Another OME success

[goodol84]

OME Heavy Installed W/ Pics

Well after a long Saturday of wrenchin by myself a got my OME Heavy kit installed. Funny how the 5 different people that said they would help me with the install 0 showed up. But now I can say that I did it on my own. Screw Them!

 

[goodol84]

BTW thanks to everyone on this forum for all the great info and to the people last nite that helped me on the fly!!

 

[goodol84]

More pics.

front and rear. still need to do a few more things but you can at least see the progress. Still need to install my new steering damper.

 

[goodol84]

THE MESS pics.

notice that Pb Blaster, Breaker Bar, and good jack + stands are a must for this project. It would also help to have more than 2 hands.

 

[MarcoPolo]

Nice work.




You gotta gap in that tape









and welcome to MUD

 

[goodol84]

yeah, the tape is just to keep the neighbors cat out.

 

[Kief]

Make sure you undo the bolt on the brake lines, especially the rear or put extended brakelines on.

Nice upgrade, eh?

 

[macneill]

Sweet! Reminds me of when I picked up my 60 in Tucson and drove her cross country.

 

[goodol84]

Sweet, thats a nice rig. Hopefully mine will be that clean someday!

 

[goodol84]

Extended brake lines are on the way. Along with greasable shackle pins.

 

[smkymntn]

Looks great!!What shackels are those? and what size?

 

[goodol84]

they are the 2.5" HFS shackles from CCOT.

 

[goodol84]

More before and after pix.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Excellent!!! I love white cruisers!! Have you driven it yet?

 

[Joe_E]

Very nice job, especially doing it solo.
You must live in some salt free paradise as there was no mention of the dreaded oem bushing genetically fused to the shackle pin syndrome. It will break most unprepared men's spirit.

 

[jeverich]

Extended brake lines

FYI... the NAPA extended brake lines - # 68009 do work. I think that they were ~$18.99. They are rugged, and definitely beat the Man-A-Fre SS lines.


I just don't really didn't see the point of going with SS Braided DOT for axle to frame lines...unless you change out all of your soft lines with SS braided....then and only then would you get the supposed 'better pedal feel'??

- Jake

 

[goodol84]

I have not driven it since I pulled the carb and manifolds off a month ago. Currently in the process of putting it all back together. Mark from Marks OffRoad is going over the carb. In need of a new radiator, belts and hoses too. Hopefully have her all back together after the holidays. I had one major shackle pin incident on the last corner of the rig(drivers rear) that was very frustrating especially since I was running out of energy. Swung every hammer I own at it but stood no match to my trusty angle grinder/sawzall attack, followed by a victory BEER!

P.S. definately going with the Napa brake lines. Have read lots of good things about them.

 

[goodol84]

No more saggy butt.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

So that's what my 60 looked like before it met salt. Cool.

I like how your rear bumper is bent up. You should see mine!

 

[goodol84]

Yeah, not much salt in sunny Phoenix, AZ. Kind of the main reason why i bought this cruiser. It had some dings here and there, ran rough, and old interior but for the most part was straight. It wont have shabby bumpers for too long. I work at a steel fab shop and have great plans for her as soon as i get her running right. But shabby stock bumpers are still cool! They will be for sale soon!!