$1900 v. $2700
it seems like a simple decision. Rebuilding the D300 transfer case (it's making a noise like an intermediate bearing is gone). Then adapting it to the NV4500... So here it goes. Rebuild kit with bearings $280, 4:1 gearset $750 (but it may not be available from any manufacturer now), 32 spline upgrade to forward driveshaft ($300), billet cover to fix the leaking one $120. Adapter from the NV4500 to the D300 $450 or $750. Benefit is the transfer case is shorter than the Atlas (and for rear driveshafts, this is very important). In either case, I need to modify the driveshafts so it's a wash.
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Atlas 2 - which takes 12 weeks to get and I get 4.3:1 or 5:1 low range
If I do the atlas, and sell the setup I have now, I might get $500 for all of it so $1900 v. $2200 (but even so, I'm only about 20% sure I could sell it)....
In other news, the NV4500 is 2" shorter than the current set up and will fit vertically
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It's here, but dark (so no pictures yet).
Not thrilled with the packing job - I joked with my friend that I add insult to his generosity of allowing it be delivered to his shop by spilling oil all over the floor.
She's a big girl - so I'm still questing whether or not I may just go with the 4l60e (bonus is no adapter is necessary), or I'll engineer this in place. Even if I don't put this in the '40, there is another project coming soon where a 5 speed would be primo.... we will see.....Leave a comment:
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So I've decided... the new-to-me AW5 is making noises, and I have a couple dollars so time to upgrade to the NV4500 and Atlas t-case... this will take awhile, though, because it's a 12 week lead time for a t-case. And between now and then I'll continue to drive it until it breaks.
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Epilogue.......
I also pack a "Off Road Field Service Tent" on the hauling trailer for at the Base Camp.
as in these pix, first is at the job "Man Camp" replacing said fan clutch on a Sunday off
. Others from Off Road Rallies.
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Not saying my Timber Cruiser hasn't thrown Wrenches at me on outtings.......
Like this combination Off Road/Camping/Tourist Sites excursion in 2016
On the way to Deadwood, from Bismarck, ND, via BLM roads, farm lanes, etc.
The Fan Clutch, Gave Up The Ghost !!!
Off Roading requires a 100% "McGyver Mentality" !!!!
YOU DON'T CALL THE AUTO CLUB, Give them your GPS coordinates, and wait for the Friendly Road Side Service truck..........
You Better put together a Plan to Get You Going or the Buzzards are going to Pick Your Bones Clean......
So in the Middle of Area BFE crossing the SD Indian Resevation (Another Motivation), I broke open the Emergency Supper Fluid......Beer !
A couple of Leinies, looking things over,
TA DA !!! It hits me, get out the Ironworkers Tie Wire spool, twist up some lengths, weave it between the fan blades, back to a fan pulley bolt, repeat 4 times.....just locked the fan to constant on !!
I'm outta there in little over an hour plus a couple of Beer Therapy's and ran the rest of the entire trip on a wired up fan hub !!
And Now Back to Your Regular Programming.....
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it's never failed me on a trip... around town? absolutely, it's why I have AAA...Originally posted by Captain View PostLeave a comment:
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Any Off Road Adventures, that you are not on the end of a Tow Strap to the Rendezvous Lot is a GREAT RIDE !!!!Leave a comment:
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That looks similar to the spot I took the Pig to last week, the back end kept trying to slide off the road, it was pretty sketchy, but still pretty fun.Leave a comment:
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today was a snow day
same normal cast of characters
but we didn't go last year...
new tires tried out
simply works
last time I took this picture, it was sunnier, today it was better.... but not because of the weather.
made our own tracks
snow wasn't perfect
who cares?
there's new things to tidy up. An oil leak from the steering box, a vibration from the driveshaft and a transmission that is again making noise. Add to this that the radiator seems to be slightly plugged.... and yet.... what a great day
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now that it's running right, time to retune
and an error code... FiTech is not tolerant at all about electronic noise.... so a shield that keeps the wires away from the distributor is in order
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We all get by with a little help from our friends.Originally posted by DanStokes View PostLeave a comment:
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Patrick, proud of you for getting the help you need. A coworker (Viet Nam vet) had a plaque on his desk that read "If you can't handle your own problems what kind of man are you?" And my response was "About normal." We all need a hand sometimes - and I'm not even a vet.
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Thank you for your support... Sadly 22 veterans take their own lives every day... I personally have been battling my demons for over 30 years, and, have only recently admitted to having PTSD... I am getting help and support through veterans groups and friends like yourself...: https://www.google.com/search?q=22+v...hrome&ie=UTF-8Leave a comment:
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so wisely, I wrote the plug numbers on the end where the cap goes.... wrote the wrong number on 2.... want to guess who almost burned his '40 down before he figured it out. Once that was done, all the tuning I'd done was wrong....
that said prayer gave me wisdom to check firing order, then wisdom to get the various fuel and timing settings close enough to make it to the memorial drive by. I kept telling myself (it almost burned twice), then took 2 stops to get it so it'd work at low speed (because timing was so far off).... left at 11:30, should have been there at 11:55. Procession was to start at 12:50, started about 5 late.... thankfully.
Was the only '40 there, there was an FJ...
still, I just wish .... seriously, don't kill yourself, it hurts.... even people you've never met.
(all of this was for a memorial procession for a Marine who ended his life at 34 - there were at least 100 probably close to 200 vehicles who showed up to support his wife and two daughters.....)
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