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i have a known good TF727 from an M884-it had the NP203 ? transfer case.
my M890 needs a fresh trans.
can i just bolt the rear snout from the 4x2 to the rear of the 727 from the 4x4 ?
i searched everywhere for manuals etc,but freely admit to being a bit of a [proud] computer...
few more-you can see i have little space in my tiny workshop,im really set up just for motorcycles and compact stuff,so whenever i get to build something for my MILVEH,s or semi sized stuff it get CHAOTIC-:tin hat:
baby bandsaw worked hard cutting up all the materials.
tacked the frame and...
that looks like a new truck compared with the rotten lumps i am dealing with here.but they rise again!
my M884 came with a tailgate,but i can see most are set up for the shelter.mine came from USAF-
so the 24v alternators are rare then ?
anybody have the light cluster for sale? i asked here before for just the lense , and had some good links sent my way - i need the rear drivers side light cluster [with or without lense.]
thanks.
p.j.
there,s one NOS here-must made from ol mopar platinum at that price.
77 78 Dodge Truck Lil Red M880 Ramcharger Grill Grille on eBay (end time 20-Apr-11 15:38:43 BST)
being a mopar guy,i read all the posts here with interest,the dodge,s are easy live to with,we dont get too many here in england,i have owned a M890 for over 20 years,and am building a M884 hybrid,i love the looks of these pick ups.
i have never owned a chevrolet [french word] but i do love the...
got to look at a few of the problem areas today,got the radiator and the intercooler/aftercooler sat on the rails.
had a look at the panhard arm and steering linkage,both of which will need modifying.
the exhaust run will be tough because the turbo side of the engine is busy,air intake and...
always a cummins man myself,and lots of interesting info in this thread already-ping me if you need any info on 'continental' cummins stuff,im over the biggest hurdle on my cummins build,and now can start planning the layout and choice of parts,will be tuning in here for ideas regularly,-good...
mark [brooklands welding] and the plasma cutter blitzed any and everything that was in the way.
then i plasma cut the plates to brace the sides of the engine mounts.
long day-happy.
as above you can see we had a hard time getting the A bar unseized,it sat for 30 years on the side of an armoured engineer,s vehicle AVRE-and the dissimilar metals of the tow hitch,s and the steel pins seized up pretty good,my 20 tonne press would not touch it.
i got it workable and it has a...
well i just got done after a 05:30 start,im indoors again now at 20:10-but the motor and trans ARE IN[thumbzup]
it was quite a mission for me and my mate the hubster-[ ex desert rat and op teliq and bosnia veteran] just to get the chassis out of my back yard.
we got it into the street hooked...
ferrets go just as fast in reverse as forward-we were also aiming them at the french market?
any vehicle if badly maintained or never looked after will leak.remember the under hand steering technique for rowdy driving.
that looks neat,like that.i had to cut the other end to fit mine,wanted to keep the bed support undernath too,keep some strength in the bed.
had to delay the engine fitting until middle of next week.gives me a bit more breathing space!
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