Treated The Beast to an oil change yesterday. Fresh 15W-40, new Fleetguard filter and a Dimple Products magnetic drain plug with a new copper washer. Found a small stack of these stickers that a buddy of mine gave me a couple of years ago so I put one to good use.

 

They sit between the drum and the hub and should have come out after the studs were removed.

I had to get what I found to be an offshore rear drum on a Sunday night at a local auto parts and after the guys there did not know how to get them apart, brings it out on a handtruck, I said where is the oil slinger that you took out of here, he said there wasn't anything there until I showed him a picture of the drum just minuets before and what a suprise, he finally found it,

I took it and installed it myself.

I need to find a replacement Budd 12x3 drum.

Have you ever tried to replace the drum with the duals still attached?
I have always done larger drums this way.

Jim

 

LOL must have been pre outboard drums.

 

All of the transit coaches were like this, pull the axles, remove the nuts, bearings and slide the drum with wheels attached out the side, either used the dolly for this, a fork lift or even a piece of tin and grease to help it slide.

They all has S-cam or wedge brakes.

Most of the class-8 tractors also but it has been a few years though.

The drums were even turned on the lathe with the duals still attached.

Jim

 

Well that was probably my problem right there....Don't think I removed the drum first....

 

Definitely need a dolly for precision when reinstalling!

 

This is exactly what they have, I have used them many times.

Dual Wheel Dolly | OTC Tools

It makes brake jobs a lot easier, especially when they are 22" steel rims probably 400-500 pounds worth of steel and rubber.

Jim

 

I love your paint scheme,

I would like to set up a crime scene and then ask someone to describe your truck in detail.

So how many donors did you have?

Jim

 

Ya don't see many wedge brakes any more

 

I cleaned up my transmission crossmember and metal prepped it. Hopefully I will get some more painting done this week.

 

Donors for the whole truck...Hmmmm lets see....

1984 cab, RH fender and rear doors,
1993 hood, LH fender and front doors, and tailgate
1980/81 box
1993 motor, 1996 tranny, 1993 TC and diffs
94-98 2nd Gen front bench seat, and rims
1989 air cleaner assembly
1983 crewcab interior roof panels.

That's about it for the bigger stuff. Bit of a mish mash of parts and years...but it works.

I'm actually considering repainting it in the current color scheme...keeping Patches...well ummm Patchy...

 

Keeping it "Patchy", gets my vote too Thrashing!
My Black crew cab is painted all the same color, but there must be almost 20 Dodge trucks worth of parts lurking under that paint and sheet metal.

 

I apologize in advance, 'cause this is a pretty horrible idea:

Gloss black for the front fenders, cab & rear quarters, with the front valance, hood, & doors all painted different deep metallic pearl colors and a big "ghost" 6bt long block on the tailgate. . .

Sorry -- some ideas are just so bad you have to let them out. Don't let it reflect on my respect for Brian and "patches".

 

Well I would say But I'd give you an "A" for imagination

 

I finally gave up on finding a pilot bushing and got a ball bearing the flywheel is at the machine shop now.
When I saw a Bright red 1964 Plymouth belvedere in the final stages of restoration I knew I was in the right place.