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Old 08-16-2022, 09:06 PM   #23
americanmusc1e
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Re: 49 Chevy Power Wagon 3/4ton hauler build

Here's a year late update!

Last summer, the truck went to my house in the city for about two months where I did some rust repair and fixed a host of mechanical things including rebuilding the Dana 60 in the rear and building a transfer case shifter from scratch. I ended up using the truck to put my camper in place at my new homestead and then the truck sat for nearly another year

The truck did not fit (lengthwise) in the garage.



I was able to finish a bunch of interior rust repair. It's always more than you thought when you start looking.



The Dana 60 rebuild took me a solid month to get right. the carrier went in out so many times getting the pinion depth right.



Turns out the 3/4ton dodges used a floor mounted transfer case shifter that just wouldn't work in my application. I ended up building the entire thing from scratch with some heim joints and bushings.



Finally got to actually use the truck. By far, the biggest complaint was that the windows were rattling around inside the channels. The 4wd worked awesome.

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