yeah, having this truck is gonna save me soooooo much work, plus I get all the extras that I wanted to get later like the toolbox/460/ac. Just having a good bed made it worth the whole trip (drove down to Wichita to get her). Now if I could just get my happy ***** motivated to get some more...

So plans have changed a little. Instead of keeping the 351m, fixing all the rust and not having a/c I am going to go all out by swapping a 460 A/C and the body from this:78 2wd Scab trailer special. 460 with auto trans, dual tanks, tool box in bed, lariat interior, minor rust compared to my...

I replaced the push in seal, but not the one that has to be pressed on the axle. Yes I'm hoping that the vent issue will solve any leaks, but I'm gonna plan on putting both new seals in again at a later date. I have other things to work on right now, and it won't be drivable for a while, so...

I moved some of my pictures around in photobucket, and now I can't go back into my posts to fix the links, is there a way to do it that I'm not seeing??Anyway, got the rear DONE. Took my new drums, gave them a thinner bath and recoated them with High temp ceramic paint. Should last a little...

Pretty good. Got the drums today, so the axle is ready to go back in. Just gotta get the frame done so I can put it in. Hoping it will be drivable in a few days. Still gotta get a coil of brake line/fuel filter and some new wiring for the lights/tank lined out. Gonna run 100% new brake...

Lets split the difference, you give me half your cold weather, I'll give you half our hot. 90's all week with 50%+ humidity. If you make it without sweating to death, the mosquitos will finish you off. :)

Rear brakes, DONE! Pick up my drums friday, and get this thing back under the truck.New axle seal on one side, 99% of brakes new (cleaned and repainted the ebrake arms), new ebrake cables, new brake lines, new drums. Now if only the rest of the truck matched. :P

That's how they came in the package.

Yeah, I'd be closer to done, but having a lot of trouble tracking down new ebrake cables. can't put the brakes all back together till I get them. :(

a ratchet strap is what you use to hold loads in your truck/trailer. I just have a junk one, end only, that I used. I pushed the hook through the seal, hooked it on the lip and yanked. Worked great. :)

how about a cab? It's got a little rust, but the corners looked good and I think it's just the floor that is getting thin. Are reg cabs something people are looking for? If I get it, I can either part whats left, or piece it together into a whole truck and sell it that way. I don't really...

where are the other scab owners? I know some of them have done it, I've found pix of the trucks? Thanks for the help so far. Maybe I'll just have to wait and call around.Something you might know, if I'm going to swap my 9" rear for a dana 60, will I be using the same springs or would I...

but what am I looking for? Do I want an f250 kit since it's got the front leafs? Are the backs the same in both as far as the lift goes?

Thanks Yoda. :D

If you've seen my other thread, you know what I have. If not, it's a 78 supercab 4x4.Now, I know I want to lift it. I have seen kits on ebay and such, but am not sure what is best and can't find a whole lot of info on it since the Scab has the front leafs. I'm looking for 4", would like 6"...

Well, finally getting some more progress. Got the rearend done (cleaned and primed, still gonna coat it after I get it on the frame). Gotta wait till payday to get my ebrake cables and drums so I can put the brakes back together. Hopefully I'll get the frame done today with any luck. We have...

It's $500.

What kind of price could I get for or parting out a good 79 F250 reg cab with a dana 60 rear, a dana 44 front, 4spd trans and trans case? I have a chance to get the truck minus engine, bumpers, hood and bed pretty cheap, but only want to keep the frontend as my scab needs...

thanks for that info. I decided I'm just gonna redo both when I put my lift kit on later this year, so if it leaks until then so be it. I don't have any cash left after buying all the other parts, so it has to wait. I'm gonna try to get another rearend and pull it apart, take the axles and...

Ok, so what do you do when the other side has a different type of seal? Is it fine to just keep two different ones? First side had the push in, this side has the seal/bearing one. I'm tempted to just put it back together and deal with it later.*Well after researching that I will have to...

Piece of cake, four bolts and some pulling is all. Hardest part was getting the old seal out without any type of puller. ratchet strap did the trick. :D

Yeah, I've read that too on the hose. I'm nowhere near that point yet though. :PI'm no stranger to brakes, so I'm in good shape. Check my thread for pix of the progress. Oh, and I have a really nice brake tool, it's on the floor in one of my pix. :)

well, it's slower going than I thought. Between the undercoating that is on the frame, the heat and the mosquitos I'm not getting very far. I'm not doing much with the springs/spring area as I want to get a lift kit soon and don't want to risk breaking a ubolt or anything like that until then...

I just took my vent off, cleaned out what I could with a pick and then ran a small drill bit through it a few times. Wash it out with carb cleaner/etc and it's done. I'm replacing all the brake hardware, and between that and this thread I've decided to go ahead and replace the seals while I'm...

cool, I always wondered why the 9" was so "quick change" if you had to get in to remove the axles. Now I know. :)

can't hurt to try, that's what I'm gonna do. I don't really want to take the rear apart. :)

Not sure on the seal, but if it's anything like chevy rears, it's just a pop it out with a screwdriver and push the new one in deal, after removing the axle of course. Yes you will have to get inside to pull the axle out.What I can help with is the breather. I just 30mins ago pulled mine...

Problem is that this bed needs every panel, lol. If I can get this thing licensed soon, I wouldn't mind driving it to pick up a bed somewhere. That way I could just throw it on to haul it back. There are very few around here, and most of them aren't much better than mine.

So you 4x4 guys with dual exhaust, where are you running it? pix, mainly where the front driveshaft is?Also, where is a good place to look for a good long bed and how much am I looking at that way?I'll have the whole rear of the frame stripped and primed by tonight, so I'll have pix later.