Life has gotten in the way of working on the truck this summer but I did get a little bit done. I wanted to install a 3.08 differential to help a little with Highway cruising rpm’s. Plus the rear housing in the truck when I received it was worn almost thru because of the rear U bolts having been run loose for a long time. Via CL, I found complete 3.08 (non posi) rear from a 69 C10 in SC. The rear had been installed in a 59 pickup which had different spring saddles I ordered in some new 66 saddles & had a neighbor weld them in A few phots below showing the old & the new/used
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Wallows out spring saddles
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New/used 3.08 rear with new u bolt saddles installed
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1966 C-10 Short Stepside
HiPo
Step-by-step ~ and on-going resto build
in the Project Journals