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JMiller's 1981 2WD Pickup

Old 07-20-2015, 09:19 AM
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Hey I appreciate that. Halfway there and I'm not going to report on anything yet because I don't want to jinx anything haha.
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Made it! Garage is a decent enough size to do work in, and the landlord even said we might be able to use the one it's attached to. I had almost no problems. The stuttering issue I was having only came up twice the whole trip and I barely leaked any oil. Sure was hot though!
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If I can build my entire chassis in my ridiculously small garage then I think you'll be ok.
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Still getting settled in kansas for now, waiting on school to start so funds will come in to start buying stuff. Quick question though, while perusing the local craigslist, I found a w50 transmission for $200. I'm pretty sure I have an l45 in mine currently, but I'd really like to have that extra gear. Is this unheard of? Any time I see someone talking about w50's, the discussion quickly gets shifted to l50's/52's. And I'm assuming there may be a little driveshaft modification or replacing necessary. I don't exactly need a new transmission, I'd just like to be below 2900 rpms at highway speed so the extra gear sounds nice to me. Anyways, just trying to poll the room I guess.
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