PabloCruise
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After the pressure wash maybe apply some phosphoric acid to the inside as a prep step?
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After the pressure wash maybe apply some phosphoric acid to the inside as a prep step?
PabloCruise
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I saw this guy's kit and thought of you, looks like he puts a brace on both sides of the shock:
http://frontrangeoffroadfab.com/steering-links/?page_context=category&faceted_search=0
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Pablo, I looked at the link but it is a link to steering link products. I look around on the site but did not see what you mean. I have since braced the lower shock mount and will include a picture in the next post.
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Went crazy welding on the front axel housing. Thought I got all the welding done... I think you know what's coming... So I put on a coat of primer.
Then I realized that I had cut off the outer brake line brackets because they interfered with shock mounts... So I will be stripping the primer off in two spots and weld up the brackets. Tomorrow!
Picture of the shock mount bracing and reinforced steering stops (thank you Ron!)
Then I realized that I had cut off the outer brake line brackets because they interfered with shock mounts... So I will be stripping the primer off in two spots and weld up the brackets. Tomorrow!
Picture of the shock mount bracing and reinforced steering stops (thank you Ron!)
Great, now I need to do mine!
PabloCruise
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Darn, I gave you the wrong link. I was looking at tie rod for 60 knuckles on 40 housings.
Correct link: http://frontrangeoffroadfab.com/shock-mount-kit/?page_context=category&faceted_search=0
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Another good day! School is out so now I get to play in my shop without distractions and without the shop getting trashed by hooligans!
Mounted the brake line tabs on the back of the shock mount and got 4 coats of black on the housing:
Ran the welder for while and got all the spring hangers finish welded:
Spent some time cleaning up the frame and cut the old bell housing mounts that will no longer be used.
Mounted the brake line tabs on the back of the shock mount and got 4 coats of black on the housing:
Ran the welder for while and got all the spring hangers finish welded:
Spent some time cleaning up the frame and cut the old bell housing mounts that will no longer be used.
Man, those hangers turned out nice! Not going anywhere.
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Back from summer vacation (yes teaching rules). Found a cam for a great price! It is an old regrind from CalCams in Oakland, not sure if they are in business still but it looks like this thing was boxed up in the 70's and has never been installed. Super nice guy that sold it to me threw in everything that he could find that was land cruiser related. The big score was some factory service manuals! One more piece of the puzzle. Now I need to get the lifters reground or buy new ones...
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Good day! Lifters arrived and looks like Oregon Cam did a great job. Measured the new cam bearing journals and they are within specs so I can use my new standard cam bearings. Next step was to press out the old cam bearings and press in the new ones. I had to make some bearing presses the right size for the bearings. To the lathe!
Cool stuff. I just brought home an old lathe, not that I need to make a cam bearing press. It's just neat you can do that and not have to haul the motor to a shop.
Good Job!
Good Job!
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Thanks Ron. I am not into hauling these motors around and not into paying someone to do what seems like such a simple job. The best part is that now that I have the presses, if I ever do this again, Ill be saving sooooo much time and money! 
The reality is that I probably put way more time into making the presses than it would cost me to have someone press in the new bearings... but then I wouldn't get to play with the lathe...
The reality is that I probably put way more time into making the presses than it would cost me to have someone press in the new bearings... but then I wouldn't get to play with the lathe...
Very cool. Nice work
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Not much but I did get all the cam bearings pressed into the block last night... Check!
Nice work! Sweet looking hangers, am keen to see it with the axles under it
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Me too!
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So my next step is make a crossmember to catch the transfer case and trans. This means I need to get my block and TC back together. Installed my cam, and timing cover oil pump as well as new freeze plugs. Just so I have this info: oil squirted was aimed and staked, lower timing cover bolts were siliconed and all bolts torqued to spec.
In order to put my TC back together I wanted to rebuild, paint and seal the transmission: Here goes!
In order to put my TC back together I wanted to rebuild, paint and seal the transmission: Here goes!
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Transmission is going well. It was a challenge getting the input shaft out without the special tool but the case is now empty and ready for the solvent tank. All gears and bearings look good, I feel a bit lame getting a full rebuild kit but oh well. It took me a year to get the funds together for the Trans and TC kits so I am going to use them!
You'll sleep better, knowing you did it the right way.
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Case and covers are clean and hopefully will see some paint tomorrow.
