Well got a little work done this past weekend. Got the old rear suspension and axle cut out and the new one mocked up.
Just waiting on the rear shackle hangers and Jeep YJ shackles to come in. The pinion angle as is is a little high but I plan on correcting it with some shims. I also had to drill and weld up a couple of unforeseen cracks behind the front spring hangers.
In the meantime, I got one of my other toys sold to free up some $$$ and get some goodies ordered. Found a seat on ebay at a steal of a price. It turned out to be one of my few GOOD drunk ebay purchases. It already came in and is going to fit nicely.
Finally found some wheels with the correct staggered offset I needed and liked. Going with TSW Nurburgrings in the rear and these 18x7.5 in the front
Dropping the plate off this week to get cut so I can box the front end. Headed to Georgetown on Thursday to Texas Speed and Performance have them program my ECU and pick up some hardened pushrods, springs and longtube headers. I'm going to be running either of these two depending on which ones match up to my measurements the best.
https://www.texas-speed.com/p-3410-t...evygmc-v8.aspx or
https://www.texas-speed.com/p-4150-t...8-2wd-4wd.aspx I figure it's better to get the headers bolted on and fit the motor than to get motor mounts made and hope they make some that fit my one-off project. Here's the 228 cam I'll be running. Should be fun and sound pretty mean with some dumped Magnaflows.
https://www.texas-speed.com/p-1148-t...-camshaft.aspx