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Old 12-15-2014, 02:47 PM   #19
burnitg
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Black Hawk, CO
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Re: Project Screamer - '72 GMC K2500 + DD 4-53T

A little progress and a lot of family time...

I hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I sure did. I spent a lot of time with my family and friends. This is my favorite time of year.

I also made a little progress on my project.

I received my divorced NP-205 transfer case:

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I purchased some 1-3/4" DOM tubing and had a local machine shop cut it to the correct length and bore the ID:

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I mocked up the rear motor mounts:

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And burned them in:

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I flipped the chassis and welded the bottom side of the front and rear motor mounts. Before I could flip the chassis, I had to remove the axles. This took a lot longer than I had expected because the bolts had rusted solid to the sleeves inside the bushings. When I reassemble them, I will be liberally coating the entire bolt and sleeve with anti-seize lubricant!

Next step - cut and install the boxing plates and install the spring bushings so I can make the chassis a roller again.

More to come...
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