Figured I hadn't updated this in forever, now's a good time.
Dana 35 lived with 40s pretty good, I rolled it July of '12 and pieced the truck back together with extras I had. Plan I had at that time was run the 37" military tires I had with 5 lug 16.5s. Tried pushing the Dana 35 forward to keep the fender cut minimal. Didn't pan out well.
Next step was Dana 44 SAS, bought a '78 Bronco 44 with 4.88s and a spool already in it, cut 6" out of the long side, your typical tech article Dana 44 swap. Old 3" Trail Master 78 Ford coils.
Lost the Dana 44 scout rear axle one night leaving work, traded a pair of boggers for a cab and chassis Chevy 14 Bolt, threw that together with 4.88 gears and a Detroit locker I had already, and a Ruff Stuff disk brake kit. At that same time I bought a complete '75 Chevy 3/4 ton 8 lug Dana 44, and swapped everything from the knuckles out on to my front to get 8 lug to match the rear. This point it got 6" Superflex 78 Ford coils and 38x12.5 Swampers.
Drove it like that awhile and got offered a complete engine trans and transfer case from an '84 F250 for $100 if I stripped the truck all down for the guy. Got the motor home and found a tag on the block, Remanufactured by AC Delco. That's right, a Ford 351w built by GM.
Engine went in spring of '14 with the T19 and hydraulic bellhousing. got a NP208 from a Bronco for free because the guy thought the chain had too much slop, hasn't broken yet. Motor swap was rushed and in hindsight I see 100 things that would have been better if I had taken my time. Built a new bumper and threw on a hydraulic Mile Marker winch, which camped the already champed engine bay worse. Thanks to moving, a leaky Holley 2100, a worn out Duraspark distributor, and a myriad of other minor issues I lost ambition, and it sat at my parents house rotting.
Lost the motor in my daily driver spring of '15 so I tore into the truck one weekend, got it "good enough" and it became a daily drive for 2 weeks while I had my motor done, only 8 miles to work. Around that time I became good friends with a Yota guy with skills much better than mine. He's given me ambition again and has a knack for finding good deals on parts. Since then its gotten a Edelbrock 650 that was tweaked for off road, a HEI Distributor, and a swift kick in the ass, which bring us current.
This weekend I mounted brand new 39.5x15x15 Swampers and cut the bumper apart for a new winch after selling the hydraulic winch.
More pictures later when I go home and dig through my old phones.