59 Florida Native Seminole Red Build

[Trollhole]

Now that's dedication.... sneaking in some cruiser work on the job, I like it

On a boat none the less.

 

[mmcinnis]

On a boat none the less.

Always on this damn boat. Sometimes i wish i owned a cruiser company!

 

[mmcinnis]

Knocked out a few more items. Gonna reshoot the fender aprons, not perfect!

 

[mmcinnis]

Tore the engine down. Its not originak to the 25. Has rust in several cylinders. Starting to look for a 25 motor. Tranny had water in it. Gonna try to find the rebuild kit.

 

[mmcinnis]

Like a moth to a light! I couldnt help myself. I had to assemble the bib. New yellow cad, new paint, new chrome.

 

[mmcinnis]

Looks like we have a good match. Thanks to cruisernerd and foxfab this project made it. Without chroming the emblem we will save around 60 bucks a unit. What you see is polished aluminum. Enjoy!
Now we just need to match the paint and have them produced!

 

[FJnotCJ]

Perhaps the inside of the transmission/tcase was preserved with oil also...

 

[mmcinnis]

Perhaps the inside of the transmission/tcase was preserved with oil also...

It did look like clear water, not rusty. You are correct the outside of the tranny was well preserved. I found a 1973 dime and glass fuse in the muck! Anyone have the gm gasket rebuild part #. Need to tear this thing down.

 

[tahoe40/45]

gasket #GKT-134

 

[mmcinnis]

gasket #GKT-134

Got it, thanks. Just went thru splangys thread. Haha

 

[mmcinnis]

Looks like my other motor is toast. Picked this 1 up outta a 64LV. The other motor is a 3fe, im gonna try that swap into my 65 swb.

 

[mmcinnis]

Clutch is out. Disc measures 11".

Tranny has been pressure washed.

 

[mmcinnis]

Prepped and painted the motor.

 

[Cruiser_Nerd]

Wrong oil fill. Remember, in through the cover and out the draft tube. Looks great.

 

[mmcinnis]

Wrong oil fill. Remember, in through the cover and out the draft tube. Looks great.

Yeah, im gonna prep all those parts. Paint and replace 25 specific parts. Im having to go backwards on a few items. Pics soon.

 

[mmcinnis]

Motors in. Taking the original bad motors hardware to the plater. When i get them back ill paint individual parts.

 

[mmcinnis]

Knocked out the rear view mirror. Blasted, primed with new glass.

 

[mmcinnis]

More progress. Clutch is complete.

 

[Archie 1962 FJ25]

No no no Its a snowbird truck. That has now retired to N. Florida.View attachment 1364232

Mine had a similar rear bumper (PO Mod) too. This was the first thing I removed back in 2005, still got hole cuts in rear cross member. Luickly an easy fix and PO didn't destroy any factory holes for mounting OEM bumprettes.

 

[mmcinnis]

Cleaned up the brake master. Utilized the sor kit. The shuttle was to long. Ordered some napa parts from treeroots thread. I think it will work.