[argonaut]

The new plan is to weld some new perches on the 12 bolt, swap in both 1/2 ton axles and put it on a set of really ugly white wagon wheel rollers (free from my dad's vast stash of truck parts ) for now. Later on I may install a 3.73 ring and pinion in the 14bff and install the dana 44 3/4 ton outer components onto the 1/2 ton housing with the 3.73 gears.

For now I need to finish the brakes and find or fab a crossmember at the rear spring hangers, pull out the big old 2wd trailing arm crossmember, then build an exhaust. Just want to get it back on the road so I can switch the focus to cosmetics.