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Prayn4surf

Discussion in '1st Gen. Builds (1995-2004)' started by Prayn4surf, Oct 6, 2017.

  1. Nov 23, 2020 at 12:20 PM
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    haha yea now you're getting it
     
  2. Nov 23, 2020 at 1:12 PM
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    I Checked out your build man. Im gonna have to copy some shit you did. Do you have pics of the plate you riveted to cover up the hole in the floor?
     
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  3. Nov 23, 2020 at 1:16 PM
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  4. Nov 23, 2020 at 1:25 PM
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    If I can prevent what the black truck smelled like I will hahaha
     
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  5. Nov 23, 2020 at 2:57 PM
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    Thanks. Happy to answer any questions you have.

    I don't have one of it off the truck, but here's one. I think like 20 gauge stainless steel sheet is what I used for it. Adhesive window sealing stuff between the body and the plate to create a seal. Then covered it with leftover 50mil sound deadening I had (top and bottom). That helped make it much more solid

    Without a body lift, it was kind of a pita to get the triple stick linkage covered up. There's still two small holes open to the ground below that the rods enter the cab through.

    Maybe somewhere down the road I'll get super custom with it and make a better panel to properly seal it completely up, but for now it works for me. It's a wheeling rig after all though....

    20201019_183420.jpg
     
  6. Nov 23, 2020 at 6:27 PM
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    Singlehandedly the best thing I did to my truck. You're going to love it! :thumbsup:
     
  7. Nov 24, 2020 at 5:57 AM
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    I did something similar on mine, my advice is to make it removable as being able to access the top of the cases is nice if you have to adjust the linkages or inspect something. I found some plastic nutserts at the hardware store that I should have used, instead I used sheet metal screws and seal it with foil tape. It works but it's kind of redneck. If I did it all over again I would get fancy and weld some nuts to the trans tunnel and use bolts and a gasket. You will need to seal everything up really good, if you drive with the windows open on the highway it will suck air from the trans tunnel up into the cab and your cases will got hot as hell. No joke if I roll the windows back up and turn the AC on I can feel the shifter and floor get cooler as I drive. When I first built my cases I kind of blew this advice off and regret it.
     
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  8. Nov 24, 2020 at 10:52 AM
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    Yea I took notes from your build & others on being able to access the top of both cases. Made the rest of the install much easier once I had both cases in.
    On the highway my cases stay cool, they get the most hot in stop and go traffic or around town.
    Don't you also have the lefty which is gear driven?
    I believe gear cases run hotter than chain driven ones which probably plays a role with heat in your setup too.
     
  9. Nov 24, 2020 at 2:05 PM
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    I do, it got hot pre lefty. It's an airflow issue on mine, I made a bunch of mistakes in that area along with the shifters and stuff. It runs cool with the windows up, once you open them on the highway it heats up and you can smell the gear lube and feel the air leaks.
     
  10. Nov 25, 2020 at 5:00 PM
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    Oooooh damn that's a pretty taco box :drool:
     
  12. Nov 25, 2020 at 7:29 PM
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    Gotta love that red anodized aluminum. Hawt
     
  13. Nov 26, 2020 at 7:25 AM
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    It makes me giddy af haha.
     
  14. Nov 27, 2020 at 7:22 AM
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  16. Nov 27, 2020 at 12:43 PM
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    The ultra black is designed for oil resistance. For like an oil pan, etc.
    The ultra grey is designed for torque load resistance.

    I used the ultra grey and haven't had any leaks so far. Again, one of those things that some people have had luck with and others haven't.
    I made sure to follow the instructions to a T and let the rtv setup with all the hardware only hand tight for an hour before torquing it to spec.

    I mainly used it because it was what I had on hand.
    I do really like that you can get "the right stuff" in a power can like that though. My fingers were so beat after squeezing that tube for so long to seal up every surface.
     
  17. Nov 27, 2020 at 1:52 PM
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    Wow awesome build OP!
     
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    Thanks Dillon.
     
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    The right stuff is damn near structural. Works way better than ultra black.
     
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    FWIW, I've used ultra black in mine since I installed it in my truck. Only leak I ever had was because I didn't wait for the sealant to cure and I just threw oil in the crawlbox and drove the truck the same day. My RADesigns top plate shifter for my t-case still leaks due to a terrible design, but no issues with ultra black over here outside of my own mistakes. Ultra grey is probably better, but my dad and I have tubes on tubes of ultra black so that why I used it.
     
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