19' of boom wasn't enough given that the crane was staged on the high side of the slab. We had to abort the first lift and put the 8' jib on the crane. After that it was pretty easy to get the assembly in place. My son and BIL manned a tagline...
Picking up a 4 Ton carry deck crane this afternoon so I went ahead and staged the ridge beam assembly with the tractor. Nice to have a decent tractor. I estimate that's 1000lbs of timber +/- 200lbs or so, depending on density. Kubota acted...
Are you going to TIG weld it?
Besides all that is implied with that, one more thing to pile on the list of considerations is that many of the cheaper 305 stainless kits are made of a thinner material. It’s doable, but I found that the welding was...
We are ready to start assembling the floor and firewall onto the jig. Monday should be the day. I might work tomorrow but my daughter and I will probably make metal robots at the shop instead. We made a round body robot last week but this week it...
Knocking little things off the to-do list. Today’s 30 minute project was knocking up some new battery cables, a fresh one from the positive to the starter and two fresh ones from the battery to the body ground in the frame ground.
I enjoy...
Stage 2 for body swap almost complete. Will drop at shop here in Tulsa after work.
Gathering tools and looking forward to getting this done and letting the real fun start reconnecting everything once back home.
Said screw it, pulled it out. Wife cranked it a few times while I manually choked it. Then it fired right up, purrs like a kitten and no smoke! It’s smoother than any cruiser I can recall having.
Would have loved to drive it around some but not...
I would keep them. Do you still have the fuel separator, etc.? Here's a diagram that might help. Note that there are multiple years covered but the dates applicable to different sections are shown.
No leaks in the radiator! It must have been a loose hose clamp. I bought upper and lower hoses as they were looking tired. The tap for the starter came today. Now I just need to find a few hours to piece it back together. :)