Spectacular ride Sean. Hope more pics are forthcoming. 

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Nice nice 79 truck!
Aren't you using any free wheel hub??![]()
Did you shift forward the gearbox mount to suit the H55f box?
Isn't the factory X member fit for H55f? Why fabricate another one?![]()
crushers said:ummm, the 79 series came with the H15* not the H55F. they could have used a cross member and mounting brackets from a 75 series easy enough ... if there was one available. bolt to the tranny, locate to the frame, weld on the support brackets, done.
but
if the custom one works then excellent.
I was supposed to...a few details were overlooked during the long build, during which the shop was acquired by new owners and expanded to two locations, with some people moving to the new shop and a bunch of new hires happening.
I thought they were r151s?
We can get you the correct Aisins here in the US if you are interested Sean.
yes you are correct, i will correct my post.
Building a complete truck from scratch over the phone and via email over a year and a half is not the ideal situation, but was pretty much the only way for me.