88 gone wild

[jaymegriffiths]

Yay progress.

i know finally! haha
so i went outside and took pics of my fenders to see how level the truck was and somethins effed
driver rear

pass rear

pass front

driver front

messd up leaf is the pass one but for some reason it sits higher than the driver side...and same on the front i think... cant remember
heres the problem with the leaf

the back half is fine and still tightly held together

however...

somethings effered

 

[dangerranger83]

With broken leaves its going to sit differently.


So have you come to a conclusion to what engine your going with?

 

[jaymegriffiths]

With broken leaves its going to sit differently.


So have you come to a conclusion to what engine your going with?

nah it will depend on budget and other things so im gona prep the truck for heavy mods like that by updating everything i can.
ie new brakes (possibly try retrofit a larger disc on the front and do a rear disc conversion.

also, repairing the body is comin too.

in the meantime.
ill be picking up the springs tomorrow and i bought oil might as well change that tomrrow

 

[dangerranger83]

instead of the expensive rear disk conversion get the 8.8 exploder rear end 95+ with the disk breaks on it but the only thing you have to do is change the brake booster.


Dont forget to look at my thread.

 

[jaymegriffiths]

instead of the expensive rear disk conversion get the 8.8 exploder rear end 95+ with the disk breaks on it but the only thing you have to do is change the brake booster.


Dont forget to look at my thread.

wahoo!
progress!
so i got paid today
i now have 2700 of the ideal 4000 saved AND my taxes should come this month (around 1000 dollars) and i paid off my credit card.
now its down to my 100 ish dollar phone bill and thats it.
add that all to the 1500 ill put away next month and im truck shopping.
unless i choose to give myself an extra month (maybe more realistic not such a stringy budget)
and i can buy the 373 ls 7.5 diff i want. or i can b lazy and get a 8.8 and wait til im drivin the newer truck to swap it in. i really hope this diff holds up

 

[dangerranger83]

I would do the 8.8 and be done with it. My truck has 3.73 ls and its not that much of an advantage over and open diff. Plus if your going the v-8 way the 8.8 will hold up to it better then the 7.5.

 

[jaymegriffiths]

I would do the 8.8 and be done with it. My truck has 3.73 ls and its not that much of an advantage over and open diff. Plus if your going the v-8 way the 8.8 will hold up to it better then the 7.5.

i may even do both. (ie swap in 373 7.5 now and come v8 time swap 8.8 or if i can find a good 9")
im goin to pick up the springs now gonna need new u bolts
have no idea where im gonna find those today...
oi

 

[jaymegriffiths]

well it appears i didn't get the new springs in yet.
they wrecker never got them out til noon
then i had fun with just about every nut and bolt on my truck being siezed like crazy
and the spring bolts were stuck in the bushings (we got one out in about 45 min and decided this was stupid when the second bracket broke tryin to pound em out as we dont have a torch
so i put the new u bolts in and threw a hose clamp on the broken section of spring to keep it from wackin anything
tomorrow i will drop the leaf off a spring service and have them replace the siezed up bushing
then ill get some grade 8 bolts and locking nuts and tear it all apart again (should b a lot quicker this time.
i took pictures and had another look at my diff to see how it was holding up and to my pleasant surprise the pinion bearing is perfect the problem is a couple driveshaft bolts had loosened a little bit enough to make the DS have a tiny bit of play and after a quick tightening its back to perfect!
however the u joint has a little slop not much but its there.
pictures!!!!

ok pictures are taking a while cause there is a video too so ill just postem later

 

[bobbywalter]

get some pics of the front spring hangers...and the cab mount brackets at the frame


just to make sure the frame is worth working with

 

[jaymegriffiths]

get some pics of the front spring hangers...and the cab mount brackets at the frame


just to make sure the frame is worth working with

yes sir!
haha ill go take em right away just gotta throw up some pics
here goes
new spring (1 of 2)

what happened when we tried to pound em out

my very redneck patch (better then nothing)

the exhaust leak as a result of a stupid dink of an uncle thinking he's a real mechanic

and i attempted to wiggle the ds to my dismay and suprised pleasure it didn't move

 

[jaymegriffiths]

get some pics of the front spring hangers...and the cab mount brackets at the frame


just to make sure the frame is worth working with

oh hell the things i do for you...
ok heres your pictures
looks pretty good to me but ill let you be the judge
starting from pass side cab mount then front spring mount then shackle mount then rear then rear driver side and back forwards

so let me know what you think eh?

 

[bobbywalter]

excellent shape

 

[jaymegriffiths]

excellent shape

the majority of the rust on my truck is surface and body.
my city doesn't usually salt its roads it uses sand so rust is primarily lack of cleaning and from dirt and grim underneath.

im actually very releaved that my diff is in good shape i wasn't really lookin forward to changing that.
im quite seriously considering doing a very mild 302 build to drop in it just for basic setup of everything so its ready for a drop in built one.
as in yank a 5.0 and carb it. get a good c4 and slam it all in there and let go of the 4wd idea. its really just more work than i need right now.

 

[jaymegriffiths]

btw by the end of march (whenever i get paid) this should be sitting in my driveway...
http://www.wheatcountrymotors.ca/en/usedcars/listing/details.spy?id=3253002
actually plans changed im buying either a half ton or a diesel or a v8 dakota.
this buying a new truck sure gets hard once the selection goes from 5 or 6 trucks you can afford to 600

 

[jaymegriffiths]

new springs are in but they did not cooperate. sure wish i had 3 things.
-torch
-air chisel
-good impact (our is gettin old n weak
pics tomorow im way to tired for that