Recent content by PhilipE

Some thing to think about. Look at the size of those front wheel wells. If memory serves me right that old iron ran 800 or 900x20's on it. That is a tall tire. If you try to go much shorter the wheel/tire combo will not look right in that large wheel well. I would figure out tire sizes before...

Right now is the time to beat ideas around. I ideas don't cost money. When you start working on it. Money starts to flow. At that point you don't want to redo work. That's also why I mentioned talking to the local MSP office that would be do your build paper work. If that officer doesn't like...

This is the route I would suggest. Doing custom is a nice thought. But for a road vehicle it will need to be fully inside DOT rules and reg's. Starting with a suspension package all ready approved for the weights and size your wanting to build will make the headache at time of title work easyer...

:jump: Looks good Andrew. I see you moved the bumper over.

Yes it will. You going to put my old bumper on it??

Better step on it Andrew. Its not very long till Chris's event. I hope to see it there. :D

All the skirted and side boxed flatbeds will give you bad departure angles. The only way to get around that would be one of the none skirted beds or have a custom built bed to your spec's. I have a B&W flat bed. It is skirted and boxed also. I don't think they build beds any more. I can't...

It is a big compliment. You have done some real good work fitting everything together.

Muncie Power Products makes most of the PTO boxes in use. Here is a link to the website. If you get serious I would call customer service. Before the call figure out what you want to hook to it. Like stated above there are many different types of PTO boxes. All used for different types of driven...

I did that a few decades ago. But she stays out of the garage. She doesn't like grease. :jump:

Being a /6 it most likely has 4:56 or 4:88 gears. That's all I ever found behind those trucks for gearing. Your a couple of months late. I gave away a OD 833 and another nonOD 833 to get them out of the garage. A gasser NV4500 would be a good swap. Those went into the 90 and up gasser Dodge...

The after market panels are not to good of quality. The fit isn't good ether. Just keep looking for a good cab and do not be afraid to travel to a rust free area to get it. I live in Indiana. I went to Wyoming for my replacement cab.

The thing to remember about aluminum. Its not if it will crack, it is when. A alum bed that has seen road miles is hard to weld. A crack collects anything thrown off the tires or road. You can spend as long as you want trying to clean that crack. I can tell you it will not be a single pass weld...

The starter turns the engine over. The injection pump will have some means of shutting off fuel for an off position. To give you an answer with any accuracy we would need to type of injection pump used. On my 6BT Cummins the injection pump has an electric solenoid to control fuel flow to the...

Yea I know about the 880's with the OP's being a club cab I have never seen one camo.