72 k20 project

[Mattman2010]

Originally Posted by ryanroo

better get him a pic.

Getting the picture in the morning! But I already have a quote and think my name is on it already haha. Before I could run twins tho I need to have a rebuilt engine and dont have that money and cant justify spending all that money right now and have this project take two more years.

[ryanroo]

Nonsense!

[ryanroo]

pretty decent haul for the old chev this week

the rebuild for the front diff came in. OEM spicer stuff. ring and pinion, carrier and pinion bearings, shims and ring gear bolts. oh, and a gasket.

3.54:1s to match the rears.



this arrived so i could show Matt. Thanks again Ryan

Hx55 for my compound set.



and these came from ballistic. the tube bungs and the jambs came from ruffstuff. i ordered 1.25"x1" rod ends, misalignments and adapters from ruffstuff also, but they wont be here till next week. they had an inventory issue with the jamb nuts and didnt send them.

[Mattman2010]

Originally Posted by ryanroo

Nonsense!

I swear you and dieselwrencher are against me....

Looks like a nice pile of parts you got there.

Originally Posted by ryanroo

this arrived so i could show Matt. Thanks again Ryan

Yup, I think this proves that you can dieselwrencher are trying to get me to spend more money...

[ryanroo]

Against you! we are just trying to help you have the baddest truck possible!

[Mattman2010]

Well apparently it's working, I should have something showing up sometime this week...
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[ryanroo]

Do go on! what did you get? how big and bad?

[Mattman2010]

You will have to wait haha, Ryan told me some about it but I'm a turbo noob.
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[ryanroo]

i guess ill have to go to the source

[Mattman2010]

That's cheating haha
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[ryanroo]

Finally finished the filter mount today. the oddball tap i needed for the threads showed up at long last



little mount bracket is loosely bolted to it. i need a couple shorter bolts

[jbclassix]

That's purdy.
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[DeadheadNM]

Impressed! Are you a sculptor or a mechanic....I can't tell!! Strong work either way but please don't add a fountain to the bed....

[Mattman2010]

That looks awesome man! Nice work as usual.

[Mustard72]

You gonna mount the remote filter in the cab where you can look at it all the time? It's a shame to put some of this stuff where nobody can see it!

[ryanroo]

Originally Posted by jbclassix

That's purdy.
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thanks!

Originally Posted by DeadheadNM

Impressed! Are you a sculptor or a mechanic....I can't tell!! Strong work either way but please don't add a fountain to the bed....

technically i'm a misplaced mechanic.... i had considered a scale "Ecstacy of St. Teresa" for the bed, never thought of a fountain! hahaha

Originally Posted by Mattman2010

That looks awesome man! Nice work as usual.

thank you sir

Originally Posted by Mustard72

You gonna mount the remote filter in the cab where you can look at it all the time? It's a shame to put some of this stuff where nobody can see it!

i hadnt though of an in cab mount, i think it may do a little rough for the carpet. not sure on the location yet. id like to mount it next to the fuel filters but they will be on the wrong side. i think it may end up up front behind the bumper, but i am skeptical of that because i dont want it in the way of flying carcasses should i ever encounter the neighbors cat or a wayward porcupine.

[ryanroo]

received a package in the mail saturday. now i can finish my links!



Ryan

[Mattman2010]

GET BUSY!
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[6BT 56]

Man those look beefy . I bet there at leats $ 15 each

Have you ever built any trac bars before ? Im looken to build a set for my 56. Lookin for some pics so I know what I Should be trying to do .

[ryanroo]

Originally Posted by 6BT 56

Man those look beefy . I bet there at leats $ 15 each

Have you ever built any trac bars before ? Im looken to build a set for my 56. Lookin for some pics so I know what I Should be trying to do .

track bars are pretty easy. depends on what style you want. the best advice i can give is to make sure they dont inhibit the natural arc of the leaf spring. that is best done by mounting the frame end of the bar to a stubby shackle. if i was building some, i would make them sort of imitate my 4 link bars but instead of being separate i would make the upper and the lower meet at the stubby shackle. so it is similar to a ladder bar on an old drag set up. the separation on the axle end can be a little less than what i have also.

Originally Posted by Mattman2010

GET BUSY!

as you wish

here are the permanent links

panhard just kisses the ball in the stowed position.



gonna have to clip the speed sensor "cage" but it should work just fine.

[Mattman2010]

That looks really good man! The fab skills are awesome!

[6BT 56]

Oh my . That is some nice work you have done there. Ive seen lots of trac bars that are just the bar with a heim mounted on the lower portion of the axle tube. Then the upper heim mounted to the frame closest to another vital pivot point . Ie center of u joint if using a hanger bearing, or even with u joint at the transfercase if 1 peice shaft.

Wont this work? I think the truck is kinda squirely under accelleration and decel becouse my current setup is the orriginal 56 1/2 ton springs with the 4inch dodge blocks on them. Thats a lot of leveredge and not too much spring pressure .

I hope to get some new springs under all 4 corners later this summer . But for now I need to make it feel a little more comfey when you get on it and grab a gear. ! I was hoping some cheepy bars would bandaid this. I allready have the heims.

[ryanroo]

Thanks

That style will work, but will not do as much as if it is triangulated. it will still be able to twist the spring but just do it on the axis of the rod instead. it will certainly help but if the springs are soft it may still twist them a little under hard accel with good traction.

[Dieselwrencher]

Great work Ryan! Just ditch the speed sensor and put a plug in it. Then you will have a little room there.

[ryanroo]

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Great work Ryan! Just ditch the speed sensor and put a plug in it. Then you will have a little room there.

depends on the route i go for guages. i am leaning towards dakota digitals analog set up. i can get inputs for all the infor i need, and i can make it read the dodge signal for the speedo. i would like to have a set of those fancy OEM diesel tach guages, but the only dude i know who had one sold it to someone else...............