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Installed a 2wd sector shaft from an 81 Camaro in the 4wd steering gearbox. Slowly getting her done.

I went to the junkyard and found an 81 Camaro that still had the steering gearbox in it. I pulled the sector shaft and installed it in the 4wd gearbox. With pitman centered the box feels snug, not too tight, not too loose. When the pitman is far left/right it seems to be a little loose but, no...

Between trying to find the motivation and waiting for good weather, I finally made some progress on the truck. I'm still waiting on the new 1-1/2" x 1/4" wall tie-rod kit to arrive. I never realized how shot/worn-out my front suspension/steering was. I installed the ARP studs on the passenger...

No hydro yet, maybe down the road. I already have studs for the knuckle.

The pile is growing... Still need the shocks and boots, front bushings, brakelines and 1.5"x.250" wall 1-ton tierod kit

Nice! Now all you need is a 205 & the 1 tons. ;-)

Picked up some blackout switches for $20. Piece by piece she is coming together. A block away a guy has a lifted silver Short box Chevy with a burgundy dash sitting in the back of his box. I'm going to see if I can get that too. lol

Put on 39.5" TSL Boggers next comes the 8" lift & cross-over steering.

I found a set of new 39.5" TSL Boggers on white steelies... I tossed them on but, ran out of time so the 8" lift and cross-over steering will have to wait until next weekend. I might also toss on a 2" Body lift (I'm not a fan of Body lifts)... Any way, the doors and hood will have a white star...

I had a 1 ton Jeep that I drove for a DD with 2-1/2" BS Jeep had a V8 drove it for 6 years, wheeled it off road and the bearings showed no signs of wear, play etc. The point is, BS and Offsets won't hurt the bearing if everything else is correct. Your nylon bushing will see wear first. Look at...

I'm not disagreeing with the bold sentence... But, the back-spacing doesn't affect the bearings as much as one would think. Sure, in theory it will But, in real life... it doesn't. UNLESS you have other issues that contribute to early bearing failure. Most common issues are, bearing pre-load is...

Yeah, she's straight and clean. She was a Va (Northern) truck. ;-) I find it fitting that I was stationed in Norfolk Va for almost 14 years and I move back to NY only to purchase a clean/rust free Va M1008.

Thanks for the heads-up. I'll check and replace if needed. Trying to make her last until I have the new (to me) motor ready for the drop in.

I'll snap a pic of how she currently sits... I'm Waiting for all of the parts to come in and the weather to be warm enough to hold the wrenches without my fingers stinging. lol

Seeing that the front springs and shocks are Shot I decided to upgrade.... I ended up dumping $2200 on an 8" lift. I still have to find a 2wd steering box and from what I am understanding, the donor years are from any GM 2wd truck from 73-87... or from a Blazer/Burb up to 90/91? Any thoughts or...

It's funny... at 50/55 she sounds like a diesel only groaning and hating life.... at 60/65 she sounds like she's working fast and enjoying it. lol. I do have a couple spares. A low mileage 6.2 (without heads) & a 6.5 that needs to be rebuild so, I'll most likely swap the heads and intake on the...

Yes sir! Stock M1008 But, not 4.46's... 4.56 gears. ;-) I drive 44 miles a day 6 days a week and 2/3rds of the trip is 60/65.

I found that my M1008 runs great at 60-65... A lot better than at 55. Then again, there seems to be a noticeable "dead spot" in the skinny at 55. lol