jeff- it's amazing what mr. carter's doing after all those years of being president. does he have a website/catalog/phone #? i'll prolly end up making my own bracket ($$$), but it wouldn't hurt to check out what he has.
tony- hmmm... 37 brakes... do you know if a 49-54 spindle could be adapted to the 31 axle? they're a lot more common and i bet the brakes work better. thanks for the bellhousing photo
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ps. thanks for the info, guys.