A little progress and a lot of family time...
I hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I sure did. I spent a lot of time with my family and friends. This is my favorite time of year.
I also made a little progress on my project.
I received my divorced NP-205 transfer case:
I purchased some 1-3/4" DOM tubing and had a local machine shop cut it to the correct length and bore the ID:
I mocked up the rear motor mounts:
And burned them in:
I flipped the chassis and welded the bottom side of the front and rear motor mounts. Before I could flip the chassis, I had to remove the axles. This took a lot longer than I had expected because the bolts had rusted solid to the sleeves inside the bushings. When I reassemble them, I will be liberally coating the entire bolt and sleeve with anti-seize lubricant!
Next step - cut and install the boxing plates and install the spring bushings so I can make the chassis a roller again.
More to come...