Duffil's 84 Xtra Cab is still bringing the suck

[MiniSimp]

Rear shock tower?

[Duffil]

Yep. Think it'll be strong enough? 

[MiniSimp]

Pleanty. If you want it stronger, run the bolts through both sides of the tube.

[Duffil]

Pleanty. If you want it stronger, run the bolts through both sides of the tube.

I plan to.  I figured, what the hell, if 2x2x.120 is good enough for a front hanger, it's good enough for my shock mount. what's a little extra beef, anyway?

[Duffil]

 

[Duffil]

WANTED: 33x????x15.  Set of at least 4.  Decent tread.

[Duffil]

 

[milla85]

They look a little rotted. Are they pretty old?

[Duffil]

Did Slickrock Trail today.  Lost a front tire, and had some fuel issues, but no body damage 

[1Bad4Runner]

Those are some rough looking tires! Time for some new meats

[Duffil]

OK, here's some more new-to-me's. 

I'm not really happy with the backspacing, but for $100, I can't really complain.

[Rocksurfer]

Looks OK to me, but I like keeping my tires under my rigs. Looking a lot more like a rig now for a base model.

[Duffil]

Looks OK to me, but I like keeping my tires under my rigs. Looking a lot more like a rig now for a base model.

Thanks.  See, the thing is, I only have like 2" between the inside of the tire to the bumpstop on the frame.  So it's gonna kill what little flex I had.

[CrazyYota]

sweet truck seen you a couple times in Escalon

[Duffil]

sweet truck seen you a couple times in Escalon

Thanks.  Really?  What do you drive?

[CrazyYota]

a silver 83 4x4 short bed with smitty bumpers and roll bar

[CrazyYota]

Thanks.  Really?  What do you drive?

needs paint job to look 

[Duffil]

sweet truck seen you a couple times in Escalon

I'm there a couple times a week.  Meanokie lives there.

[Duffil]

Not very pretty, but she was FREEE.95!! 
It was outside for like 4 years, but when I tore it down, it's still in great shape.  Only real rust was on the reduction box bearings, which aren't getting reused anyway.

[Duffil]

OK, I'll post this in chronological order so you guys really appreciate how stupid I am.
I ordered a 21-spline MC-07.  I had a 21 spline t-case, and a crawl box.

I bought a parts truck for $150.  All I knew was it was IFS, VIN tag said G52. There was no engine. I pulled the trans and case.  This tcase and gear set looked better than my others, so I opted to use them.  I didn't know what it was, but I knew what it was not.  It was NOT a G52.  I figgered, maybe a G54, as I'd never seen one, and understand the gears are a different, stronger design than a G52.  OK, trans rebuild/upgrade.  That seems plausible.
Here is an old G52 I have:

Here is what came out of the parts truck:


So, I start to assemble my new MC-07






Oil gap is about .008" so she's good to go!

[Duffil]

New bearings for the input/countershafts.  Gotta love working for NAPA!!


In:

Shift Rail:


Studs are in:

Crawler is on!!




She's done!!

[boggerunner]

looks good, i need to clean the crap outta mine to make it look good like yours, lots of carb cleaner?

[Duffil]

So I decide to grab a spare input shaft and see how it fits in the coupler.  Damn, this thing feels tiny...
SPLINE COUNT!!!


CRAP!!!

OK, so I got an R151 and Tcase for 150 bucks!!!  .  So here is my question:

Do I swap the 21spline coupler for a 23spline, and put this in the rear case
OR
do I check out the condition of the R151 and then have to buy a 23spline gear for the rear case?  I had to borrow the money to buy the truck, so I am hella broke, but I wanna do it right and do it once.  If I need to build the R151, it'll cost bank; the 23spline gear will cost me some cash also. What do I do?

[Duffil]

looks good, i need to clean the crap outta mine to make it look good like yours, lots of carb cleaner?

Nope.  Okie solvent tank. (lacquer thinner and an old coffee can)

[MiniSimp]

but I wanna do it right and do it once.

do what is right....and cheapest.

Nice clean job. I prefer 87 octane hooked up to an air compressor my self.

[Duffil]

do what is right....and cheapest.

Nice clean job. I prefer 87 octane hooked up to an air compressor my self.

OK, I guess I'm gonna run 21 spline for now and hang on to that core.

[Duffil]

I finally decided to throw this thing in, so here it is.
8)
I got the rear case apart to convert to top shift, and found this

I got further in and found the Quiet Run gear on the low speed gear was hammered! almost no teeth left, so I swapped it for another one. Also swapped a countershaft. This is the mating gear on the stock countershaft.



Top Shift converted:

Crawl box in:

It was a pain to do it one case at a time.  If they ever come out, it'll be as a set.



I had to use the stock crossmember for now, which means no front driveshaft.  Hopefully it'll be there in a week or so.

[meanokie]

hey Buddy just wanted to say thanks for all your help

[MiniSimp]

Hook up your speedo would ya!

[Duffil]

I'm saving my mileage.