updates?
This popped up on Jay Leno's channel...interesting to look at the difference in proportions, thing is like a roller skate guess it's not much shared between this generation of production vs. what yours was at the time, but it's neat to see the evolution.
Guy said it weighs about 7500 as displayed here, that seems higher than I would've guessed.
I did some measuring late last night as I couldn't sleep with this on my mind. It was actually closer to 7 degrees and not 10. It was originally at 10 degrees but I was able to raise the tail shaft some from my original design notes. I used internet information from the Allison swap thread on the 4btswaps forum where they had stated it was good up to 12 degrees in the industrial applications... wrong... should not have done that. I believe I can get it to 3 to 4 degrees by the measurements I took last night and reworking the motor mounts.Well, it's not how your new trans is built. It's how any auto transmission is built. Proper operating angles (I like less than 5 degrees), proper fluid levels, fluid type and fluid where it's supposed to be. I am sure there are people that will say 10 degrees tilt is fine and others that will say that it must be perfectly level. IMHO, 10 degrees is too much and I think you've seen that now, but it's your truck and the new trans is no questions asked built/warrantied by a very reputable diesel shop here.
Most articles I can find say flat or 1-3 degrees, but that's usually for Carbs (carb mount should be level and the intake is slanted) u joint longevity and they want some misalignment to spin the grease around in the caps.
I know one thing, that I would have been done building this truck a long time ago if I had owned a lift in my previous shop. I also wouldn't be able to work on it now with my health the way it is; getting up and down off of the floor like I used to just wouldn't happen. I can't believe what I accomplished in a 1.5 car garage in a neighborhood on weekends and evenings... no wonder I am divorced.
This has been a great build from the beginning and nothing has been "hokie-ass". We all are our own worst critics, the 2nd round is always better!I had installed a hokie-ass site tube
Is it in yet? (that's what she said!)
Love this thing.
On your driveline level issue, does that transmission have specs on that? On my truck, I didn’t even check. (I have a Ford C-6) I think it’s less than 5 degrees, but I need to measure.