Old Iron
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Are you able to turn the front wheels without hitting the fender if a bag was to fail ?
Are you able to turn the front wheels without hitting the fender if a bag was to fail ?
1937 chevy truck 3/4 ton
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no, because it tucks rim in the fender,
the front air bags have a ton of space inside the spring pocket, I can fit my hand between the spring pocket and air bag at any point of the suspension travel
plus the bags that I used, they don't balloon out as the air fills them,
that helps to get more lift with less pressure, and keeps them from getting bigger and rubbing on the spring pocket
got a spicer 3r to 1310 rear u joint, $22
and a heavy duty moog front 3r u joint, $30
and a 2001 firebird driveshaft, driveshaft is from the driveline shop, but I got it used for $35
I got a used 3r (1344) 4l80e, 32 spline yoke from a 96 s10 blazer 4x4 for free
im going to candy cane paint the driveshaft
the 37 got put on hold
i drove up to Everett Washington to help/do my uncles LS install into his 94 K2500
the truck was pretty dirty, the motor was leaking all other the place
and the heads needs valve seals
110337372_1173020186403825_8795232082485983698_n by joa kwin, on Flickr
heres the trans was covered in dirt from over the years
116156294_1249251648739485_8794511669516190497_n by joa kwin, on Flickr
110637674_1878889352244640_7789329816747923782_n by joa kwin, on Flickr
pressure washed like 30 gallons of dirt off of the truck and frame rails
115714254_762722737888364_6774658110753055108_n by joa kwin, on Flickr
the frame got a coat of por 15, and then primer, and then gloss black
i drove up to Everett Washington to help/do my uncles LS install into his 94 K2500
the truck was pretty dirty, the motor was leaking all other the place
and the heads needs valve seals
110337372_1173020186403825_8795232082485983698_n by joa kwin, on Flickrheres the trans was covered in dirt from over the years
116156294_1249251648739485_8794511669516190497_n by joa kwin, on Flickr
110637674_1878889352244640_7789329816747923782_n by joa kwin, on Flickrpressure washed like 30 gallons of dirt off of the truck and frame rails
115714254_762722737888364_6774658110753055108_n by joa kwin, on Flickrthe frame got a coat of por 15, and then primer, and then gloss black
110607492_957093378087054_2274362603068756747_n by joa kwin, on Flickrthe back of the frame before any por 15 or primer and paint
110318214_292686842056404_3774696292890402071_n by joa kwin, on Flickrthe first night after getting the engine and trans and t case out
you can kind of see how dirty it was
113118081_374806946815692_189087974367954348_n by joa kwin, on Flickr99-06 nbs 4x4 headers, they are coated, was a pain to grind that stuff off so that i could weld v-band clamps on it
116022590_295364834911463_5423132753644364494_n by joa kwin, on Flickrnew sender unit with 255 pump inside the tank
116042574_749610645582308_3166250694161948081_n by joa kwin, on Flickrvette set up with -6AN fittings
116151481_1994081120725432_5273871752858997352_n by joa kwin, on Flickrbuilding fuel lines and used -6 fittings and 3/8's hose
115943682_291426818848631_4254663947297956732_n by joa kwin, on Flickrpainted the firewall
had a few spots that needed some work
i welded up the old wiring harness port and then drilled a hole for the new harness in its location
used the engine host to lift the front of the trans so that i could get the trans jack under the pan
put the trans and t-case in as one
116153729_727303341423715_3062828118931660690_n by joa kwin, on Flickr2004 lm7 5.3 engine with summit racing 4x4 truck cam
115936139_900121057140376_5997219942775336997_n by joa kwin, on Flickr
116017419_778599639578682_4696008390187717877_n by joa kwin, on Flickrengine sitting in the engine bay
was able to reuse the front and rear driveshafts
just put new u joints in them
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109710252_911869312657286_8218633565476002621_n by joa kwin, on Flickr
115930518_318931529290678_1526240242116789886_n by joa kwin, on Flickrfront driveshaft
used a 2004 4l60e and a tcase from a 98 chevy truck
116225511_206895984084973_2571360042530827873_n by joa kwin, on Flickrforgot this pic, getting the trans and t-case in place to go up
116017253_720400395472940_6576514596853220591_n by joa kwin, on Flickrused a bp automotive harness for dbw
116351446_728552494381152_2094203437962959241_n by joa kwin, on Flickr
117028165_989341128200052_5100329229835670566_n by joa kwin, on Flickr
117146662_314020823292059_934344732801248906_n by joa kwin, on Flickrthe radiator and e-fan set up
116230329_215893506433845_5842867102222186_n by joa kwin, on Flickrfront driveshaft before it got put in
116856379_220402565887147_2106071266820294510_n by joa kwin, on Flickrrear driveshaft
117260351_300554581368124_7736986065975373525_n by joa kwin, on Flickrputting the bed/rear bumper/tow hitch back on
117035943_300558861395397_3812068282064114_n by joa kwin, on Flickrmy cuzn put that gold tape stuff on the intake tube, says it helps to keep the tube temp down
video-1596935316 by joa kwin, on Flickrthe tbi a/c r4 ac pump kept making the belt come off, so we took it off
and then my uncle ordered some different brackets off of ebay
and that seems to be working now
video-1597268730 (1) by joa kwin, on Flickrthe morning right before i left
1600 miles and some change to drive from Everett WA to Tucson AZ
i built the exhaust up to the mufflers and used a X pipe, and then my uncle took it to a local place to do the dual out the back on each side and alignment
uncle finished the a/c install and charged the system, he said a/c blows cold
2.5 weeks for this drivetrain swap, and all the cleaning of the frame plus paint, plus front suspension, front axles, upgrade the front diff actuator and wiring for that, and rear brake shoes, and shocks all around
my uncle and cuzn helped but most of it was me on my own
my uncle still worked a full time job and worked most weekends, but he did take 3-4 days off
Old Iron
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118892200_322230269014833_652058361336832604_n by joa kwin, on Flickri started to build the tunnel and floor of the truck
119213105_362970608413035_1767621516100689335_n by joa kwin, on Flickrvolvo e-fan set up i made for the truck
122270025_428008641518154_4111879054004353153_n by joa kwin, on Flickrgetting the truck ready to move
i took a job up in Utah, so i will be slowly moving everything from tucson to up their
so im getting as much as i can bolted on to the truck
