Power Wagon Rebuild (Update: 11/5/08)
09-14-2008, 01:38 AM
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Re: Power Wagon Rebuild (Update: 9/11/08)
Thanks, but, I'm going to buidl my own. 
A bit more done. I got the bed rails off, as well as the fuel tank out (man, was there some nasty stuff in it! It's in pretty good shape though).
Parts storage:
And, the secret to good preservation:
As she sits now:
A bit more done. I got the bed rails off, as well as the fuel tank out (man, was there some nasty stuff in it! It's in pretty good shape though).
Parts storage:
And, the secret to good preservation:
As she sits now:
09-14-2008, 07:51 AM
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Re: Power Wagon Rebuild (Update: 9/11/08)
You're going to need a media blaster to sort out all of that rust, unless you are going to start fabbing replacement panels? That is a beastly truck though, would scare the ---- out of me seeing it in the rearview.
09-14-2008, 02:30 PM
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Re: Power Wagon Rebuild (Update: 9/11/08)
got a sandblaster. Its a cheap HF one, but it should work fine. Once its all apart, Im going to put up a plastic booth, blast the chassis with sand, and then Im going to glass bead blast my new body. I have a rust free body from AZ in storage. 
11-06-2008, 01:45 AM
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Re: Power Wagon Rebuild (Update: 11/5/08)
Well, time for an update:
I picked up a Lysholm Screw supercharger. Thats right, Twin-Turbo, and Twin-charged. Why? Because I can, and, because it's fun.
It moves 105 CID per rev at a 1.4:1 Pressure ratio, max speed of 14K RPM, and 82% or so efficiency. I'll probably gear it at 2.25:1 or so.
Got the cab off the frame as well, and am still trying to decide what to do about drivetrain. Im tossing around the three following ideas:
1. NP435 4 speed / NP203 T case / Dana 60 axles.
2. NV5600 6 speed / NP247HD / Rockwell Axles
3. NV5600 6 speed / NV242HD AMG / Rockwell Axles
I have to figure out a few things before I can decide one way or the other, as they all have pluses and minuses.
#1 is the cheapest, and easiest to do, but the 203 is not AWD, its open center differential full time 4x4, so, it will get more grip then RWD, but, it wont be true AWD.
#2 Uses the Trans and T case out fo a new dodge ram diesel. If its tough enough to hold up to that pissed off Cummins, It'll hold up to this monster. Driveshaft angles with the toploader rockwells will be much better, however, I have to do a buttload of work to make said rockwells work, and the insane 6.72:1 gear ratio requires the NV5600 overdrive, and even so, I still need 42" tires or bigger to keep Revs sane. Firestone makes a nice 42" tall, 12" wide tire, but, Im not sure how much it is, and, it runs on a 20" rim, which I would also have to buy. Brakes would have to be swapped to disc on the rockwells, and,then there are still the issues of unsprung weight (the bastards weigh 750 lbs EACH) and the issue of steering.
#3 is the same, except with the Military humvee T case, which, is AWD with a torsen center differential.
Obviously, #3 would be ideal, but, I'm guessing I'll end up doing #1 and putting some serious axleshafts in the axles.
Below are some pictures of the latest progress. Aluminum angle hanging over the engine is the approximate hood height.
I picked up a Lysholm Screw supercharger. Thats right, Twin-Turbo, and Twin-charged. Why? Because I can, and, because it's fun.
It moves 105 CID per rev at a 1.4:1 Pressure ratio, max speed of 14K RPM, and 82% or so efficiency. I'll probably gear it at 2.25:1 or so.Got the cab off the frame as well, and am still trying to decide what to do about drivetrain. Im tossing around the three following ideas:
1. NP435 4 speed / NP203 T case / Dana 60 axles.
2. NV5600 6 speed / NP247HD / Rockwell Axles
3. NV5600 6 speed / NV242HD AMG / Rockwell Axles
I have to figure out a few things before I can decide one way or the other, as they all have pluses and minuses.
#1 is the cheapest, and easiest to do, but the 203 is not AWD, its open center differential full time 4x4, so, it will get more grip then RWD, but, it wont be true AWD.
#2 Uses the Trans and T case out fo a new dodge ram diesel. If its tough enough to hold up to that pissed off Cummins, It'll hold up to this monster. Driveshaft angles with the toploader rockwells will be much better, however, I have to do a buttload of work to make said rockwells work, and the insane 6.72:1 gear ratio requires the NV5600 overdrive, and even so, I still need 42" tires or bigger to keep Revs sane. Firestone makes a nice 42" tall, 12" wide tire, but, Im not sure how much it is, and, it runs on a 20" rim, which I would also have to buy. Brakes would have to be swapped to disc on the rockwells, and,then there are still the issues of unsprung weight (the bastards weigh 750 lbs EACH) and the issue of steering.
#3 is the same, except with the Military humvee T case, which, is AWD with a torsen center differential.
Obviously, #3 would be ideal, but, I'm guessing I'll end up doing #1 and putting some serious axleshafts in the axles.
Below are some pictures of the latest progress. Aluminum angle hanging over the engine is the approximate hood height.
LOL 
