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Thanks. Did you just put grease on the sleeves, or between the bushings and washers/cab/frame?
I have never used Poly Bushings on any of my builds. But the OEM rubber bushings under the cab are two pieces. The tapered side is under the mount, the flatter is between the cab/body. If it wasn't a blizzard here I could snap some pics. But we should figure this out... my present project is going to need a set soon. As for motivation... I will race yah, mines just a bare frame ATM lol And it needs to be running by June also. Whats worse my wife has two of her projects taking up space in my shop...and she just bought a third one.
I just got done talking to prothane on the phone. All they have for directions is a generic set, no detailed instructions are available. I guess I'll have to wing it. What's the worst that could happen?lol
If your original trans tunnel isn't destroyed just replace from the tunnel towards the doors with replacement floor pieces. Stick shift 2x4 and 4x4 are the same....Auto 2x4 are diff floors than 4x4. Then there is the mid 80's floor change as well....it gets complicated lol
I've made it so much worse. Lol I am already thinking that "saving" money by butt welding the tunnel in vs buying a flanging tool was a mistake. It turns out that laying the patch panel over the existing floor and tracing it can cause some inconsistencies when it's sitting in the floor vs on the floor. As my friend said, it's a good thing it's going to be covered by sound deadening and carpet. Lol. I'm going to have to make several smallish pie shaped pieces along the seam.
I just finished getting the patch welded in today. I also welded up all of the holes from the avex rivets that the PO used to hold the galvanized sheet metal on. I found a lot of rust damage that I hadn't noticed before, so it was fun chasing the rust holes around with the welder. To be done right this thing needs a new floor. I just don't have the means to do it any time soon, so the goal is to keep me from falling through the floor and stopping the rust. I think I'm going to have to pull the engine and transmission back out to clean up and seal the bottom of the seam around the patch panel, but I think I'm going to wait until the firewood cutting is done for the year.
Month back I finished up replacing my 74 crew cab floor.... PM sent
I went and got "a yard" of dirt for the garden. I used quotes around a yard because they used a huge loader and just dumped until the bed was pretty much full. LolThe only bad is that I noticed rain water on the passenger floor when I got in it in the morning. I need to figure out where it's getting in before I get the insulation and rubber mat installed. I'm still not happy with the gearing. Does anyone know if there's a 5 or 6 speed transmission that will pretty much bolt in place of the 4 speed?
It's a 360.