PTO winches make me hard. You should swap in some rockwell axles..how do you plan on making it "awd"? If it were me I would try and fashion a newer electronic transfer case onto the tranny somehow so you can launch in 4WD and then switch over to 2WD once you get going like alot of guys do that drag newer turbodiesels. But anyway, sick project eitherway that thing is in awesome shape..My vote goes for rockwells and 50+" XML's..lol

 

HX35s

SHittttt... itll spool them JUST fne. The 35s spool like crazy on H22s (rouchly 130 CI). Id say itll be just ducky.

 

That truck makes me all sorts of hard.

+1 for Rocks (with overson axles) (or some 40 spline pro rock 60's) and 53" michliens

 

From the first two pics I wasn't sure how you plan on getting the truck into your garage or maybe that was your project. Figuring out how to get your project into your garage. lol. Cool ---- and that thing is a ------- beast.

 

Well gents, this is going to be my rebuild thread. I hope you like pictures... :shock:

8/27/08

And it begins:













And, then I had a wedding to attend, as well as the bachelor party, and, got violently sick with the flu, so, I didnt get to work on it for almost 3 weeks, until today:





good start:



This thing was HEAVY:





This rebuild sponsored by Sun Drop



Wiring is NOT my strong suit





Ouch:



More ouch:



Rust:



more rust:



even more rust:



you guessed it, rust:



sigh, rust:



The classic rust spot:



Hack job from one of the previous owners:



and, whats that on the drivers side? RUST!!! :evil:







My NP203 Double box. 6" long. current NP435 has a case length of 12", and a tailshaft length of 8". 4x4 version has a talshaft length of 6", so, I'll save 2" there. Current space between T case and tranny tailshaft is 17". With the 203 case, and the adapter plate, Its 10", so, Im going to gain 9-10" of rear driveshaft length, which, is GREAT, as my rear drive angle is fierce. Not to mention, I'll get a final low-low range first gear drive ratio of ONE HUNDRED TEN TO ONE!!!! AH HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!







Sadly, my AWD NP205 wont work with the 203 parts. However, Im still holding out hope that an Audi S4 center torsen diff will work, just need to get ahold of one, which, is not easy, and Ava (my silver S4) is not going to donate hers...











The only V8 engine that should go under the hood of an M:







And, for those of you who were asking how I did the Dana 60 front swap:











Spacer blocks are going to get replaced with higher arched springs, so save the speech on sapcer blocks ont being safe in the front end ( even though I ran them for 3 years with no issues):



lots-O bondo (thanks, previous owner):











Motor mounts:

I'm going to change them a bit, for a few reasons, one, I dont like the steep angle on them, causing uneven loading, secondly, they move around a bit, and 3rd, they aren't going tot ake the power this thing is gonna make!!











Its not as bad as it looks:













again, not as bad as it looks:





The money shot:

Just imagine... Two of these under the hood, at 1.5 bar of boost.... Ah He hehehehehehehehe:

 

That thing is gonna be nice

 

That's a sick project

Very cool truck, and all that rust doesn't look bad at all, growing up on the coast, I've seen much worse. It actually looks in really good shape for how old it is.

More work, more pics.....

 

this thing will rock when it is done...

in for updates

 

More work done.... everyone keeps telling me its not that rusty... I think these pics will dispell those beliefs...

more done:



Rust:





MORE RUST:



Good god...







My truck is Holy















Front channel:



Beefy:

 

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