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A/Os 1/2 ton axle rebuild and SASsy thread -with a pic or two
Since FTE could use another SAS thread heres what Ive been working on the past couple weeks for a friend.
84 F150 http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...3-48-09_18.jpg 9" rebuild housing stripped bare and wire wheeled http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-59-25_229.jpg Had to weld one spring pad back on http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-59-54_359.jpg Painted gloss black http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-45-38_879.jpg The 3rd member already had 4.10 gears so we kept that but gutted the open carrier for a mini spool. The rest of the parts in this pic are 44 stuff http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-49-52_260.jpg everything removed and cleaned up http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-09-04_499.jpg Open carrier with the ring gear removed. Bust it in half http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-42-05_311.jpg Knock out the 3 roll pins and remove the cross pin, spiders and side gears http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-42-26_158.jpg Throw 'em in a box http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-34-33_232.jpg Its cute :D http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-45-37_255.jpg Stick it in the deep half of the carrier along with the shims that were behind the side gears http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-42-51_187.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-43-12_168.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-43-20_565.jpg Stock cross pin on the left chromoly on the right. http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-40-57_364.jpg Stick it in the hole and drive one of the roll pins back in. :-X19 http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...0-42-38_74.jpg Slap it back together and bolt your ring gear up - torqued to 60ft lbs with red locktight http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-57-49_608.jpg |
Greasy rusty turd as delivered
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-45-46_567.jpg Stripped down and wire wheeled http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-59-22_611.jpg Paint http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...4-43-57_98.jpg The axle came with 3.25 gears. Ive never seen one with that high of a gear and I dont think its factory. Not sure why. Oh well, order gears, carrier and install kit. http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...7-59-39_30.jpg Remove the side gears and spiders from your 3.91-down carrier and install them into your 3.92-up carrier. Basically the same as the 9" carrier above except dont try to bust this one in half :D Notice the difference in offset. http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-33-57_664.jpg Everthing together before the first go'round on the shims. The ring gear bolts were torqued to 55ft lbs with red locktight. http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-37-14_705.jpg Press the pinion bearing in http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-19-58_654.jpg Ready to go http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...9-21-43_78.jpg Race http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-31-34_518.jpg Pinion http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...9-32-39_13.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-01-19_186.jpg Zang! Took 4 tries for me to get right. :-banghead http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...1-40-35_43.jpg |
Hubs and rotors
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-51-08_444.jpg Press new races in, pack bearings and install the outer wheel seal. http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-10-43_556.jpg Slap the shafts in http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...4-07-40_22.jpg Add finishing touch to piss off owner http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-14-15_551.jpg Caliper bracket, spindle, wheel hub/rotor and outer wheel bearings on. http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-12-07_645.jpg Install blingness and repeat. http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-08-21_321.jpg Wait on parts from the big brown chariot. 4" Deaver Superflex springs and 7* bushing set http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-23-03_664.jpg Install brake lines, 7" extended brake line for a 79 F150 and radius arms. Basically complete in this pic minus calipers. http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-11-51_212.jpg |
Now the fun stuff...
For tie rods, drag link and trac bar we are using 1.5 x .250 DOM with 5 -3/4 thread x 3/4 bore and 1- 3/4 thread x 5/8 bore chromemoly heims with kevlar liners. All hardware is grade 8 and pinned with a cotter key so it cant wiggle loose. We are also using misalignment spacers at the top of the passenger knuckle and at the pitman arm. You will need to drill the taper out of the knuckles and the pitman arm to make this all work. http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-42-19_599.jpg Get that POS out of there http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-36-16_911.jpg I salute you! Link'd http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-59-55_705.jpg All gone http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-00-52_420.jpg Roll the new axle under there http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-37-33_871.jpg Bolt your blingdaddy superflex springs into the stock 84 coil buckets - I did this out of spite to the interwebs since Ive read numerous times it will not work and that 73-79 buckets are required. http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-38-50_438.jpg bottoms http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-38-55_816.jpg I used stock 79 F150 radius arm brackets instead of the TTBs. If you notch the brackets to clear the body mount and use the rear ttb bracket hole on the frame in the front hole of the radius arm bracket it works perfectly. notch them like this... http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-06-19_727.jpg bolt that shat up! http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-46-14_727.jpg |
Mini spool bad. Better off making one with spiders n two cross pins.
Everything else looks good. |
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http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-27-57_475.jpg Trac bar bracket cut down from an old set of 4 link brackets http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-06-49_777.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-17-12_970.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-33-32_655.jpg All done http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-51-44_596.jpg Trac bar and drag link are within 1/2* of being perfect. http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-59-38_472.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-59-08_307.jpg yes, thats a chrome diff cover. On the brakes... A 84 (not sure what other years for complete certain but Im pretty sure 80-96) the brake lines come off both sides of the frame with a seperate line coming from the proportioning valve. For this truck I used the 79 style lines and routed the line from the pumpkin (where it meets the juction block and is distributed to each caliper) straight up to the proportioning valve in the driver side line hole and capped off the passenger side with a pipe plug. Next for this project will be a MSD 6al and coil, electric fuel pump and regulator, new valve springs to match the cam, shocks and a few other little things. I may also end up swapping torque converters for something a little higher stall. |
Dave, I agree but I guess it will work until it doesnt.
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thats a nice looking 84!!!
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Neg reps for putting on the chrome cover instead of the pink one
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Paying customers get whatever color/finish diff cover they want.
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lol i hear that... you talked him into a 460 yet?
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Naaa...
Im going to tinker on this engine until we pretty much max it out. |
you say it was 302 or 351?
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Thats a stout looking truck.
Good work! |
its a 302 with E303 hyd roller, 1.6 roller rockers, Edelbrick performer and a 600cfm Edelbrick carb. Nothing really fancy but should be fairly reliable.
ibleedblue...your name is Jesse right? Regardless, thanks. |
Looks good. I guess the brake line and coil bucket info we talked about worked out for ya. Oh, and nice looking steering links and track bar ya got there ;)
Looks good. Now that is done, get to work on George! Next race at Mountainview is June 30, you got a place to crash here with the wife and kiddo! |
I used 79 buckets and ttb style brakes on my last SAS. Always thought this way was better and was pretty sure its what you did based on the alcoholic haze I call a memory.
Ive got to finish this truck, a 78 and a 79 before I can finish George. The way it seems I'll never race my own junk again. I would say I'm the new Cheeto but at least my build plans have remained the same albeit unfinished |
plus your making a profit and not just asking a profit then selling for pennies on the dolla!
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more pics
Paul took the bench seat out and we set the bucket seat and harness in there. I will be building brackets about 5-6" tall for them to mount to. http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-56-44_824.jpg Bolted up some "3.5 inch" add a leafs from JBG. I didnt do a before measurement but Id say it only lifted the truck 2" like all other add a leaf kits Dear Paul, take a picture for me Front receiver hitch behind the front bumper. http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-22-59_836.jpg A class 4 receiver was cut and sleeved with 3 x 3 x .250 square tube with 8" of overlap and then bolted to the frame with some 2 x 3 x .375 angle. http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-01-15_960.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-22-46_134.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...6-53-07_57.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...22-18-47_8.jpg Im going to build a little bracket at the end of a piece of 2x2 square tube to hold the license plate. Basically you would never know it was there until you took the plate off. |
Bumper's crooked :flip
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Originally Posted by captain p4
(Post 12047291)
Bumper's crooked :flip
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I'm not goin to tell you what ******* did to make it crooked.
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i seen Joe on a you tube vid he posted on FB...... he talkes exactly like he types.... very slow/stuttered and you couldn't understand a word of it
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Pics
Add a leafs http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-03-23_591.jpg Passenger side done. We came back later and put the little clamps on. http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-53-36_489.jpg Holley blue pump and regulator. 3/8" line from the tank to carb run on the passenger side frame rail. http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-02-56_671.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-56-01_735.jpg Seats http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-17-43_976.jpg MSD 6AL digital http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-08-09_754.jpg I forgot to post this pic on the first page. The 73-79 radius arm bracket was cut and bolted to either side of the front body mount. The front most hole of the 73-79 bracket lines up perfectly with the rear most hole of the ttb radius arm bracket. http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...6-13_235-1.jpg |
Hey, get one o them semi license plate holders n put it on the bumper. Than flip the plate up, n put the insert in. Just a idea.
Also, regulator mounted to the body? |
Thats a good idea Dave.
Yes the regulator is mounted to the firewall. I didnt want to put it on the inner fenders because they are plastic and 28 years old and likely to rip and my way looks cooler. Besides, hes not going to be racing it at any real tech inspected tracks. Its just a multipurpose offroad toy. |
A quick google search found that most all of those flip down brackets are in the $50 range. I think i can build him something cheaper (material + labor)
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Piano hinge!
I guess I've never really liked them mounted to the body. Always figured a way to mount them to the carb studs or intake. |
Thats where mine is on George.
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I told you that before our epic drunkness, to hinge it. Guess I got your old ass too drunk and you forgot.
ps We're starting at 10 when you get home tomorrow - sleep is for the weak. |
Im good with that but i need to take my dog to the vet at some point...i think you gave her gonorrhea of the ear
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So Ive finally got a little work out of Paul....
Pulling the 302 for new valve springs to match the e303 cam and a torque converter http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...517_06_02_.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-21-10_619.jpg Overkill x ellebenty seat brackets and install... 1.5"x 11ga square tube and 1/4x2 flat bar. The center is supported with 2 pieces of 1/4x5x5 flat plate sandwiched between the body with 4 - 3/8x1 grade 8 bolts per side. http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-16-49_730.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-16-40_647.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-11-37_713.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-57-39_240.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-18-45_631.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...2480242288.jpg Install a-hole http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...-17-47_839.jpg |
Poser pic
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...511_39_28_.jpg Damn, we are some serious bad asses! http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h.../IMG956707.jpg with an impromptu left hand shocker |
So are you both trying to take on the badassedness of my bald head and decided to follow suit?
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We are bald by choice...
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m eh
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That was right before Kris dropped the front hitch on my shin.
drunk em effer! |
Waaaaaa waaaaaaaa! :flip:
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a hole! That hurt :(
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