The transgo shift kit is supposed to make the A340 transmissions hold pressure really well. I am looking forward to your results with it.
Little Red 85 Build
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Broken Wrench
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PICS ! I need motivation, this heat is killer
Boomtacoma01
Tommy want wingy..
I should have some soon. Waiting on some valve body gaskets so I can install the shift kit. Alex dropped off the trans jack today so I can get that done. I have to drain the engine oil to replace the rear main seal and knock the dent out of my oil pan from my hydro ram. Lots of little things to do.
Boomtacoma01
Tommy want wingy..
Well I'm down to 2 peddles now. Got the clutch, clutch resi, fluid line and starter pulled tonight.
It is going to be an absolute bitch to stab the auto trans in without pulling the motor. Attaching the torque converter bolts to the flex plate will be challenging. I may have to have a WAT at my house when the time comes.
I'm going to drop the r151 this week and get a plan together from there.
It is going to be an absolute bitch to stab the auto trans in without pulling the motor. Attaching the torque converter bolts to the flex plate will be challenging. I may have to have a WAT at my house when the time comes.
I'm going to drop the r151 this week and get a plan together from there.
Any other parts coming off this rig I need to go ahead and put a down payment on?
Boomtacoma01
Tommy want wingy..
That's all I have left I think
I have been putting in a bit of work lately.
I cut the outer rail and Kickouts off of my sliders. They stuck out way too far and were more of a hindrance than a blessing on my past few trips. I will refit the Kickouts to reweld to the rear of the sliders. I also trimmed another 2 inches off of the front of each slider. The 40's kept digging into them at full stuff and on hard turns.
I stripped down the interior of the truck in preparation for the Auto Swap.
I have pulled the Duals and am in the process of pulling the transmission. I have them sold and should have enough to drop on an Atlas II 4.3. I removed the clutch peddle, slave cylinder reservoir, hard line and starter.
I found an A340F at a local yard for a decent deal of $300. I ordered the Advanced Adapter 50-5710 adapter to fit the A340 to the Atlas. I also replaced the 3 solenoids in the Transmisson pan and need to install the Transgo 340 HD2 shift kit after the new valve body gaskets come in.
I also ordered some miscellaneous brackets and tabs to make the transmission crossmember. Dave @ Brave Motorsports is going to Fab up one of his tail housing supports for the Atlas.
Since my truck was a manual and will be keeping the stock wiring harness, I went with the RADesigns Baja Shifter to manually control the transmission and the Rock shifter for the trans gear selection. Iwill have to fab a mount for the 2 shifters and adjust my transmission tunnel cover accordingly.
I will be adding an external TransCooler (Derale 13950) and ordered all of the -6 fittings and hose to plumb it in.
Parts buying should just about be done besides ordering the Atlas..
Damn I'm broke..Time to get to work.
A340 with the R series bellhousing
Swapped out the solenoids
Trimmed down the sliders
Cab cleaned out
Down to 2 peddles from 3.
Ready to drop the transmission.
I have been putting in a bit of work lately.
I cut the outer rail and Kickouts off of my sliders. They stuck out way too far and were more of a hindrance than a blessing on my past few trips. I will refit the Kickouts to reweld to the rear of the sliders. I also trimmed another 2 inches off of the front of each slider. The 40's kept digging into them at full stuff and on hard turns.
I stripped down the interior of the truck in preparation for the Auto Swap.
I have pulled the Duals and am in the process of pulling the transmission. I have them sold and should have enough to drop on an Atlas II 4.3. I removed the clutch peddle, slave cylinder reservoir, hard line and starter.
I found an A340F at a local yard for a decent deal of $300. I ordered the Advanced Adapter 50-5710 adapter to fit the A340 to the Atlas. I also replaced the 3 solenoids in the Transmisson pan and need to install the Transgo 340 HD2 shift kit after the new valve body gaskets come in.
I also ordered some miscellaneous brackets and tabs to make the transmission crossmember. Dave @ Brave Motorsports is going to Fab up one of his tail housing supports for the Atlas.
Since my truck was a manual and will be keeping the stock wiring harness, I went with the RADesigns Baja Shifter to manually control the transmission and the Rock shifter for the trans gear selection. Iwill have to fab a mount for the 2 shifters and adjust my transmission tunnel cover accordingly.
I will be adding an external TransCooler (Derale 13950) and ordered all of the -6 fittings and hose to plumb it in.
Parts buying should just about be done besides ordering the Atlas..
Damn I'm broke..Time to get to work.
A340 with the R series bellhousing
Swapped out the solenoids
Trimmed down the sliders
Cab cleaned out
Down to 2 peddles from 3.
Ready to drop the transmission.
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Boomtacoma01
Tommy want wingy..
I also decided to address my approach angle as well. I chopped out the lower end of the core support and started modifying my Barnes winch mount. I am adding some 2x3 .25 angle iron to strengthen the front up and then attach the winch mount. The winch will be about an inch in front of the radiator a little higher and more tight to the front end. I have some sturdy recovery pound that will be added to each side of the winch mount. Should be pretty sturdy.
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Looks like the truck should be a beast at the end of this. I need to get a friend at that junkyard for a A340F too.
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Chris I wish I had 1/4 of your work ethic on rigs. My shit would be done!!
Broken Wrench
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Nice work, all i have done is yank a motor and stare at it on stand. Now i want to work.
Did you sell the old stinger bumper ?
Did you sell the old stinger bumper ?
Boomtacoma01
Tommy want wingy..
Thanks Sean. It's tough to get going but once I do it's on.
Ray I got rid of the old bumper a while back.
Ray I got rid of the old bumper a while back.
Boomtacoma01
Tommy want wingy..
Almost have my winch mount wrapped up
It's tucked in a lot better than before.
It's tucked in a lot better than before.
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Boomtacoma01
Tommy want wingy..
The only thing not shown is the 2x2 .25 wall tubing subframe that will go between the winch mount and the front cross member. That's the only way I can easily bolt the winch up. I will also ad a small stinger in the front to add a little protection up front.
Broken Wrench
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Which vehicle did you have to source the bell housing from
Boomtacoma01
Tommy want wingy..
It came off of an 85 runner.
Have any before and after pics of the winch mount location?
Boomtacoma01
Tommy want wingy..
Got the red truck out of the garage in preparation for Wheelers 4 Wishes.
Front winch mount
I will be loading up in the morning to head out for the day.
Here is the best shot of it I have
Boomtacoma01
Tommy want wingy..
I finished up my front winch mount. I used a piece of 4" channel iron for the winch base instead of the 2" square tubing like i originally planned. I had to use 4 socket head grade 8 bolts instead of the regular ones due to space constraints. I also trimmed the front grille to fit around the winch. I still need to fab up a mount for my steering cooler and run the wording for the winch but other than that it's done.
I also finish welded the trimmed down kickouts on my sliders and capped off the front of them where I trimmed them back.
Plan for tomorrow is to fire up my new to me smoker and drop the transmission.
I also finish welded the trimmed down kickouts on my sliders and capped off the front of them where I trimmed them back.
Plan for tomorrow is to fire up my new to me smoker and drop the transmission.
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Looks pretty good. Nice 1 Ton badge too.
the_white_shadow
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Nice work Chris. I wish I was back in town so I could work on mine. All the work youre doing is making me sad, but happy at the same time. That winch mount came out pretty slick and is much better than what was there before. I bet it saved you 4-5" of stick out up front. Time for some links :evil: