Frt D60 & now, rear D70 Score...

[Elliott]

This '83 3x3 crew cab just showed up at a yard I've been prowling looking for hydroboosts and I scored the D60 and 32 spline 205 for a price that'l make you sick... the 205 was $75 if that gives you a clue.:eek:
I was fixing to do some lighter axles in my drivetrainless '80 project, but it looks to be going towards a passenger drop, will fit with hummer beadlocks... and hopefully a Sportside bed. I'd rather have the driver's drop Ford DRW D60, but what am I gonna do? If anyone has one local that wants to trade let me know.
I've got a couple DRW pickup D70s located, hopefully I can get one dirt cheap to match this score.

Edit... Found a matching '83 DRW D70 and posted the pic & WMS on page 2.

http://www.fullsizejeeps.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10016/_83ChevyDRW-D60_a1.JPG

http://www.fullsizejeeps.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10016/_83ChevyDRW-D60_b1.JPG

http://www.fullsizejeeps.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10016/_83TH400_NP205.JPG

[McRoth]

OK, I'll be the first to say it: YOU SUCK! :)

Good score!

[bowtieman55]

coool...:cool: :thumbsup:

[Poley]

I HATE U!!!!!!!!!!
:)

[harleykeith2005]

Must be nice to have places to score the parts I need and cheap too.
That is just the front end I need for my project.What gear ratio is it ?
And would you want to get rid of it .

[Crazy_Jeepman]

LOL 75.00 for that 205.........with the 200.00 + adaptor :eek: .............Usually I refrain from the YOU SUCK coments............... But Really..............YOU SUCK! :p

[8379qtj10]

Got to be lucky............

[Tad]

I'm not even gonna say it...

[Slick Willie]

Good deal Elliott! As long as you have been looking, you deserve it.

[JpX]

You're right. I'm now Sick! :grumble:

[rustywagoneers_com]

you dirrrrty raaaaat!

[Elliott]

I'd say I just walked into it, but I've been walking a lot of yards and making the rounds. I don't know what the gear ratio is yet 'cause the tag was only 1/2 there and we've got a nasty freezing rain thing happening for the next couple days.
Pete, they told me to pull the t-case, so yeah the adaptor had to come with it.:D It is missing the o-ring I think.
harleykeith2005, I'd get rid of the axle... but only in exchange for a frt DRW D60 from a '78-'79 Ford.

[bigun]

I too would be envious except I have already made plans to change Crom to a driver's side drop.:dancingbanana:

[JeepsAndGuns]

Walk in looking for a hydroboost, walk out with a D60 front and 205. You did good.

[Casey]

That's awesome!

Nice to know there are still good yards out there. And not just that 'scoutguy' gettin' all the deals! :D

[82j20]

good score:thumbsup: .................................................. .......................







































i hate u ................u suck..........................:fsj:

[The PIG Smith]

Some folks fall in a pot of craplo and come out smelling like roses!

[scotty]

nice! :thumbsup:

[Elliott]

Walk in looking for a hydroboost, walk out with a D60 front and 205. You did good.

I snagged a nice MC/HB also:) It's from a '88 Powerstroke 2wd F450 with 14,500 GVWR. The boost units are valved consistent with GVWR so this one should have some serious stopping power. The rod is just ~1" longer then what will fit the FSJ with the aluminum firewall block and the rod hole is 3/4" so I'll work with that end of it and put a Astro van backing plate on it.
The reason I've been doing so much prowling hasn't been to spend $, so scoring these cheap was a super reward, but I'm trying to find the elusive GM HB that used a grommet to hold the pushrod in rather then the typical staked rods. This would allow us to just swap in a replacement rod and Astro van plate... at this point I can't say they are any easier to find then the early Caddy units though... they were only used in a limited number of rigs.

[JeepsAndGuns]

One question about the ford unit. Have you checked the hose connections to make sure your hoses fit? Only reason I ask is because I have a ford boost unit out of a 'stang cobra, and although it has the O-ring fittings, the thread size is diffrent (my guess is its standard and not metric) I dont know if its only a mustang thing, or if all ford units are like this. Check and let me know what ya find.

[Elliott]

One question about the ford unit. Have you checked the hose connections to make sure your hoses fit? Only reason I ask is because I have a ford boost unit out of a 'stang cobra, and although it has the O-ring fittings, the thread size is diffrent (my guess is its standard and not metric) I dont know if its only a mustang thing, or if all ford units are like this. Check and let me know what ya find.

I see what you are saying, there is a minor difference. The unit has o-ring fittings. Both hose sizes are 3/8". The input and pressure hose nuts are both the same size and similar to the 90's GM Astro van and my H1 booster pressure hose nuts at 5/8" (or probably, more accurately 16mm). The input hose nuts on the Astro or H1 are 18mm.

[Elliott]

OK, I was wrong... I thought 1/2 the ratio tag was missing so thought maybe I'd check to see if at least some of the numbers were on it and found the tag is just shorter than I had expected. :)

http://www.fullsizejeeps.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10016/RatioTag.JPG

[bigun]

4.10 nice

[yeep74]

Glad you got an ok deal from the junk nazis. I am eyeballing a whole k30; has not sold for a month 6.2 th400 np205 ect. Diesel runs; poorly. Don't want to destroy a rust free truck though.

So when you bringin it over?:p Is that going under your blue truck?

B

[Elliott]

Yep, it's going under the blue truck (my other blue truck, the '80 swb). Now I'm prowling for a dirt cheapo wide D70 in 4:10 since the yard I got the 60 from thought they'd see how much I'd pay for the matching 70. Ferndale's a haul from here... not likely to make it back up there.:D

[Elliott]

Checked through a couple places for prices and dragged out this '83 Chevy DRW D70 pickup axle for $25....:D ok, $27.06 with tax.
WMS is 74", I couldn't find the tag and didn't have much time before closing so I figured if I missed on the ratio being a 4:10 I can live with that at this price.:)

http://www.fullsizejeeps.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10016/_83ChevyDRW-D70_WMS%3D74.JPG

[8379qtj10]

Keep on rocking Elliot!!!

[bowtieman55]

some people...hey Elliott, do you know the yard owners or are you just another costomer to them?

[bigun]

Do you play the lottery?

[Tad]

...DRW D70 pickup axle for $25....:D ok, $27.06 with tax...
Daum, that's a big brake drum.
Fine find there Elliott.
Do that again and we ban you for life :thumbsup:

[Elliott]

I don't personally know the owners, but I'm getting too...
Actually, the one yard only charges $25 for a rear axle if you pull it (which was no fun in the swamp of a yard they have in this weather currently). There was another DRW pickup D70 w/4.10:1 sitting on a rack, but since it'd been pulled they wanted $150 for it. If mine turns out not to be a 4.10 I'll see if they'll swap with me.
We've had three days of freezing rain and lots of wrecks so there should be some more good stuff coming:thumbsup:
Maybe I should play the lottery this month. I had a deadbeat bidder on a pto/pump that gave me lots of crap/never paid up so I relisted the item and just closed the auction at $100 more than the deadbeat had it for.:)
The next quest won't be so easy I'm afraid, we'll see... Sportside bed for my '80 truck that's gettin' the dually axle/Hummer beadlock treatment. Have to sell a bunch more parts to afford that when it comes up though.

[Headhoncho]

I'm sure with the luck you've had lately, be careful you don't trip walking out your front door.........you might fall and bang your head on a sportside bed that just fell out of the sky. :mad:


Must be nice. Axle wise that is.


JR

[Brad W.]

you get it for $75 bucks and whine about an O-ring??? STFU Mr. wheel & deal. LOL

If you don't end up with 4.10's in the 70, i have a what came in my axle, I have not counted the teeth yet. I'm not sure what ratio it is, but if they are 4.10's, i'll hook you up. I am running this lovely 4.56/detroit set I got from pascal, so I dont need the old ones. I'll try to look for a tag sometime, I havent rebuilt the axle and put in the locker yet, i've been busy trying not to flunk out of school, lol.

[Elliott]

you get it for $75 bucks and whine about an O-ring??? STFU Mr. wheel & deal. LOL

If you don't end up with 4.10's in the 70, i have a what came in my axle, I have not counted the teeth yet. I'm not sure what ratio it is, but if they are 4.10's, i'll hook you up. I am running this lovely 4.56/detroit set I got from pascal, so I dont need the old ones. I'll try to look for a tag sometime, I havent rebuilt the axle and put in the locker yet, i've been busy trying not to flunk out of school, lol.

Thanks for the offer Brad, but I found the tag and it's 4.10:)

Did you see this adaptor sell on eBay?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=009&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=190068899934&rd=1,1

And I thought the round pattern adaptors where the spendy ones!

[Brad W.]

holy crap, that really went for $310????? i have like 4 of those in my pile-o-crap, i figured they were not worth my time to list, yikes!!

[Elliott]

Hah, betta get on it. The next one sold for ~$250 right after that one.

[learfxr]

Elliott, if you feel like making a couple of bucks I would probably buy some parts off of ya if you find some parts I can use while you're searching. My stuff would be easier I would think. I'm installing 80 Wag axles in my YJ. Also have TF727 and NP208 from the Wag in the YJ. Since it's a trailer queen/trail rig, I'll be looking for spare parts. I have a spare 208 and a spare D44 front axle.

A spare AMC20 would be nice. Mostly for shafts.
D44 shafts or other parts. Don't need another full axle.
A TF727 would be cool, I'd like to rebuild one and see if I can do it.
Some black steel wheels-6 bolt Wag


I'm down the road a little bit, in Weatherford. I don't get out to the yards much. Tried some in FW and Dallas, but unless you know what to look for, there is no help from the people there. Give me a shout if you see stuff like that and I'll throw in some extra $ for finders fee. Sound decent?

[Elliott]

Where I've been getting deals, they don't have any Jeeps in the yards. The yards with Jeeps are more expensice save one. I'll shoot you a pm.

[janie]

There's a reason why I don't check out the Off-Road FSJ Tech section very often. Cuz when I do, I get SICK!

Elliott, congrat's on some super duper scores.:thumbsup: Just holler if ya need any help working on the 80, but please wait til it warms up a bit.

[Elliott]

There's a reason why I don't check out the Off-Road FSJ Tech section very often. Cuz when I do, I get SICK!

Elliott, congrat's on some super duper scores.:thumbsup: Just holler if ya need any help working on the 80, but please wait til it warms up a bit.

LOL, being Alaskan this is pretty warm... and the only time of year I can do anything outside and not break a sweat. I had a month off from grad school FINALLY, and boy did it feel great to get out and bird dog some great stuff. I'm glad to have a tractor to move these axles around or I'd be hurting for certin'. Thanks for the offer Janie, if you keep an eye out for a killer deal on a Sportside/Thriftside bed (even without fenders) and don't snag it yourself let me know as there is an off chance I may have some $ at the time.:D

[Poley]

Now I real don't like you very much.......... nice scores :)

[Elliott]

Now I real don't like you very much.......... nice scores :)

I know... I seriously debated even posting that, but well... consider it encouragement that you don't have to pay e-Bay prices on everything if you have the time to scrounge like a yard rat.:D

[Slick Willie]

encouragement that you don't have to pay e-Bay prices on everything if you have the time to scrounge like a yard rat.:D

I hear that very loud Elliott! Brutus paid $18 a piece for spring hangers from Sky. I just got enough 3" x 5" tubing to make 8 of them myself for $7. :D It feels really good finding what you want in a junkyard or scrap yard for cheap. You just have to look.

[KaiserMan]

Sounds like you've gotton on the parts Gods good side. Those are some great deals.