Spent about an hour at one of the large drive line shops up in PDX yesterday afternoon.
I took my sketches and data on what gearboxes we are using and what has to connect to what.
Took the Shorty center driveline and the output shaft from the TH400 along with me for good measure.
The fella behind the counter was very nice and listened intently as I explained the convoluted story of what we were doing.
He smiled and headed out into the warehouse and in a couple moments was back with a box of parts.
He had nearly everything needed to couple the TH400 to the 205 and the 205 to the 6x6 box.
Sweeeeeeeeeeeet.
All standard off the shelf goodies that can be easily replaced should the need arise.
The counterman printed out the Quote and we were off to the rodeo.
Some parts will no doubt have to be purchased new.
We will be doing some fabricating on the shaft between the 400 and the 205 but this is all in a days work.
Some of the component are readily available used and now that we know what is available its just a matter of scrounging.
The cost factor is of the utmost importance in this project.
The entire pile of parts came to about $900 and in and of itself is not a bad deal this amount of $$$$ would slow things to a standstill quickly.
Already scared up some stuff for pennies (Compared to new)
Would be great to just flash the card and go away with all new stuff, but we are gonna have to crawl in the mud and scrounge some to keep the project moving.
Used parts are fine as long as they are in good shape.
Dirt, rust and gunge are easily removed.
Makes one appreciate the journey more