MofoG23
ArboristSite Member
Very nice truck! I just brought home a 76 K20 - my dream truck as well!
very nice truck, i love that body style!
any chance i can get some pics of the mechanical part of the dump bed. i am looking to build one myself using a stock bed on my F350.
btw the truck is built like a tank!
Full floaters all around, dana 44 up front, corporate 14 bolt in the rear
1st gear does all of 10 mph if your lucky
Dump works good
not an ounce of bondo, very, very straight, not gonna take much to get ready for paint. but the drip rails are a little bad, and the rockers need a couple patches, and a little golf ball dent on the fender, but thats IT, for the body anyway.
Lights need wired, interior needs a heavy cleaning and a few items
all trim is real nice
needs a brake line for the rear
I'm pretty happy so far, just a long day
Does anybody know what kind of 4 speed this might have? here is the gear pattern if it helps. Because it whines, it came with a spare.
1 3
2 4 R
a dana 44 is not a full floater.
All solid front axles are full floating by definition. The common use of the term full floating or semi floating is in reference to rear axles though.
You have the Muncie SM465 - it is one heck of a truck tranny (GM built 'em from 68 to 91)! The truck I bought has the SM465 as well - has the same pattern and very low 1st gear. From what I have read, they are pretty easy to rebuild.
Here is some good info about it... http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/sm465.htm
You have the same drivetrain as mine actually...as chopper said, the dana44 is not a floater but the 14 bolt rear is (pretty strong rear end too for hauling). The dana44 is not bad either, unless you are doing some serious wheeling and crawling. For our purpose, it should be just fine IMO.
your right, it is an sm 465, good call.
not all 14 bolts are full floaters. 3/4 ton trucks came stock with 9.5" ring gear semi floaters. 1 ton trucks came stock with 10.5" ring gear full floaters. if your 3/4 has a full floater in it, it was special ordered or has been swapped in by a PO.
the dana 44 is pretty stout, i have been wheelin mine hard with 35" tires for about 3 years with no issues. i know guys that even run 40" tires on these but they are easy on the loud pedal.
both the 9.5" and 10.5" have hubs that stick out of the middle of the wheel, the 10.5 sticks out further though. unless a 10.5" was special ordered or swapped in, all 3/4 ton chevy's came with the 9.5"semi floater, at least from '73 to '87. read around, you'll see. pm me for some VERY informative truck sites.
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