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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => 4 Wheel Drives => Topic started by: hotrod24 on January 28, 2009, 04:31:00 pm
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where is the tag on the transfercase?
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You mean the ID tag.
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yea sorry which side should i look on
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The back side. (http://www.novak-adapt.com/images/pics/transfer_cases/np242_tag_view.jpg)
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thanks vile
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speaking of which, does anyone know a good place to find them for cheap or have one for sale for cheap, they get scavenged too fast in the junkyards down here, and mine is leakin like a civ, and won't disengage fully. So it's time for a new one.
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ok from what i can see it is a 203 fulltime now i have heard that these transfercases are weak is this true?
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from my understanding the NP205 is the best then the NP203 then the NP208 (which I have)
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It depends on what you are doing to it.
Weak for a 1000hp Mud truck, yeah.
For a healthy daily driver, no.
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well i would like 350 to 400 hp but i want be doing any wheeling so i am good there but only thing i will use it for is to get up the drive way or to get to town if it snows so i guess i am good
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I personally would want Overdrive, but you would probably need an adapter for it on the 203.
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for swapping out to a new trans go here for the adapters:
http://www.advanceadapters.com/ (http://www.advanceadapters.com/)
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well i will be taking the transfercase apart so i am hoping that i have a 205 because the 203 is a mess lol i know i said that i had a 203 but i think i might be wrong
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ok here it is and it is a 203 >:( oh well i might end up putting a part time kit and put it in there or just get a 205
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd224/74chevy/SANY0272.jpg)
the box
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd224/74chevy/SANY0274.jpg)
time to replace a seal
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd224/74chevy/SANY0270.jpg)
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd224/74chevy/SANY0268.jpg)
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has any body on here put a part time kit in there 203?
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The only kit i could find was the mile marker kit is it a good one?
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Yes it is.
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thanks chris ok what would i do as for the shift plate on the trucks floor would i just get a part time plate?
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well i can not make up my mind so it is up to yall
vote away
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I am confused.
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chris i am to lol i was going to put the part time kit in the 203 but guys tell me to just leave it along and some tell me to put the kit in it and some tell me to get the 205 so i dont know what to do :( so i thought i would let yall make my mind up for me ;)
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Part time the 203, find a 205 and make it a doubler.
What are you going to do with the truck? Daily Driver?
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daily driver and no off roading just mostly a show truck and a driver
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NP208 will be more popular, quieter, easier to find and already be part time.
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what all would i need to swap to put a 208 in?
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i wanted a fresh start so i restarted it so now it is the 203 with kit or 205 or 208
thanks
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I would go with the milemarker kit and then upgrade when you can.
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find a parts truck with 700r4/208 and go that route.
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hmm the 700r4 and the 208 does sound good and i would do the mile marker kit but this truck is going to be tore on down and built back up so i am hoping that i want have to upgrade for a long while and i have called around and the 208s and the 700r4s are popular around here but there is few 205s so i will just have to see.
thanks
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If you are tearing it down and replacing stuff. I would have to agree with Vile, get a 700R4/208. They are far less favorable among hardcore people so "normal" people think they are junk and devalue them, so in the end you get a great deal on a setup.
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yea i can see if i can find a 700r4 and 208 set up but it looks like the 205 is winning lol
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ok i have a 383 that i will be putting in and i will be swaping for another transfercase and tranny but right now i have a th350 and a 203 tcase so if i was to get the th400 and 205 what would i need to get from the parts truck?
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Crossmember, torque converter, both driveshafts, the Alum.400 conveter cover with the two strut arms, the trany lines, dip tube and the vacuum line(manifold to modulator) The gas pedal assy.with switch and the wire from the switch to the transmission. any and all the attaching hardware.
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wow i can do that if i can find everything lol
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if i was to get the th400 and 205 what would i need to get from the parts truck?
If you can find everything?
Good parts truck will have everything you need.
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yea i have to check one junk yard and if he does not have a truck then i will have to check a few more but i am hoping that one of them has what i need
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I always liked my 203's as full time. The kit saves some mileage, but not a great deal and it does cut down on wear on the front axle, but again, go through the frontend and replace the joints and put in some good greasable ones and service them when they need it. Course, I like the front drive flanges... when its time to play I just drive in rather than get out and lock the front or hope the auto hubs work, my stuff is tied in forever.
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hey has any body on here seen a cross member and a skid plate on there 4x4 trucks like this i just have the cross member for the transfer case and transmission both but it shows in my haynes manual with a cross member for the transmission and a skid plate
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd224/74chevy/scan0012-5.jpg)
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd224/74chevy/scan0010-3.jpg)
my truck
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd224/74chevy/SANY0276.jpg)
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i just dubble checked and i have holes for a skid plate on the passengers side but not the other side i was thinking that maybe it was just on 3/4 ton or 1 tons
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I have an extra factory crossmember, and I have considered bolting that as shown and mounting some steel to it. With my truck being a long wheel base, I would hate to tear my 205 up if I got it high centered!
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can you bolt up a 205 to a th350?
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Yes, (that's what 's on mine) You just need to find the transfer case with the correct input shaft. Don't quote me on this, but I believe the th350 was 27 spline, and the th400 was 32. If you are going to do more than putting a part time kit into the 203, personally I'd be looking for a parts truck. You'd have the trans, transfer case, adapter, crossmember, and driveshafts if you needed a different length.
If cost is a factor, I wouldn't discount the 203, how many years did it run in your truck before the teardown?
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ok good i have a th350 just need to find a 205, would i need the 203 for this at all? and yea i have been looking for a parts truck but i did not ever drive this truck it sit most of the time
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The NP205 is worth every penny. :)
I have seen these things hold up to some pretty radical 4x4 truck pullers with out fail.
Also, I didn't see it mentioned yet, but the NP205's ID tag is on the front of the case underneath the 2 shift rails.
It is typically a square piece, especially on the older models, and not round like all of the other NP/NVG t-case models.
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I just realized a week ago that there is a difference in input shafts for the np208. I had a 81 208 that was behind a th350 and the shaft was smaller than the one behind my 4 speed. Make sure you get the right one for whatever trans you decide on. Whole parts rigs are the best.
I put a mile marker kit into a 203 about fifteen years ago. I can't remember the particulars but it was easy, worked perfect, and I used that truck for mud bogs. Never had a problem with that 203.
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My transfer case looks like the one in the pics on the first page, so that would be a 203. Would it already be converted to part time if I have manual hubs on the front axle?
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If it isn't than you would have to have the 203 in either hi-loc or lo-loc to move the truck.