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  1. Christian Nelson

    Cab swap

    I keep saying I'd like to find a big vat of rhinno liner or something, and get a rust free cab, and just dip the whole sucker under for a while till it's soaked into every crevice, and then pull it out, and let it drip off, and dry.. Maybe THEN I could have a vehicle actually handle the salt...
  2. Christian Nelson

    I need help buying my tools for class at school

    I always tell people to begin with the cheapest harbor freight fine china they can get. Even the cheap stuff nowadays is better than some name brand from years ago, and if it breaks then replace it with Craftsman etc.. This way you get a solid base to work with while you find out what tools...
  3. Christian Nelson

    Is a 2wd 4L60E worth the trouble?

    Wait a second.. Let me confirm what you are saying.. 700R4 is an awesome tranny, but 4L60E is total junk.. Ok. To the builders here, I want to clarify something on the spring question: Back to my question about the springs on the 3-4 clutch pack. Let's say the tension was taken out of...
  4. Christian Nelson

    Cab swap

    I've heard of crazier things than this.. All happens when you have inflexible beauracrats who refuse to reason and use logic, instead rely on blanket rules, and rulez iz rulez attitudes, in addition to an uncaring, attitude these people EVERY SINGLE ONE I"VE DEALT WITH just aren't there to...
  5. Christian Nelson

    Is a 2wd 4L60E worth the trouble?

    Yikes.. Well, I haven't gotten the service update, but it was my understanding from reading about it, that they had changed this in the updated ATSG supplement manual. I did not read it, as I don't have it so I cannot confirm it for sure, but that was what I found when looking around about...
  6. Christian Nelson

    Cab swap

    That cab is indeed in beautiful shape! Thing with the VIN stuff, I rmember a BUNCH of guys a few years back getting busted at car shows by some "zealous" LEO's because there isn't many options for titling old rust heaps you find in some farmer's field, and as such they had done things like...
  7. Christian Nelson

    Is a 2wd 4L60E worth the trouble?

    I don't have too much experience building trannys, I have rebuilt a few manual ones, and I used to work for a transmission shop where I was the guy who removed the transmission, tore it down, put the parts in the cleaner, and re-installed it for the builder, and then he'd test drive it with the...
  8. Christian Nelson

    Is a 2wd 4L60E worth the trouble?

    Sorry, I'll hang my head in shame now.. Just frustrating when absolute false info is perpetuated like that.. Can't help myself at times.
  9. Christian Nelson

    I am looking for pictures of trucks with minimal lift for a large tire

    Wish I had pics, we shoehorned some 38.5x16x16.5 Upser Swampers under a 77 Chevy with nothing but a 3" body lift when I was in my 20's. Thing looked awesome, and did just fine in the mud. I'll admit it worked a bit better with the 35's under it, but with 4.56 gears the thing would scream going...
  10. Christian Nelson

    Is a 2wd 4L60E worth the trouble?

    Wheelman, I currently have a 4L60E torn down in bitty pieces on my work bench right now in my garage. The Suburban it came out of has over a hundred thousand miles on it, and the only thing I can find even a little bit worn on it is the 3rd gear clutch pack. Wife ran it low on fluid, and when it...
  11. Christian Nelson

    Is a 2wd 4L60E worth the trouble?

    Depends on who's doing the work, and if you can cheaply get the parts needed. As far as I know, you need a tail shaft, and tail housing change for 4x4. To do the tail shaft, you need to take the tranny apart, and swap it out. If you do it yourself, shouldn't be too expensive, however, I would...
  12. Christian Nelson

    Cab swap

    One question, what are you going to do about VIN# issues? Did you get a title with the replacement cab, what is the plan. Something I am concerned about if I try something like this. Knowing my luck, I'd get arrested for federal crime of "altering a VIN" if I tried it..
  13. Christian Nelson

    Cab swap

    I bet your rotted out one is better than what I have to work with. I'd probably be better off getting a discard from one of you guys if I could go down and pick it up!!!
  14. Christian Nelson

    who makes the best replacement panels

    LMC truck
  15. Christian Nelson

    Hi, new from Wisconsin..

    LOL, and strong ones too, truck's a bit heavy!!
  16. Christian Nelson

    OSHA Doing Safety Checks at Auto Repair Shops

    All this does is add cost to employers, who pays for the inspections?? Think about it, this will mean one less employee they will hire, and my experience with all this government crap is, it will increas costs, and nothing will be any safer. Dudes will be forced to sleep through some boring...
  17. Christian Nelson

    Hi, new from Wisconsin..

    Ha, yeah, not sure if they are talking 30mpg in a truck pulling a boat. Most of them are running 2 door darts, and dropping 5 speeds in them, installing multiport fuel injection (from a GM 3800) and turbos (again off a GM 3800) and getting between 27 and 30 mpg highway. I am thinking a...
  18. Christian Nelson

    OSHA Doing Safety Checks at Auto Repair Shops

    And people wonder why all the jobs in manufacturing are going to China.. Pretty soon, it will be cheaper to send your car to China to get it repaired because of the artificial overhead created by this nonsense.. When will it end?
  19. Christian Nelson

    Hi, new from Wisconsin..

    Yeah, I am hoping to hop it up a bit. Still deciding whether to modify a 5 speed from a Dakota, or S-10 5 speed, or just work with the 904 that it has. Some of the guys on a slant 6 forum are claiming over 300 horses getting 30mpg, with bolt on mods.. The 5 speeds are a bit more than bolt on...
  20. Christian Nelson

    Hi, new from Wisconsin..

    Oh yeah, hillside hemi all the way!!
  21. Christian Nelson

    Hi, new from Wisconsin..

    Well, I was born in 1974, and I like the grille, and headlights of the pre 80 (round lights) and I suppose if I am gonna be hunting something specific, I might as well go ahead, and be picky! I also want a 74 cubic inch 1974 shovelhead harley some day. I have a 1974 Plymouth Valiant, that I...
  22. Christian Nelson

    Hi, new from Wisconsin..

    I know, but how would one get said cab from there to hear without spending a grand or two?? That's the problem. Gas alone to move it would be significant, and then there's how much I'd need to pay to purchase.. Sucks 'cause I see people scrapping better stuff than this all the time elsewhere...
  23. Christian Nelson

    Hi, new from Wisconsin..

    We will see, I will cut any heavy rust, and rust convert anything that doesn't knock loose. I dunno about blasting, from what I can tell, rust treatment works as good if not better. KNocking the loose stuff off is the big thing I think. Right now, I have a tranny to finish rebuilding for my...
  24. Christian Nelson

    Hi, new from Wisconsin..

    LMC catalog. I think I also called them. It was a couple years ago, so I have a hard time remembering, this project got put on the back burner, but I am thinking soon I'll start it up again! I got pretty much all the parts I need, I just am not a body guy, would like to see pics of others doing...
  25. Christian Nelson

    Hi, new from Wisconsin..

    No inspection (THANK GOD!!) in Wisconsin. Yet, I've seen worse looking rattle trap cars driving around in state on average in states that DO have inspection. Yes, we have the occasional person who drives a really unsafe vehicle (like me) but mostly the cars are newer here (because after like 10...

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