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Tom, you've been working like full time all winter. Good for you! Would that we were all so motivated. It will be a proud moment when your truck is back on the road. Me, I've been lazy with almost nothing new to report on my truck other than the gas tank seems to be leaking again. Keep the progress coming.
Jim
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Jim, progress on the rear axle/diff has been slower than I would like but it is moving in the right direction. Delivery issues and modifying parts from other years of truck to fit requires a bit of searching and is time consuming.
I hope you chase down that gas leak soon.
Thanks Tom
I might give it a go on my old Jeepster. I found a decent recipe for adapting the Dana 25 close knuckle front axle to disc brakes, but it would be nice to get a larger set of brakes in the rear. Not really high on my priority list right now, but its always fun to think about.
Thanks Bobby
I would still like to use the 84 F150 backing plates so haven't abandoned the conversion but that can be done during the winter. Right now it is about getting the truck back on the road. I evision the jig having a 3 1/8" sleeve welded to a plate that has the correct bolt pattern. The sleeve would align in the centre backing plate hole so you could clamp the jig and mark and drill the new pattern. Sounds good, time may tell.
Rainy day so decided to clean the garage and organize parts before any more work on the truck. Things were getting a bit chaotic; I spent a lot of time tripping over or looking for parts.
I started rough in plumbing for brakes, then fuel lines and will plumb to final location once I have the front of frame boxed in. I am going to complete reworking the steering column and connections then fab up some motor mounts to mock up motor and transmission.
Ah, I love an ambitious plan!
If you're anything like me, that ambitious plan goes straight out the window about 15 minutes into the day. Next thing you know I'm turning in little circles, tripping over myself, and starting several different things at once....LOL
Ah, I love an ambitious plan!
If you're anything like me, that ambitious plan goes straight out the window about 15 minutes into the day. Next thing you know I'm turning in little circles, tripping over myself, and starting several different things at once....LOL
Ah yes, Bobby, guilty of that myself, lol. Good intentions to have a plan, the trick is sticking with it. I pick up the pieces tomorrow from the metal shop I had cut out so I can weld up my motor mounts.
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I got some similar biscuit style mounts like that for my roadster project. I think my Packard engine might be a bit heavy for them. It seems like they are "squashing" a bit. Mine are the style that have the nifty chrome cover over the rubber.
The biscuits are not solid rubber. I think I might have to refab the rubber bits out of a more solid source as my chrome cap is almost touching the lower bit of the mount.
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I think my Packard engine might be a bit heavy for them. It seems like they are "squashing" a bit.
I am sure you will find a suitable material to cut out to replace the rubber bits , hockey pucks or aftermatket bushings? Maybe an additional mount front or back ?
I got my motor and transmission home yesterday from storage.
Today I cleaned them up and started to get them into place so I can measure up for motor mounr placement and transmission cross member. I need to remove the exhaust manifolds so I can shoe horn things into place.
I've managed to get my drive shaft out into my truck. I've been carrying it around for a week. I'm hoping to get a chance to swing into my buddy's shop to weld it up
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. Driveshaft will be next but a lot of fiddling first.