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After the V8 engine crossmember was in, I removed the 6cyl transmission mount and put in the V8 crossmember.
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Looking good, it'll be a truck in no time.
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I used the 2 post lift to handle the drop in procedure. Here’s my brother, Terry, on the left and friend, Randy, on the right tackling the motor mount bolt. It gave us a little trouble, but soon complied.
The next photo shows my son, Trevor, finishing up the header bolts. The measurements from the K20 onto the “K30” went well. My crossmembers we’re located like factory. Yes!! |
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There it is...motor, transmission and transfer case have found their new home. Feels great!
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Looks great too.
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Has to feel good having it come together. Looks great
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Are those bias tires on front???? Just ask'n...
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Thumbs Up.
Great Job:metal: . |
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I am trying to do something everyday on the truck...My days are packed with family stuff, BBQing some onion burgers and chicken legs, plus I had to diagnose an overheating issue on my CRX. Turns out it is a coolant temperature switch that activates the fans. Order the part tomorrow, replace on Tuesday...Anyway, I scavenged the shock mounts from the Blue Beast, repaired the metal where I torched it too much, painted the mounts, plus the shocks and applied new hardware. Oh yeah, and I cleaned up the starter, painted it and secured it on the 350. It wasn’t glorious, but this is the stuff that has to happen and maybe isn’t covered too much in these swaps.
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Nice work! Amazing how all the little things add up time wise.
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It's looking good. A little at a time leads to a lot accomplished.
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Dropped in the distributor, ran the plug wires and fastened it with an old project’s fancy hardware.
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Side view...for some reason I’m still thinking about orange valve covers.
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Waiting for parts for the motor. I decided to tackle the 3rd member swap...Dolly’s rearend ratio is 5.14...the front axle ratio is 4.55. The donor’s rear axle is the same floater style as the dually.
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Cleaned up the mating surfaces, put on a high quality gasket sealer, and wrestled up the 4.55 3rd member into place, and put the floating axles back in...Yes!
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Too much bling on the motor...yes, they are left over parts, but one has to do what they gotta do...stay tuned.
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That’s better!
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I worked on a problem with my steering today. The mechanism was hitting the leaf springs on a hard turn. The power steering sector was off of my ‘71 K20.
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I went back to the donor truck (Blue Beast), and made the manual steering sector work on Dolly. No power steering, but full turning will happen.
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My son, Trevor, pressure washing the bottom of the cab. Finley is always in on the action. I am going to undercoat the cab. Repairs to the cab will be done later. So, here’s a before and after...
The fall colors in Northern Minnesota are busting out. I love how things are turning red... |
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Also worked on removing a leaky pinion seal on the rear end. There are no leaks at the third member that I just swapped. After applying the heat wrench and using a 3 foot cheater pipe, I got things apart. Off to the parts store tomorrow.
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Finley is a Golden?
Oh wait the focus is on the truck:lol: Finley is waiting for a ride;) Nice progress:metal: . |
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Looking great!
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Progress is happening... |
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Some nice progress on the cab. Finely is a fine looking dog.
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Here is my Golden. Attachment 2050161 The Disney Movie/ That's Awesome How Old is your Golden? Then back to the Truck:lol: . |
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Finn is 2 years old... Hope to finish up the pinion seal Friday. Then I’ll line up the two piece driveshaft and locate the crossmember and carrier bearing...then I think I can put the cab back on... |
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Had problems with the threads on the pinion...I had to buy a dye and redo the threads...kind of a long delay. Got it fixed and put the driveshaft in from the K20 donor. Matching gears and connecting the front to the back feels good.
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