1986 k20 rebuild

[44boggers]

Well everything i read about making a square d shaft says you just need to grind o the 2 inch tubing for the seam and it should slide right in. That reciever tubing is pretty damn expensive. I have some tubing that doesnt have that flash in it. I was going to use that for the rear but i am trying to find a rear one ton driveshaft and use that instead.
Eitherway the front shaft slides in and out good now, just took a lot more time that i thought it would. No big deal.
I finally moved it under its own power the otherday. Felt good to drive it around. Just need to finish the doubler mount and rear shaft and its hammer time.

[98ZJ]

Can't wait to see some action! Have you done anything more with the cage?

[78stepsideUAK10]

Originally Posted by starrysky111

so thereis your problem you where suppost to use 2.5" receiver tube, its got no inner seam = no grinding

I don't think it would be a tight fit then, on mine I ground it down and then polished and it goes in and out super easy

[44boggers]

Originally Posted by 98ZJ

Can't wait to see some action! Have you done anything more with the cage?

havent done much to the cage since the last post. besides adding a few support bars in the rear, it is basically done. I need to wait until wade gets his bender back next weekend so we can finish the doubler mount and then i will have some action shots.

[44boggers]

ok got some good pics for you guys. we got one of the doubler mounts done and did some flexing. Still need a rear d shaft and the studs are just temporary till i get the bolts in, which should be tomorrow. enjoy.

[44boggers]

few more.
wade cutting the x member tabs. Still need to cut the fenders more, theres not much left.

[90ctd]

that thing is huge, good work bud

[gsgrisso]

Yep looks good.......I like the fact that it is still pretty much a fullsize truck, good job, will keep watching to see where it goes.....

[85HeartBurb]

looks good be watching to see what you do if anything for a bed............

[44boggers]

thanks guys. I built the rear shock hoop/ bar today. Just need to make some tabs and those will go in. I am going to wait until i am done with everything in the rear before i do anykind of bed. I havent thought so much about it yet. I only have a couple more weeks to work on it. In the fall and summer i live over in Austria with my girlfriend, so it kinda sucks i have no time to work on the rig in the winter. But when i get back in april it will be jst about ready to go. I will just need to d o my hydro steering, beadlocks and rear driveshaft. So i should be able to do that all with in a weekend or two and then just hammer the snot out of it.

[LegendKiller89]

Looking good.

[hybrid-theory]

I got to say its going to suck waiting 7 fricken months for this heep to be finished up, I will say it was awesome to be part of it. Paul you are an awesome guy, hope the Austrian mtns are treating you well buddy.

Keep in touch and talk to you soon. Wade

[44boggers]

hey Wade, thanks for all of your help this summer, it was sweet. Yeah tell me about waiting 7 months. I have been a here a week and a half and have been on pirate searching shit everyday dreaming of working that that POS again. Well Like i said before, by the time i get back in april i will have all my parts ordered and we can just hammer for a few days and get this thing going ASAP.
Hows your rig coming??? Oh yeah send me some of the video and pics of Rausch. Well keep in touch and updated om everything back home.
Later cock gobbler

[44boggers]

so since i am in europe for the whole winter i have a lot of time to think about what i cant do to my rig at the moment. One thing I need to do when i get back in the spring is finish the rear of the cage. I drew a few lines on a pic to see what the back would look like, but i woul dlike your opinions on what would look good but be functional. I think i like how i drew the rear of the cage but i am not sure how to do the sides. So let me know what you think and maybe make your own edits.
Thanks

Paul

[twoslo4five0]

this is how mine used to look

[44boggers]

thanks and keep the suggestions coming. i need something to entertain me.

[44boggers]

Not too much to update, but i did get some goodies. I had KORE cut me some beadlocks. And I also got a 1410 rear output yoke for my 205 from Jesse at HAD.

[mudskipper4x4]

Looks killer. Is it just me or is your front shaft hitting the 208 adapter mount a little?

[44boggers]

its just you Before i made the rear doubler mount i had the stock 208 x member in there to hold it up, and it was rubbing on that a little. I still need to make a new front x member for the doubler and add a skid plate for the t case.

[GMCTruxrule]

Man, I haven't read your build thread in a while, looking good. Real good.

I like the flex pic on the Taurus. that shit is nice.

[44boggers]

thanks man. My boss and the guys at work always gave me shit cause they said my truck would never move. So i told them one friday that when they come into work on monday my back tire will be on top of that POS ford. Well I made sure to open the alignment bay door, so when they came in that was what they saw. Wade and I got the truck moving the night before around 10pm and i told him he cant leave till that thing was up there.
My boss's daughter asked me if i was going to be in trouble for driving on a customers car haha.

[44boggers]

a little update for ya. got my doubler back from sumner machine. they reclocked it for me. now i have the 203 upside down and the 205 flat. the case sits above the frame rails now and the x member hangs just below it. so it came out pretty good. I also built my rear shock mounts and started on the beadlocks from KORE.
I had to get new headers cause they hit my d shaft with the 205 clocked up so high. so i have some headman shorties on the way. I also need to fix my front pinion angle now, it just plain ole sucks.
Thanks to wade today for giving me a hand with the beadlocks and being my bolt bitch

here are some pics.

[44boggers]

some more pics. also have a question about bolting up the beadlocks. i always heard you want to torque them down to about 25 ft/lbs. i did one that way ( took about 45 minutes) cause everytime you think your done another bolt loosens up. the other thing i noticed, was that the outer ring started to bend in at the center of the ring. Is this normal or have i tightened them too much?

oh yeah i didnt realize it until the end, but i put both outer rings on upside down so KORE reads KO(upside down R)E.

we also welded a 3/16 round stock rod around the inner bead to make a better bead.

[twoslo4five0]

i have the same beadlocks (diffrent logo) but i relocated my valve stem to inside the wheel.

[44boggers]

how did you go about tightening down the bolts? how tight did you get them and did the outer ring bow in once they were tight?