James’ 1974 W200 build

mopardude318 said

Blocks in the front are scary!! Wow. Lol. You have a good truck there. I think a divorced transfer case is the only way to go. I used to not like them, but damn it makes things way easier. 205’s are hard to beat.

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For sure, gear driven, NO chains is the only way to go. Here's some shot of when I was changing out the tired 318 for a 71 340!! First picture is when I was pulling out the 318 @ -25 OUTSIDE!!! in Fairbanks AK back in the late 90's. The second & third pictures are during the install in a warm shop on base. You will notice on the driver side inner fender a trickle charger and 4 way plug inside the Tupperware. They were used as the truck was my daily driver even @ -50!! Sadly the truck is long gone. But it was a GREAT project.