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    65 C30 Dually Bed

    Found some older pictures with the "duals" installed - love that stance!
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    65 C30 Dually Bed

    Thanks @Grit dog it's served me well!
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    65 C30 Dually Bed

    For sure - goes really well with the 60-66 body style IMO. Believe it or not, that black C30 I posted was actually on marketplace nearby a few weeks ago (3200 if memory serves). Debated reaching out to him to see if he'd part with just the bed - truck sold within just a few days.
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    65 C30 Dually Bed

    Great idea, thanks - I'll have to give that a shot!
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    65 C30 Dually Bed

    Ha - My wife is awesome and very supportive of my hobbies, but I wouldn't even know where to begin the conversation of adding a lift in front of the garage attached to the house. Dedicated shop located about 150 yds from the house.
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    65 C30 Dually Bed

    Hi - I'm reviving my old 65 c30 project that got moved aside for a few years to work on other things. A little background on the truck: I converted it to a late model 1 ton front end (square body donor) and a 14 bolt dually rear end. I did all the rust repair, paint and body, motor rebuild...
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    Coopers Strip Club

    I ran across a video from Uncle Tony's Garage last night regarding "Cooper's Strip Club" paint stripper. The stuff appeared to work amazing, much better and quicker than the "old style" aircraft stripper I used years ago. Cooper's isn't cheap, but having stripped several vehicles mechanically...
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    65 c30 - Dually Tension/Retaining Ring Questions

    Thanks, @Rickf!
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    65 c30 - Dually Tension/Retaining Ring Questions

    Gotcha - sounds like I need to round up another set of rings for the front. Thanks for the information!
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    65 c30 - Dually Tension/Retaining Ring Questions

    Hi - I have a 65 c30 that I converted over to a 14 bolt dually rear axle. I have two tension/retaining rings (1st and 2nd pics) that I assume go on the rear axle to allow for the conical style lug nuts to seat properly. However for the front end (3rd pic) - I did a late model 1ton (I think...
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    Shift Indicator - Yep!

    Doing my normal cruise through the ol' marketplace today and ran across this creative engineering on a 76. Better than "factry"!
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    Show your sick toy !!!

    Just a few.
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    4L65E Mega Monster Transmission - Destruction and Shift Kit check balls

    Yes, as mentioned above, I flushed those guys out. Guidance much appreciated!
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    4L65E Mega Monster Transmission - Destruction and Shift Kit check balls

    Excellent point! Out of curiosity, what would it cost have a $250 stock stall converter sent out for a cut and clean?
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    4L65E Mega Monster Transmission - Destruction and Shift Kit check balls

    Will do, thank you!
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    4L65E Mega Monster Transmission - Destruction and Shift Kit check balls

    Sounds good - thank you! Had to look back through my pics, I'm usually pretty good about documenting. Unfortunately I didn't take a pic of the separator plate without the old gaskets on it, nor did I after cleaning it all up and reinstalling it with the new gaskets. I did some research...
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    4L65E Mega Monster Transmission - Destruction and Shift Kit check balls

    Thanks @NickTransmissions - subscriber of your channel and have watched several of your videos, love the content! Yep, all eight check balls accounted for and installed in the stock locations. Yes, I always prefill new torque converters. As for the one in this particular transmission, I...
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    4L65E Mega Monster Transmission - Destruction and Shift Kit check balls

    Awesome information and great feedback everyone - thank you very much! Any thoughts on the check ball configuration? Should I use the larger check balls along with the configuration I found them from the "supposed" shift kit? Or should I be ok with the stock configuration I put them back as...
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    4L65E Mega Monster Transmission - Destruction and Shift Kit check balls

    WOW - those clutches/steels are toast!
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    4L65E Mega Monster Transmission - Destruction and Shift Kit check balls

    Note, “washer” style bearings 251 and 238 were also installed and intact.
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    4L65E Mega Monster Transmission - Destruction and Shift Kit check balls

    If 250 is the contained roller bearing of the rear planetary, it was actually there, from what I could tell, chewed all to hell, but the outer ring portion remained. Pic below, I have it turned upright (sorta). The bat wings were gone from all 5 gears in the planetary, only remnants in the pan...
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    4L65E Mega Monster Transmission - Destruction and Shift Kit check balls

    I have detailed pics of the sunshell. I was a little disturbed by the contamination in the weld to be honest, but maybe that’s normal for them? Also you can see the teeth in these.
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    4L65E Mega Monster Transmission - Destruction and Shift Kit check balls

    Haha, plenty of pics.
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    4L65E Mega Monster Transmission - Destruction and Shift Kit check balls

    I appreciate the input everyone. Unfortunately, after some research I've learned the same about Monster. As for the future of this particular transmission, some "around town" reliability would be nice, but the expectation is quite low in it's current state. Should it be utilized in a future...
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    4L65E Mega Monster Transmission - Destruction and Shift Kit check balls

    Hi - Some background...I have a couple of older Chevy pickups, but my grocery getter is a 2004 Tahoe Z71 - which I purchased new, has ~270k on it and I've done all the maintenance on it through the years. I've always held onto it because I have plans of reusing the engine (5.3) and drivetrain...

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