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detail of the nut and bar stock twisty thing for compressing the spring to allow snap ring removal....
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another detail of the finger and the nasty torch cut that got it notched....
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close up of the finger where it contacts the spring retainer in the hubs/cases. They are cut from some pipe, about 4 inch I think....
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close up of the fingers on the bar stock, the fingers where just cut out of bar stock as well. The shaft is just come big fat all thread....
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here is the fixture end of the spring compression tool where the fingers can slide into any width needed....
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Detail of the welds at the pivot point, ugly but meaty!...
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Custom made transmission holding fixture that uses any standard engine stand as a base...
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detail of the rear of the fixture showing washers used as spacer between the fixture and case...
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Another shot of the mount and the engine stand, It holds better than I thought, I am not sure why they have a four post, two leg stand for this thing....
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I forgot what this tool is called but it pushes the center support into the case so it can be bolted in place adn to set the rear clearance aon something, I'll check all the terminology and edit later....
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Here is the end of the spring compression tool for removing the snap rings inside of drums, or this one can actually be turned around to push as well as pull/push inside of most cases, Have I mentioned I am cheap?...
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This pic shows the 72 cab being slid over the 79 frame by myself, damn that was a lot of work, better be worth it....
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The front suspension from the '72 was upgraded by me during the first build with disk brakes, factory "camper special" sway bar and strut rods. The pieces are available if anyone wants to increase the stability of thier twin I beams on the cheap. I will sell the 390 springs, sway bar, strut rods, beams with spindles, and any hardware I can find for $200. I may even have the master cylinder for the brakes as well, the rear was still the stcok drums so I used the stock proportioning valve from the late truck with disk brakes....
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close up of the carb that looked like mud, all it needs is a dunk in some cleaner, a kit and its ready to roll. NOT!...
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