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  1. Metcalf

    Project: Doitall Dodge

    Thank you. It looks stock....but not....
  2. Metcalf

    Project: Doitall Dodge

    Still like them. I have had them through just about every kinda condition and they have done well for me. They are tall for a 38.5 also. I think even on my 9" wheels they are over 39" tall. Tread seems to be wearing well. I would buy them again
  3. Metcalf

    Rango.....1942 Willys MB

    Thanks. I think the underdrive will be pretty neat. I am building it so it can be removed if broken and a standard D18 input gear used. I am also going to include an access panel in the tunnel to do just this. The D18 gear shouldn't take up much room in the spare parts bag. That gives me a...
  4. Metcalf

    Project: Doitall Dodge

    Nope. Some 6.0L GM 2500HD trucks had the last of the GM 14-bolt axles ( full float and disc brakes ).....around 2003. I am not sure of the exact year range. These where axles with a finned style late 14-bolt housings with the typical old style bolt-on pinion retainer. They are pretty easy to...
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    Winch extension strap - which load rating?

    Office supply demo time..... Here is the setup... The altoids tin is your vehicle. You have set up a winch rigging to a tree with a snatch block ( push pin ). This is very typical winch rigging.... Here is the starting position. Imagine that we are going to spool on 'X' amount of line (...
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    Winch extension strap - which load rating?

    In the left example, you're hoisting yourself into the tree. There's a snatch block attached to the tree branch and you're suspended in a bos'ns chair. You want to move one foot vertically, how much line are you going to have to pull? One foot. There's no mechanical advantage there. If there's...
  7. Metcalf

    Rango.....1942 Willys MB

    In other news... I am still trying to make sure this thread has most of the info my Pirate thread does. -I am replacing my SM420 transmission with a T18. The SM420 is a good transmission but I think overall the T18 is a better overall package. The T18 does have the reverse gear bulge of the...
  8. Metcalf

    Project: Doitall Dodge

    The 14-bolt is a good option for the 1st gen Cummins in my opinion. -The ring gear is still 10.5" between the two, but the 14-bolt adds a 3rd pinion bearing similar to a ford 9". This makes it VERY strong for its size. -Your general 14-bolt is 67" wide vs the 65" wide D70 in the 1st gen...
  9. Metcalf

    Winch extension strap - which load rating?

    This thread needs more paint pictures to get everyone on the same page....
  10. Metcalf

    Winch extension strap - which load rating?

    It doesn't matter if the load is something hooked to the vehicle or the vehicle is the load and hooked to a stationary point recovering itself, same mechanical leverage applies. What situation are you referring to then?
  11. Metcalf

    Winch extension strap - which load rating?

    The difference is you need to be 'on' the weight you are trying to lift though? Not removed from it. The pulley is in essence 'moving' relative to your position. So your basically saying these two cases result in the same winch load? A- I take the winch and connect it to a 4000lb load. B-I...
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    Rango.....1942 Willys MB

    I forgot to post this info a few days back....I posted it on the Pirate version which has been getting a bit more traffic lately ( hint hint ) Anyways. I had my friend take some comparison measurements on his 1947 CJ2A. His Willys is a much more retro stock build. He is running 31" tires but I...
  13. Metcalf

    Project: Doitall Dodge

    Don't tell me stuff like that. It makes me all teary eye'd. Crushing old vehicles is the WORST thing they can do......
  14. Metcalf

    Winch extension strap - which load rating?

    Ummmmmmmmmm..... Situation one. If you take the winch line and run it through a snatch block mounted to a fixed object and then back to your vehicle you have a 2:1 advantage. To pull the vehicle X amount of distance you are going to have to take up 2X the distance in cable. I'm pretty sure that...
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    Problems with Jonny Joints

    Curries version of the joint or a copy? They will loosen up over time and need to be shimmed to be tight. You have to use a press to put them together properly ( and take them apart if they are tight ). The bushings are not avaliable from anyone but Currie ( and distributors ) last I checked...
  16. Metcalf

    Why to or not have one Clevite and one JJ on Control Arms

    Honestly, I have never really seen the need for anything but the stock type bushings. I always preferred stock bushings on both ends of a fixed length light weight control arm. You can also add a slight bend and/or offset the lower tube on the lower front arms to gain a little more steering...
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    Rango.....1942 Willys MB

    Specific to the odd fire engine, but not the expensive aftermarket version, its just a $20 pick and pull unit from an 1976 odd-fire 231. You can get them at any decent parts house.... They are a TIGHT fit on a 225 odd fire engine. You have to file down the mounting ear on the intake manifold...
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    Rango.....1942 Willys MB

    The engine is what I would call a normal distance from the radiator. I had a mechanical fan on it when I first bought it. I changed to the electric fan(s) when I changed over to the HEI ignition system. During the latest build I pushed the engine forward a bit since I was making the 'nose' of...
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    Rango.....1942 Willys MB

    yes, with the fenders raised along the cowl slope that pushed the grill forward 1.38" I have been running an electric fan for a while, before this current rebuild. It is a OEM dual fan unit from a 90s Chrysler New Yorker if I remember right. It's on an 80s Datsun pickup radiator that has been...
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    sig p238 vs ???

    Smith and Wesson Shield? Its a small frame single stack m&p..... I have been trying to get my hands on one to play with, love the m&p for most things. The Shield would just make it better for ultra small CCW.
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