reviving "isabel" - Page 4

Texican · 04-01-05, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by calfj60

Georg, Sorry to hear that

if there is anything I can do other than buying it let me know.

Tim

I will echo Tim's comment.........just hope it's just finances......holler if I can help.
Butch

orangefj45 · 04-01-05, 12:26 PM

thanks for the encouraging words.

and woody is right. april fools, dumb-asses!!!!!!!

but it's nice to see some help being offered. makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

Texican · 04-01-05, 04:23 PM

I proclaim you , Orange45 a "dick'' in the Grogan way of "dickdom",
here I am, being all caring and PM"n you and shit..............
to quote Kowboy, "That just ain't right"

orangefj45 · 04-01-05, 04:51 PM

i'll take that compliment!

orangefj45 · 04-03-05, 06:27 PM

my lower back finally felt good enought to do some "light duty" work so on saturday i decided to clean up the garage, get the bead blaster put together and hooked up (it's about time, i've had it for 3 years) and do some engine "dress up" stuff.
i wanted to run part of the stock fuel lines, so i trimmed off the ends and flared them for some rubber line to connect them to the tank. i'll have to bend them some behind the engine to point them towards the passenger side, but they should work out perfect:

orangefj45 · 04-03-05, 06:29 PM

next i started to mount my york compressor. i bought a bracket from kilby enterprises www.onboardair.com that allows you to moun the york in the stock aluminum bracket for the round style gm compressor. fits perfect!

orangefj45 · 04-03-05, 06:31 PM

the only minor problem with the york so far is that it ends up "intercepting" the stock engione oil dip stick.

orangefj45 · 04-03-05, 06:32 PM

i pulled off the dip stick tube, grabbed the tubing bender and it works again. if you bend the tube at too much of an angle, the dip stick will bind up.

orangefj45 · 04-03-05, 06:34 PM

i also installed the studs for the exhaust manifolds as can be seen in the pic above, but first i ran a "thread chaser" (similar to a tap) thru every exhaust post bolt hole just to make sure i was'nt going to have any problems with a bad or plugged thread. also, it's important to remove any excess paint from the exhaust manifold mounting surface otherwise you end up with leaks, so i did that right before installing the bolts.

here's a pic of a thread chaser:

orangefj45 · 04-03-05, 06:38 PM

the only other thing i got done before cleaning up my tools and calling it a night was to knock all the studs out of the front spindles/rotors.

orangefj45 · 04-03-05, 06:40 PM

when i was cleaning up the workbench i found a cruiser t-case idler ger so here's a pic of it and it's atlas counterpart( on the right):

woody · 04-03-05, 06:41 PM

I like that bracket for the OBA setup...tho I've used the stock Harrison pancake for years with no problems

are you running serps, and how does their kit deal with that?? How is the height of the compressor relative to the hood?

orangefj45 · 04-03-05, 06:46 PM

today, sunday, i wanted to prepp everything for the front end so when i get the housing back from my buddy rodney, i'll be ready to go on with the assmebly of the "outers". rodney is setting up the 4:56 gears and power lock limited slip for me over the weekend. since i've only done a handful of differential gear setups and he has done literally hundrets, i figured i'd call in a favor and have him do it for me.
i finally got to use the bead blaster and it works awesome. problem is, the air compressor has a reallly hard time keeping up. i'll just live with it since i don't do that much beadblasting. a new compressor would take away some of the "pocket money' i have set aside for this project so it's gonna have to wait.
i got all the parts cleaned up, bearings and races knocked put, grease wiped out, threads chased, blasted and painted. i also wire wheeled the wheel studs and cleaned up the threads on them. last thing i want is to run into a bad thread or other preventable trouble during assembly.
that took pretty much all day, including cleaning up the mess i made.
here's an after pic:

orangefj45 · 04-03-05, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by woody

I like that bracket for the OBA setup...tho I've used the stock Harrison pancake for years with no problems

are you running serps, and how does their kit deal with that?? How is the height of the compressor relative to the hood?

i'm going to order a serpentine pulley from kilby for the york. i'll be able to run a single belt and the compressor lines up perfect. i had to lay it down or it would have hit the hood, but now it should be cool.

calfj60 · 04-03-05, 07:12 PM

Georg,

Thanks for sharing all teh pics. I was happy because I cleaned out a box of radom crap from my old garage when I move da year and ahalf ago...how about a pice of teh blast cabniet...It is on my list someday..thanks

teapot · 04-03-05, 08:53 PM

Georg,

Good to hear you have all the thing to fix the wifes rig on the trail. I don't have to worry anymore about fixing all my f-ups

. I'll be hitting you up with some ????'s about the york when it's time to work on my rig(yaa like i'll ever get to it).See you on Saterday maybe Wednesday.

orangefj45 · 04-04-05, 10:44 AM

the bead blaster i jave is a snap on model, not a benchtop but free standing. i can dig up the part # and take a pic if you want.

bought it from a guy on the pbb right after i joined that board.

calfj60 · 04-04-05, 12:15 PM

Georg, a pic or part number would be great...Thanks

orangefj45 · 04-04-05, 01:23 PM

this is the model i have. probably overkill for what i need, but i guess overkill should be my middle name:
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....re&dir=catalog
only problem i'm having is that the compressor can't keep up with it, so i have to wait for it to charge back up. and let it cool down from time to time. don't wanna kill it too soon.

calfj60 · 04-04-05, 01:45 PM

Georg,

Thanks for the info. I would like something that nice but will probably end up with the Harbor Frieght Special of the month..So I could afford a nicer compressor...

orangefj45 · 04-04-05, 01:58 PM

i hear ya. i found this one for under $500 including brand new gloves and 20lbs of media. and the cabinet is in almost new condition, so i could'nt pass it up.

orangefj45 · 04-05-05, 11:18 PM

got home tonite and found a package from AA on my porch; the new 27 spline atlas input gear. after dinner with my wife, i snuck off to the garage and pulled the atlas back out of the cruiser, installed the new input gear for the th700 and did the prelim mock-up of the atlas shifters. here's a pic during mid-assembly of the atlas.

wngrog · 04-06-05, 05:16 AM

Sucker's heavy, huh?

HI^C · 04-06-05, 08:10 AM

Well i was playin in moab to much and missed a bunch :(

89 or earlier dodge d60 cut 4" like 63 to 63.5" wms
Which last time i was playin with measurements i believe would still land you
on stock springs?

DID you cut and turn the other side while you had the one off???? sorry if i could not
catch it earlier. Dodge runs the least amount of caster in all their d60s. Stock is 2 degrees!!!

We run a 4runner on 40's or 44's with 2 degrees and it does 55mph without problems and actually steers better then any of my cruisers.

long front driveshaft will probably be ok, with the low pinion angle.

pre 89 housing still should have a 16" short axle? and they are neckdown inners? I seem to only play with chevy or a few late dodge housings.

having a hard time finding 35 spline flanges or lockouts?? let me know i will see if a guy is still making them.

calfj60 · 04-06-05, 11:58 AM

Georg,

I know where you got that truck.... I didn't realize it until yesterday but know I know....keep up the good work and make the old owner happy and proud...

orangefj45 · 04-07-05, 06:32 PM

thanks for all the moral support tim. i can use a cheerleader or two. gotta find more time...............

orangefj45 · 04-07-05, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HI^C

Well i was playin in moab to much and missed a bunch :(

89 or earlier dodge d60 cut 4" like 63 to 63.5" wms
Which last time i was playin with measurements i believe would still land you
on stock springs?

DID you cut and turn the other side while you had the one off???? sorry if i could not
catch it earlier. Dodge runs the least amount of caster in all their d60s. Stock is 2 degrees!!!

We run a 4runner on 40's or 44's with 2 degrees and it does 55mph without problems and actually steers better then any of my cruisers.

04-01-05, 12:26 PM	#92
orangefj45 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: on thin ice Posts: 5,214	thanks for the encouraging words. and woody is right. april fools, dumb-asses!!!!!!! but it's nice to see some help being offered. makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. __________________ TLCA and PMC member looking for Advance Adapters parts? send me a pm!

04-01-05, 04:23 PM	#93
Texican Wise One Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Bonham Tx. Posts: 2,870	I proclaim you , Orange45 a "dick'' in the Grogan way of "dickdom", here I am, being all caring and PM"n you and shit.............. to quote Kowboy, "That just ain't right" __________________ _______________ Conflict is inevitable..... Combat is optional.... Lone Star Land Cruisers REAL TEXAS MUSIC

04-01-05, 04:51 PM	#94
orangefj45 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: on thin ice Posts: 5,214	i'll take that compliment! __________________ TLCA and PMC member looking for Advance Adapters parts? send me a pm!

04-03-05, 06:27 PM	#95
orangefj45 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: on thin ice Posts: 5,214	my lower back finally felt good enought to do some "light duty" work so on saturday i decided to clean up the garage, get the bead blaster put together and hooked up (it's about time, i've had it for 3 years) and do some engine "dress up" stuff. i wanted to run part of the stock fuel lines, so i trimmed off the ends and flared them for some rubber line to connect them to the tank. i'll have to bend them some behind the engine to point them towards the passenger side, but they should work out perfect: Attached Images __________________ TLCA and PMC member looking for Advance Adapters parts? send me a pm!

04-03-05, 06:29 PM	#96
orangefj45 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: on thin ice Posts: 5,214	next i started to mount my york compressor. i bought a bracket from kilby enterprises www.onboardair.com that allows you to moun the york in the stock aluminum bracket for the round style gm compressor. fits perfect! Attached Images __________________ TLCA and PMC member looking for Advance Adapters parts? send me a pm!

04-03-05, 06:31 PM	#97
orangefj45 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: on thin ice Posts: 5,214	the only minor problem with the york so far is that it ends up "intercepting" the stock engione oil dip stick. Attached Images __________________ TLCA and PMC member looking for Advance Adapters parts? send me a pm!

04-03-05, 06:32 PM	#98
orangefj45 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: on thin ice Posts: 5,214	i pulled off the dip stick tube, grabbed the tubing bender and it works again. if you bend the tube at too much of an angle, the dip stick will bind up. Attached Images __________________ TLCA and PMC member looking for Advance Adapters parts? send me a pm!

04-03-05, 06:34 PM	#99
orangefj45 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: on thin ice Posts: 5,214	i also installed the studs for the exhaust manifolds as can be seen in the pic above, but first i ran a "thread chaser" (similar to a tap) thru every exhaust post bolt hole just to make sure i was'nt going to have any problems with a bad or plugged thread. also, it's important to remove any excess paint from the exhaust manifold mounting surface otherwise you end up with leaks, so i did that right before installing the bolts. here's a pic of a thread chaser: Attached Images __________________ TLCA and PMC member looking for Advance Adapters parts? send me a pm!

04-03-05, 06:38 PM	#100
orangefj45 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: on thin ice Posts: 5,214	the only other thing i got done before cleaning up my tools and calling it a night was to knock all the studs out of the front spindles/rotors. Attached Images __________________ TLCA and PMC member looking for Advance Adapters parts? send me a pm!

04-03-05, 06:40 PM	#101
orangefj45 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: on thin ice Posts: 5,214	when i was cleaning up the workbench i found a cruiser t-case idler ger so here's a pic of it and it's atlas counterpart( on the right): Attached Images __________________ TLCA and PMC member looking for Advance Adapters parts? send me a pm!

04-03-05, 06:41 PM	#102
woody Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Appleton, WI TLCA# 1548 Posts: 7,606 Blog Entries: 1	I like that bracket for the OBA setup...tho I've used the stock Harrison pancake for years with no problems are you running serps, and how does their kit deal with that?? How is the height of the compressor relative to the hood? __________________ Brian 'woody' Swearingen

04-03-05, 06:46 PM	#103
orangefj45 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: on thin ice Posts: 5,214	today, sunday, i wanted to prepp everything for the front end so when i get the housing back from my buddy rodney, i'll be ready to go on with the assmebly of the "outers". rodney is setting up the 4:56 gears and power lock limited slip for me over the weekend. since i've only done a handful of differential gear setups and he has done literally hundrets, i figured i'd call in a favor and have him do it for me. i finally got to use the bead blaster and it works awesome. problem is, the air compressor has a reallly hard time keeping up. i'll just live with it since i don't do that much beadblasting. a new compressor would take away some of the "pocket money' i have set aside for this project so it's gonna have to wait. i got all the parts cleaned up, bearings and races knocked put, grease wiped out, threads chased, blasted and painted. i also wire wheeled the wheel studs and cleaned up the threads on them. last thing i want is to run into a bad thread or other preventable trouble during assembly. that took pretty much all day, including cleaning up the mess i made. here's an after pic: Attached Images __________________ TLCA and PMC member looking for Advance Adapters parts? send me a pm!

04-03-05, 07:12 PM	#105
calfj60 Wagon Owner Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Closer to LAX than the Beach Posts: 1,244	Georg, Thanks for sharing all teh pics. I was happy because I cleaned out a box of radom crap from my old garage when I move da year and ahalf ago...how about a pice of teh blast cabniet...It is on my list someday..thanks __________________ Tim Coffey 87 FJ60 SBC 350 SOA and some other stuff SOLD 5-15-07 94 80 with some stuff New to me 04-28-08 05 Subaru WRX TLCA # 6947 Parts and Carb Rebuilds http://www.marksoffroad.net

04-03-05, 08:53 PM	#106
teapot IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: bottom of the bottle TLCA# 6722 Posts: 422	Georg, Good to hear you have all the thing to fix the wifes rig on the trail. I don't have to worry anymore about fixing all my f-ups . I'll be hitting you up with some ????'s about the york when it's time to work on my rig(yaa like i'll ever get to it).See you on Saterday maybe Wednesday. __________________ "nothing so needs reforming as other peoples habits." Mark Twain

04-04-05, 10:44 AM	#107
orangefj45 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: on thin ice Posts: 5,214	the bead blaster i jave is a snap on model, not a benchtop but free standing. i can dig up the part # and take a pic if you want. bought it from a guy on the pbb right after i joined that board. __________________ TLCA and PMC member looking for Advance Adapters parts? send me a pm!

04-06-05, 05:16 AM	#113
wngrog IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Canton, Mississippi TLCA# 8121 Posts: 2,505	Sucker's heavy, huh? __________________ Rock Midget Motorsports www.rockmidget.com 2009 Calendars at www.rockmidget.com

04-04-05, 12:15 PM	#108
calfj60 Wagon Owner Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Closer to LAX than the Beach Posts: 1,244	Georg, a pic or part number would be great...Thanks __________________ Tim Coffey 87 FJ60 SBC 350 SOA and some other stuff SOLD 5-15-07 94 80 with some stuff New to me 04-28-08 05 Subaru WRX TLCA # 6947 Parts and Carb Rebuilds http://www.marksoffroad.net

04-04-05, 01:23 PM	#109
orangefj45 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: on thin ice Posts: 5,214	this is the model i have. probably overkill for what i need, but i guess overkill should be my middle name: http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....re&dir=catalog only problem i'm having is that the compressor can't keep up with it, so i have to wait for it to charge back up. and let it cool down from time to time. don't wanna kill it too soon. __________________ TLCA and PMC member looking for Advance Adapters parts? send me a pm!

04-04-05, 01:45 PM	#110
calfj60 Wagon Owner Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Closer to LAX than the Beach Posts: 1,244	Georg, Thanks for the info. I would like something that nice but will probably end up with the Harbor Frieght Special of the month..So I could afford a nicer compressor... __________________ Tim Coffey 87 FJ60 SBC 350 SOA and some other stuff SOLD 5-15-07 94 80 with some stuff New to me 04-28-08 05 Subaru WRX TLCA # 6947 Parts and Carb Rebuilds http://www.marksoffroad.net

04-04-05, 01:58 PM	#111
orangefj45 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: on thin ice Posts: 5,214	i hear ya. i found this one for under $500 including brand new gloves and 20lbs of media. and the cabinet is in almost new condition, so i could'nt pass it up. __________________ TLCA and PMC member looking for Advance Adapters parts? send me a pm!

04-05-05, 11:18 PM	#112
orangefj45 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: on thin ice Posts: 5,214	got home tonite and found a package from AA on my porch; the new 27 spline atlas input gear. after dinner with my wife, i snuck off to the garage and pulled the atlas back out of the cruiser, installed the new input gear for the th700 and did the prelim mock-up of the atlas shifters. here's a pic during mid-assembly of the atlas. Attached Images __________________ TLCA and PMC member looking for Advance Adapters parts? send me a pm!

04-06-05, 08:10 AM	#114
HI^C IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,134	Well i was playin in moab to much and missed a bunch :( 89 or earlier dodge d60 cut 4" like 63 to 63.5" wms Which last time i was playin with measurements i believe would still land you on stock springs? DID you cut and turn the other side while you had the one off???? sorry if i could not catch it earlier. Dodge runs the least amount of caster in all their d60s. Stock is 2 degrees!!! We run a 4runner on 40's or 44's with 2 degrees and it does 55mph without problems and actually steers better then any of my cruisers. long front driveshaft will probably be ok, with the low pinion angle. pre 89 housing still should have a 16" short axle? and they are neckdown inners? I seem to only play with chevy or a few late dodge housings. having a hard time finding 35 spline flanges or lockouts?? let me know i will see if a guy is still making them. __________________ EMAIL ME click on my name, Send email to HI^C TONS FOR SALE <<<CLICK ME "everyone has different experiences and different opinions" My posts "greatly based on my observations and opinions" and "TO EACH HIS OWN" Sig edited to help futher eliminate those who have or get twisted panities.

04-06-05, 11:58 AM	#115
calfj60 Wagon Owner Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Closer to LAX than the Beach Posts: 1,244	Georg, I know where you got that truck.... I didn't realize it until yesterday but know I know....keep up the good work and make the old owner happy and proud... __________________ Tim Coffey 87 FJ60 SBC 350 SOA and some other stuff SOLD 5-15-07 94 80 with some stuff New to me 04-28-08 05 Subaru WRX TLCA # 6947 Parts and Carb Rebuilds http://www.marksoffroad.net

04-07-05, 06:32 PM	#116
orangefj45 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: on thin ice Posts: 5,214	thanks for all the moral support tim. i can use a cheerleader or two. gotta find more time............... __________________ TLCA and PMC member looking for Advance Adapters parts? send me a pm!