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Re: "Crewcab Jake" the 84 to 74 conversion
Looks like a winner, Ken!!!
Merry Christmas!
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Thanks. Happy New year to you
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Re: "Crewcab Jake" the 84 to 74 conversion
For some reason whoever did the SWB conversion didnt reinstall the rear frame brace. I made a trip by my buddy Donny shop today. Hes one of my local friends that's a squarebody hoarder. Fortunately he doesn't keep everything he finds and I picked up the rear brace that I needed.
Tonight I mocked it up and drilled all the holes necessary to mount it. Tomorrow I'll tear it back down and strip it clean. Once it's been primed and painted I'll drop it back in place and square the rear of the frame.
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Great vision and nice work buddy.
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Re: "Crewcab Jake" the 84 to 74 conversion
Tonight I worked on the crossmember again. I pulled it out and hammered the ends flat to ensure maximum contact with the frame once bolted in. I dressed all of the edges with a flapper disc then sanded it down to raw metal.
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After a thorough cleaning with brake cleaner I shot a couple of coats of primer on it. Once that cured, I scuffed the primer and laid on several coats of satin black.
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Between coats of paint on the crossmember I worked on adding some finishing touches to the axle. The black factory bolts looked too bland. I went with my trademark upgrade and used stainless button heads and washers. I like the night of pop they polished fasteners add.
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Very nice detail. Excellent work on the diff too. Looks great!
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Thanks. I still have to tweak the brake lines. I'll fine tune them once the axle is under the truck.
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I had to service an account this morning. When I got back home I installed the frame brace.
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Looking good!
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I spent the day getting the axle hung. Everything went as expected. although it was a bit precarious trying to hang it alone.
Once everything was aligned I tightened the U bolts down. From there I rerouted the brake hardline to meet the axle soft line.
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If anything is every going to be the exception to the rule, it will fall in my lap. I have no idea why my front clip conversion wasn't just a bolt on deal, but it was not.
I had run out of options, so my solution was to move the front body mounts. Of course this required removing the rivets. I moved the mounts forward one full inch and bolted them in place.
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Jake is lookin great! I really like the looks of the rear end
It seems that there is always one thing that goes wrong whenever I work on my truck. Today's one thing was needing a different slip yoke for my 3 speed overdrive trans
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I feel your pain. I tried to install my conversion U joints and ended up with epic failure. I have never had an issue installing them in the past, but this time was a disaster.
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With the body mounts repositioned, Chris and I were able to shift the core support forward an inch. With that done everything started falling in place. The fenders lined up with the bolt holes and the gaps looked manageable.
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Re: "Crewcab Jake" the 84 to 74 conversion
We spent a little time making adjustments, but we knew moving the mounts forward was the answer to out fitment issues
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Re: "Crewcab Jake" the 84 to 74 conversion
Good to see its continuing to move ahead despite a few headaches...that front clip thing is a head-scratcher for me as well. I was always under the assumption that it was a direct bolt on as well because those Square bodies are about the most swappable vehicles that were ever created.
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Kudos for figuring it out much quicker than I could have...experience & some really good fab skills are a valuable asset, for sure!
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With the front clip conversion behind me I spent some time with the core support. I had bought and sold a few but this was my keeper. Besides a bit of surface rust its really solid.
I sanded the minor rust and scuffed the rest with Scotch Brite. After a thorough cleaning with brake cleaner I shot a couple coats of filler primer on.
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New Year's eve I spent time with the family. Today we had friends and family for lunch. After our guest left I got a little shop time in.
I pulled the core support filler panel to gain access to the top of the core support. This allowed me to sand and prep the channel that runs along the top. With that prepped I laid in a few coats of primer.
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Re: "Crewcab Jake" the 84 to 74 conversion
Looking great! I was just talking with JaysonB about this build earlier today via text. Keep up the great work. Mike
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Thanks for the motivation. Hopefully your conversation was positive.
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