1937 chevy truck 3/4 ton

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Are you able to turn the front wheels without hitting the fender if a bag was to fail ?

no, because it tucks rim in the fender,

the front air bags have a ton of space inside the spring pocket, I can fit my hand between the spring pocket and air bag at any point of the suspension travel

plus the bags that I used, they don't balloon out as the air fills them,

that helps to get more lift with less pressure, and keeps them from getting bigger and rubbing on the spring pocket
 



working on the brake set up, I mounted a 94 s10 blazer pedal box, booster, and 2001 s10 blazer master, and a aftermarket disc brake prop valve
 





got a spicer 3r to 1310 rear u joint, $22

and a heavy duty moog front 3r u joint, $30
and a 2001 firebird driveshaft, driveshaft is from the driveline shop, but I got it used for $35

I got a used 3r (1344) 4l80e, 32 spline yoke from a 96 s10 blazer 4x4 for free

im going to candy cane paint the driveshaft
 



the black paint came up with the tape, so I need to start over with some better black paint
 
the 37 got put on hold

i drove up to Everett Washington to help/do my uncles LS install into his 94 K2500

the truck was pretty dirty, the motor was leaking all other the place
and the heads needs valve seals

110337372_1173020186403825_8795232082485983698_n by joa kwin, on Flickr


heres the trans was covered in dirt from over the years

116156294_1249251648739485_8794511669516190497_n by joa kwin, on Flickr
110637674_1878889352244640_7789329816747923782_n by joa kwin, on Flickr


pressure washed like 30 gallons of dirt off of the truck and frame rails

115714254_762722737888364_6774658110753055108_n by joa kwin, on Flickr

the frame got a coat of por 15, and then primer, and then gloss black
 
113118081_374806946815692_189087974367954348_n by joa kwin, on Flickr

99-06 nbs 4x4 headers, they are coated, was a pain to grind that stuff off so that i could weld v-band clamps on it

116022590_295364834911463_5423132753644364494_n by joa kwin, on Flickr

new sender unit with 255 pump inside the tank

116042574_749610645582308_3166250694161948081_n by joa kwin, on Flickr

vette set up with -6AN fittings

116151481_1994081120725432_5273871752858997352_n by joa kwin, on Flickr

building fuel lines and used -6 fittings and 3/8's hose
 
115943682_291426818848631_4254663947297956732_n by joa kwin, on Flickr

painted the firewall

had a few spots that needed some work

i welded up the old wiring harness port and then drilled a hole for the new harness in its location

used the engine host to lift the front of the trans so that i could get the trans jack under the pan

put the trans and t-case in as one

116153729_727303341423715_3062828118931660690_n by joa kwin, on Flickr

2004 lm7 5.3 engine with summit racing 4x4 truck cam

115936139_900121057140376_5997219942775336997_n by joa kwin, on Flickr

116017419_778599639578682_4696008390187717877_n by joa kwin, on Flickr

engine sitting in the engine bay

was able to reuse the front and rear driveshafts

just put new u joints in them
 
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the morning right before i left

1600 miles and some change to drive from Everett WA to Tucson AZ

i built the exhaust up to the mufflers and used a X pipe, and then my uncle took it to a local place to do the dual out the back on each side and alignment

uncle finished the a/c install and charged the system, he said a/c blows cold


2.5 weeks for this drivetrain swap, and all the cleaning of the frame plus paint, plus front suspension, front axles, upgrade the front diff actuator and wiring for that, and rear brake shoes, and shocks all around

my uncle and cuzn helped but most of it was me on my own
my uncle still worked a full time job and worked most weekends, but he did take 3-4 days off
 

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