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      I’m out of town til Monday, so it won’t happen til then. I believe it’s a stock 80 intermediate shaft. I notched the shock mount to make room for the point at the box. I didn’t modify the 80 intermediate shaft, just the 40 column.
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      It does look like that. I didn’t get the bearing/firewall plate or the rag joint. I put the pictured ujoint at the box and used the Borgenson spline/DD Ujoint to the stock 40 shaft.
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      archie73 replied to the thread Engine recommendations.
      This is a qjet https://www.amazon.com/Carburetor-Rochester-Quadrajet-1966-1973-1975-1979/dp/B09FP8R2H8
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      archie73 replied to the thread Engine recommendations.
      I paid $550 for my 5.3, stock harness and ecu. Had the delete done to ecu for $75. Throw another $800 for misc bobs and boops. Slipped right in place of my 350. I personally think the Sniper is a bit to expensive unless you have a ton of time and...
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      archie73 replied to the thread What is this??.
      You could be right. Some people, who envision water crossing, will wire a switch in to turn the fan off from the comfort of the driver seat. I’m not saying that is what you have, just a possibility
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      archie73 replied to the thread Engine recommendations.
      I would never push to the darkside, but an ls drops in where a 350 once lived…. All ribbing aside, if you want a 3fe make it happen. Coworker just turbo’d his 80. He digs it.
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      archie73 replied to the thread What is this??.
      Does it reach the block? It wouldn’t need to reach the fan, just a relay to turn the fan on. Just a thought
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      archie73 replied to the thread Cost to sandblast a frame.
      One of the smarter things I’ve done is to have frame painted immediately after it was blasted. 20+ yrs ago and still looks good (unless I’ve applied my hack ways to it). Sorry no help on Wisconsin shops
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      I used the intermediate/collapsible shaft that came with my 80 box. I used a correctly splined Borgenson ujoint with a double D. Then just ground the stock steering column to double D where it came out of firewall.
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      archie73 replied to the thread Engine recommendations.
      My qjet handled moderate elevation differences well. I live at 6k and wheeled anywhere from 3k to 9k. Now I never went as high as the Silverton/ouray type stuff. The FI would likely be for sure, but a new carb is easier and cheaper in the short...
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      archie73 reacted to jembourbe's post in the thread Engine recommendations with Like Like.
      OP: If you're having probs getting carb right on a sbc, are you sure you want to tackle an engine swap or fuel injection?
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      archie73 reacted to pb4ugo's post in the thread Engine recommendations with Like Like.
      1st I must say that I'm a fan of sbc's, that's my personal preference. Its your 40, you do what makes you happy. I have no dog in the hunt. It sounds like you're searching for excuses to justify an engine swap. The symptoms you describe are...
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      archie73 replied to the thread Engine recommendations.
      I had a SBC with a quadrajet before my ls and honestly it was great at any angle as long as the gas was in the tank. My 5.3 is better, but the quadrajet is truly poor man’s FI. Definitely try one of those before you got to the trouble of a swap...
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      archie73 reacted to Firemedic831's post in the thread Builds The honey badger build with Like Like.
      I am Letting Geico handle this . I have not touched this truck. Lift and tire were put on by a reputable shop i will let them deal with it . i have 40s to build . I do have a new set of Wheels for is as i never did like the ones on it 20...
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      Even better-granny 1st. Almost impossible to stall and he still gets 1:1 final drive. Kinda like cheating…
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      Continued lessons on use of a clutch. Not bad, he stalled a couple times, but he’s getting better. This little hoodlum will know how to drive!!!
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      If I have the time tomorrow, I may try to look at it. I’m not real optimistic judging by the photos
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      video killed the radio star and the internet killed car prices… This is the current local market Kinda steep, but I bet it sells in near future. I paid $500 this piece Coworker just got an early FST. $7k, no top driver set frame, engine -tc...
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      archie73 replied to the thread Back in the saddle.
      Sexy. I wish I had the money ….
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      archie73 replied to the thread Back in the saddle.
      So where’s the link to the sweet 55?
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      archie73 replied to the thread Builds 76 Fj40 Face Lift.
      I’m curious about the pizza wheels, I’ve seen LKQ advertising them. Got be easier then the flat rollers I have. Every time I want to move the project, I have to pump them up again…
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      archie73 replied to the thread Birfield stuck in ball housing.
      X2. I ran into this when I swapped for chromo last year. Drivers side was a bear, I had the slide hammer on it. I loosened the caps on the passenger side and it slid right out. Lesson learned.
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      archie73 replied to the thread Disc brake conversion.
      I have the mini truck knuckles, ifs calipers and a vented disc(fj60?) up front. Low maintenance and they line up perfectly. I can’t comment one the JTO kit, but the Toyota stuff works great. Even better after I got a working booster!! For true...
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      archie73 replied to the thread Builds Fly By Night.
      It’s not terrible. There’s a lot of good utoob tutorials of guys in their garages using them like we would. One other thing to note is- they aren’t small. We have the small version from Langmuir and it effectively takes up 3’x3’ worth of space...
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      archie73 replied to the thread Builds Fly By Night.
      We got one at work, pretty sweet. When I need a part it usually works the way I want. (I’m to blame, not the machine). That being said, it’s not cheap- table, computer and plasma. Something like $5k- your total budget I’m told. Flipside...
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