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low 84 · 03-08-2005, 01:43 PM

well i finally got the last parts i was waiting for to get the 14 bolt back together. got most of it put back together last night, still a few odds and ends to do. i'll be starting to put the front back together this week, and i might be sittin on 40's by the end of next week

here is the diff cover in raw form that i got from shawn at greatlakeoffroad. this thing is a beast. 1/2 inch laser cut flange, cover made from one piece of 1/4 inch plate bent on a cnc press and welded at the seems.

painted the cover and rear disc brackets light grey. i still need to spray som black paint on the part of the diff flange that the cover doesn't over lap. i'll be shaving about and inch off the bottom lip of the diff itself, eventually

got the rear disc brackets from shawn at greatlakes also. laser cut.

it turned out so clean i almost don't want to put it in such a crappy looking truck

Izzy · 03-08-2005, 02:16 PM

Looks sweet.

AirMale · 03-08-2005, 02:22 PM

Looks expensive. That cover is the nicest fabbed part I've ever seen. I would weld on a square perimeter of angle iron for some glass to lay on and put that in my living room as a coffee table.

PRUNEDA · 03-08-2005, 02:45 PM

Everything looks awesome, nice work.

88Jimmy4x4 · 03-08-2005, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by low 84

it turned out so clean i almost don't want to put it in such a crappy looking truck

Good idea....I will be over at 7:30pm tonight to pick it up

Looks great...Im very jealous

low 84 · 03-08-2005, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AirMale

Looks expensive. That cover is the nicest fabbed part I've ever seen. I would weld on a square perimeter of angle iron for some glass to lay on and put that in my living room as a coffee table.

yeah, i am really impressed with his work. the crazy part is that his prices are cheaper than any other manufacturer that makes beefed up covers. he is a one man operation and does his best to keep costs really low.

ocbaud · 03-08-2005, 05:26 PM

needs more love forthe 84'

PHOENIX · 03-08-2005, 05:36 PM

Awesome!

GMC1tondually4dr · 03-08-2005, 05:44 PM

Low 84
Really nice rear end cover,I do fab work and that IS beautifull.

Just curious?
Are the ends of the 14 bolt corporate full floater rear end the same as the Dana 70 10 bolt full floater.

What calipers, rotors and caliper adapter is yours??
I have a Dana 70HD under a 1 ton CC Dually that I want to put disc's on.
I can fab a caliper adapter if needed.

Thanks!

Just my .02

CCDually

low 84 · 03-08-2005, 05:53 PM

i'm really not sure about the interchangability with a dana 70. on the 14bff you just need a caliper bracket spaced the appropriate distance from the flange. then you just knock the studs out of the hub/drum assembly and trash the drums. then you can use a front rotor from a mid 70's 3/4 4x4 chevy and place it on the hub and knock the studs back through just like you do on the front. you can use calipers from the same type truck as the rotors or you can use cadilac calipers if you want to hook up a parking break

it only ended up costing me about 200 bucks to got from drums to disc, thats including everything, brackets, rotors, calipers, pads, lines.... so its a no brainer to do this conversion when redoing a 14bff

TIMSPEED · 03-08-2005, 06:01 PM

Bling Bling

GMC1tondually4dr · 03-08-2005, 06:04 PM

Cool,Thanks

CCDually

MylilBowTie · 03-08-2005, 06:12 PM

What about the master cylinder and proportion valve?

low 84 · 03-08-2005, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MylilBowTie

What about the master cylinder and proportion valve?

i plan on using a break bias adjuster in the rear circuit similar to this

bigblock73 · 03-08-2005, 07:05 PM

Ryan...looks frickin awesome! Can't wait to see the truck when you have it "finished"!!!

784X4GUY · 03-08-2005, 10:55 PM

I say that looks really nice, wouldn't mind having it in the back of my 78...Mike

full foot notch · 03-09-2005, 12:54 AM

finished, heh, trucks are never finished, i said finished, ooooooo, about $5k ago

bigblock73 · 03-09-2005, 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by full foot notch

finished, heh, trucks are never finished, i said finished, ooooooo, about $5k ago

Thats why is was in "quotations". I was referring to when he gets the diffs in and wheels and tires mounted. Trust me, I know things are rarely finished in a car guys (or girls) world.

cobb_ben · 03-09-2005, 11:45 AM

How do you plumb the brake bias adjuster. On my 76 C30, the orginal propratanial valve works great with discs in the rear, good pull down and equal lock up, HYDROBOOST, yea.

Prerunner1982 · 03-09-2005, 04:07 PM

The current issue of Fourwheeler has an article about doing disk on a 14bolt... just an FYI

Mike76251 · 03-09-2005, 04:24 PM

How far did you have to move the spring mounts (inboard?)
I just ordered a seal kit from Jeg's to freshen up mine berfore the install ($50...not bad)

low 84 · 03-09-2005, 07:15 PM

the spring pearches are spaced the same for 3/4 and 1/2 ton trucks. so a full floater from a 3/4 will bolt right in a 1/2 ton. if its a 1 ton, then the spring perches have to be moved

Mike76251 · 03-10-2005, 03:35 AM

Thanks low 84,
Didn't know that.

From the looks of what you are doing with that 80.........Turbo 400 next

Mike76251 · 03-10-2005, 05:24 AM

Are the shock mounts the same or did you cut them off your old 10/12 bolt?
What size u-joint you going with? 1350?

low 84 · 03-11-2005, 02:07 AM

shock mounts are the same. yeah i'll probly go with a 1350

03-08-2005, 01:43 PM	#1
low 84 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,144	pics of 14BFF axle progress well i finally got the last parts i was waiting for to get the 14 bolt back together. got most of it put back together last night, still a few odds and ends to do. i'll be starting to put the front back together this week, and i might be sittin on 40's by the end of next week here is the diff cover in raw form that i got from shawn at greatlakeoffroad. this thing is a beast. 1/2 inch laser cut flange, cover made from one piece of 1/4 inch plate bent on a cnc press and welded at the seems. painted the cover and rear disc brackets light grey. i still need to spray som black paint on the part of the diff flange that the cover doesn't over lap. i'll be shaving about and inch off the bottom lip of the diff itself, eventually got the rear disc brackets from shawn at greatlakes also. laser cut. it turned out so clean i almost don't want to put it in such a crappy looking truck __________________ '51 F100, backhalf with a narrowed 9 and coil overs, 18.5" mickeys, monte front clip, +400" sbc in the works '05 1500 Crew Cab RIP '84 swb 5/7 drop, solid cammed 408 w/ fully ported dart heads, th350 w/ 10 inch hughes, 12 bolt w/ 3.73 richmonds and a locker '80 swb 4x4 in progress: 7" lift, 350 th350/np205, d44 and 1.5" ORD tie rod, 14BFF w/discs , armored diff covers, 40" MTR's Last edited by low 84; 03-08-2005 at 01:45 PM.

03-08-2005, 02:22 PM	#3
AirMale Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Atlantic City, NJ Posts: 1,073	Looks expensive. That cover is the nicest fabbed part I've ever seen. I would weld on a square perimeter of angle iron for some glass to lay on and put that in my living room as a coffee table. __________________ 86 SWB 9.0 LITER T-400-OD 4.11 eaton-4/5 drop Best 1/4 12.51 @112mph no traction

03-08-2005, 05:36 PM	#8
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03-08-2005, 05:44 PM	#9
GMC1tondually4dr Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Rosemount, MN Posts: 341	Low 84 Really nice rear end cover,I do fab work and that IS beautifull. Just curious? Are the ends of the 14 bolt corporate full floater rear end the same as the Dana 70 10 bolt full floater. What calipers, rotors and caliper adapter is yours?? I have a Dana 70HD under a 1 ton CC Dually that I want to put disc's on. I can fab a caliper adapter if needed. Thanks! Just my .02 CCDually Last edited by GMC1tondually4dr; 03-08-2005 at 05:50 PM.

03-08-2005, 05:53 PM	#10
low 84 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,144	i'm really not sure about the interchangability with a dana 70. on the 14bff you just need a caliper bracket spaced the appropriate distance from the flange. then you just knock the studs out of the hub/drum assembly and trash the drums. then you can use a front rotor from a mid 70's 3/4 4x4 chevy and place it on the hub and knock the studs back through just like you do on the front. you can use calipers from the same type truck as the rotors or you can use cadilac calipers if you want to hook up a parking break it only ended up costing me about 200 bucks to got from drums to disc, thats including everything, brackets, rotors, calipers, pads, lines.... so its a no brainer to do this conversion when redoing a 14bff __________________ '51 F100, backhalf with a narrowed 9 and coil overs, 18.5" mickeys, monte front clip, +400" sbc in the works '05 1500 Crew Cab RIP '84 swb 5/7 drop, solid cammed 408 w/ fully ported dart heads, th350 w/ 10 inch hughes, 12 bolt w/ 3.73 richmonds and a locker '80 swb 4x4 in progress: 7" lift, 350 th350/np205, d44 and 1.5" ORD tie rod, 14BFF w/discs , armored diff covers, 40" MTR's

03-08-2005, 02:16 PM	#2
Izzy Trucker. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 1,364	Looks sweet.

03-08-2005, 02:45 PM	#4
PRUNEDA '87 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Katy, TX Posts: 632	Everything looks awesome, nice work.

03-08-2005, 05:26 PM	#7
ocbaud Garage Queen Material Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA Posts: 4,129	needs more love forthe 84'

03-08-2005, 06:01 PM	#11
TIMSPEED Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 1,321	Bling Bling __________________ I have a few cars... See Them Here

03-08-2005, 06:04 PM	#12
GMC1tondually4dr Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Rosemount, MN Posts: 341	Cool,Thanks CCDually Last edited by GMC1tondually4dr; 03-08-2005 at 06:10 PM.

03-08-2005, 06:12 PM	#13
MylilBowTie Right turn Clyde Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 2,911	What about the master cylinder and proportion valve? __________________ 1974 C25 LWB: 454 4bbl Carb / TH400 / 3.73 1992 Camaro RS 305 TBI

03-08-2005, 07:05 PM	#15
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03-08-2005, 10:55 PM	#16
784X4GUY Did someone say MUD? Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Pullman,WA Posts: 1,089	I say that looks really nice, wouldn't mind having it in the back of my 78...Mike __________________ Im in the market guys...so keep ya eyes peeled -------------------- Mini trucks are for guys who cant get it up!

03-09-2005, 12:54 AM	#17
full foot notch Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Central florida Posts: 3,223	finished, heh, trucks are never finished, i said finished, ooooooo, about $5k ago

03-09-2005, 11:45 AM	#19
cobb_ben Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fort Leonard Wood Mo Posts: 299	How do you plumb the brake bias adjuster. On my 76 C30, the orginal propratanial valve works great with discs in the rear, good pull down and equal lock up, HYDROBOOST, yea.



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03-09-2005, 04:07 PM	#20
Prerunner1982 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 5,904	The current issue of Fourwheeler has an article about doing disk on a 14bolt... just an FYI

03-09-2005, 04:24 PM	#21
Mike76251 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,499	How far did you have to move the spring mounts (inboard?) I just ordered a seal kit from Jeg's to freshen up mine berfore the install ($50...not bad)

03-09-2005, 07:15 PM	#22
low 84 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,144	the spring pearches are spaced the same for 3/4 and 1/2 ton trucks. so a full floater from a 3/4 will bolt right in a 1/2 ton. if its a 1 ton, then the spring perches have to be moved __________________ '51 F100, backhalf with a narrowed 9 and coil overs, 18.5" mickeys, monte front clip, +400" sbc in the works '05 1500 Crew Cab RIP '84 swb 5/7 drop, solid cammed 408 w/ fully ported dart heads, th350 w/ 10 inch hughes, 12 bolt w/ 3.73 richmonds and a locker '80 swb 4x4 in progress: 7" lift, 350 th350/np205, d44 and 1.5" ORD tie rod, 14BFF w/discs , armored diff covers, 40" MTR's

03-10-2005, 03:35 AM	#23
Mike76251 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,499	Thanks low 84, Didn't know that. From the looks of what you are doing with that 80.........Turbo 400 next

03-10-2005, 05:24 AM	#24
Mike76251 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,499	Are the shock mounts the same or did you cut them off your old 10/12 bolt? What size u-joint you going with? 1350?

03-11-2005, 02:07 AM	#25
low 84 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,144	shock mounts are the same. yeah i'll probly go with a 1350 __________________ '51 F100, backhalf with a narrowed 9 and coil overs, 18.5" mickeys, monte front clip, +400" sbc in the works '05 1500 Crew Cab RIP '84 swb 5/7 drop, solid cammed 408 w/ fully ported dart heads, th350 w/ 10 inch hughes, 12 bolt w/ 3.73 richmonds and a locker '80 swb 4x4 in progress: 7" lift, 350 th350/np205, d44 and 1.5" ORD tie rod, 14BFF w/discs , armored diff covers, 40" MTR's

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