Grease Monkey Garage

[Moparmyway]

Lower radiator hose for pass radiator outlet and drivers water pump inlet is NLA from Gates, Goodyear, Dayco, etc ……..

Guess I’ll just make my own

 

[stretch5881]

View attachment 351679 View attachment 351680 Lower radiator hose for pass radiator outlet and drivers water pump inlet is NLA from Gates, Goodyear, Dayco, etc ……..

Guess I’ll just make my own

If those hoses are for the 'stang, there are a few restoration sites that carry them. Although, I do enjoy seeing your welding projects.

 

[Moparmyway]

Yup, for the Stain ……..
I tried a few of the resto sites, seems like they don’t believe that I need what I’m looking for

 

[cgraham1]

Finally making some progress on my Jeep project.

 

[Woodslasher]

No wrenching recently, but I do have a pic of my former Highboy airborne during the chassis swap. Hopefully that's the only time it gets airborne.....

 

[Moparmyway]

Ran out of shielding gas for purging, so I got to thinking ……

and I used some tubing and some hose, plus a 90 degree high temp silicon elbow. Then I had several aftermarket aluminim pulley sets in boxxes, tried them all, most hit the aftermarket aluminum alternator bracket, others wouldn’t line up with either the alternator or the power steering pump, so I shimmed both original pulleys and now I just need belts. Started figuring out the engine wiring, but I’ll need a wiring diagram and some sensors before I can get them squared away.

Been working lots of extra hours lately, so progress has been slow on this, and I’ll be porting a 500i after machining the cylinder, plus my girls softball teams are still traveling on weekends ……… but I’m close to starting up the 302 to hear how my custom stainless exhaust system sounds !!!

 

[stretch5881]

Ran out of shielding gas for purging, so I got to thinking ……
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and I used some tubing and some hose, plus a 90 degree high temp silicon elbow. Then I had several aftermarket aluminim pulley sets in boxxes, tried them all, most hit the aftermarket aluminum alternator bracket, others wouldn’t line up with either the alternator or the power steering pump, so I shimmed both original pulleys and now I just need belts. Started figuring out the engine wiring, but I’ll need a wiring diagram and some sensors before I can get them squared away.View attachment 354039

Been working lots of extra hours lately, so progress has been slow on this, and I’ll be porting a 500i after machining the cylinder, plus my girls softball teams are still traveling on weekends ……… but I’m close to starting up the 302 to hear how my custom stainless exhaust system sounds !!![/QU

Fix one problem at a time. You will get there. Nice work.

 

[Woodslasher]

Picked up a few parts today and I'm trying to hunt down a front axle, if all goes well I should have discs on all 4 corners before the year is out.

 

[cgraham1]

Scored another GM NV4500…. Saving up parts for a ‘67-72 Chevy build. So far I have 1 ton axles, and a 454, and I also found a passenger drop NP241 from an ‘89 Suburban, which will bolt right up to the 32 spline output on the NV.

now I just need a truck to put it all in.

 

[cgraham1]

…. now I just need a truck to put it all in.

Im thinking something like this ..

 

[Stevetheboatguy]

Scored another GM NV4500…. Saving up parts for a ‘67-72 Chevy build. So far I have 1 ton axles, and a 454, and I also found a passenger drop NP241 from an ‘89 Suburban, which will bolt right up to the 32 spline output on the NV.

now I just need a truck to put it all in.

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I know you know, but make sure you go with the correct bell housing for your gen trans. They had two. One had a hydraulic slave cylinder throw out setup. The other was a fork and yolk. The hyd is the only way to get a drivers side drop if memory serves me correctly. But if you're going pass side drop.... Be a piece of cake either one will work.


Steven

 

[Steve]

I know you know, but make sure you go with the correct bell housing for your gen trans. They had two. One had a hydraulic slave cylinder throw out setup. The other was a fork and yolk. The hyd is the only way to get a drivers side drop if memory serves me correctly. But if you're going pass side drop.... Be a piece of cake either one will work.


Steven

You need the late bell housing with the internal concentric slave cylinder for the passenger drop. The external slave on the early models mounts on passenger side and will hit the drive shaft. Make sure you get a gas bell housing too. The 6.5 diesel bell housing is different.

 

[Stevetheboatguy]

You need the late bell housing with the internal concentric slave cylinder for the passenger drop. The external slave on the early models mounts on passenger side and will hit the drive shaft. Make sure you get a gas bell housing too. The 6.5 diesel bell housing is different.

good man. Set us straight.


Steven

 

[cgraham1]

I know you know, but make sure you go with the correct bell housing for your gen trans. They had two. One had a hydraulic slave cylinder throw out setup. The other was a fork and yolk. The hyd is the only way to get a drivers side drop if memory serves me correctly. But if you're going pass side drop.... Be a piece of cake either one will work.


Steven

yeah I’ve had about 15 different NV4500’s over the years and have been through all this a bunch of times. This time I’m just gonna get an adapter bellhousing with the hydraulic external slave cylinder. This one is from a ‘96 & came with an internal slave bellhousing, but it was a 6.5 diesel…. honestly I haven’t even looked at it, because I think I want an external slave cylinder for this, and my Dana 60 is passenger drop.

I also have a spare LS I thought of using, but I’m kinda leaning towards a big block with the Holley fuel injection. No more carburetors for me.

 

[cgraham1]

You need the late bell housing with the internal concentric slave cylinder for the passenger drop. The external slave on the early models mounts on passenger side and will hit the drive shaft. Make sure you get a gas bell housing too. The 6.5 diesel bell housing is different.

That’s what I have for my Jeep build. The trans is a Dodge gas version with the 23 spline output, which bolts right up to my Dana 300, but I used a GM input shaft & bellhousing & all factory GM clutch parts for simplicity…. and the internal slave is nice because there’s not a lot of room under a Jeep. I figure it will be fine on a vehicle that only sees a few thousand miles a year. I also like the Dodge version because the output is shorter and I need all the driveshaft length I can get.

 

[Woodslasher]

Few more parts. Le DD Land Cruiser threw a check engine light and is starting to run a wee bit funny, plus it really could use a full service so I'm prepping for some minor work on my two-fiddy and stocking up for when I'll really do some work to the truck. Got a booster bracket en route so's I can run a 99-04 2-fiddy booster and a universal proportioning valve, all I need now is a disc brake front axle and something to work as a parking brake.

 

[cgraham1]

Found a few hard to find parts to get my projects moving in the right direction. ‘90-91 passenger drop NP241, ‘88-91 sm465 w/ the aluminum top cover, and a 6 lug 14 bolt semi float.

 

[Steve]

Looks like I'm building another 300...


And NO Adam. It's not done YET!!! @Kiwioilboiler

 

[Stevetheboatguy]

Looks like I'm building another 300...


And NO Adam. It's not done YET!!! @Kiwioilboiler


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Please tell us it's not for the same truck as the last one........



Steven

 

[Steve]

Please tell us it's not for the same truck as the last one........



Steven

Yes...