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    SWB/Lift/Driveline Considerations

    Can you expand on this? I just ordered a True Trac for the D44!
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    Need 8 lug Dana 44 Wheel Hub

    This project is wearing me out. Does anyone know if I could convert the spindle and hub to the small bearing 77.5+ model year without changing knuckles, etc.? I know that's not optimal in terms of losing the large bearing, just wondering. There was a misunderstanding on my end in that neither...
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    Need 8 lug Dana 44 Wheel Hub

    I agree in hindsight, but am too far down this path to deviate. One of the hubs was frozen on the spindle so both were damaged in the removal process. Weird thing is that i've been able to find every other part except the hub. The spindle, etc. all is available aftermarket. Seems to me the...
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    SWB/Lift/Driveline Considerations

    For context, my son and I have started rebuilding the chassis on his 84 K10. We are swapping to 14 bolt FF and Dana 44HD axles. We are debating 4" vs. 6" lift and trying to understand how much is too much for driveshaft vibration and overall stress. Powertrain will be 496 mated to a 4l80E, so...
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    Need 8 lug Dana 44 Wheel Hub

    I should have been more clear, sorry. I'm looking for hubs for a pre-77.5 Dana 44, which is a large bearing IIRC. Searches for those hubs have turned up empty handed. I have found all kinds of used ones at ********** prices, so that's why I was looking for a new replacement. I had to order...
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    Need 8 lug Dana 44 Wheel Hub

    Help, I cannot find replacement hubs anywhere. So far I've checked a handful of specialty driveline companies (East Coast Gear, Dennys, Ruff Stuff, etc.), as well as Rock Auto. No one carries the hubs. Any suggestions? It seems they've been discontinued but that seems odd. Thanks in advance.
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    Help on Dana 44 sub-model

    With a little TLC, polish and brake clean I was able to get a BOM code that was valid. Its from a 76 K20. BOM code is 603707-1. Interesting that it has been swapped from a 4.55 to 4.09, but I should have everything I need to get parts now. Thanks all.
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    Help on Dana 44 sub-model

    Rebuilding a junkyard snag front diff. 8-lug Dana 44. Went to order parts and was not prepared to answer questions on sub-model. For example, Denny's Driveline website has sub options such as 44-6F, 44-5F, 44-5 HDF, etc. The axle tube BOM is not readable so just trying to narrow this down...
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    Best Cleaning Option

    Disassembling a 14 bolt SF and there is a lot of residue and some flaky rust in the axle tubes and center section. What's the best way to clean this out? I was thinking a hot tank but not sure if there are any near me large enough for a complete differential assembly.
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    The Truck Purists Love To Hate And I Just Love

    That's pretty sweet. Where did you find it at?
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    Engine Choices

    Value is dependent on condition and area. For example, I tried to sell a very mechanically sound square that needed a bunch of body work...couldn't give it away and ended up taking it to the scrapyard because I was moving. That's up in northern MN. If you're doing the project because its...
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    Selling Steel Trusses - Value Ideas?

    You would have a better feel for your local market, but if I could get that price they would have been sold a long time ago. Take it. Scrap values up here are 5-10 cents per pound.
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    Greetings from Minnesota

    Nice ride - it's a big state, so where you from if you don't mind sharing?
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    700r4/NP208 and TH400 Compatibility

    Thanks for all the suggestions. I've been watching CL for months in a four state area and just haven't been able to find anything. Its probably going to come down to finding a truck we have to buy to get the parts we want. Despite the engine build, it's not going to be in 4x4 much, if ever...
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    700r4/NP208 and TH400 Compatibility

    Ok, but can the internals be swapped or is it not worth the effort? I'm having a heckuva time finding a th400/np208 combo so I'm wondering if the current one we have can be used on the future trans build.
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    700r4/NP208 and TH400 Compatibility

    My son picked up a 700/208 combo and a some other parts he needed for his 84 swb project for $100. With our goal of a 496BB we know the 700 isn't the ultimate trans option, going to use a built th400. My question, though, is this specific np208 able to be mated to a th400? I am thinking the...
  17. M

    Best battery?

    I've never had an Optima. I've had very good luck with Interstate and have made the mistake of buying several other brands.
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    TH400/NP208 Combo

    Been struggling to find this combo in any u-pull yards. Throwing this out there to see if there is something reasonably close in the Midwest. Willing to do some driving to get it. Thanks.
  19. M

    Big block chevy build, 489 stroker

    very nice.
  20. M

    Bvllsh!t on craigslist.

    Love the 66. My father in law has a 66 SS that he just left rot away on the farm in Nebraska. I just wanna puke every time I see it.
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    Bvllsh!t on craigslist.

    https://fargo.craigslist.org/cto/d/1987-gmc-33-crew-cab-4-wheel/6549086036.html Generally native ND trucks are pretty clean, surprisingly. Looks like a fun starter for a ultimate big wheel project....but not for $5,500 especially considering its not original.
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    427TD Core Value

    Searching in earnest for a 427 starter engine for the 84swb project...before I move. I found a couple that are both stripped down to bare blocks. Guy says they have been checked for cracks. I asked if they had been magnafluxed and he said they had been checked...so that probably means only...
  23. M

    Donor truck price???

    x3
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    1st TBI Conversion Help Needed

    So I gave up and took the truck to my mechanic neighbor. He was able to get it to blip a code 42. I have no idea why it threw a code for him and not for me in the hours I have spent troubleshooting this dang thing. Replaced the ignition module, and whala...its drivable! It does cut/pop...
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    What is a Beau James Edition?

    I found this link which if accurate says the ad I found is a poorly done clone. According to the other links, only GMC had the Beau James and it also had a special hood ornament, which this does not. Kind of a bummer...makes me want to contact the seller...

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