to get this stuff one little piece at a time, but when the prices are good ya run with it.