980 hustler nos build

[highrollinmopars]

Thats a good question. I would think maybe a HVAC supply. Im sure some other people on here will chime in with some good suggestions.

[fmints]

Looking great "High", I just returned from out of town. Itching to rebuild the T-20 and put the chassis back into the tub, come first daylight on saturday morning. Do you know of a place where i can score a small roll of heat shield (barrier) for the rear engine compartment?

[Dan67]

Looking good!! Now get that motor in.. Busco is in 5 weeks or so.. I hope you'll have it ready for then..

[Noel Woods]

Nice work man, very robust structure for the t-20. Looks like this is going to be a prime example of a N.O.S. Hustler.

[jpswift1]

Great work! What a fast and high quality build you've got going there. I've got your exhaust duct all set and I'll be able to ship it out tomorrow so hopefully you'll be able to get it set up this weekend. I love your split shifter setup too......I might have to copy that on my BIGFOOT in the near future. Keep up the good work!

[amphibious drew]

Looking two nice. The t-20 mount looks very robust too. I'm sure it will hold it in place.

[highrollinmopars]

The transmission mount should be rock solid. It is tied in to my split shifter linkage. I built the assembly as one piece and it held in by 12 bolts but is completly removable linkage and all should ever need to make some repiars Ill have everything out the way to do so. The back two tensioners are spring loaded and the front to are manual but are easily accessable. I used a 2 3/8" hole saw stuck inside the bearing flange to make my pilot hole and a 2 3/4" saw to cut out the hole for the flange to fall into. Dana67 has a jig made to do this and was nice enough to offer to ship it to me if I needed it. Im was on time crunch so this worked out just as well in a pinch. I just want to thank everyone for all of there help in answering questions and offering advice throughout this build. 6x6world.com Rocks!!

[highrollinmopars]

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[highrollinmopars]

I was just goofing around so I figured I would try my 950 frame in my old 980 tub. All of the axle holes matched up perfect. Just have to raise the seat bracket about 6".

[micmac]

Actually it wasn't the T20 that had the issue. Here is a quote from Ray in the thread on the bushwacker II

Wow, thanks for the compliments Larry/Whipper, but I have to say Whipper that your workmanship is King in my books. The 31 hp. big block is currently governed, even though I love speed, BWII is geared for maximum torque. Torque is a great fault finder as both of my front axles found out. I sheared them like candy canes, and also took out a cast bearing housing, along with plenty of connector links! I then divided the power to the front and middle axles to tame it down and installed 4340 HT and stress relieved alloy steel jack shafts because the T-20 was twisting the splines like a barbers pole! Those T-20's are tough. I still have a few bugs that I'm working out, but it sure is fun driving it. I will post some of my early testing videos that everyone should find interesting soon. I also hope to make the famous wall, maybe BWII will see some air in the near future.

[Stonewall]

I'd be astonished if the T-20 couldn't turn 30s with 40-tooth primary sprockets on the centers. Is it the T-20 ITSELF that was having problems? Without going back to re-read his posts, did anything break? Band slippage?

If I remember correctly, the input shaft twisted in two. Even with the reduction in the sprockets, you still have to have alot of torque to turn tires that big.

[hydromike]

Don't go overboard on tire size, BW6 tried to use a T-20 in his custom made amphib, but it couldn't handle the torque required to turn the 30" tires he had.

I'd be astonished if the T-20 couldn't turn 30s with 40-tooth primary sprockets on the centers. Is it the T-20 ITSELF that was having problems? Without going back to re-read his posts, did anything break? Band slippage?

[Stonewall]

Don't go overboard on tire size, BW6 tried to use a T-20 in his custom made amphib, but it couldn't handle the torque required to turn the 30" tires he had. If you want to go that big you need to look into a more robust drive and steering system.