ranger 108.jpg 1403 hits | 84.85 KB | Posted: 7/23/05 The 351 I took to the machine shop to be rebuilt had a cracked head soooo.... (Posted in: 351 swap)
ranger 106.jpg 1865 hits | 99.21 KB | Posted: 7/23/05 rather than pay a local yard $125 for just a head I bought a complete non-running 351 from a friend for $100. I'll pull a head from this motor and have it rebuilt (Posted in: 351 swap)
ranger 095.jpg 769 hits | 71.63 KB | Posted: 6/11/05 Rear hanger for front springs sectioned to reduce postive caster (Posted in: Front leaf suspension)
ranger 092.jpg 703 hits | 73.31 KB | Posted: 6/11/05 With the shorter rear hanger caster is approx +7 to 7.5; should be perfect (Posted in: Front leaf suspension)
ranger 093.jpg 627 hits | 68.11 KB | Posted: 6/11/05 Driver's side spring plate made from 1/2" plate, fits like a glove. King pins rebuilt (Posted in: Front leaf suspension)
D60 010.jpg 1100 hits | 79.57 KB | Posted: 5/8/05 Not re-gearing at this time, but checked pattern (good enough) and backlash (.008 ) (Posted in: D60)
D60 001.jpg 539 hits | 70.78 KB | Posted: 5/1/05 Drilled 3/4" hole in the web for u-bolt (Posted in: D60)
D60 003.jpg 492 hits | 75.1 KB | Posted: 5/1/05 Since I'm using 2.5" springs I needed to take about 1/4" off this side of the centersection, all the way around (Posted in: D60)
D60 004.jpg 482 hits | 70.26 KB | Posted: 5/1/05 Custom driver's side spring plate using 1/2" plate. U-bolt bends are 3.75" and 3.125" (Posted in: D60)
D60 005.jpg 585 hits | 72.69 KB | Posted: 5/1/05 The fit came out well (Posted in: D60)
D60 006.jpg 587 hits | 75.88 KB | Posted: 5/1/05 Passenger side spring plate is just an old 8.8 plate with a bit of reaming to the holes (Posted in: D60)
D60 008.jpg 617 hits | 53.09 KB | Posted: 5/1/05 A 7'4" breaker made quick work of the upper kingpin spindles (Posted in: D60)
D60 007.jpg 778 hits | 57.45 KB | Posted: 5/1/05 Once the upper spindles were out I used a large socket and extension to pound out the lower cap and race (Posted in: D60)
ranger 088.jpg 753 hits | 71.45 KB | Posted: 4/18/05 Front 60 arriveth and front 4" Tuff Country springs (Posted in: Front leaf suspension)
ranger 083.jpg 822 hits | 60.47 KB | Posted: 4/7/05 test fit on stock GM front springs, simulated height if the same size tire were mounted up front - need at least 4" spring to level the truck (Posted in: Front leaf suspension)
ranger 085.jpg 807 hits | 73.28 KB | Posted: 4/7/05 weighted, I think positive caster is a bit much, somewhere around 9 or 10 degrees, easy to fix (Posted in: Front leaf suspension)
ranger 079.jpg 628 hits | 74.67 KB | Posted: 4/2/05 Rear hanger for front springs mostly roughed in (Posted in: Front leaf suspension)
