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74chevystepside 
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 Topic: newbiePosted: 09 July 2005 at 4:26pm |
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hey fellas. i just joined because i just bought my first rig. its a 1974 chevy stepside with a 4" lift and BALD 35's. Im interested in joining yall's club and plan to come out to the next meeting. Oh yeah I almost forgot, name is Justin. Im also looking for someone who is good with a holley carb and a front drive shaft for the truck. thanks in advance for any advice on the carb or place to find the driveshaft
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KJ4DDC
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alabamatoy
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Posted: 11 July 2005 at 1:41am |
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Why do you need a new DS? Can the existing one be repaired or modified to work?
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74chevystepside
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Posted: 11 July 2005 at 6:02am |
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what existing one?lol yeah i bought the truck and it doesnt have the front driveshaft but all the running gear works
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KJ4DDC
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alabamatoy
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Posted: 11 July 2005 at 3:21pm |
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Oh. John at Huntsville Driveshaft will be glad to build you one. |
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74chevystepside
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Posted: 11 July 2005 at 5:04pm |
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yeah but that costs LOTS of money
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KJ4DDC
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83K10
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Posted: 12 July 2005 at 7:43am |
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What trans and transfer case do you have? I could probably find a front driveshaft for you. There is a couple of guys in the club with full sized chevys. John |
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rolltidezuk
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Posted: 12 July 2005 at 3:40pm |
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Just something to think about. A friend at work bought a early 80's chevy 4x4. It had no front d/s either. He rebuilt the motor and installed a front d/s. Only to find out previous owner had changed the rearend out. He had 3.07 gears in the rear and 3.73 in the front. I guess as a precaution the previous owner pulled the shaft to prevent damage. You might want to check your gearing. JC
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74chevystepside
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Posted: 12 July 2005 at 4:46pm |
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yes, i had thought of that. the story goes that it broke on a hunting trip and they didnt know about it
 anyway the story checks out in my book because the bolts are sheared off in the front chunk and t-case. and i have no clue what t-case i have as i am new to this whole truck thing. so if there is a code on it somewhere PLEASE tell me where to find it
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KJ4DDC
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83K10
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Posted: 13 July 2005 at 7:37am |
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There may or may not be a tag on the back of the transfer case. If there isnt I can look at it and tell you what it is. You might want to check out http://www.coloradok5.com John |
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Posted: 13 July 2005 at 12:35pm |
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your best bet for the driveshaft is to make your own, or have someone you know build it...the shafts that John makes aren't any bigger than .120 wall....i used to break shafts all the time untill i started making my own...as for balancing them, i've never had a problem...i just put a level on the yoke and tach it, then have someone turn it for me while i weld...i've had my scrambler at near 70mph with 38.5 boggers and a James-made driveshaft with little-no vibrations... those short chevy's are bad about driveshaft issues...even if you get a drive shaft the right length, they like to vibrate... -James |
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Posted: 13 July 2005 at 3:32pm |
I've heard a little sand will help with the vibration, don't know if it's true or not. I put some in my front square driveshaft, I know for a fact that it is not square and "round" and I've had no problems - *but* - the Toy FDS doesn't rotate with the front unlocked or the TC in 2 HI, have no idea what a Chebby FDS does in the same condition. IF someone broke the FDS, what else is getting ready to break - would be my question. |
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74chevystepside
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Posted: 13 July 2005 at 6:02pm |
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well by the looks of the k5 site, the only t-case for an automatic is the TH350. and it says they had a full time 4x4 hmmm sounds good to me
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Posted: 14 July 2005 at 1:17am |
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TH350 is the auto. Does your truck have factory locking hubs? JC
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74chevystepside
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Posted: 14 July 2005 at 6:15am |
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yes, it has locking hubs and auto tranny. is that not what they meant? i thought the meant that the TH350 went with the auto transmission
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83K10
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Posted: 14 July 2005 at 7:33am |
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The TH400 and TH350 are the automatics for those years. If its has lockout hubs chances are its a np205 transfer case. John |
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Posted: 14 July 2005 at 12:25pm |
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Being a stepside it's a half ton so that means it's 350/th350/NP205. Unless someone swapped something. The transfer case ID is easy. if it looks like aluminum it'll be a NP203. You said it looked like some bolts were sheered off? which ones? the ones on the flange of the transfer case. Need some info or help let me know.
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