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Reply With Quotenice. Trucks in good condition for the year. was it hard to find that year/4dr truck?
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This is a discussion on New Project within the Projects, Builds & Restorations. forums, part of the General Discussion category; Since there are little more than pictures here, I figured this should go in the pictures section rather than a ...
Since there are little more than pictures here, I figured this should go in the pictures section rather than a dedicated technical section.
I got this truck in December and have been slowing messing with it when I'm home from school, which hasn't been very much this semester.
I pulled the rear end out from under the truck in order to drop the frame down on the ground so that I could drag it out from under the truck.
Rear end back under to make maneuvering slightly less difficult.
I pick up my new transmission (SM465) in the morning, and am trying to figure out how to get a 160 lbs transfer case from California to Georgia without paying more in shipping that I will for the transfer case... All shipping suggestions are welcomed.
Also sold the current engine/transmission combo.
nice. Trucks in good condition for the year. was it hard to find that year/4dr truck?
It does have a few rusty patches, but they should be easy to fix, or just overlook. As for finding the truck, this was the only one that I knew of for a while, but now I know where about 10 are, but they are in a different part of the state.
New transmission.
Cool project
69 Chevelle SS, Reher-Morrison 588 1100+hp
9 second Heavy-Chevy
Cool truck for sure....
91 Dodge 4x4 12v Cummins Intercooled/5 speed, D60 & D70 rear w/ 3.55's and a Powr-Lok--- Lots of fuel and some boost-
SOLD-- 91 Reg. cab shortbed GMC, Black on black, 350tbi crate, 5 speed w/hurst shifter, 3.42 G80--- Over 400,000 miles on body
helluva set of tires out back there
69 Chevelle SS, Reher-Morrison 588 1100+hp
9 second Heavy-Chevy
i LOVE the oobs 4 door long beds. What direction are you goin wth the project? Id love to see this thing brought back to its original luster, but with some modern touches, audio, comfy interior. And maybe just a small 4" lift and some 33" a/t's. Tow rig style, big and beefy, but nice and plush on the interior. Do I smell a Cummins swap? tell me yes! Good luck with the project. Im definitely gonna keep an eye on this build up
Last edited by 94K1500Blazer; 04-03-2010 at 11:15 PM.
Warn bumper, Surco rack, 33's, Crank/Block, Ultimate TBI, Full Exhaust, 4.56's, Lock-Right
Small update of sorts. I got the range box portion of a divorced Ford NP203. Not sure on how the axles will be set up, so I don't know whether to get a Ford or a Chevrolet NP205 for now.
As for the truck, it's in a pretty deplorable condition, as the pictures show.
Although the truck hasn't made any progress really, I have been working to get a shop somewhat setup. Prior to May, this place was so junked up you could barely walk through it. I've cleaned it up and I ran power out to it so I could use power tools and have some light (and the window AC unit). This worked out really well as I no longer have to work in my driveway, and my mom no longer has to look at truck parts piled up in her driveway. Overlook the mess, as the crossties used to house a flower bed where my mom would breed hybrid flowers. She wants it gone, so I'm in the process of cleaning it out.
About the only project I have left is to build a shelf to go in between the double doors and the wall so that I can clear up some floor space.
Since the lawnmower was evicted from the shop, I had to build it a new home, so a small (10' x 10') leanto was in order.
I also rebuilt this 25 year old compressor I scored for 20 dollars and stuck it outside under the leanto so I wouldn't have to listen to it.
i see u have the pvc air system setup. thats pretty cool. is that the same one where u can just pull it apart and rearrange it as u want?
Warn bumper, Surco rack, 33's, Crank/Block, Ultimate TBI, Full Exhaust, 4.56's, Lock-Right
Yeah, if by pull it apart you mean cut it with a hacksaw and then reattach it with PVC glue.In all seriousness it's just 1.5" Schedule 40 PVC with a 450 psi burst strenght.
lol, ok. i didnt know if it was the pull apart one, or a home made one, lol. looks good though. i need to set something up like that at my house.Originally Posted by FrostBite
Yeah, if by pull it apart you mean cut it with a hacksaw and then reattach it with PVC glue.
Warn bumper, Surco rack, 33's, Crank/Block, Ultimate TBI, Full Exhaust, 4.56's, Lock-Right
If you do set it up, you may want to put something over the PVC. It is against OSHA regulations to use it since it has the potential to blow apart under pressure. If it does, it can send shrapnel a pretty fair distance. Most people run black iron pipe or copper lines, but this was extremely cheap, so I'm just going to build a "shield" to run down the pipe to contain it if it does decide to blow, though it never may. I'd rather be safe than sorry.
'Nother small update. I drove 3 hours to pick up a Ford NP205. Rockwells can be flipped around to run the driveshaft on either the passenger or driver side, as well as running the tierod in front of or behind the axle. If I do decide to run a divorced doubler, I want the 205 clocked flat, and the 203 clocked 90* so that it is up out of the way. Most people who clock the 203 run it upside down, but this can lead to leaking out the shifter seal. I want it clocked so that the shifter is oriented upwards. With this clocking arrangement, I have to run either a GM 203 and a Ford 205, or a Ford 203 and a GM 205 to keep the front driveshaft from running right into the 203. I'm not sure if I can swap the Ford divorced 203 input and retainer into a GM 203, so I'll need to figure that out.
To make this more clear to those who aren't familiar with the older trucks. Ford dropped the front driveshaft down the driverside of the truck, while GM ran them down the passenger side. Ford 205's are desirable because they have stronger front outputs (32 spline) than GM cases (10 or 30 spline). The Ford front output shaft and shift fork can be swapped into a GM case. GM NP203s have the shifter on the driver side, while Ford's have them on the passenger (as evidenced by the Ford rangebox above). So I would need to clock a GM 203 90* one direction, and a Ford 203 90* the opposite direction to get the shifter on the top side of the case.
Shot of the 205. I believe the adapter on it is for an NP435, can someone verify that for me?
I picked up five H1 wheels on Friday for pretty cheap.
(Generic picture of H1's until I remember to take one)
So far this whole "for offroad" build has been substantially less than my white truck was. I picked up all five of my new wheels for less than I payed for one of the wheels on my white truck which were $750 total. Excluding the initial purchase price for the truck, and deducting what I have sold off, I have spent $321.52, which netted me the transmission, both transfer cases, the wheels, the stuff to make my doors removable, and the v tread tires.
sweet. Cant wait to see this thing done. Not gonna lie, i was pretty excited to see this thread alive again.
Warn bumper, Surco rack, 33's, Crank/Block, Ultimate TBI, Full Exhaust, 4.56's, Lock-Right
Man! I have to say I am totally jealous of your project!! I would give me left arm to build a truck like that!
It will take me a while longer. There's not much more I can do without a welder. I graduate in 8 months, so hopefully I will start making money soon so I can move a little more quickly on it.sweet. Cant wait to see this thing done. Not gonna lie, i was pretty excited to see this thread alive again.
Thanks man, I had wanted one for a long time and finally managed to find one for a good price.
Robbed the outputs from the 205. I also took the 203 apart to see what would interchange between the two cases. The input bearing retainers are the same, but the bearings/seals are different since the 205 has a female input. The yokes will interchange though as all of the shafts are 32 spline.
I did some butchering on the cab yesterday. The rockers were rotting pretty bad and the rot was creeping up the A, B, and C pillars and across the floor, so I went in to try and cut out roughest places in order to try and stop the advance of the rust. This is what happens when you live where the humidity is 247% year round.
On to the pictures.
Passenger Front Door
Passenger Rear Door.
Driver Rear
After 2 heroic sawzall blades lost their life (moment of silence).
Driver
Rear
Passenger Front
I cut/peeled the rocker open on this side and it was just packed full of dirt, how it got in there I don't know, put the dirt was around 4" deep so I think I found why it was rusting so badly.
Rather than try and patch panel everything back together, I'm most likely going to just cut the rockers off and replace them with a 2 x 6 tube. The floor I'm not sure about since some of it is still in pretty good shape, while other areas look like Gollum's *******. :imo Another thing to take into consideration is that I will most likely have to cut out a section of the floor in the middle for the transfer case to get it flat. I'll cross that bridge when I get there.
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