I used the spray gun they sell on there site.. worked great.

 

it is a rubber based product..

 

Let us know how it holds up. It looks great.

 

That is a sweet looking crew cab. nice work

 

Hey Ken,

What is the part number or a link to the center clearance light that you installed in the center of the bed? Looks like it was made to go there!

 

I bought it at Northern Tool

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...3841_200313841

Item# 127617

and yes it works great and is very bright

 

Well sorry to say no pics.. but this weekend I ripped out the stock dana 60 rear axle with 4.56 gears/open and put in a dana 70 with 3.55 gears and a posi. I run 33" tires and WOW what a difference a gear change does.. I can actually run 65 and have a conversation with someone..

for now I just took out front driveshaft just to be safe... I plan to drive it for a few weeks with the 3.55 and see how i like it.. worst case I will regear to 3.73 but we will see.

 

Good to here Ken

Let me know what your RPMs are as those are the same Gears in my RC

 

Ken,so you got the rear end in and it sounds like all is well so far. I'm hoping to start on my truck either this week or next week. I already have the dually rear in my shop and haven't messed with it yet. I'm moving the 85 flat bed out to the shop this week end and then the 92. We have to yank the engine on my 85 first because Phil has it sold. The 92 engine and wiring harness and steering column with cruise is going into my truck. I'm sound insulating the whole cab and doing a complete front end rebuild. I'm hoping to have it back on the road by end of summer. Hopefully a new paint job will be in there somewhere also. I need to get up with you and see what all you have done to your truck.

 

Awesome job, Ken! That truck looks great, love the conversion, pics and the read....thanks.

 

Hi Ken,

Sorry to bother you, but I have a question and I think the answer might help shed some light on the crew cab conversions in general.

I'm having some issues with my Xmember fitting/engine alignment. The donor 1990 W250 has a frame that is about 1.5-2" shorter/not as deep as the 1972 W200 Crew cab... This sets the xmember down a couple of inches and the engine looks to be tilted back too much + the upper braces that attach to the top of the frame rail do not reach.

Did you run into this problem at all? Which xmember did you use, the one that came with the 1985 crew or the diesel? The crew Xmember I had will not work because it was for a divorced xfer case auto setup...

 

Well, good news.. took the Truck on a 900 round trip to PA and back with about 16,000lbs and it did AWESOME..

I averaged 11.8 mpg for the trip.
I did notice that the truck was slower when taking off from a start and the EGT's did climb faster when on big hills. but nothing that made me worry.

but at 65mph the truck just cruised along nice and quiet with no issues at all.

so looks like the 3.55 gears are gonna stay.

 

I will try.

I used the Gas Crossmember that came in the truck. I then made a extended plate out of 3/8" thick steel that attaches to the stock crossmember which then lets the getrag bolt to the extended plate for support.

If I get some time this week I will try to get a pic of it.

 

well now that I am trying to decide what to do about camper/trailer setup.. I need to get a gooseneck hitch mounted..

So started at 8am today and we had it in at 2pm..I still need to put the lights back in, etc.. but that can wait till tomorrow.

I had a 1/2" piece of plate plasma cut at Hamilton Machine shop


found the spot for it to go.


plate laid down to see if it will fit.

 

then I welded the plate to the frame and to the cross member that holds the rear shocks.. we also made little filler tabs to support front to rear movement( we did not want anyway for it to flex)