Bobbed,Crew Cabbed,Brownie Box project

I am about to start a new project. I’ve just finished an A3 restoration and sold it. Leaving me with a mostly complete A3 carcass. So here’s the build plan. Move the T-case rearward. Add my spare spicer 7041 four speed auxiliary transmission between the T-case and the Transmission. Giving me 2.31 / 1.21 / 1-1 / .83 OD. Added to the stock transmission and T-case gearing. Toss the stock bed. Add my spare cab to make a crew cab. Remove the tandems and make it a single rear axle. Add a 109 bed. Then 395s. It should take me about 12 months to do this. Heck it took 5 months to restore the last deuce. I’ll take pictures along the way. Wish me luck.

Subscribed. Keeping the Allison AT545? I do not think I have ever seen an auto with a brownie box. Looking forward to it

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Sounds very cool ! Looking forward to your progress !

Yes I’m keeping the auto. I’ve got a similar set up in my Ford Cabover truck. It’s got a 3208, Allison MT653, spicer 7041 brownie box. It works pretty well.

How can you shift the auxiliary transmission without disengaging the driveline, normally via a clutch pedal?

Drop the transmission into neutral and shift the rears from either high to low, or shift them from low to high. It seems to work pretty well like that. I’ll use the T case as my gear splitter. Although the only time the spicer will be in anything other than OD or 1-1 will be off road going slow.

Should be cool! Subscribed for me too

Post pics as you go...looking forward to it coming together.

Unfortunately this project has been put on the back burner for a little while. I’ve had a couple things come up that need to be taken care of first. I’ll post when I start it up again.

shannondeese said:

Unfortunately this project has been put on the back burner for a little while. I’ve had a couple things come up that need to be taken care of first. I’ll post when I start it up again.

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I know how that feels ! I still need to get to my brakes ! No time or the weather is crap ! I really need that shop built ! Man I really hate the government bureaucracy around here !!!! Still have no permits yet !!!!!!!!@!!!!@@@@!!!@@!!!

You are just a tease now aren't ya?