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  1. DUUANE

    Duuane's M135 repower thread

    Bah...work has conspired to occupy all of my waking hours of late. The high deck chevy v8 is still sitting in the other truck in another yard..safe for the moment. Little has progressed since the last installment save the purchase of a bullmoose craneto help with the heavy lifting around the...
  2. DUUANE

    M135/211 Air pak question

    So here's a question for the group. I'm looking for someone that has an air pak apart or a partial unit that we can measure the bore and effective stroke of the slave piston. I need to know the total displacement to map out master cylinder retrofit possibillities. Just the output side of the...
  3. DUUANE

    Steel Soldiers giveaway sponsored by SECO

    I'm all in..no out. Thank you.
  4. DUUANE

    G749 preservation

    Sorry to hear of the passing of a friend. From your quote about the buzzer it sounds like he has gone ahead to get a proper pre trip and warm up done. In the garden.
  5. DUUANE

    Duuane's M135 repower thread

    Because i am a curious monkey.. Does anyone out there know the bore and effective stroke of the stock air pak output piston in our trucks? I'd like to do some figuring before i go opening the brake system and let all the rust in. There are different wheel cylinders for the Canadian Vs...
  6. DUUANE

    Duuane's M135 repower thread

    Well.. Covid and the SIr Wilfrid Laurier have conspired to burn up all my free time. The Laurier went back in the water yesterday 1 full week ahead of schedule so thats a good thing. Maybe tomorrow i'll be able to do something usefull in the yard. I have a line on a 427 industrial that i'm...
  7. DUUANE

    GMC m135 rebuild

    "After a while we just beat it until it comes off. Welcome to the battle." No one wants to be defeated...
  8. DUUANE

    GMC m135 rebuild

    What i do is back off the adjuster cams bolts a third of a turn. Then "light" tapping with a 4 lb sledge with the wheel off and tiger torch heating the drum. I also have a 4' pipe wrench that i lock onto the hub with a 5 foot cheater. The combination of heat, rapping vibration and torque from...
  9. DUUANE

    G749 preservation

    The duramax platform is awesome. I ran a gomaco gt3600 curb extruder for a period of time. Was on the highway returning from a job out of town in one of the dmax powered trucks when i thought i felt the truck leaning weirdly in a corner. So i checked the mirrors maybe i had a low tire..then i...
  10. DUUANE

    G749 preservation

    Duramax..thats really nice. What a great choice. Cant wait to see the tire roasting!
  11. DUUANE

    The "cadillac deuce", cab replant idea

    In the grips of the mud..i know it well.
  12. DUUANE

    The "cadillac deuce", cab replant idea

    Park it on level ground. Get a tape measure. Measure the outside to outside on the frame rails. Get a plumb bob. On the floor mark a line where the center of the front wheel is. Then drop a second point in a different color thats the center of the front wheel well in the front fender. Remeber...
  13. DUUANE

    Duuane's M135 repower thread

    Another job out of the way..I'm trying to maximize crane placement by doing 2 conversions at the same time. Altered the chevy CUCV K30 frame to work with the big block chrysler and its stock mounts. Spot on in all the right places. Tomorrow ill get started on the rear crossmember and mounts.
  14. DUUANE

    G749 preservation

    Itll go. Maybe crack the drain plug on the trans pan. Water will go to the bottom. Itll save trying to flush out the raspberry milkshake when you get it lit up. If it runs red right away youre golden.
  15. DUUANE

    Duuane's M135 repower thread

    Aaaaand..its out. Eyeing things up with the tape..it looks like the allison is about 5/8" longer than the hydramatic. The allison flywheel housing is 1 1/2" deeper. The block is a full 10" shorter in length so that leaves 8 7/8" of wiggle room and extra clearance to the distributor/firewall. The...
  16. DUUANE

    Duuane's M135 repower thread

    Ferries..definately ferries. Rolls royce has its own version that is a sealant as well..those crazy limeys. I'll have to check the torque on the flange retaining nut. If it wasnt cranked down enough maybe the leakage is an indication of spline wear.
  17. DUUANE

    Duuane's M135 repower thread

    The castleated stover nuts are a great thing. They act like a die and give the crud a place to go as youre winding them off..when its going back together ill be using liberal ammounts of ceramic anti sieze. Once its on there...even if you cant see it..its on there. What a huge improvement in...
  18. DUUANE

    Duuane's M135 repower thread

    I did find one curious thing. The front output on the tcase is leaking. Not through the seal..through the splines. Pulled the driveshaft and it puked a little oil. Good thing the plywood..er..spill kit was there.
  19. DUUANE

    Duuane's M135 repower thread

    I have this covid thing beat..i only breathe out.
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