Long Term 71 Pig build.

[Mrbinks79]

Zulu Where is dogman at?

[zuluzeugma]

Hes in Longview with me. He got this parts rig for a song and would probably be glad to get rid of some stuff off it. its a 74' I think. Longview is defineatly a hike from Victoria but may be worth it for a cheap tranny/t-case

[Mrbinks79]

Zulu, I PMed him haven't heard anything back as of yet but it's only been a couple hours. Yeah would be nice to get all that linkage for the 3 on the tree out of there. Too damn many moving parts.

[Mrbinks79]

Zulu, Not to worry about the hike I know a guy that is here and makes trips to Tyler from time to time and he said that he'd have no problem picking it up for me and bringing it back. Which is nice since I've put a roof over his head and all. lol

[Mrbinks79]

Now this Pig has the drive train driven PTO for the winch if I go to the 4 speed / t-case will I still be able to have my PTO winch?

[Mrbinks79]

Well went out in the garage today and started to pull the tranny out of the LC decided that I wanted to pull it from under instead of with the engine not sure why just seemed like a good idea. The only thing that we had issues with was the right rear engine mount. The top bolt in the rubber bushing is jammed so I decided to take the bolts out of the side of the bell housing and just leave all the linkages hooked up. (easy fix.) Can mess with the bushings and that stuff when the engine is out of the way. The other problem spot was the E-brake drum. Didn't know how to disconnect the cable at the drum so I decided to disconnect it from the linkage on the fire wall. This was a task in itself. Ended up cutting the head of f the pin and spreading the linkage 90. Will have pictures soon. Got a digital cam for fathers day. May have to replace this 90 think I broke it. Oh well. Sh*t happens.
All in all a few hours of screwing around in the garage and the tranny/t-case/PTO is out and on the ground next to the pig.

Engine comes out some time this week depending on work. I am buying an engine crane on Tuesday. After the build is over I will likely sell it but I'm not really in the mood to rent one for a day and then again when I'm done with the engine due to only having a corolla and it would be damn hard to get that crane on or in my corolla. Damn right.

Z

[LC_Hamma]

Hey Binks you got some kinda manual to look at for reference? There's a very small c-clip that holds the pk. brake cable inside the assy. on the backing plate. May be hard to see w/ all that gunk caked inside there but you gotta disassemble it. More pics & less chat

[Mrbinks79]

Pics coming soon digi cam was purchase for fathers day and should be here shortly. I also need to take the silver plunge so that I can post more pics cause I'm sure that I'll fill up the free allowance rather quickly once I get the camera. I did however find out that the problem with the crank is because the PO must have driven the LC A LOT farther than once explained which cause the wear on the bearing. that will likely be the first pic I put up once I get the camera.

Oh I've decided to buy a cherry picker. Got a good deal on a fold able one at harbor freight for $99. I figure I'll use it and once I'm done either sell it or if I grow attached to it just keep it in the garage sure I can use it for other things later.

PICS COMING SOON.

[Mrbinks79]

Good news. Camera showed up today and I intend on getting the engine out this weekend. So pictures will be taken lots of them. I'm thinking that the silver membership will be coming soon as well. Money means more pictures. Oh yeah bought a engine crane on Tuesday and it is going to be put to good use very soon. That's the only update I have. Until Saturday.

Z

[Mrbinks79]

It was an early Saturday morning in South Texas, The engine was screaming to come out. So we went out in the garage and pulled a few things off the top like the air box and alternator just so they'd be out of the way then I decided where to put my anchor points to lift that heave thing out. Spent some time on the phone with Zulu for a few questions that needed to be answered about where to put the rear hoist point. Anyhow the engine came out and the fun began. OH make sure to pull the pressure plate, clutch and flywheel before trying to get those 4 pesky bolts on the flywheel side of the bell housing this will shave your knuckles a lot of pain and anguish.

Had to wrestle with the engine stand a little to get it lined up and mounted to the engine. Then we used the engine crane to get the engine stand up the 2 inch curb into the garage. Now the engine rests nicely in the garage. I was going to start to tear the engine down tomorrow but looks like I'll be heading up toward Tyler Tx for a job tomorrow. Maybe I'll be able to grab a beer with Zulu.

Z

[Mrbinks79]

Here a few more I took with my new camera from today.

[n2666s]

awsome build Chief; how far are you from College Station?

Lou

[Mrbinks79]

Lou, I'm about 160 miles from College Station or so. I'm sure that when you come down for the 4th if you can't make it all the way down I may be able to get a pickup and meet you somewhere in the middle. Not sure since I don't know anyone down here with a truck. The seat will reside in my living room for a while. Extra couch.

[n2666s]

PM sent.......

Lou

[zuluzeugma]

Looks good dude. Holla if you wana grab a beer...

[Mrbinks79]

Zulu,
Sounds like we're gonna be somewhere around Nacogdoches, Kinda far from you but don't know if we are gonna be north or where we will be staying.

[rsbcruiser]

Hi Mrbinks, on the yard out. Googled you, looks like you are in the sweet spot of Texas. Should have done this before. Here is my engine yard and rebuild. Hope it helps
Hey, looks like Lou is coming to see you, great guy, say hi.
http://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series...e-rebuild.html Hope he brings his Pig, that thing is a sweety.

[Mrbinks79]

I've spent many hours reading through your build and it has helped me out a lot and I'm sure it will help me out more as I have the time to get into the engine. Yeah Victoria is almost the perfect location. Right in the middle of Corpus, Houston, Austin and San Antonio. Not bad being in the middle in that case. Well guys I've had a long day.

Later

Originally Posted by rsbcruiser

Hi Mrbinks, on the yard out. Googled you, looks like you are in the sweet spot of Texas. Should have done this before. Here is my engine yard and rebuild. Hope it helps
Hey, looks like Lou is coming to see you, great guy, say hi.
http://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series...e-rebuild.html Hope he brings his Pig, that thing is a sweety.

[Mrbinks79]

Hey guys and gals (I know there are a few) Nothing new to add. Work has been interesting. Hope to be able to do some work on saturday. Intend on trying to use plasti gauges that rsbcruiser told me about to find out if the crank is bad or not, amongst other things. I'll take lots of pictures and keep everyone posted.

rsbcruiser I may copy and paste our PMs here so others can see your good advice.

Zach

[Mrbinks79]

Thanks for asking. I would reassemble so you can check the thrust clearance. At the same time you could plasti gage the rod and crank bearings. If you have never plasti gaged before don't let that hold you back because it is sooo easy and cheap. Plasti gaging will tell you two things, condition of the crank and bearings. Spin the crank in place to seee if it sticks in its' rotation. That will telll you if it is bent. Inspect the crank with a mag glass for cracks. Check the crank nose for wear where the HB goes on. With practice you can master snap gages to check your piston bores. Snap gages are pretty cheap. The catch is to get accurate measures you will need a 1-2 inch micrometer. I used calipers to take measurements off of the snap gages (tons of experience there). Took hundreds of measures at various depths in the bores to determine condition. When reassembling, the 2f requires special steps to insure it won't leak. NBD, easy to do but you need to be aware. Good luck.

Plasti gage is like soft fishing line. You put pieces of it in between the bearings and crank and torque the caps down. The PG Squishes to a controlled width. Telling you your gap between the bearing and crank. Pull the caps off and use the scale on the PG package to measure your gap. never used them untill just recently. Many parts stores carry it. They come in several ranges. Fairly cheap. There are several errors I made and then explained later in my thread so it is worth reading through before you follow anything in there. I show the snap gages in the thread. So, are you a machinist? I have been in the trade.

If your local auto parts store is worth its' salt they should have some. Might have to buy several sizes but it is cheap.

[rsbcruiser]

Thanks Zach. How are the piggy bites healing? Cranky girls those pigs are. As I read my advice I noticed a couple errors (WHO, ME). The need for a 1-2 inch mic is for the crankshaft. Plasti gage won't tell you the whole picture but if given a choice between one or the other, I would go with the pllasti gage. Snap gaging (woops, another one, I should be calling them "telescoping gages") the bores requires a 3-4" mic to gain accurate readings. You can use calipers and get results but it takes patiences, many measurements and practice.

Richard

[Mrbinks79]

rsb, Always good to catch mistakes yourself. You'll really hear about it here if someone else catches it. The pig bites are healing nicely. They are at that itchy point, but work is too busy to worry about them. Hope to get home some time soon so I can work on the piggy.

[Mrbinks79]

Need some Ideas on fixing this roof?

[Mrbinks79]

Need some Ideas on fixing this roof?

[Mrbinks79]

Well I just got back from meeting with Lou on his way to College Station TX. He was nice enough to go out of his way to meet me. So I could buy a seat from him. Since the Piggy is currently down it's gonna reside in the living room for a while. Looks good as furniture. I also got a steering wheel from him that is in much better shape than my own. Now it's time to sell the buckets that came with the piggy. Check the for sale area if you are interested.

Z

[Mrbinks79]

Well for anyone that is following this build sorry that I haven't really added much lately. It's been too damn hot to spend much time out in the garage. I'm sure I'll have a lot more to add as the temp starts coming down here in South TX. Winter is better right.

[Pighead]

Pulling an engine (or for that matter, re-installing an engine) in a Pig is a lot easier if you remove the grill and the front crosspiece (hoodlatch mount)...

[Mrbinks79]

Pighead, I'm beginning to understand. When we pulled the motor a week or so ago we had to really jack it up as high as it would go to get it out. I intend on pulling the grill and everything off the front so that I can put the motor, trans, tc, and pto back in in one shot. haven't gotten it done yet but have some time. The motor that I'm getting to replace the one I have won't be here for a while. Even then I will likely take my time a little because I'd like to get the engine bay cleaned up and painted before the motor goes back in.

[Mrbinks79]

Okay so we all know that life is a lot easier if the front end of the pig is torn down to get the motor back in. So I went out in the garage today to see how much fun this was gonna be. All in all what I took apart was simple. My question however is. Are the headlight assembly areas attached to the sub fender or do they come off separate? I have a few other questions but I need to paint shop the pics first.