Thread: Shop truck build

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I think this is such a cool build. Keep the pix coming!

Moving a little farther along, time to remove some un-needed rotating mass. We won't need the parking brake drum on the driveshaft, so the yoke was unbolted to get it out of the way...





...as my luck usually runs, it isn't that simple. Now to remove the flange from the output shaft. Largest socket I have was about 2", just shy of what I needed. Called up my buddy who owns all the buses, and struck gold, picked up the right socket and got it removed..








Parts is parts....





Re-installed, and using some new grade 8 hardware.....








Still waiting on the strap kit for the rear U-joint, so here's a temporary....





Adjusted the position of the rear, this looks like a good spot for it.....





Marked some holes and then pulled a reference to mark the other side, using the leaf spring mount up front. The truck has triple frames, two added during the fire truck conversion, so I wanted to use something attached to the original frame for a reference...











Bolted up, and trimmed the doubler plate that fits on the back side..








The original crossmember that spans between the two sides used to sit in a 11" high frame rail, where it will now reside is about 7" high and double framed. So the lower ears of the crossmember are cut off, trimmed, flipped over to the other side and rewelded. Previous holes were filled to accomodate a new location..














Eveything is attached to the frame using 3/4" bolts, so a bit larger set of transfer punches came in handy...

Not much to show but the truck did get some "new" shoes last weekend. I picked up some used RV tires for setup/fitment purpose. I plan on using 255/70R22.5's (eventually) but since they are about 400+ per tire new, these used ones will fit the bill while finishing the project. Where these are 235/80's, the diameter is close enough to get all the suspensions set up.