95 Long bed Reg Cab named "Stitch"

[MrPink]

Got some things accomplished today, the y-pipe is now detached from the manifolds, the load leveler is attached to the engine, the shift cable is detached,need a new one . Couldn't find my 11mm ratchet wrench to detach the u-joint caps but the trans mount and motor mounts are detached as well just need to get the cherry picker attached and start pulling the 350/60e

 

[letitsnow]

Couldn't find my 11mm ratchet wrench

You probably know this, but 7/16 works for that too

 

[MrPink]

You probably know this, but 7/16 works for that too

Yep I know. Was getting to the short end of my fuse and had to go pick up my daughter. Today is cleaning day in the garage. Hoping I can find the missing wrench.

 

[Erik the Awful]

Was getting to the short end of my fuse ... Today is cleaning day in the garage.

That's one of the hard lessons I learned. I have to take about one of every three days in the shop to just clean up and organize. How does it get messy so fast? Fortunately, cleaning is calming and therapeutic after a couple days of cursing at imaginary engineers.

 

[MrPink]

That's one of the hard lessons I learned. I have to take about one of every three days in the shop to just clean up and organize. How does it get messy so fast? Fortunately, cleaning is calming and therapeutic after a couple days of cursing at imaginary engineers.

I'm an engineer... I do believe I am not imaginary, lmao.

 

[Erik the Awful]

I'm an engineer... I do believe I am not imaginary, lmao.

I have to wonder how many times you've been working on a vehicle and doubted the professional credentials of the guy who made "that one part" stupid hard to work with.

 

[MrPink]

I have to wonder how many times you've been working on a vehicle and doubted the professional credentials of the guy who made "that one part" stupid hard to work with.

Oh I have 100%. The one I currently can think is the distance between the driveshaft after the u-joint ears, and the u-joint strap bolts on my truck it is too little to get a ratchet and a socket in there or even a swivel and socket.

 

[MrPink]

So come to find out I never had an 11 mm ratchet wrench, lmao.

 

[MrPink]

Getting closer to pulling the 350/60e. The cherry picker is pushed forward not pulling it today had other things to do.

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The pile of stuff to get cleaned, blasted and coated keeps growing. The bag is full of hardware. I also got the back of the new bumper descaled, rust converted and painted.

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[MrPink]

So I think I have decided not to keep an electronic trans at all, and I am going with a TH400, with a 3.42 GM 10 Bolt w/ a Detroit or Eaton Tru-Trac locker. My choice of Trans is that i found a TH400 w/46k miles on it for $300, I just need to find a GMT400 Th400/80e rclb to get the driveshaft from or just buy a yoke and have a custom driveshaft made.