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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 02-13-2022, 10:01 PM
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Posted By Pntyrmvr
The axle simply slides out of the hub after you...

The axle simply slides out of the hub after you remove the bolts at the flange. There is no other retainer for them. You can pull it out with the hub still installed.

The hub is held in place...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 02-11-2022, 08:33 PM
Replies: 127
Views: 23,906
Posted By Pntyrmvr
'94 Dodge B350 highroof

I read something a while back, don’t recall where, about different diameter knurling being available for various stud sizes.

In other words you need to find a listing of wheels studs that will...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 11-22-2021, 04:42 PM
Replies: 127
Views: 23,906
Posted By Pntyrmvr
Suggest you find a set of GM van hinge pins with...

Suggest you find a set of GM van hinge pins with the holes in the bottom of them for grease fittings.

I've never used them, but am told they exist.

Try Dorman.

Nothing worse than breaking a...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 11-15-2021, 08:50 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 23,906
Posted By Pntyrmvr
Have at it and keep us posted. Great to find...

Have at it and keep us posted.

Great to find a yard with Dodge parts. Start hoarding!
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 11-02-2021, 08:15 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 23,906
Posted By Pntyrmvr
$275 used with the hassle of the re and re versus...

$275 used with the hassle of the re and re versus $500 in new parts doesn't make sense to me.

Also $500 in new parts doesn't make sense either. Cheaper gear sets are cheap for a reason. You'll...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 01-18-2021, 09:03 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 23,906
Posted By Pntyrmvr
Put a new drain pan on it with a drain plug or...

Put a new drain pan on it with a drain plug or buy a kit that will let you install a drain plug in the existing pan.

You’ll appreciate the plug at your next fluid change.
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 12-30-2020, 11:00 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 23,906
Posted By Pntyrmvr
Park it nose uphill and pressure wash all that...

Park it nose uphill and pressure wash all that crap out the back end.
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 12-28-2020, 08:36 PM
Replies: 127
Views: 23,906
Posted By Pntyrmvr
That weight seems good for all that glass and a...

That weight seems good for all that glass and a big, tall top.
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 12-16-2020, 12:58 PM
Replies: 127
Views: 23,906
Posted By Pntyrmvr
Also keep in mind aftermarket seats won't bolt up...

Also keep in mind aftermarket seats won't bolt up to factory seat bases and vice versa.

I always moved the seat tracks as far back as possible on the mounts. Some mounts even had a second set of...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 12-16-2020, 12:55 PM
Replies: 127
Views: 23,906
Posted By Pntyrmvr
Interesting sight on those buckets. They might...

Interesting sight on those buckets. They might be from a position further back in a van as they have both armrests. Most conversions only use the inner armrests and rely on the factory door armrest...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 12-16-2020, 07:58 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 23,906
Posted By Pntyrmvr
Camping beverages. I will steal that phrase. ...

Camping beverages. I will steal that phrase.

Thank you.
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 12-15-2020, 10:32 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 23,906
Posted By Pntyrmvr
Wow that doghouse console sure is blue. If...

Wow that doghouse console sure is blue.

If you use those swivels up front be aware they are not symmetric about the center of the base plate meaning there is a left and a right version needed to...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 12-15-2020, 05:55 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 23,906
Posted By Pntyrmvr
One note on replacement rear gear sets. The...

One note on replacement rear gear sets.

The cheaper the gears the noisier they will be even when properly installed.

Some people hear them and are okay with it, others wish they'd bought higher...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 12-13-2020, 11:53 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 23,906
Posted By Pntyrmvr
Here's photos of the gear ratio tag, and the BOM...

Here's photos of the gear ratio tag, and the BOM in 2 different zoom levels.

Note how faint the BOM stamping is. Expect to do some sanding or use a powered wire wheel. Still haven't found the...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 12-13-2020, 10:01 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 23,906
Posted By Pntyrmvr
Check under the hood for the sticker showing what...

Check under the hood for the sticker showing what the van was built with. If legible you may see weight rating and gear ratio of axle.

Most times that sticker is missing or faded. If faded take...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 12-13-2020, 09:58 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 23,906
Posted By Pntyrmvr
Suggestions: Find the axle ratio tag on your...

Suggestions:

Find the axle ratio tag on your rear axle housing. Usually bolted to the differential cover. If not find the BOM stamped into the passenger side axle tube. Usually faces rearward...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 12-07-2020, 07:49 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 23,906
Posted By Pntyrmvr
Compatible does not necessarily mean bolt in. ...

Compatible does not necessarily mean bolt in. I'd try for a Dodge unit from similar years. That will be as close to bolt in as possible.

Use new u bolts. Retorque them after a few hundred...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 12-05-2020, 09:54 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 23,906
Posted By Pntyrmvr
Is the present rear end a full floater? ie do...

Is the present rear end a full floater? ie do the hubs protrude past the axle to wheel contact point?

If not try and find a full floater rear end out of a cargo van.

The 9 1/4" Chrysler rear...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 11-30-2020, 10:28 PM
Replies: 127
Views: 23,906
Posted By Pntyrmvr
Stay on it. Curiosity on the final outcome is...

Stay on it. Curiosity on the final outcome is killing me.

Onward!
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 11-08-2020, 07:49 PM
Replies: 127
Views: 23,906
Posted By Pntyrmvr
Magnum alternators are right out in the wind for...

Magnum alternators are right out in the wind for cooling. They also have a tendency to corrode and lock up. Try turning the pulley with a long bar. If you break it it was wrecked anyway!
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 11-06-2020, 07:30 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 23,906
Posted By Pntyrmvr
Poor idle could be a million things. Check the...

Poor idle could be a million things. Check the battery charge. Magnums really pull down the idle fighting a weak battery.
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 10-22-2020, 07:54 PM
Replies: 127
Views: 23,906
Posted By Pntyrmvr
Magnum engines are port injected. One would...

Magnum engines are port injected.

One would really have to beat on the engine and ignore a hellacious amount of noise to punch holes like that in 2 pistons from a lean situation.

The warped...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 10-11-2020, 01:19 PM
Replies: 127
Views: 23,906
Posted By Pntyrmvr
Funny coincidence. The 5.2L Magnum I swapped...

Funny coincidence.

The 5.2L Magnum I swapped into my 84 B350 had a stuck intake valve from sitting for years. I forced it to turn over with a bar before installation.

It ran on 7 cylinders...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 10-08-2020, 09:35 PM
Replies: 127
Views: 23,906
Posted By Pntyrmvr
I'd put a compression tested used engine in it. ...

I'd put a compression tested used engine in it.

Do the Hughes engine plenum gasket kit, their deburred timing chain set, and the V6 chain tensioner.

Cheer up. A 6.0 Ford diesel repair would...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 10-03-2020, 04:31 PM
Replies: 127
Views: 23,906
Posted By Pntyrmvr
Check the front frame rails just back of the...

Check the front frame rails just back of the bumper and the area under the battery. Also pull out all the body plugs inside all the fenders at the lowest point of the body and clean out the muck.
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