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Finished assembly of the drive hubs and packed and installed the hub/rotor assemblies. It is important not to over grease here. Pack the bearings well and lightly coat all other components. Over greasing can lead to trouble getting the hubs to lock and unlock. Then I was able to get the axle...

Not quite sure yet. Looks like a -239 o-ring. I personally wouldn't purchase either of these. It looks like the top one would work, but without the specs I wouldn't purchase. The groove in the cap tells me that its a AS568 -239 o-ring. I'm going to pick up a few of them from a local...

I was able to get the majority of the front axle reassembled today with the exception of getting the hubs back on. Should have her buttoned up tomorrow. Had to replace one inner bearing cup and one stub shaft needle bearing. Then, the spindle seals were replaced as well and I’ll need new o-rings...

Today I started reassembly of the front axle. The paint was still curing but I’m tired of waiting. Assembled the steering knuckles to the kingpin and lower support bearing, set the studs and torqued all fasteners to 80 lb-ft with some red lock tite. Also installed new kingpin seals Yukon part...

Finished up with the cabin fan shroud and got it all reinstalled today. I sand blasted it and then repainted it using a flat black. I removed the fan and resistor bank, cleaned them up and then used silicone adhesive and put them back in the housing. Then I used an exterior silicone to seal the...

Got the front axle all painted. The odds and ends will get painted up tomorrow and then I’m waiting on some bushings in order to get the front springs mounted. I’m replacing the frame shackle eye bushings with Energy Suspension 3.2111. Eventually I’m going to be doing a 4” lift so I’m not going...

Just doing a mock-up of this thumper engine that I’m thinking about doing…yes that is a real piston and no, I’m not serious.

Hello, I wouldn't recommend changing to crossover steering unless you plan to lift or have larger than stock tires. Albeit the stock steering system is slightly unconventional when compared to lighter duty trucks or the Ford/Dodge setups, it is strong and capable of operating satisfactorily with...

Hmmm. I’ve never seen a bushing like the one pictured on the top. I looked around the shop and all 6 bushings I found look like the one on the bottom. I have two Dana 60s and both steering knuckles on both axles look like the one pictured below so it’s almost like the top bushing wouldn’t even...

No I didn’t get to blast the axle. I’m actually just borrowing my friends Harbor Freight cabinet, so I was able to get all the other parts into it like the hubs and steering knuckles. For the housing I first pressure washed and degreased, then wire wheeled it and finally sanded with 220. Acetone...

I was able to finally get some paint down today. Having a heat wave here, it’s 70 degrees!

I started to install the new dash and old instrument panel this weekend. I had a lot of trouble with the dash and decided that I needed the window rubber installed before I install the dash because I didn’t want to get everything set and drill the new holes in the dash pad just to find out that...

It’s the number of teeth on the ring gear and pinion, resulting in a 4.56 ratio.

Always a great time no matter how many times you do it! Front u-joints removed. Thinking of doing the 35 spline upgrade. Waiting for budget to be approved.

Also did some mild clearance work on the bottom of the front axle while I’m waiting to paint. It’s been a little to cold to paint recently but I think this week I should have a chance to get the housing painted at least.

Decided to see how bad the cab corner rust was today and found that it’s not significant but I’ll definitely need some patch panels. It always gets worse once you start poking around! Saving this project for later but wanted to see what was in store for me.

I’m going to be using this one. It’s military surplus. Tech manual recommends running #2 AWG. Coffee pot says it’s 900 watts so I’m good.

I was able to get the transmission and transfer case reinstalled today along with the cross member and skid plate. I realized when I was reinstalling the cross member that it appears as though, at some point, the truck was moved with a fork lift. This is common on “junk yard” vehicles and is...

Was able to get some painting done today and actually reinstall some parts, which was nice. Lately it seems like there are more parts laying around than there are on the truck. Here is a shot of the exhaust hanger I did as a trial run. It turned out pretty good. I realized, though, that there is...

Since patience is not my strong suit I went ahead and tried to paint while it was 30 degrees. I preheated the material and tried to be smart, but it was all for not. Guess I’ll have to wait for a warm spell.