DANG IT!!
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DANG IT!!
My 66 M100 has been a slow project lately for many reasons such as the heat here.Can only work a few hours in the early morning.I've been zeroed in on the rear end.A good friend came off a 64 9 inch with a tru-trac that he's had for awhile but needs to be assembled.He even painted the inside of the housing! He says it's a 3:50 which would be good for me.So,I get new Currie axles,and gather all the parts to assemble like brakes,backing plate bolts,ect.Yipee,ready to build! so I drop the third member in and it dawns on me that I only have his memory as to the gearing.Me thinks me better check that just for my old brain.Unbolt,lift,count,divide...DANG IT!!! It's a 3:89.Since I'm having a massaged cleveland CJ with a C6 and just need road gears this is not what I want.I would like the low 3's to 3:50.And according to my manual one axle is shorter than the other.My new Curries are the SAME length.DANG IT!! My advanced youth should tell me that I can't get hyped up on coffee and put things together.Haha Just goes to show ya that all good things take time... but....DANG IT!!!
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My 66 M100 has been a slow project lately for many reasons such as the heat here.Can only work a few hours in the early morning.I've been zeroed in on the rear end.A good friend came off a 64 9 inch with a tru-trac that he's had for awhile but needs to be assembled.He even painted the inside of the housing! He says it's a 3:50 which would be good for me.So,I get new Currie axles,and gather all the parts to assemble like brakes,backing plate bolts,ect.Yipee,ready to build! so I drop the third member in and it dawns on me that I only have his memory as to the gearing.Me thinks me better check that just for my old brain.Unbolt,lift,count,divide...DANG IT!!! It's a 3:89.Since I'm having a massaged cleveland CJ with a C6 and just need road gears this is not what I want.I would like the low 3's to 3:50.And according to my manual one axle is shorter than the other.My new Curries are the SAME length.DANG IT!! My advanced youth should tell me that I can't get hyped up on coffee and put things together.Haha Just goes to show ya that all good things take time... but....DANG IT!!!
Just sign title and tell me where I can pick up that '66 M100!
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Boss-hahaha.I wish it was that easy! I have too much time in it.Besides,I'm still coveting your unrestored 65!Also wish I could give ya a hand on your ecoslick!I watch your stuff with great admiration!
P.S. can you PM me with your recipe to remove the annodizing on trim?
P.S. can you PM me with your recipe to remove the annodizing on trim?
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LOL! I will send you a pm. I am liking the eco project, the chassis portion is one of my favorites, body work and painting not so much but that is coming up soon. I have a few friends who stop by often to lend a hand now that I have got going on project again. A few showed up again today . . . Finally making good progress. Ready to be put down on ground as a rolling chassis for 1st time!
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