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Gonna have to research what all Robbie did for Chris when they built the 76. Heck there is chance It’s been rebuilt although I don’t recall anything about the wire just the engine.
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Jon, is the wiring in the 69 trashed? If it's getting a 2F/4speed and new axles, none of those require additional wiring; or, if there is something like a carb wire, it'll be minor. Unless the 69s wiring is really bad, I'd just fix what's there either by pulling the harness and repairing or by removing bad sections and adding new wire.
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Mike the wiring in the 69 isn’t the best and with some plans for possible AC in future figure this might be the best time.
Dug through Delancys old thread and found one pic and limited typing which goes against everything Chris did, lucky i even found it! This may dictate a few things!
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The 69 had early model AC from company in Denver if I remember correctly.
Gonna grind these off and touch up the flat black paint.
Good time to throw anti seize on everything I take off.
Gonna grind these off and touch up the flat black paint.
Good time to throw anti seize on everything I take off.
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After watching @Tomba wrestle his engine install I’m hell bent on removing and installing the engine+tranny from the 76 into the 69.
That being said would it not be easier to take the 1F out of the 69 followed by the tranny?
That being said would it not be easier to take the 1F out of the 69 followed by the tranny?
Call me crazy but after watching @Tomba wrestling his engine back in…I’d be hell bent on calling the man! Perspectives…
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There will be discussions…already noticed he isn’t on mud right now.Call me crazy but after watching @Tomba wrestling his engine back in…I’d be hell bent on calling the man! Perspectives…
Grind off that spear sticking out of the headlight bezel, too.
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Saw that huh? Yeah I’m finding a few things peeling back the layersGrind off that spear sticking out of the headlight bezel, too.
Or swap in a really short screw.Grind off that spear sticking out of the headlight bezel, too.
I just installed a 2F/4 speed tranny/tcase in my 45 on Saturday. It was really helpful to take the tires off and drop the axles as close to the floor as possible. Took about 1.5 hours and I had to use tow straps and floor jacks to hold up everything so I could reposition the hoist a few times. You got this!
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Had to use tow straps and floor jacks to hold it while repositioning the hoist a few times. Not pretty, but got it.
Had to use tow straps and floor jacks to hold it while repositioning the hoist a few times. Not pretty, but got it.
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The 76 has several mismatched screws. I was thinking to myself how nice it was to make note of all the screws on the 69 then that screw could have poked my eye out!
Had to take a little break after that
... Taking them out is fairly easy. Installing them bolted together would be significantly easier IMHO.Let's chat...
installing in a 40/45 is much easier than a 55, the issue is the height of the core support. You have to go way high, angle the transmission way down (almost vertical) and finagle in. I got it done once on an SOA ‘73, but needed all of that height and several people to rotate it in place (fancy lift adjuster ain’t gonna help here). I’d suggest removing the doghouse and bellhousing ears if you are going this route, especially with nice paint. Or just go two pieces (what I did in ‘79). My $.02
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Made quick trip down to Houston to deliver Bonnies gas tank and meet the guy I sent $5000 to!
Fun to see Bonnie getting upgraded, it’s obvious that Steve does some nice work.
Also nice to see our old LV!
Fun to see Bonnie getting upgraded, it’s obvious that Steve does some nice work.
Also nice to see our old LV!
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He’s a great guy! Just met him one time and and he’s been very kind to answer phone calls and texts on random questions through the years.
What happened to the original engine swap plans?
I have never messed w/ the Painless harness, so I can't say from experience. I do know that everything @Coolerman will use factory connectors - good stuff.
The boy is wrapping up Spring Break today as well. If your daughter likes ice cream, the boy works at Edison's Ice Cream in Old Town, they have some tasty stuff!
Getting ready to drop a tank? I feel for you! Start doing your stretches now!
Interesting!
Maybe drop the tranny/t-case and then pull the engine?
The Tomba thread was like watching a one-legged man at an ass-kicking contest wrestle a midget for a greased watermelon, or something like that.Call me crazy but after watching @Tomba wrestling his engine back in…I’d be hell bent on calling the man! Perspectives…