Cory's Cummings swap

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205's use ATF inside, huh? I assumed they'd be gear oil. (but I've never owned one, so whatever)

Did smore reading on it. Sounds like there's 3 possible reasons. Stream line the production line, Fuel economy, and JIC a seal leaks. Earlier figure 8 style np205 that were bolted to autos had gear oil. 🤷‍♂️

 

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Waiting on a small parts kit now. One of the snap rings broke. ima get the 4 door gutted this weekend.





Got the new gm cast iron tail housing and had to clearance it for the 205 shift rail. NBD

 

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Drove her into the shop.
This thing has sat in my yard with the original tank of gas for the last 3 years. lol



Had to cut the siezed hitch off so i was able to shut the door and have enough room to walk in front of it. I split the tube inside the receiver with the torch so the slug should come out.

why does my camera make certain pictures small?





Theres a sm465 and a 205 under there some where. Theres close to 3/4" of grime around them.
Super beefy factory transfer case skid plate. Ive seen alot of trucks of all makes and these old dodges are overkill on every thing. This^ tranny x member has six 7/16" bolts per side holding it to the frame and then skid plate bolted to with a extra x member. The tranny had 5/8" bolts holding it to the mount lol.

 

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Got the new rear main seal put in and the new clutch.








Tranny got all done.


This spot face was not tapped since it was a 2wd tranny before. Its what the t case shift linkage pivots on. I tapped it out, machined a bushing to fit into the original 205 shifter, welded up the linkage pivot holes in lever and shift rail linkage and redrilled them to 3/8 to be able to use some hiems. I then machined a new link out of some aluminum.

 

[Ashcat]

Oral da kohl

 

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Oral da kohl

wut?

 

[Ashcat]

It appears that rear main seal is actually serviceable unlike **% of every engine ever made?

 

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It appears that rear main seal is actually serviceable unlike **% of every engine ever made?

They are indeed. I think it had already been done one before as it did not leak at all.

 

[Ashcat]

That’s good that it wasn’t but you know Murphy’s law. I wish more engines had more forward thinking/serviceability engineering

Pretty cool project

 

[Ashcat]

wut?

That thing roll coal er naw?

 

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That thing roll coal er naw?

Pressure washed and oven cleaned off 36 years of grime from the crew cab started and retrofitting the 94 clutch master cylinder on the 84s firewall yesterday. Planning on stabbin engine this weekend.

 

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Spent a fair amount of time pressure washing it and a few cycles of oven cleaner on some really nasty spots.


Austin "helping" lol





I had to move the x member back two bolt holes to get it to light up in the new correct spot.

I reused the 94 rubber mount. I had to wollar the holes in it a 1/8" inward to bolt it to the gm tail housing i then made this spacer to weld to the x member for the rubber mount to bolt to.

 

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Had to do some starter finagling. The starter motor on the 2nd gens come off the block directly to the side which hits the narrower first gen frame pretty good. First gens had them pointing down. I tried to use a first gen starter but it would only get me 2 out of the 3 bolts. I opted to use my 2nd gen starter and clock it down. It would also only get me 2 bolt holes. If i felt like pulling the tranny i could drill and tap the 3 bolt hole into the tranny adapter but cannot while its in as the its too close to the side of the block to drill straight. I ended up using the 3rd unused threaded hole in the adapter by fabricating a small pinch down clamp. The two bolts that do work im sure would be enough to hold it alone. It has a male and female pilots that mate the starter to the adapter concentrically, the bolts just hold it in.

 

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Done Drivelines
Done Fabricate exhaust
Done run new fuel lines.
Done clean and install gas tank.
Done plum in power steering
Mount radiator
Mount dual batteries
Mount intercooler
Wire motor to start
Finish clutch peddle retrofit
Fab fuel shutoff nonsense
Sound mat and carpet installation
Mount 2nd gen seat
Bitchin diff covers
Modify core support
Replace fender
Install hood
Other stuff I forgot
Party on wayne

 

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* wheel spacer install

 

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I got the exhaust knocked out. Other than that mounting the radiator, inter cooler, and core support it is the only major custom fab job left. The 2nd gen had a 3" down pipe into 2 4" glass packs and then dumped in front of the tire. Alex brought up his old 4" down pipe and some straight exhaust and muffler for me and it was just enough for me to cobble together a new exhaust all 4"





I like to install flanges in tubing this way; bolt them together with a washer in between, weld them on and then cut the tube with a sawzall, this way there is no chance for it not to line up correctly.

I made a slug that will couple the two halves together and then cut out an aluminum gasket also.

Should be pretty quite with 3 mufflers. They are all straight flow through design.

I wrapped the down pipe as it is closest to the fire wall and floor and also gets the hottest. Amazing how nice some header wrap can make even the most hacked together exhaust look lol.

 

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Austin found me a few more bends so i redid the tail pipe how i originally wanted it, NASCAR boys! I feel bad for whoever gets the side of their car painted by it lol.

 

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I scored these strap style 1410 yokes off ebay for a song and milled them out to u bolt style. I bought a extra one to use on the lathe as a tool since I used our spare atlas yoke on the 205.




This is a little roller bump tool I made to true up things before welding.

That's a 20$ 1410 front driveline. The neat part is its the same length and joint size as both my buggy drivelines.

 

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Ran into a problem. The flange i was gonna use couldn't get enough angle without binding. I grinded it a little and got it to turn but still it barely touched. I dug through my driveline pile and found another flange that would allow more angle but the bolt pattern was different so I then made an adapter. I really wish all the domestic driveline were more like the imports. Toyota drivelines have extra tall ears that allow for tons of angle without binding.





Female and Male pilots that match the 205 flange and driveline flange ensuring they are concentric.

I ended up welding the grinded bolts so they were studs.

 

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Austin came by and remounted my cruise control module so that the speedo cable would reach on the p/s. The dodge 205s mount them on the d/s.

I opened up the filler neck for the bigger diesel pumps.




Picked up a green cap.

I ran new hard fuel lines down the frame and a new brake line.



I painted the filler necks and replaced all the hoses. I hot soaped pressured washed the inside of the plastic 20 gallon tank and tested the fuel sender and put it all back in. Im going to fabricate an aluminum tank to go under the tool box with a tank selector valve after its up and going because stopping at the pump with a trailer is for peasants. I could fit 72 gallons under the tool box if i wanted to.



I also got the rear drive line done. All i had to do was shorten the carrier drive line. Its all mocked up right now as i wait for 3 new u joints and new carrier bearing. Spicer 230549