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I just bought two of those wheel dolly's you can find at auto stores and bolted some 1in x 1in square tubing between em and used that.....you can take it apart later to save space...
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From: crowley, tx
Originally Posted by WindsorF100
I just bought two of those wheel dolly's you can find at auto stores and bolted some 1in x 1in square tubing between em and used that.....you can take it apart later to save space...
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From: Rio Rancho, NM
At Harbor Freight you can buy the mini appliance dollies for approx. $10. Which is cheaper than what it would cost you to buy the 4 casters its made out of. The dollies are approx 12" x 14" with 4 casters. I've been thinking of picking up several for engine dollies.
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Originally Posted by bobbytnm
At Harbor Freight you can buy the mini appliance dollies for approx. $10. Which is cheaper than what it would cost you to buy the 4 casters its made out of. The dollies are approx 12" x 14" with 4 casters. I've been thinking of picking up several for engine dollies.
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From: crowley, tx
Originally Posted by 51dueller
Trying to be sneaky by just sticking a wheel in the fender. 
I will say right now you won't be able to make your truck that low with the chevy frame unless you channel the body.
I will say right now you won't be able to make your truck that low with the chevy frame unless you channel the body.
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From: Durham NC
Originally Posted by jareddill
yeah i know, just measuring to see what all i have to do to squeeze the new motor, so far looks like a slighty larger trans tunnel, and trim of couple of inches off the inner fenders
Even a Chrysler Hemi or Viper V10 fits without any interference. I have a CSB 400 with a T56 6speed tranny (a large tranny) that only required cutting a new shifter hole. I can stand between the engine and inner fenders and there's ~ 2" of clearance above the tranny and the original cover?
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Ax,
You can fit big engines and trannys easily on the stock suspension but once you get a suspension crossmember then it normally has the engine raised higher and your trying to keep the body as low as possible. I had to do the same on my truck but the engine fits nice and level.
Just a comparison:
Your engine isn't much higher than the inner fenders.
Where as mine is almost 5" higher than the inner fenders.
You can fit big engines and trannys easily on the stock suspension but once you get a suspension crossmember then it normally has the engine raised higher and your trying to keep the body as low as possible. I had to do the same on my truck but the engine fits nice and level.
Just a comparison:
Your engine isn't much higher than the inner fenders.
Where as mine is almost 5" higher than the inner fenders.
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Originally Posted by AXracer
What are you putting in there that would require trimming the inner fenders and enlarging the tranny tunnel?
Even a Chrysler Hemi or Viper V10 fits without any interference. I have a CSB 400 with a T56 6speed tranny (a large tranny) that only required cutting a new shifter hole. I can stand between the engine and inner fenders and there's ~ 2" of clearance above the tranny and the original cover?
Even a Chrysler Hemi or Viper V10 fits without any interference. I have a CSB 400 with a T56 6speed tranny (a large tranny) that only required cutting a new shifter hole. I can stand between the engine and inner fenders and there's ~ 2" of clearance above the tranny and the original cover?
and the inner fenders look like they will interfere with the manifolds, but hard to say again until i actually get there
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From: Kingsford, MI
Originally Posted by dffay
Its Young Frankenstein------Big body and Abbie-Normal Brain.
So Doctor, how goes it? Nightmarish? Not so bad? It beats a sharp stick in the eye?
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From: Rio Rancho, NM
I think its the standard 8 lug pattern that Ford, Dodge, and GM all used up until the mid 90's until they went metric.
Ford and Dodge 8 hole wheels are the same, the GM 8 hole wheels have a smaller center hole so they don't fit over the full floating rear axles on the Ford and Dodge trucks (but they will fit the front hubs on 2WD)
At least thats kind of what I remember, I havent owned a 3/4 ton or larger truck in awhile
Bobby
Ford and Dodge 8 hole wheels are the same, the GM 8 hole wheels have a smaller center hole so they don't fit over the full floating rear axles on the Ford and Dodge trucks (but they will fit the front hubs on 2WD)
At least thats kind of what I remember, I havent owned a 3/4 ton or larger truck in awhile
Bobby