:ChewingOnNailsSmiley: <<< Inserted there! hahaa.

 

Congrats on grad ian.. new job?... crawler twin stick tranny mod?... what news on the love shack?

 

i have parts, just no time.

trailer: i have most of the stuff to coat the roof and make it watertight. now i just need a decent weekend to do it.

job: yes. full time at a different location. doing awesome stuff. can't say no more

trans update: custom triple sticks arrived yesterday... now to install them





the rods are opposite-threaded, meaning i can just twist the rod to adjust



three lever bases, one for each lever (4.7, 2.28, 4wd)



general layout

 

so far today...





notes to rory:
-i flipped the hole sizes on the 2/4wd lever, so that all levers are down for road use
-the threaded tabs are long. they can be cut down ~.5"
-out of the linkages you sent, i used the 10.5" ones and the 5.5" one. they can all be cut down ~1.5"
-my trans tunnel is tight. i can't fully install this without a body lift, tunnel mods, or dropping the tranny ~.75"
-there is a small amount of play on the shoulder bolts. a washer took care of that
-i like the reverse-threaded linkages. easy to fine-tune.
-the shifters (on top of the low gear boxes) can only go in if they're lined up in the middle
-the rod ends fit nicely either inside or outside the shifter
-there is less throw from the shifters than i thought

 

WOW, that's some sexy shiftage! Nice

 

it looks even better when painted



the base bracket



and the shifters installed. today was a lot of metalwork, tomorrow is just bolting things in. woo.



a note about the crossmember: since i don't have a body lift, and since hammering the tunnel proved to be difficult and ineffective, i decided to drop the crossmember about .75 inches. but instead of dropping the whole thing, i just cut a sliver out of each side and dropped the mounting base. i'll let y'all know tomorrow when i get it all squared away.

 

got the thing running today. but there's still a little left:

-the metal bezel around the shift boots needs to be fully screwed down. easy enough to do for a weekend project.
-the exhaust doesn't fit right. the part between the headers and cat won't fit with the o2 sensor where it is. i'll take it to the shop this week.
-the front driveshaft cv joint hits the marlin dual-case adapter. i would have taken care of it today, but ran out of time before the storm rolled in

anyway, pictures!

levers







linkages up top. this is before i raised the trans









skip a few hours. here are the levers in their final spot. the trans shifter had to be hevily re-worked to clearance the other shifters, the radio, and the cup holders. but, it's in there, and and it works



i took about 2" out because of the short-shifter spacer. it has a very short throw compared to stock (imagine grabbing the shifter halfway down)



boots! i'm going to make a cloth cover that looks a little better that will go over top



4th, high, high, 2wd



4th, low, low, 2wd clearance (measure twice, cut fifty times)



rear driveshaft fits like it was meant to go there



exhaust gap



nub (very center of the picture) that needs some grinding



took it for a drive around the block. oh. em. gee. i love gears! for sure i'm going to break something, but for now: wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

 

new camera! but the truck is getting the exhaust fixed, so the only thing i have to take a picture of is the front drive shaft

you can see the line on the cv joint where it's hitting the adapter

 

DAYUMMMMM, now that was an UPDATE up there! GREAT NEWS, glad you're lovin it

 

ian, maybe i missed something, why duals and triples before sas? hmmmm

 

exhaust shop finishes up today, so i'll have the truck this evening. then i'll have something to really take pictures of
tranny broke.

start here:

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f199...l#post51940044

 

your crazy

keep it up

 

it took you 80 pages to figure that out?



thanks. i try my best.

 

i'm slow, but not as slow as your rig with the quadruple sticks

 

you have no idea how awesome it is to go through all 5 gears and still be under 5mph




(maybe you do, dunno)

 

Damn Ian that new setup is so sick! Your attention to detail and getting it done right the first time is definitely showing with this project. Can't wait to see it all finished up!

 

commute to work this morning: baby-shaker!!! i think it's the rear disconnect, so i'll put a regular flange and nut on for now.

also i have a small leak from the crawl box, so i might be taking that off to seal it up

 

Ian,
Glad to here you got to take her for a shakedown.
Question;
Why a rear disconnect if you have triple levers? Don't you have the ability to run FWD?

 

triple levers are twin sticks with a crawl box:
1) 1:1-n-2.28
2) 1:1-n-4.70
3) 2wd-4wd

the rear disconnect allows me to run the t-case in 4wd with the rear disconnected, making it front wheel drive. the neutral in the crawl boxes is like the neutral in the tranny; it puts the whole driveline in neutral.

 

oh, i guess i was thinking of it wrong. You can also run 2WD(rear wheels) in Lo (2WD-Lo) with that set-up?