[MSGGrunt]

Well, my Volvo Portal swap adventures begins tomorrow with a trip to Cruiser Parts in New Hampshire for a pair of axle housings to pirate the brackets off to weld onto the portals. I do have several questions... Some are generic and others will be for those that have done a similiar swap.

1. Cable or Vacuum operation for the lockers?

2. What was the emergency brakes like to hook-up?

3. Can the ABS on my 97 be disabled? And if so how? Just unplug and go?
New master cylinder from a non-ABS cruiser? It will not be a daily driver but still needs to be safe to operate on the street.

4. I'm thinking of keeping my current Slee 6" system, running the 5.99 axles with 39.5" or 40" tires.

5. Are there options other than the stock rims? I assume custom will be the way to go as the stock rims would not be wide enough for a 12.50 or wider tire.

6. Will my Slee double cardon drive shafts handle the pinion angles? My current rear pinion is pointed up at the transfer output and I have no vibrations. I assume with the portals that I won't be able to rotate them this way? The front uses Slee's Outback arms and I assume I will have to keep the axles within Volvo's specs?

Well, wish me luck. I will post a new thread once the axles and brackets are ready for surgery....