This project wasn’t in my plans yet, but my son is too pumped with the idea of taking this 40 to High school Prom regardless of how she looks……. So, we put away my other 40 that was just a bad frame and empty axles housings under, no issues, it who’s laying for parts ?????? Off course I am ?????? And he wants to drive it ????? I just couldn’t say no, off course……
For now this will have a tight budget as I just want to make her safe and street legal. 40 has been sitting for almost two decades, 0w5 oil everywhere, turned by hand, change of oil and filter, dropped a nice carb with fresh fuel out of a small container: fired right away (couldn’t be happier) It only has 108,000 miles and things are just coming right off (crazy for the east coast)
Because it was sitting for so long, there was rust inside the fuel tank that was left with some fuel (stunk really bad) pulled it out for a spare replacement I had.
She’s getting entire coolant system, brakes and front axle overhaul (leaking bad) Tie rods, re curbed dizzy and carb fro Jim C (I had for sometime), fluids everywhere as usual land other small miscellaneous things.
We might work on her for the upcoming winter rather than continue with the crawler as this is much simpler, just not annoying body work !
Documenting for sure is great, two weekends into this, here she is along with @TheCarMaster40 working on his free time
For now this will have a tight budget as I just want to make her safe and street legal. 40 has been sitting for almost two decades, 0w5 oil everywhere, turned by hand, change of oil and filter, dropped a nice carb with fresh fuel out of a small container: fired right away (couldn’t be happier) It only has 108,000 miles and things are just coming right off (crazy for the east coast)
Because it was sitting for so long, there was rust inside the fuel tank that was left with some fuel (stunk really bad) pulled it out for a spare replacement I had.
She’s getting entire coolant system, brakes and front axle overhaul (leaking bad) Tie rods, re curbed dizzy and carb fro Jim C (I had for sometime), fluids everywhere as usual land other small miscellaneous things.
We might work on her for the upcoming winter rather than continue with the crawler as this is much simpler, just not annoying body work !
Documenting for sure is great, two weekends into this, here she is along with @TheCarMaster40 working on his free time