Project: Fix to busted CV shafts & wheel bearings! 56k no no

[Tim99Zr2]

ooh, and baggey, with this set up i dont need to move my exhaust. my drive shaft is doing it for me!

[Donahue]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tim99Zr2

ok, well i got an update.

the truck is pretty much done, finally got my springs figured out. i just need rear shocks, and shorten the rear drive shaft.

pissed with the springs today, up front i got a XJ main, Fullsize chevy main below that, and 2 zr2 springs on the bottom.

as for flex, ill let the pics show you!





so i think its getting there, i went for a little trail ride to test it out, since i havent driven it since i bought my rocket.

whatta ya think?

the fact that you are pulling your front shackles past vertical means you need longer ones.

[Donahue]

they could stand to have a lot more angle too. mine are kicked back more at ride hight than yours are at full compression.

[Tim99Zr2]

weeeeeelp i ruined my second auto tranny. next big update is a 5spd swap.

picking up my donor truck sometime (hopefully soon) 200 bucks got me everything i needed.

i lack on updates!

[wrekd]

I probably wont be too far behind ya on that one. My trans just doesnt seem right. But if it does, its just an opportunity to upgrade to something better. So I really dont care if it goes.

[haro2289]

aww that sucks man i know how much you love your truck. But 5spd's are the shit I wish mine had it.

[98-LS-lifted]

wish I still had mine

[Tim99Zr2]

Quote: Originally Posted by haro2289

aww that sucks man i know how much you love your truck. But 5spd's are the shit I wish mine had it.

you must not know me too well!!

yea, this tranny was never right since i put it in. it wouldnt shift right when it got hot.

and for some reason when im in 4 LO it doesnt seem like it shifts out of first.


5 spds FTMFW!! wonder how hard this swap will be..?

[Tim99Zr2]

Quote: Originally Posted by 98-LS-lifted

wish I still had mine

come buy mine. 2k right now.

[98-LS-lifted]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tim99Zr2

come buy mine. 2k right now.

Bring it to me and I will.

[crazy91s10]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tim99Zr2

come buy mine. 2k right now.

shit... 2k? how much more will i have to dump into it to make it work right?

[Donahue]

this is why i started with a stick. 5 speeds in blazers are kinda rare too.

[Tim99Zr2]

Quote: Originally Posted by 98-LS-lifted

Bring it to me and I will.

thats not part of the deal!

and who knows brandon!

[ChrisInVT]

Quote: Originally Posted by Donahue

this is why i started with a stick. 5 speeds in blazers are kinda rare too.

I know where there's a blazer with a 5-speed

[Tim99Zr2]

Quote: Originally Posted by ChrisInVT

I know where there's a blazer with a 5-speed

yea, 500 miles away!

[ChrisInVT]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tim99Zr2

yea, 500 miles away!

Actually only about 15

[Donahue]

for $350, that runs and drives great?

[ChrisInVT]

For free, that's completely incapable of moving under it's own power

[Baggey22]

It's also missing skid plates and all driveshafts

[ChrisInVT]

hahahaha Among other things!

[Tim99Zr2]

well, got my parts truck today, and stripped it.

if anyone needs anyything for a 94-97 s10 let me know, there isnt much left.

[wrekd]

What t-case is in it?? Or did ya claim that already....lol

[Tim99Zr2]

i think its a 231, its got a cable shifter on it.

not sure if im taking it yet or not! we'll see.

[crazy91s10]

well... whats the goin rate for used cv's??

[wrekd]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tim99Zr2

i think its a 231, its got a cable shifter on it.

not sure if im taking it yet or not! we'll see.

Let me know when you decide. I just got done pulling out my t-case about 20 mins ago. If you dont want that one, im not even pulling this one apart to fix the leak.

Is the shifter assembly and console there with it???

[Tim99Zr2]

Quote: Originally Posted by wrekd

Let me know when you decide. I just got done pulling out my t-case about 20 mins ago. If you dont want that one, im not even pulling this one apart to fix the leak.

Is the shifter assembly and console there with it???

yea. i think im going to keep it. sorry.
i got a manual shift 233. (its ghetto)

[Tim99Zr2]

Quote: Originally Posted by crazy91s10

well... whats the goin rate for used cv's??

come pull them and they're yours

[wrekd]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tim99Zr2

yea. i think im going to keep it. sorry.
i got a manual shift 233. (its ghetto)

Damn...lol.... I knew you were gonna keep it. At least I know what I'm doing tomorrow, tearing down the whole t-case to fix a friggen leak

[Tim99Zr2]

Quote: Originally Posted by wrekd

Damn...lol.... I knew you were gonna keep it. At least I know what I'm doing tomorrow, tearing down the whole t-case to fix a friggen leak

im keeping it as long as it has the 1.25" chain. if not, its junk to me.

[wrekd]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tim99Zr2

im keeping it as long as it has the 1.25" chain. if not, its junk to me.

All Chevy 231's from 88-97 have the 1.25" chain. Jeeps are the only ones that use the 1" chain.

[Donahue]

Quote: Originally Posted by wrekd

All Chevy 231's from 88-97 have the 1.25" chain. Jeeps are the only ones that use the 1" chain.

that would mean all chevy 231's as they were not used pre 88.

[crazy91s10]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tim99Zr2

come pull them and they're yours

well i'll give ya somethin for em... i'll get a hold of ya next time im out that way and i'm free to come down

[Tim99Zr2]

Quote: Originally Posted by crazy91s10

well i'll give ya somethin for em... i'll get a hold of ya next time im out that way and i'm free to come down

k, i just dont feel like tearing them out yet. haha.
i was going to give them to you if you would pull them.

i see wrekd. thanks for letting me know that!

[ChrisInVT]

Quote: Originally Posted by crazy91s10

well i'll give ya somethin for em... i'll get a hold of ya next time im out that way and i'm free to come down

Hey, I offered you a nice new CV with a newer-style duct tape boot

[crazy91s10]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tim99Zr2

k, i just dont feel like tearing them out yet. haha.
i was going to give them to you if you would pull them.

i see wrekd. thanks for letting me know that!

i'll pull them... just dont know how soon i'll be down that way. didnt know if you were tryin to get it torn apart and out of your way asap

[crazy91s10]

Quote: Originally Posted by ChrisInVT

Hey, I offered you a nice new CV with a newer-style duct tape boot

yeah... but you wouldnt pay the shipping for me ya cheap fvck. id love to have me some tape style boots but cant afford such luxuries at the moment

[Tim99Zr2]

Quote: Originally Posted by crazy91s10

i'll pull them... just dont know how soon i'll be down that way. didnt know if you were tryin to get it torn apart and out of your way asap

yea, if your not down by the time i get rid of it, ill pull them.

you'll have to call birchs phone. i dont have one right now.

[ChrisInVT]

Quote: Originally Posted by crazy91s10

yeah... but you wouldnt pay the shipping for me ya cheap fvck. id love to have me some tape style boots but cant afford such luxuries at the moment

Hey, I drive a 1st gen with 33's on IFS - I'm poor

[lowlife96]

tim your truck is bad i love it but i have a ? i have a 91 z71 with a 5 or 6 in IFS lift and a body lift and i want to do a sas but im not sure about all of it yet im still reading about it and i also have a 89 2wd s10 with a 4.3 i thinkin i want to buy a jeep that need a moter or something for kinda cheap to get axles what would u do the SAS on since u have did it before i just would like to kno your input on it since iv never did a sas i was into bags but i like the mudd!!! here is a pic of my truck

[Tim99Zr2]

hm, i would SAS the full size, being its got a 305/350 and the tcase is already there.
you would prob want to run a D44 in that. which i dunno what you would find the right axle in.
i think you would be better off asking donahue about it!

[Donahue]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tim99Zr2

hm, i would SAS the full size, being its got a 305/350 and the tcase is already there.
you would prob want to run a D44 in that. which i dunno what you would find the right axle in.
i think you would be better off asking donahue about it!

late 70's fords are going to be your best bet for a sas. but with a t-case swap chevy and dodge axles become an option. some of it depends on the type of suspension desired.

[Tim99Zr2]

well i bought my new clutch, pres. plate, throw out bearing, and pilot bearing for 210.

might try to get the tranny in this week end. and i need another oil pan.

[wrekd]

What kind of clutch did you get?? And what happened to your oil pan...lol

[Tim99Zr2]

meh, some kit from advance, prob junk. but it'll do for now!

my oil pan wont work, its got the "access" panel built onto it. i need one that is just an oil pan, not no fancy shit like mine!

[wrekd]

Whats this "access panel" you speak of?? What does it give access to??

[Tim99Zr2]

Quote: Originally Posted by wrekd

Whats this "access panel" you speak of?? What does it give access to??

inside the bell housing. its the plate that goes on the bottom front of the tranny, right behind the pan.



i dunno if i can use my stock pan or not yet.

[ChrisInVT]

Your truck eats transmissions like mine eats gas

[Tim99Zr2]

Quote: Originally Posted by ChrisInVT

Your truck eats transmissions like mine eats gas

too bad gas is cheaper
once i get a new throwout bearing friday the 5 speed is going in.

[ChrisInVT]

Not by much! I go through 60-120 a week in gas.

It adds up quick

[Tim99Zr2]

ook, bump this piece of shit.

tax return time is coming up soon. which ill prob get like a whoppin 2k back. half of that will be going to new tires, im deciding between two tires. 35x12.5x15 baja claws or 35x14.5x15 boggers, not sure which ones yet.
with that being said. ill have around 1k left.

the body on my truck is shot, as most of you know. i was at work thinking tonight instead of buying a new bed / fenders from a j/y then buying bush wackers from summit of where ever. i was thinking about buying pre runner bed sides / fenders again you can pick them up for about a grand. i would get them with the widest flare i could get, since i got beef with the cops for too small of flares and the current lawn edging isnt cool.

now, if i buy the glass parts i will build my own bed. figured on making the shell mostly out of 1x1 tube, making the rear section out of like 2x2 (so it can support a tube tail gate / tire carrier. now the floors and sides would be like 3/16" expanded steel with the bed sides screwed to it. it would be basically an open box, easy to clean the top of frame, and inside of the bed sides. i would also put wheel tubs in it to keep the majority of mud / water from flying all over. i would still be able to tie things down all over the place from the holes in the expanded steel.

doing that, i think would cost a little more, but i think would be cooler, more functional for me. and last longer. i will also build sliders for the cab and bed. my buddy does fiberglass work for a living, so im not toooo worried about cracking it.

k, story time is over. whatta think? i just had to tell someone cause i thought it is a good idea. and i want to make my truck look kinda nice again.




updates when taxes come