Sorry for the delay... It's been a very busy couple of months but we are back in business.
We started the conversion to disc brakes, however upon finding out that our rear axle is actually a
Dana 44 from a 70's IH Scout, we had to choose another option since our brackets weren't going to work.
We ended up with a bracket that was welded on by a local shop (it was their design) and a set of Chevy S10 brake setup.
It seems to fit fine, however there is no Ebrake, as we will have to figure this out later.
We got the bracket and axle back this week and wet to work recleaning the rear axle and painting it with por15, and painting the calipers orange.
Since the can of por15 is such a pain to handle (if you don't clean the junction with the lid it will effectively seal the can shut), I wanted to take the opportunity to turn the frame over and give it one more coat, along with retouching the front axle that was previously done.
Then we got it all together and there you are.
We do have one hang up.... I had to send the Ubolts back to RockyRoad so that I could get the size that will fit the
Dana 44 (2 5/8 vs 3 1/4 inches). So once I get those back I think we can strap everything back up.
Please let me know if you see anything in the pictures which is incorrect or will give me a problem as we move forward.
I still need to get the rear crossmember welded on, and get one of the body mount brackets fixed as it was rusted through.
Next up we will run compressed air through the frame to blow out any bugs/dirt/rust flakes and then pain the internal portion of the frame with paint can that has a nozzle that sprays in a 360 pattern.