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Always thought this site was pretty good: Basic Car Audio Electronics Never had a need to recreate the wheel when trying to explain this stuff as a result of that site, the rest of the stereo business is all about fitting things in and connecting the right wires to the right places.

Well, a 30 year old truck that drove on average 1000 miles a year or about 2.75 miles a day, probably spent most of its time sitting. That's like taking the truck to the post office or grocery store every day. Probably run for shorter terms and longer terms (nature of average), and that was...

NP271 is chain drive and used in tractor pulls - much quieter and better torque rating. Keeps the rest of the suspension stock that way...

I would almost recommend getting a used NP205 or NP271 transfer case and clocking it for the passenger-side axle. I think i read correctly that you have a 1008, which is a 4X4 already with Dana 60 in the front (passenger side diff)? Just sounds like less work that way (this comment of course...

This is a purported "bible" on Dana 60 axles on another forum, I used it when doing the research for my XM1027 build. Generally kingpins are found to be more durable when abused, easier to replace when needed, and modifications to the Dana 60 axle are easier and more common than with a...

Just got an email from another vendor today that one of my focal pieces is ready to ship tomorrow - I'm going with the push-button Master light switch. I know a bunch of people here will laugh and say that it's unreliable, I'm hoping that by ordering the tough new (not surplus) "Generation 3"...

Got the last of the "extra" parts off the engine - only the injection pump, front gear train, water pump, exhaust with turbo, and the flywheel housing and flywheel are left. I'm going to take off the flywheel this weekend, and unmount the engine from the cross-member that was provided with the...

Thought I should also mention that the antenna mount itself is 3/32" steel, and the brush guard is 1/8" aluminum. My wife thought that might be important :doh:

Did some more work on the Cummins engine, mostly taking off accessories - almost down to the block. Took off the AC compressor, alternator, all of the sensors and harness for the Dodge electronic instrument cluster, power steering pump, starter, and the heat exchanger for the auto transmission...

Finally the mounting holes... Note that there is a larger hole in the actual 35" outer guard piece, then a smaller hole in the support pieces. The larger hole is 1" diameter: And note that the hole is NOT centered in the bracket's 5" height, rather it is 1-1/8" from the large hole edge to...

Got the other part of the bracket yesterday - the brush guard. Here is is: There are two hole in the brush guard that line up with the top two holes on the antenna mount (between the top antenna mount tabs and the body of the truck). The guard is three pieces of sheet metal that are welded...

Some parts are starting to arrive... here's a teaser ;)

Upper tabs are 1-11/16" wide The upper tab radius is approximately 1/4" The NATO antenna mount hole is 7/8" from the cutout for the upper tabs (notch starts where the radius begins) The large hole is 3-5/8" diameter The smaller mounting holes (4x, evenly distributed around the main...

Just got NOS on E-place for cheap. Deals are out there if you're patient. If you're impatient, here are pictures conveniently placed with a fabric ruler for your drawing pleasure (note that on all measurements I started at the 10" mark, to make the ruler easier to hold): NOS, right out of the...

Today's update doesn't come with pictures and is probably a bit boring - I spent a lot of time this weekend measuring, and I have quite a bit more to do. The front and rear suspensions are one area of focus, the engine compartment and interior the other two more significant areas. I'm putting...

Just talked to the dismantler that was finding my transmission. On friday I chatted with the sales lady and she took a physical look at the transmission they listed as a FS-6406A, turned out to be an FS-5406A (not what I'm looking for). I read into the email a bit and presumed they might not...

Had 2-3 hours to work on it today. Got the rest of the interior trim pieces out, got the dash out and started working on cutting back some of that creative wiring. Here are some of the highlights. I got the cracked door cards off - the two driver's side cards came off in one piece, the two...

Got the auto separated - didn't think to take a picture though (darn). Also got a line on the last big ticket item - the Fuller 6-speed manual transmission. Will have to ship it across the country though, total on that will be about $1800, bringing the total project cost to just shy of $7K...

Just remembered I was playing with an auto - I am probably hung up on the flex plate :)

Separated the transfer case from the transmission - attempted the transmission split, but it wouldn't budge. I suspect the way it is sitting on the bed, it is putting tension on the input shaft and torque converter. I'm going to shim the engine housing tomorrow morning and see if that takes...