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  1. Christian Nelson

    Diff yoke compatibility question

    Hey y'all, I am finally getting around to working on pulling parts off my donor truck for an LS/LT swap on my 84 4x4. I pulled the transfer case, and tranny off donor, I will be re-using the 4 speed from my old truck, and transfer case. I was noticing the drive shaft is quite abit beefier...
  2. Christian Nelson

    Got a 5.3 donor, have questions..

    Hi all, I was able to get a 99 pickup with bad 4l65E and cracked fram in exchange for doing some work for a buddy on his "Bleeper" (Jeep Cherokee welded on top of a cut down K20 frame) I can pull off anything I need, and he will scrap the rest. My plan is to pull the engine and wire harness...
  3. Christian Nelson

    Rear springs on front?

    Hey y'all, buddy of mine is having me do an axle swap on his project truck, it's a blazer frame with a Jeep body welded to it. Anyhow, he was complaining that the ride was VERY rough, and I noticed he had a 7 leaf spring pack in the back, so I am removing 3 leafs from the packs, and I think 4...
  4. Christian Nelson

    INstall heater core, etc..

    Hey, I have a new project truck. The previous owner was using it a s strictly mud truck, and welded the firewall smooth to keep everything clean. I live in the frozen tundra of the north, and I kinda need a heater. All of the heater parts are gone inside and out of the truck, and I am...
  5. Christian Nelson

    Ford top loader on GM truck??

    I know, I know.. Blasphemy!! But, has anyone ever used an old Ford toploader 4 speed on a chevy truck before? The 4 speed is supposedly very durable, and has a lot of gearing options, and you aren't stuck with granny gear like sm465.. Ford even put them in 4x4, with Dana transfer cases, so...
  6. Christian Nelson

    TH350 goes forward in reverse..

    Hey y'all, I rebuilt my dad's TH350 on his square, and it was working great for 2 years. Then, this summer, he went to back it up, and it wouldn't go anywhere, but eventually it moved forward, but acted like there was binding going on. All gears but park move it forward. Does this sound...
  7. Christian Nelson

    Snapped Axles and ujoints on front of my plow truck..

    Like the title says, I heard a bunch of clicking, and clattering and banging, and lost my front wheel drive, so, I managed to get it out of where I was stuck in the snow, and got a look at the damage, and found both yokes on the axle where it goes through the steering knuckle are busted, I...
  8. Christian Nelson

    Does '79 windshield fit '84 truck?

    Hey guys, quick question, I finally decided to scrap the rusted out body of my '79, and turned what was left into a truck box trailer. While I was at it, I removed the windshield, and rear window from the cab. It so happens, that my '84 has a cracked windshield, and the back window is blacked...
  9. Christian Nelson

    Stupid dodge tranny...

    Rebuilding a tranny for a friend's dodge. 46rh (basically a 727 with OD) No reverse, tore up his rear drum, and band. Replaced rear drum, band, and OD piston. assembly. Everything else looked good, and he wanted low buck, so I put it back together, and I haven't put the OD unit on yet, I...
  10. Christian Nelson

    Building my own gantry...

    Hey folks. Odd question for you all. Would a doubled, or tripled set of sandwiched 2x6's be enough to lift a small block engine out of one of these trucks, if I spanned the width of one of these trucks with a wooden gantry I want to build? My ground where I have my trucks is too mushy to...
  11. Christian Nelson

    High torque mini starter!!

    Installed a new high torque mini starter in my truck this weekend.. Wow, lots of pluses there. The old starter, in order to remove it I had to drop the front drive shaft.. To install the new one, I checked to see, and sure enough, it slid right past the drive shaft. Hooked it up, it...
  12. Christian Nelson

    Sorry if repost. Effect on performance of dents in headers..

    Have you ever installed a set of headers, and they wouldn't clear something? Worried that denting a bit to fit would effect performance? I found this video VERY interesting. I've had to take a hammer to headers a few times, and got all worried about it.. Never had issues, now, I am not...
  13. Christian Nelson

    Alternative gearing available for SM65?

    I know a lot of transmissions have alternative gears people can buy, for close ratio, wide ratio, etc.. Is there anything that would even bring the 1st, and 2nd more into the a usable 4 speed for these? I find them a lot more readily than true 4speeds, and 5 speeds seem to come at a...
  14. Christian Nelson

    Right rear locking up long before other brakes applied..

    Really scratching my head on this one. Just got another truck, an 84 1/2 ton. I barely touch the brake pedal, and the right rear locks up HARD.. Bled the brakes, checked for adjustment, spun the adjusters, etc nothing frozen. From what I can tell, no air in the system, the lines...
  15. Christian Nelson

    Will these headers work with a 4x4 Square?

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/T304-STAINLESS-HORSE-POWER-CHEVY-SBC-SMALL-BLOCK-HUGGER-HEADER-350-/370923938968?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item565cca2498&vxp=mtr Not a bad price for Stainless headers. My concern was though, that they come down the middle, and might run into engine...
  16. Christian Nelson

    JUST KICKING MYSELF!!! Wanted, 1974 1/2 ton 4x4

    I missed a 1/2 ton Chev 4x4 in great shape going for $1100 OBO yesterday. It was my ideal year.. 1974.. Anyone have a 1974 1/2 ton 4x4 they'd be willing to sell? Manual transmission would be even better, but not necisary. Decent body, no huge gaping rust holes, but some rust is...
  17. Christian Nelson

    Cam selection for a 70's Malibu

    Hey guys, feel free to jump all over me iff needed, but I have a cam question. A friend of mine asked me for help picking a cam for his son's 70 something malibu. It's got a stock 350 (as far as he knows) with vortec heads, with aftermarket intake and I think holley carb? Anyhow, he...
  18. Christian Nelson

    Cab mount work..

    Any of y'all who've been following my poor truck might remmember that I have rusted out floor, and cab mounts. We just got 2 feet of snow last week, but looks like the ground is finally not too muddy to lay on so I am thinking about getting under her again, and seeing if I can fix her up to...
  19. Christian Nelson

    Question about welding for the body guys..

    I'm gonna try to weld in some new cab supports on my truck, still deciding whether to pull the cab off, or drop the gas tanks, and work underneath. Would be easier to be able to roll the cab around to work on it, but I don't have help, it's just me, the truck is currently immobile, and I...
  20. Christian Nelson

    Buddy's 4l60e issue, looking for advice..

    Well, since my tranny rebuild was successful, people are coming out of the wood work with tranny work for me.. A buddy came to me with a 99 Suburban that has a really odd issue. I've been looking it up, and can't find any real info on it, but I have some suspicions, and was wanting to run them...
  21. Christian Nelson

    Finally got the 4l60e in the Suburban..

    And, it works!!! Except... NO OD! Doesn't even act like it wants to shift into OD, just goes along in 3rd gear, like it was meant to. . I checked out the servo, everything looks good, it's one of those billet super hold OD servos. As a matter of fact, I believe I air tested the...
  22. Christian Nelson

    1-2 accumulator bore gouged..

    Here's a pic of the 1-2 accumulator bore from that 4l60e I am finally close to putting together.. How critical is the bore surface on these? Can I sand it smooth or anything? I think the pin was so loose the original piston was fluttering. I am going with pinless accumulators now, and...
  23. Christian Nelson

    Well, I hope you all can shed some light on this for me..

    I was installing the servo on my rebuild (4L60E) and when I was done, I went to spin the tailshaft back and forth to check if I hung up the band, and it spun one way, but REALLY hard to spin the other.. So, I took the servo back out, still hard to spin that direction.. So, I take the...
  24. Christian Nelson

    How easy is it to use Vortech heads on older small block?

    Going to the bone yard u-pull it place this Friday. Noticed the post stickied about the vortech heads, etc.. I thought I might go pull some off something while I am there if I find something. Couple of questions. I am assuming the manifolds/headers off my original 350 won't fit...
  25. Christian Nelson

    Hi, new from Wisconsin..

    I've always loved the square body Chevy. Hopefully will own one til I die. I currently have a 77 4x4 K15 with 700r4 and 400 engine. Body is SHOT.. Wanting to weld it up, the cab mounts rusted through, and the body has sunk down in the front the floor pans are rotted through, I have...

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