[Wayneraintree]

very cool man ..... please post lotsa pics... lotsa views, not a lot of posts so keep it rich in photos for our sake : )

[Gumby]

Hope more to come this afternoon

[toddslater]

Damn Gumby, you are flying on that piggie...are you doing any work, besides pigwork lately ? Looks like you're doing your blasting indoors, thats some messy shiite and damn near impossible to get all the silica gone. Way back when, I am certain some long lost silica from an indoor blasting project was the cause of some fish-eyes in the paint work. Since then, I blast outside in what has become the beach area. Keep that in mind if your going to paint in the same space....and at the rate your moving on that, I expect that'll be next week Also, nice work on the fender patches Keep the progress reports and pics coming. Now spin that pig upside down....

[Trapper50cal]

Looking good Gumby! sheeit, you already have a V-8 conversion so all you have to do is drop a crate, I didn't know that when you asked about my motor (or didn't get it anyway) I thought you just wanted to run an H55 for the 5spd (extra gear) not that you had to replace the tranny anyway. You'll be done with that pig in no time.

[Gumby]

I did do the blasting indoors.

What a freakin' mess.

I will be doing the rest outdoors some dry weekend.

It seems to be going slow to me. I hope for it to speed up a bit once it's on the rotisserie and I can blast the body.

Stretching the doors is going to take a bit of time as well.

I need to find me a 80 or 100 chassis next.

[scouthead]

I think that same family of mice vacationed in my quarters...

[Gumby]

I taught the old girl some new tricks today.

PIG! Lay down!

[Gumby]

PIG! Roll over and play dead!

[Gumby]

I can roll it around the shop all by myself. It'll make it way easier than even having it on the frame with no drivetrain. I can roll it over upside down pretty easily with one person too. I think it'll make it tons easier to do the body work, especially the rockers and drilling the roof panel off.

Just removing the windshield gasket was easier doing one side and then spinning it over to do the other side.

[Wayneraintree]

That piggie is getting the royal treatment, great work!

[Trollhole]

Whats holding the gas tank in?

Looks good. I wish I had the room to do that.

[Gumby]

73 tank is bolted to the body.

Surprised me too. The 78 is bolted to the frame

Part of why I did it was because I didn't have the room to have it on stands. You do kinda need room to have the frame and body separate.

I can roll it in the corner my self now, and roll it out into the middle when I can work on it.

[1973Guppie]

gumby, can you PLEASE post up some detailed pics of how you put that rotisserie together!! I need to do this on my pig for sure, now it is on stands and it looks like the way you did it would be fairly simple, appreciate the help!!

[jm599]

gumby, on your rotisserrie, when you are flipping the body over, does it want to overspin or get dangerous, can you flip it half way safely?
how did you figure out the balance points for attachment, etc.

your project is flying compared to mine...good work

[Gumby]

Originally Posted by jm599

gumby, on your rotisserrie, when you are flipping the body over, does it want to overspin or get dangerous, can you flip it half way safely?
how did you figure out the balance points for attachment, etc.

your project is flying compared to mine...good work

I'd like to say I did a ton of measurements and math and figured out the perfect balance point, but it was a lot easier than that. I used the vertical flanges where the inner fender bolts for the front, made them as long as possible to spread the load and ran the angle iron from side to side from the ends of those. Then I mounted the head of the engine stand to the middle.

On the rear I used the tailgate stay holes and again made them long to spread the load, but here I set the weight down on the front stand and picked up the rear with the hoist until the rain gutter was level. Then I built the bracket to mount the head there.

It does like to sit flat, but one guy can spin it with a 2 foot pole through the end of one of the heads. The heads have a locking pin to stop it from rotating and one needs to be used in every position except flat. The bottom is certainly the heaviest part, especially without glass.

[Gumby]

War Pig says "悪く傷つく"

[Gumby]

The mouse nest in the quarter was a little bigger than I had thought.

[projektdotnet]

+subscription

[PHAEDRUS]

War pig says.....
" Put some close on !!!"
Nice work gumby.
Dave

[1973Guppie]

do you plan to do all the bodywork on the rotisserie and then just transfer the body to the frame? that sound like it would work perfect, man I need to build myself one of these.

Noah

[Gumby]

I hope to do all the body work on the rotisserie except I might have to build another jig to hold everything square when/if I stretch it.

After driving the wife's FJC tonight I sure wouldn't mind putting one of those under the pig and it has the same wheelbase as the pig.

[andrew.fletcher]

Not sure if this is what you're looking for as far as chassis goes, it's a '93 on the San Francisco Craigslist.
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/car/267367960.html
Seemed a little pricey to me but I'm a cheap bastard according to the wife!

[Gumby]

Something like that would be perfect.

It's a bit pricey, but I expect that truck to be within $500 of that if the damage to the drivetrain is minimal.
Shipping would kill me though.


There's a FJC in LA coming up for auction with 14 miles on it. Anybody in LA with a dealer's license?

[Sully]

Wow. You've done a lot since last week when I saw it.

The "Stupid Pig Tricks" are hysterical.

Nice work all around.

-Pat

[dieselcruiserhead]

pretty cool, look forward to following this as well, hope you make faster progress than I!

[Gumby]

Spent the weekend getting another 40. No new piggy porn this week.



Hello, my name is Gumby and I have a Cruiser problem.

[cruiser88]

dude i cannot wait till the cruiser plays fetch

[Gumby]

Cut off the outer rocker panels yesterday. Found more wasp nests than I'd ever seen in one place. 'Root's gonna have a homeless wasp problem in the spring.

Debating making rocker panels or buying them. Anybody have experience with the purchased ones? Are they just the outers or the whole thing?

I'm also trying to figure out the rear corner stuff. I wonder if I can make a wooden buck to shape the corner on.

[usmcruiser]

Originally Posted by Gumby

Debating making rocker panels or buying them. Anybody have experience with the purchased ones? Are they just the outers or the whole thing?

The one from IPOR are just the outer skin. very thick and durable but just the curved portion. Since you are extending the pig you will most likly have to order 2 sets, then cut and paste them together to get the right length. If you do that I may be willing to purchase the remaining portion for my pig extension. Lance at IPOR recommends going to your local steel yard and picking up some 4x4 box tubing and cutting it into 2 sections diagonally. But he says not to cut them corner to corner but just off. So that the rolled piece of steel will weld right up.,

[Trollhole]

Originally Posted by Gumby

Cut off the outer rocker panels yesterday. Found more wasp nests than I'd ever seen in one place. 'Root's gonna have a homeless wasp problem in the spring.

Debating making rocker panels or buying them. Anybody have experience with the purchased ones? Are they just the outers or the whole thing?

I'm also trying to figure out the rear corner stuff. I wonder if I can make a wooden buck to shape the corner on.

I have yet to try it but it looks pretty close.

http://forum.ih8mud.com/fj55-iron-pig-preservation-society/118138-rear-corners.html