well, what do i know? they did mount to the hubs(a couple of locating bolts and pressed lug studs), and the calipers/pads fit.
some day i'll put some brake fluid in the system and find out.
reminds me that i still need to deal with the antilock rear brake circuit, so that should be interesting- mabe i'll need to put some sorta compensator in there?
first i need to get her driveable.
i have the parts to setup the rear differential, but i've had some difficulty drilling(so i can tap) a hole in the end of the transfercase output shaft.
gotta do both before the driveshaft will(should) fit. that output shaft is hard stuff- i've barely scratched it with a variety of drill bits.....
anyway, what's the worst that can happen?

getting a bit "antsy".
still looking forward, but i'm watching this season going by!

my saving grace for getting fill of d.e.d. is my inspection route. otherwise, i've not had my own working 4wd for almost 5 years.

still plugging along on the driveshaft project.
had some difficulties getting the proper pinion depth for the rear differential, but seem to have figured that out, so that piece should work.
managed to make a hole in the transfercase shaft, that i hope to thread.
if that works, i will probably upsize it.
here's a pic of the hole i made.

that is tough stuff. i have a cobalt tap coming.
what's the worst that could happen?
haha

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my backyard mechanic methods led me to this.
i hope to remove the shaft today, so i can show a good machine shop what i want to have done.
i considered flailing away at it some more, but my attempts at getting the new tap to start were not impressive, and figured "do it right" was better.
i try to do it all, but.......
naturally, this involved removing some suspension and exhaust parts to remove the tcase, but it came out pretty easy.
moving forward again

yay for forward progress

the transfercase that came with suzitoo had only one switch for hi/low and 4wd.the wire harness included wires for the auto trans.
i was able to modify the harness from my replacement transfer case to accept the auto trans wires, and plug into the main harness.
as i suspected, the hi/low and 4wd indicators function fine(with 2 switches). how could it have worked with only one switch?
odd.
anyway, she's back on her wheels.
much adjusting, fluids, etc. still need doin', but the rear driveshaft seems to fit.

suzitoo is coming alive.
she now has front and rear driveshafts.
had to grind alot of meat outa the rear u-joint yoke(front shaft) to gain enough clearance for the increased articulation.


put fluid in the transmission, oil/filter in the motor, and coolant in the radiator, and found the motor still starts.
so far so good.
mabe i'll be able to see if she will move soon.

moved her around a bit.
something funny is goin' on with the automatic transmission.
slow to go into gear(d&r) and nothing in low, slips in everything.
perhaps a bad vacuum modulator(?).
i'll try some diagnosing...........

beginning road trials........got suzitoo out for some tests.
so far, she works around the neighborhood, and nothing fell off yet.
i suppose the transmission is working like it should, so i look forward to working it harder.
mabe i should hunt up some tires.

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still not sure about that transmission. low seems o k when in drive, but feels odd when selected......
suzitoo got new shoes today.

also- i removed the antilock rear brake stuff at the master cylinder, and the brakes still work.
haven't figured out how to disable the circuit that says "brake", yet. kinda annoying, mabe this was a geo specific thing, as the sidekick "manual" i have does'nt fit the descrption.
still looking forward.