Crewcab update...
#151
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I am looking forward to seeing how it goes. I wont be far behind you starting mine but I have some work to do on my wife's Cherokee before I get started on the Dodge. always something!
#156
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Seems the hard part is getting started. I should have started this about April or may. Hindsight is 20/20 vision.
#158
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Thanks for the kind words and info!
Thanks for the heads up on the brackets from the inner fenders. Seems odd they would ad them later in production after years of producing the same basic inner fender on all the rams? Not sure what year they started showing up?
And the disc brake shields I got off E-bay. Paid about $35 a piece for them. They did not look NOS, so I would assume they are making them again. Or they are from a GM application?
Thanks for the heads up on the brackets from the inner fenders. Seems odd they would ad them later in production after years of producing the same basic inner fender on all the rams? Not sure what year they started showing up?
And the disc brake shields I got off E-bay. Paid about $35 a piece for them. They did not look NOS, so I would assume they are making them again. Or they are from a GM application?
Thanks for the info on the guards!
#159
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Tomorrow is the official start of the crewcab tear down. Hope to have the NV4500 out in the next day or so. So I can start tearing it down for the 4wd conversion and rebuild.
#161
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Well been working on a few things. Pulled apart the rear springs...to clean and drill for the wear tips to smooth out the ride a little. Man are these springs rusty! And they had worn their tips into the upper springs on most of them.
Spent about 3+ hours cleaning things...and still was not close to being finished. So I said F-it and took the springs, and all the rear axle pieces, and 4wd frame brackets to the sand blaster. Should pick them up later this week.
Spent about 3+ hours cleaning things...and still was not close to being finished. So I said F-it and took the springs, and all the rear axle pieces, and 4wd frame brackets to the sand blaster. Should pick them up later this week.
#163
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So today I official started tearing down the old crewcab. Pulled the 2wd NV4500 today.
You can see the hole butchered in the floor.
Think I will be finding a new tranny hump from a donor truck to make a complete removable hump.
Tranny out....
Came out pretty easy. Removed the fan from the motor so I wouldn't crew up the rad. Good think I did I had to lower things a lot so the bottle top shift tower would clear the floor pan.
You can see the hole butchered in the floor.
Think I will be finding a new tranny hump from a donor truck to make a complete removable hump.
Tranny out....
Came out pretty easy. Removed the fan from the motor so I wouldn't crew up the rad. Good think I did I had to lower things a lot so the bottle top shift tower would clear the floor pan.
#165
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When I bought the crewcab the guy claimed it had a new clutch assembly installed. I think he was right. Clutch, pressure plate and flywheel are in great shape and appear to have been replaced....even though I've personally put about 30K miles on the truck so far. Guess I'm easy on the clutch.
So I'll be replacing the Throw out bearing, and installing a new pilot shaft bushing. The re-install everything. Glad I waited to order a new clutch assembly...saved a few hundred.
Anyone have an clutch alignment tool they would part with...PM me if you do.
So I'll be replacing the Throw out bearing, and installing a new pilot shaft bushing. The re-install everything. Glad I waited to order a new clutch assembly...saved a few hundred.
Anyone have an clutch alignment tool they would part with...PM me if you do.