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    Steering box frame reinforcement weld in plates

    Heavy Freaken Duty .. Very well made ...
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    1975 K15 Aftermarket Wiring Harness

    Decided to upgrade, gone will be glass fuses ...
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    NP 203 Married to a 4L85E

    Got kind of short with taking 3.5 inches out of it .. Matched the u-joint angles, should be singing a song on the road ..
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    Steering box frame reinforcement weld in plates

    I'll take some .. Got to warn you, I'm not fond of laying on my back and doing overhead welds .. Even suited up still get burns on my body .. :shocked: (When that happens there's a few words that inadvertently are said that would make a Preacher blush) There's about 8 welds on the top...
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    Steering box frame reinforcement weld in plates

    Lock & Load time will be here when the brace shows up ..
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    Steering box frame reinforcement weld in plates

    The plates fit really well on my 75 K15 frame .. Clamps was used and very little hammer action was needed .. Being only 1/8" thick they pretty much form fitted themselfs ..
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    Steering box frame reinforcement weld in plates

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    Steering box frame reinforcement weld in plates

    Soon to have the box back on the frame rail .. Since the frame didn't have any cracks to start off with and the install of the weld-in plates, plus the bolt-in brace should be ready for some 44's ... (Think I'll keep the 33's on the truck) ..
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    NP 203 Married to a 4L85E

    It's all about .... Don't have room for a jacuzzi !! :cheers: _________________________ Need the brace and the joint, some paint and that work is done ...
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    NP 203 Married to a 4L85E

    Took the rear driveshaft to have shorten today .. Be a few days before it's done .. I'm about to take the column apart to see if I can get low gear working .. Got some wires to feed down the tube .. Installing cruise control .. Just about done with the steering box .. Waiting for the u-joint...
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    Performance 700r4 rebuild

    Look like I lost the bet .. !!
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    Steering box frame reinforcement weld in plates

    Cool Beans .. Will be doing some more research on this brace for sure .. Like to be able to put it to use, if it will install without doing major work it'll find a home on the truck .. Much thanks for the info, Guys .. You Boys rock !! _________________________________ Ok, alright you'll...
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    Steering box frame reinforcement weld in plates

    Did give this some thought ... Very well made and easy to install but ... On the 75 K15 the brake-proportion valve is mounted right in the way of where the brace bolts on .. Pretty much decided not to use it due to the need to relocate the valve .. (Guess I'm going to limit the truck to...
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    Steering box frame reinforcement weld in plates

    My frame was in good shape, went ahead and bought the plates just to keep it that way .. Guess it's overkill, but is a good place to add some beef ... 73-91 Chevy/GMC trucks was bad about cracking in this area .. (Most likely from rough usage)
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    Identifying GM Transfer Cases: Show us in pictures what you have with measurments and Adapters.

    I went though it with replacing the bearings, chain and converting to part time using a Mile Marker SS output shaft not long ago .. The truck doesn't see very much 4x4 usage these days .. Mostly only street use ... About the spacer that I was going to use on the 4L80 to the og K15...
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    Performance 700r4 rebuild

    Betcha it will have Alto reds in it ...
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    NP 203 Married to a 4L85E

    Much thanks ... There is good news bout cutting in the slot .. Did get second gear to work .. Seeing low gear working is going to be a PITA, no bout a doubt it ! I just may blow off having a manual first gear due to the amount of work that will certainly be involved .. Let "Auto" do his job...
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    NP 203 Married to a 4L85E

    Good grief !! Well, it looks like I'm in for some more work !! Using a column shift that was made for a TH400 ain't working out so well on the 4L80E trans .. Moved the pivot on the frame to a new location .. That worked out pretty dang well .. Modified the rod going from the trans to the...
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    Transfer case support brace. Who got one to sell?

    Might go that route .. ?? Going to slot the column first and see if that will net enough throw .. If I do change the length of the arm, I'm thinking it could mess with the Oem switches on the column .. ?? Hope to get around to working on the slot today ..
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    Transfer case support brace. Who got one to sell?

    I cut it down to fit, came from a 75 Cadillac Coupe Deville .. Worked fine with the TH400 .. But now there's a new ballgame in town .. Could cut a deeper gate, but that means taking the column out and apart .. !! (Been there done that) Think I'll just drop it in D for do it and let auto do...
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    Transfer case support brace. Who got one to sell?

    Cool beans ... Count me in ..
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    Transfer case support brace. Who got one to sell?

    I did ... Out of a solid alum. block .. Dang chore it is doing a 4L80 .. Just got done hooking up the column shifter .. Found out I have no low or second .. Gate not long enough ..
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    Transfer case support brace. Who got one to sell?

    I offered $100 and got a no in less than 5 seconds .. Even at that I was not wanting to pay that much .. So ... Going to get off my lazy ass and make one, won't be stainless unless I find it dumpster diving !!
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    4-6 speed, hydraulic operated shift, automatic transmissions that work with first gen 350

    It's the same transmission as the 700-R4 - merely a name change. The 700-R4 torque converter lockup was controlled by the engine computer from the late 80s, but all 700-R4s can have the lockup controlled without a computer. They converted everything to 4L60E with full computer control in 1994...
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    4-6 speed, hydraulic operated shift, automatic transmissions that work with first gen 350

    Granted the 700 R4 is a good tranny, but it has the same spline count as a TH 350 (27) The 4L80 has the same spline count as the TH 400 and the output shaft O.D. is a 1/4" larger than the 700 R4 .. Much more robust in that area and others as well ..

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