Well this weekend I tackled the job of pulling the dash apart to replace the bulbs for the gauges. While I was at it, I removed the clear bezel, wet sanded it to remove the discoloration, then polished it back up. Surprisingly, now that I have the problem with my hands/forearms, my hands do not [...]
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Donor 74 Jimmy
I have located a VERY poor condition Jimmy that I am currently negotiating a price with the current owner. This truck has no title with it so it would be a parts truck only. The body is rusted quite badly, but the frame and running gear looks pretty good. 12-bolt rear and Dana-44 front. I [...]
8-Lug Corp 10-bolt
The luck continues! Today I picked up a GM Corp 10-bolt front axle with 8-lug outers from an NP203 equipped 3/4 ton truck for $50! Everything spins over very well and it looks very good inside. Since this was originally on a full-time 4wd truck, there are no lock out hubs installed, rather a dust [...]
14FF Found!
And the 14FF is in the shop! Dad had his new backhoe home today. I shot up to the shale pit with it and snagged the axle out of the weeds. Everything looks good inside. I was able to get one drum freed up with some tender tapping with a 5lb hammer. The one that [...]