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Truck is trying my limits, lol. Got the new rear in, measured for the driveshaft several times, both loaded
and unloaded. Had to make it a little tight since the trans yoke was bored about half an inch (should have sent it
back and got the right one). Anyway, got the DS and installed it, was tight but seemed to have clearance thru
the suspension travel. Took it around the block, mainly to see if the center section was good, as it was unknown.
Feels like its a locker rear, not my first choice, but better than the cone type I thought it had.
Anyway, this morn I was going to hit a last of the year car show, found a small puddle of oil under the car,
seems the driveshaft hit the seal, tore it-must have lost all clearance when the susp. squatted hitting a bump.
Had I got the right yoke, I would have used more pull out and it wouldn't have been a problem. Well, back
to the driveshaft store and trim it. Then wait for the next issue, lol.
I tend to set them up with max. spline engagement, but this yoke had no splines for the first
1/2" (should have sent it back) so I was trying to set it up with clearance but tight, ended up
biting me in the ***. I ck the with the susp loaded and unloaded, but ap. it was under comp.
like hitting a bump that caused the problem. No way to really ck that unless getting 5 fat boys
to hang off the back, lol. Just going to trim the shaft and order another yoke-guess the yokes
on me, lol.
Finally the drive train is officially complete, lol. I ordered a new yoke with full splines, had the driveshaft trimmed, and
its solid. But wait, it cant be that easy, lol, when I went to install the Cal Traks, they hit the shock brackets, not allowing
the bottom bracket to center. When I was fitting up the brackets to the 9" I just centered them with the upper shock
bracket. So out comes the torch, welder, move the brackets 3/8", now all back together, Cal Traks adjusted. Took it out
and cleaned the stickers off the new Drag Radials. Nice to finally be able to go full throttle, at 10# boost it wants to run.
Pretty much I call the project complete, this winter will just do some cab insulating, tidy up some wiring, maybe look
into a dyno session, but need to build up the wallet again. Have an idle vid, but its in MP4 and cant post.
Getting back on the truck to change some things around-removed the D/S header and
replacing it with a cast iron manifold. Getting to the plugs was tight, and I don't think its
going to make that big of a diff. I had a pair of Ebay manifolds, so putting one to use, lol
I welded a V band on it, seems to weld OK using the mig. Take it to the coaters tomorrow,
hopefully back this week. I have to move the turbo oil feed around, so order some fittings for that.
Next up is some house cleaning on the wiring
Decided to do the axle flip, I wanted to pick up about 1 1/2" more rear drop, so Sunday I knocked out the
channeling of the frame-was going to make my own deal, but had a discount so used it on the McGaugy?
one-went pretty quick. Waiting on new spring perch and new CalTrac bottom plate. Now I have to do some
thing with the 4" tail pipe, lol, never ends-might split it with 2-2.5 pipes. Looked at oval pipe, only
lottery winners buy that stuff, lol.
Now I have a pile of expensive parts to go with the other piles of expensive parts, lol
Redoing something is harder than doing something, lol. Glad I never thru away the old
leaf spring hangers, since I had to reuse them with the flip. I have room to just add the
short muffler behind the main muffler and just end it in front of the rear, not how I like it,
but will do until I get it on my lift-laying on your back sucks-Esp when your old, lol
I feel your pain sir... I, too, have a ton of expensive parts laying around. And have had to buy replacements for stuff that I sold/got rid of back a while... and no lift here either...
Got the truck back together, enough so I can move it over to the lift, enough laying on my back.
Sits pretty good, about 1, 1.5" rake to the front. Prob cut a section of a brace under the bed to
give another 3/4" margin. Need to find some shorter rear shocks, combed thru my Monroe cat.
looking for shock dims., couldnt find any with the correct size ends-but I think someone has them.
Of course now I cant get the rear tires off w/o jacking the body up a little, always something, lol.
Lower rear fender attacked my left ear, fender won, lol.
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