Eaton Trans Idea
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Yeah, and I get these ideas in my head that keep me up at night, figuring them out, until time and money allows it to happen.
When I was three years old, I swallowed a handful of rusty bolts, and they lodged in my head.
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Here's your 10 speed
I built an 85 CC chevy with a first gen bolted up to an rto 610 with a divorced NP 205. Initially I didn't like it. The hardest part was finding the right slave cylinder. Now that I'm starting to get the bugs worked out I love the truck. It's taken some time to get used to the trans but I can start in as high as 5th with 37" tires but I'm going to regear it to allow me to use the lower gears.. I really only use half of the gears. I did not put a body lift on the truck because I hate them but I did have to modify the hump and my gas pedal but it looks great.
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I built an 85 CC chevy with a first gen bolted up to an rto 610 with a divorced NP 205. Initially I didn't like it. The hardest part was finding the right slave cylinder. Now that I'm starting to get the bugs worked out I love the truck. It's taken some time to get used to the trans but I can start in as high as 5th with 37" tires but I'm going to regear it to allow me to use the lower gears.. I really only use half of the gears. I did not put a body lift on the truck because I hate them but I did have to modify the hump and my gas pedal but it looks great.
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Other than the bell housing, everything else was fabricated. All cross members and mounts were made for the truck. I would strongly suggest that what ever tranny you use, try to find a driver side starter bell housing. Mine isn't and I had a heck of a time with the exhaust. Also, You need to be careful of the torque that ou could potentially make. I bent the frame and had to box everything and get the frame straightened.
#22
i had an 8.3 cummins in a 2000 F650 with a 10 speed and a 3 speed brownie .
i installed all of it,the truck came with a 3126 cat and 4 speed allison.
the 10 speed gets old fast,none of your friends can drive it etc.
i used my truck for my work,but i would never do it again.
its slow shifting and just not worth the trouble.
my 85 Dodge crewcab has a 5.9,4 speed allison and a 3 speed brownie,its a great truck.
i have a 6 speed allison to go in it.
Randy
i installed all of it,the truck came with a 3126 cat and 4 speed allison.
the 10 speed gets old fast,none of your friends can drive it etc.
i used my truck for my work,but i would never do it again.
its slow shifting and just not worth the trouble.
my 85 Dodge crewcab has a 5.9,4 speed allison and a 3 speed brownie,its a great truck.
i have a 6 speed allison to go in it.
Randy
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Just about every old style rear-discharge cement-truck had an auxilliary of some sort, with most being four-speeds.
I got mine out of an old air-rotary well-drilling truck.
With the advent of the air-shifted RoadRangers, the use of auxilliaries started to fade away.
If you find one now, you better grab it.
I got mine out of an old air-rotary well-drilling truck.
With the advent of the air-shifted RoadRangers, the use of auxilliaries started to fade away.
If you find one now, you better grab it.
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Just about every old style rear-discharge cement-truck had an auxilliary of some sort, with most being four-speeds.
I got mine out of an old air-rotary well-drilling truck.
With the advent of the air-shifted RoadRangers, the use of auxilliaries started to fade away.
If you find one now, you better grab it.
I got mine out of an old air-rotary well-drilling truck.
With the advent of the air-shifted RoadRangers, the use of auxilliaries started to fade away.
If you find one now, you better grab it.
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#29
why does anyone want 8+ speeds in a pickup truck? It might be cool, but come on...its a pickup truck, not a semi. You dont need 8 speeds, your not pulling THAT much. a 6 spd might be nice sometimes, but really.....
I drive an 18 spd all day, and shifting 6 times in the first 500 feet gets old quick. sometimes i wonder....first stacks....now 8 speeds/10speeds...whats next?
I drive an 18 spd all day, and shifting 6 times in the first 500 feet gets old quick. sometimes i wonder....first stacks....now 8 speeds/10speeds...whats next?
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Whats next you ask?? 24.5's, jake brake, I agree it isn't fun shifting all the time. But we should not discourage him if he wants it. We all like diffrent things. They shift so slow. 0 to 60 would take all day.. I will stick with my 727.