53 ihc

[the reverend muddy grimes]

its centered. and clears the steering column by fractions of an inch. the problem Im now having is I had to cut the u-bolts on the rear end to drop the old one. seems noone makes them that size anymore. the only place i have found them locally wants $150 for 4 of them, (fastenall, cause they have to custom make them)

[bob w]

What size do you need?

[the reverend muddy grimes]

8 inches long, 1 3/4 id. 2 inches of thread. smallest i can find at autozone, oriely, or tractor supply is 2 1/2 id

[Shea Laking]

Originally Posted by the reverend muddy grimes

its centered. and clears the steering column by fractions of an inch. the problem Im now having is I had to cut the u-bolts on the rear end to drop the old one. seems noone makes them that size anymore. the only place i have found them locally wants $150 for 4 of them, (fastenall, cause they have to custom make them)

WOW! That's a bummer!

Do you have a spring shop locally? You know, like works on heavy trucks, etc.

Our local place makes u-bolts for something in the neighbourhood of $50 a set.

Might be worth a check in the Yellow Pages.

Truck's coming along great, BTW. Keep up the good work!

Regards,
Shea

[bob w]

I'd get the 2 1/2" i.d. U Bolts and heat and reform them around a chunk of 1 3/4" pipe. Good old blacksmith work. Heat and a hammer will get you there.

If they need to be flat across the top, first straighten them and then form on a piece of 1 3/4" square tubing.

[the reverend muddy grimes]

found a place called TruckPro that made my u-bolts for $35 for the 4 of them. Made me oh so happy. then went to the driveline shop. You figure for $120 they would use new tube or have a pretty weld.

[Shea Laking]

Cool, good news!

Toldja finding a truck shop would be a good idea!

Yeah, driveshaft shops are usually about "git-r-dun" they don't care what it looks like. But, most people aren't building "hot rods" either.

Looks like you're getting closer, great job!

Regards,
Shea

[Andrew]

Cool build!

[the reverend muddy grimes]

hit a wall. Gonna do a frame swap. The stock wone started twisting when I started it up...Oh well. This is why a real car is never finished

[skull]

is there any way to box it or reinforce it with having to swap it out?

swapping it sounds like a ton of work.

Later