Who has Pooowaaaah Wagooon Gears? I do! + DOTS

"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30) 07/14/2018 at 20:13 • Filed to: Powahhhhhhh wagoooooon, DOTS

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Vintage Power Wagons came through, or I should say Nitro Gears came through with the batch of 4.89 gears for the M37 community. Every few years they get a list going and order them, why you say? Well you can go from a fast paced ~47MPH to a blistering 55-60ish MPH. I may not swap them until the winter, an old guy up in Santa Rosa used to own a business that did work on these and he said he would swap them for me. If he can do it in a weekend I may do it sooner. He said he would want a couple days.

DOTS from today, I missed a photo of a burgundy Morgan.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 07/14/2018 at 20:23

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You need to do a nice complete review post on the Wagon when the time comes! :)

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/14/2018 at 20:38

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Yeah, I am keeping all the pics in a file. I also have pics from the previous owner and what it was like when they got it from MA Fire. It should be pretty cool once it’s all green again . We have been through everything but w e haven’t looked at the mystery heater yet, these didn’t have a heater unless it was an arctic package and then it was mounted on the left front fender. We have no idea what this heater is but it looks old. I may try and get it out and identify it and see if it can work or be rebuilt. I guess an old Jeep heater could go there if it can’t.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 07/14/2018 at 20:56

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Interesting! Wish I knew something that could help!

gmctavish needs more space > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 07/14/2018 at 21:06

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Jesus, what gears does it have now if 4.89s are gonna make it longer legged?

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > gmctavish needs more space 07/14/2018 at 21:19

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My name isn’t Jesus :P 583s. The trucks were meant to be loaded full of ammo and drive on dirt roads in Korea. I believe they started designing these at the end of WWII to replace the previous trucks with no doors at all. Some people just change the axles to later danas and swap engines, but then it isn’t like the real truck. I’m putting a power steering kit a guy makes for them in it just to be able to get around in modern parking lots etc... Replaces the OEM steering box location.

gmctavish needs more space > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 07/14/2018 at 21:21

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Good god. Awesome, but yeah that would get tiresome trying to drive on actual roads.

Awesome, that’ll make a big difference too. 

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > gmctavish needs more space 07/14/2018 at 21:25

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2nd isn’t synched though so I have to practice double clutching from 3rd down to 2nd. 2nd up is synched, 1st is granny and you don’t use it unless climbing something or yanking a tree out of the ground. 

Berang > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 07/15/2018 at 00:15

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final drive in the Saab 95 is 4.88

for S wedish snow driving reasons I imagine.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Berang 07/15/2018 at 00:36

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My low is 1.96:1, after military use they became known as the world’s fastest tractor in fire services and in the Army Corps of Engineers. 

pip bip - choose Corrour > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 07/15/2018 at 06:20

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now how much are bearings for the diffs?

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/15/2018 at 12:28

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I know there was one bearing that is $50, some others are $32, I can’t remember the exact one. The guy I will have do it actually has all that stuff from his business. With military trucks you can often get a new old stock part. My new tranny top is from the 60's I think, greased and wrapped in wax paper!

Berang > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 07/16/2018 at 16:52

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Interestingly the overall gearing for 1st in the Saab is the same as that in a series II Land Rover. 4mph per 1000rpm, it’s the only car I have that needs to go up the driveway in 2nd because the engine is roaring at 15mph. Subaru 360 was about the same, 12-15mph tops in 1st.