They are so large because you used "img width=900", now they are 900 pixels wide ...

The original images are over 3000 px wide. They appear that way on my tablet but seem fine on the laptop, so i am not sure whats going on.

Ok so I'll continue with the build update. Today was a rough day. I dedicated the whole day to the build but seemed like I got no where. The cold weather did not help. Needed a heater in the garage to battle the cold.

I bought some decent jack stands about 3 weeks ago. In fact this is the second go around since the first ones I bought from Jegs were defective. Good thing I checked first before using them. They gave me a refund and actually paid for Fedex to come take them back for safety testing. The second pair of stands (as pictured) are from Northern Tool company and they have a safety pin to put in the side, to help me get over the jitters of having the jacks fail again. However they don't have a clevis pin to help stop the safety pin from falling out.

Ok the build.

First thing I did was get the ute up on 4 stands, take the wheels off, and try to get it as dead level as I could.

I want to see how far I need to raise the transmission to get the engine and transmission sitting level. What is the best way to do this? I tried with a four foot level to get the ute straight by checking the bottom of the sill panels (under the doors).

Even with the ute approximately level, the engine and transmission are sitting sloped a little backward - see the photo looking at the engine bay from the side. I jacked up the transmission as far as I could until the clutch fork hit the body at the top of the tunnel and it still seems off. Anyone know why? Am I just being paranoid?

I did some more measurements on the rear axle assembly to try and finally confirm that the diff is in fact H165.

Tube diameter varied from 61 to 62mm.

Spacing on the diff housing mounting bolts is 73.65mm

Strut assembly painted. Gold paint. Calipers are blue. Blue and gold is a good combo.

After I struggled with the jacks and leveling I decided to hook up the clutch cable. This way I can get all the stuff under the dash situated before I put the dash in. I replaced the clutch fork rubber boot as it was completely ruined. As I was down under the ute replacing the rubber and getting the cable attached, I noticed the wiring on the reverse light switch was looking a bit worse for the wear.

I had a closer look and it seems like the switch had a meltdown. I think its safe to say I need a replacement. Anyone know where to get one. Are any switches interchangeable with the 60a 5 speed?

Hooked up the speedo cable to the transmission and routed the cable back to the steering wheel area. Seems way too long but we will see.

Also re-loomed the lower engine harness and installed it. Started to tidy up the engine bay wiring in preparation for final wiring assembly.

Replaced the resistor with a brand new unit.

Ok lastly. In the photo of the leaf springs, where the bump stop hits the frame, what the heck are the 4 screw/bolt holes for? Am I missing a part here?

900 pixels is too wide for my laptop screen , but a couple of the photos are showing up at 3000 pixels. I think it has to do with the javascript for the page which resizes the photos according to the "img width" you specific. Since the 3000-px photos take so long to load, the javascript engine (which is notoriously flakey in most browsers) gets behind.

Clicking Refresh solved the 3000 px problem for me, now I only see the the 900 px problem


The resizing is done AFTER the photos load: img onload="(script removed)if(this.width>900)this.width=900"

Yes, the factory installation has the engine/transmission combo angled back 5 degrees

Quote:Your switch looks like the wires pulled out of the terminals, it looks normal otherwise, you can solder them back on

You can get one most places in USA:
* Nissan 32005-K121A Rev Lamp B110 $28 USD
* Oreilly's out of stock
* Autozone $25 USD
* RockAuto.com $27 USD
* etc


Quote:It depends, the non-dogleg uses a different switch some years, some years same as Datsun 1200. The dogleg 5-speeds use the same as Datsun 1200

Reverse Switch is the bottom one

Quote:No idea what the holes are for, but it is normal

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Thanks for the answers DD. Did you notice I took the measurements of the diff you were inquiring about?

I find it odd that the engine is meant to be slanted backwards from factory? Any reason for this.

New reverse lamp switch is on its way.

I remember in The General Ree I once had burnt wiring smell but could never find smoke. I got a feeling it was from this switch. (I took this 60a gearbox out of the General Ree and put a 4 speed in it before I sold it).

Yes, nice work on the measurements.

I do not know the reason for the engine slant, but the 1000 slants 3 degrees and 1200 5 degrees