shortbus4x4
Expedition Leader
Don't have much to update. I ended up moving again this last July and went from big shop to two car garage and a storage unit. Also went with out internet from July to December, the local public library had its circulation increased.:coffeedrink: Figured out my AAM 9.25 front axle just won't work with the stock leaf spring setup but a front GM Dana 60 will almost be bolt in as would a 78-79 Ford front Dana 60. The Ford 60's are a little pricey and harder to find than the GM ones. The upside to a Ford 60 is I wouldn't have a front driveline on the passenger side so I could run a big exhaust easier with my Cummins. Probably going to run a GM Dana 60 and limit my exhaust to 4". I know the first gen Dodge Cummins had the 60 in front with the passenger drop and you can fit a 4" pipe by them, not as easy but its possible. I am going to go look at a GM Dana 60 front/70 rear from a '78 dually this weekend. I keep looking for CUVCV axles because they would already be geared with 4.56 gears and the rear would have a Detroit but they seem hard to come by now compared to a few years ago, at least I haven't seen any local I can afford. I should just wait until I find some though because it would save lots of time and money.
The other thing I found out is the NV271 transfercase and 66 T-all frame width don't seem too compatible. The NV271 transfercase is really wide compared to an old school NP205. I already have a NV4500 4x4 trans from a Cummins that needs gone through. I also have a GM NP205 from a 91 Crewcab which is a right hand drop and round 6 bolt, 32 spline input. I will just replace the output shaft in the trans with a 32 spline output shaft from a GM NV4500. So the current plan is to run some type of Cummins 5.9, NV4500 trans, NP205 transfercase, and GM front and rear axles.
I am currently trying to make a possible career or job change too so I can have more time to do "my" stuff. Working 6 days a week 9+ hours a day so you can have a 40 hour paycheck cuts into my fun time, don't be a flat rate auto repair tech. I hope to have a rolling chassis by late spring, for incentive I unloaded it right in the driveway so the wife was less than pleased.:sombrero: I did tell her I needed help running the winch unloading it and she decided to go out with her friend instead that afternoon so I snuck it in.:bike_rider:
The other thing I found out is the NV271 transfercase and 66 T-all frame width don't seem too compatible. The NV271 transfercase is really wide compared to an old school NP205. I already have a NV4500 4x4 trans from a Cummins that needs gone through. I also have a GM NP205 from a 91 Crewcab which is a right hand drop and round 6 bolt, 32 spline input. I will just replace the output shaft in the trans with a 32 spline output shaft from a GM NV4500. So the current plan is to run some type of Cummins 5.9, NV4500 trans, NP205 transfercase, and GM front and rear axles.
I am currently trying to make a possible career or job change too so I can have more time to do "my" stuff. Working 6 days a week 9+ hours a day so you can have a 40 hour paycheck cuts into my fun time, don't be a flat rate auto repair tech. I hope to have a rolling chassis by late spring, for incentive I unloaded it right in the driveway so the wife was less than pleased.:sombrero: I did tell her I needed help running the winch unloading it and she decided to go out with her friend instead that afternoon so I snuck it in.:bike_rider:
