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Looks like a great room. I can’t recall, what did you say you’re using it for?

This is a BW4401. Parts are fairly rare. There’s a metal tab on the oil pump that holds the housing stationary while the shaft rotates inside of it. That tab can either rub a groove in the case and/or the case rubs the end of the tab off - either way, the housing then rotates so it is no longer...

You got me thinking about the shifter guides……while they look good, they may be getting brittle with age, so I found a place that sells them and I ordered a set.

Chain looks fine and much to my surprise so did the guides on the shift forks. The case and oil pump anchor tab didn’t even have much wear, so this must have been a replacement unit at some point because the truck has over 200,000 miles. I’m going to do a case saver mod to prevent future damage.

2008 trans that was first built for Frankensquare is now converted to 4wd and ready for use in this truck. I got the transfer case disassembled, cleaned and inspected. All hard parts are good thankfully. I have new seals on order as well as a new 4wd switch because I was having issues with...

I’ve made some progress on the transmission front. I got the trans from the black truck disassembled so I could harvest the 4wd output shaft. I tore down the trans I built for Frankensquare last year and swapped the output shafts. I reassembled the geartrain and checked clearances - they...

Finally getting back to this one. With the red truck basically finished, I was able to pull this one into the barn again. Today I pulled the front clip off and then yanked the trans and transfer case. I’m coming to realize that when I did the plumbing and wiring I focused more on the...

My brother let me borrow the stock lug nuts and a center cap off of his 2013 Silveraydo so I could see if something like that would work with the PPV wheels. It worked perfectly! In fact, it looks like I wouldn’t have had to cut the lugs, even without the spacer. Oh well. So I started looking...

Thank you, but I would never claim to be a master of anything, I just try to learn and get better anytime I do anything. For bodywork, I just started trying. I bought a 72 Chevelle in 1996 that needed some rust and collision repair. My dad had a little experience so he taught me some things...

And some shots of the genuine Barney hide interior out in the daylight.

Thanks guys! I dug out the hood and put it on. I need to find a new one - this one has a rusty substructure and dents - better to just replace than repair. I might have another good one to use, but I’d rather find another red one. Now it’s done until dad is ready to drive it in the spring -...

I got the pipes finished up the other night and finished painting them today. I managed to raise the pipes just shy of 2 inches. I would have liked to get them a little higher still, but it was challenging just to do what I did with all that was going on in that space. Good news is the spring no...

Monday night I was going to make the exhaust tips. My dad had bought some 2.5” stainless slip-on tubing, and the idea was I would cut them to length and clamp them on once the bed was installed. I slid them on and realized I was very unhappy with how far from the bed that the pipes were. Though...

Got the rear bumper and the trailer plug wiring hooked up. Also got a couple other odds ‘n’ ends done. The punch list is getting really short.

My brother told me about a good welding shop in town that should be able to repair it. And I’ve had aluminum wheels straightened by another guy before. I haven’t put this wheel on my balancer since finding this crack, but I remember one of the wheels had a bend in it that I found when...

Oh, and one more thing….. The right rear had been leaking a little air for about a month or so. I decided to just keep topping the tire off since it was close to winter tire time. After removing it from the truck I inspected the tire. I didn’t see anything in the tread, so I tried soapy water on...

One more pic I couldn’t fit.

After messing with wheels it was time to address something else. I had to have the windshield replaced about a month ago. There had always been some aftermarket module dangling next to the rear view mirror, so while the windshield was out, the guy pulled that over to the side and tucked it into...

Time to put the winter wheels on. I did some test fitting of different configurations with parts I had and parts I already ordered and finalized my plan. First thing I did was cut the studs flush with the lug nuts when the 22s and 15mm spacers are installed. Here’s the original setup: And...

The next night I installed the front turn signal lights and found I had some weird issues - the windshield wipers would turn on when the key was on and headlight switch turned to on, and the lights on the driver side were way dimmer. Neat. Since both the wipers and lights were acting weird, I...