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I will post the build, if this is to weak for Pirate or needs to be moved to the Tow Rig section please let me know. I had owned the truck for four years before the build. The truck had a 392 five spd I had installed three years ago. With the gas mileage (around 9) I would need to sell it or do something different. I had bought a 27' U haul truck about three years before and we were not using it anymore. The U haul was getting better than 12 miles per gallon sooo I blindly said WTF its doable. I went through the maint records on the box truck and found that the motor was a factory replacement with less than 50,000 miles and the tranny had just been replaced before I bought it from U haul.
The Travelette started life as a Yellowstone park ranger truck so the body was in good shape. It did have a Maco crappy paint job and tons of dings.There were a few issues to be delt with during the paint phase of the build, we cut patch panels and tig welded for a good repair.
As far as the new drive train goes, it is 7.3 IH deisel, spicer 5 spd, devoriced 205, GM 14bolt and sw dana 60 frt both have 4:11 ratio.
before the pictures start I would like to thank Dana Westburg for the fab and wiring help and Rob Aukshun for the paint and body work.
If anyone has questions or wants to know more post up.
The Travelette started life as a Yellowstone park ranger truck so the body was in good shape. It did have a Maco crappy paint job and tons of dings.There were a few issues to be delt with during the paint phase of the build, we cut patch panels and tig welded for a good repair.
As far as the new drive train goes, it is 7.3 IH deisel, spicer 5 spd, devoriced 205, GM 14bolt and sw dana 60 frt both have 4:11 ratio.
before the pictures start I would like to thank Dana Westburg for the fab and wiring help and Rob Aukshun for the paint and body work.
If anyone has questions or wants to know more post up.
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