Hi All,
I am stuck in bed due to a recent leg injury. So, bored out of my mind I made a to-do list for my '50 Willys Pickup. The
most annoying trait of the truck is the transfer case whine.
Nobody loves a whiner...So, I got on the glorious Inter Web
and went wish list shopping...For those who don't know, I already hopped up the 195.5 Rambler engine, installed a Saturn
overdrive and rebuilt the transfer case using an Advance Adapters
kit for the intermediate gear..
After shopping, I ended up with is two complete axles (F & R) with 4.88 gears, a 1982 Jeep 4.2 engine, 5-speed and Dana 300 transfer case. The axles are from a 1962 Jeep truck and will bolt in after I overhaul them. The engine is one of those on
the list, that those who know (maybe, maybe not) say won't fit
in my truck without cutting up the firewall..We'll see... I
will get this engine installed.. And I will persist until I have
a quiet transfer case in my truck.
I can't wait to get started..I'm just waiting on the healing
process of my old body right now.. At 66, it's not a quick as it used to be..
When I get this project complete, I'll be husseling off my
195.5 Rambler, T90 trans and Dana 18 transfer case. Oh, and
the leftover axles with 5.38 gears. I'll try and remember to take some photo's of the project as I go.
