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one finger john
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Hm ..... is that set up in the living room or the den?
IRS? What's the 9" ford rear housing for?
Don'tCallMeJimmie
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His income tax refund???
CrAlt
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Ya.
I quickly bolted everything together for a mockup. Went together like butter.
Got my craigslist powerglide... "worked when pulled" so im expecting it to be trashed when i pull it apart this weeked.
benT
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Ted Brown
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Looks like a mighty short Pahnard bar, I would make that is long as you can find room for, (outside of frame bracket on drivers side end, to almost the drum on the other passenger side end) when all the weight in on the car, when finished, that bar should be as level as possible... JMHO 
CrAlt
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Ran out of things to do on the frame so i decided to check out my "worked when pulled" craigslist 'glide..
...and as expected.. its all screwed up :-/
It has water/rust damage and it looks like someone took it apart and chickened out at one point.
Needs total rebuild
New planetary set
and machine work on the direct drum
oh well.
Im going to install a full manual VB to get rid of the linkages and vacuum hose
...and as expected.. its all screwed up :-/
It has water/rust damage and it looks like someone took it apart and chickened out at one point.
Needs total rebuild
New planetary set
and machine work on the direct drum
oh well.
Im going to install a full manual VB to get rid of the linkages and vacuum hose
Nice :hoist:
Allen
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Ran out of things to do on the frame so i decided to check out my "worked when pulled" craigslist 'glide..
...and as expected.. its all screwed up :-/
It has water/rust damage and it looks like someone took it apart and chickened out at one point.
Needs total rebuild
New planetary set
and machine work on the direct drum
oh well.
Im going to install a full manual VB to get rid of the linkages and vacuum hose
--Man I love this to cool good work!
CrAlt
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Found a pumpkin at the scrappers.. for CHEAP money. Its got a crappy ratio and its one legged but it was CHEAP.
Checked it out..It isn't in bad shape and the bearings feel solid. Cleaned the 10lbs of gunk off and gave it a rustoliam rebuild.
It will at least get me underpower until fund allow a good ratio and posi unit.
Finished inspecting my pile of 'glide and came to the conclusion that i have a CASE and not much else. Someone stacked 6 clutches in the high drum but only 3 steals. Everything in that assembly is hosed. The input shaft and pump are "iffy" looking. I'll have to get a 2nd opinion on them.
Checked it out..It isn't in bad shape and the bearings feel solid. Cleaned the 10lbs of gunk off and gave it a rustoliam rebuild.
It will at least get me underpower until fund allow a good ratio and posi unit.
Finished inspecting my pile of 'glide and came to the conclusion that i have a CASE and not much else. Someone stacked 6 clutches in the high drum but only 3 steals. Everything in that assembly is hosed. The input shaft and pump are "iffy" looking. I'll have to get a 2nd opinion on them.
putz
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Agreed posi can even be dangerous in these light cars. Light weight car and rain and posi spells disaster if not very careful.
CrAlt
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Its got 3.00 in it now. Like I said above im going to hold off on doing anything to it until after the car is on the road. I was just thinking that with the 'glide and little 283 that is might be a little sluggish on the take off.
Good thinking on the posi... with a car this light it maybe to easy to get in trouble on slick spots.
Stopped by wintec on friday to order up my axles. He was saying the same thing you guys are about the ratio.. i just never worked on a car this light before lol.
Didnt get much done today.. Got the spindles and steering box hung on there. inspected the trans case and started to clean and de-bur it.
Heard about another 283 that has a unknown trans stuck to it.. Still in the car. Going to hopefully go hear it run this week.
Good thinking on the posi... with a car this light it maybe to easy to get in trouble on slick spots.
Stopped by wintec on friday to order up my axles. He was saying the same thing you guys are about the ratio.. i just never worked on a car this light before lol.
Didnt get much done today.. Got the spindles and steering box hung on there. inspected the trans case and started to clean and de-bur it.
Heard about another 283 that has a unknown trans stuck to it.. Still in the car. Going to hopefully go hear it run this week.
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