Cruiser Additions and PM to keep me busy

[lt1fire]

Nice Jon.

You guys are making me jealous..... i need to start making some money again so i can play with toys. It's tuff having to put everything on the back burner just to make ends meet.

I'm with you



Logan that sucks, you're starting to sound like me now.

As for your DW try setting the toe out a little bit. Kyle told me to try this and it actually worked. No more wobble... my steering is still loose feeling but the wobble is gone.
I know that it is something else causing the wobble but this will do for now untill I can change some more bushings and see if that helps.

As for your tie rods..... call up Bud and he'll hook you up with next day delivery. Let us know when you want to wrench and we'll set up a HAMON for ya.


Jom the 40 is looking good as always.

 

[S4Cruiser]

Finished to fronts.

And to those of you who wheel their 40 without a flip kit or ubolt skids...please think of the next owner and upgrade now before you bend the crap out of the bolt ends and someone has to cut off the ubolts .

I assume I should trim the tops of the ubolts? Brian, how close to the nut did you trim?

Also got my carb back from JimC...nice and perdy with a long list of what he replaced (pretty much everything ).

 

[GarnerFJ40]

Wow, you've got a lot of extra on the driver side. Mine don't look like that, but I did but correction shims in. Incorrectly, but they're there! A minor to do later, no DW, so it's not a HAVE to do... I will tell you this, if those are the same as the MAF, you'll want to put a coat of paint on them, mine have a nice coat of surface rust on them already...

Man that carb looks good...

 

[S4Cruiser]

Yeah my springs have less packs in them than others so there is a good bit of extra thread on the tops (one has been removed too).

So your ubolts are rusting or the plates? Yes these are the MAF 4+ kits.

 

[GarnerFJ40]

The bolts...

 

[mtweller]

Guys, when tightening u-bolts, make sure the axle is suspended (ie no weigh on the wheels) when you tighten. Makes a difference, seriously. Jon, cut those bolts about 1/4" or so above the nut and call it done. Cutoff wheel is a lot cleaner than a saw if you can get in there alright. Truck looks nice. Anxious to see your response after you get that carb on.

R

 

[S4Cruiser]

Made some more progess this week.

I picked up a 2f intake and exhaust manifold from Juan and Maria (thanks Maria!!!) on Sunday. Had it bead blasted Monday and painted it yesterday.

Now I'm just waiting for a box from SOR with gaskets, block-off plate, and bolts before I can get this thing bolted to the engine.

Then off to the exhaust store.

We'll see how long the exhaust paint holds up...I have my expectations very low so hopefully I'll be pleasently surprised .

 

[lt1fire]

That's nice looking there

 

[southerncruiser62]

while it's off would be a good time to run it by a machine shop to get the mounting surface checked for trueness or warpage.

 

[S4Cruiser]

while it's off would be a good time to run it by a machine shop to get the mounting surface checked for trueness or warpage.

Know of any?

 

[southerncruiser62]

not specific to that area but I am sure there are quite a few.

 

[rutbeer]

Yes! There is a machine shop in Greensboro that's very good, fast, and cheap. I have to go over there tomorrow and pick up my head. If you want to meet up, I can introduce you to the owner while I'm there and he can usually do the manifold while you wait. We call him "Lightning".
It's right off of Wendover and 40.

 

[S4Cruiser]

Yes! There is a machine shop in Greensboro that's very good, fast, and cheap. I have to go over there tomorrow and pick up my head. If you want to meet up, I can introduce you to the owner while I'm there and he can usually do the manifold while you wait. We call him "Lightning".
It's right off of Wendover and 40.

Thanks for the offer Barry but I found one local in Burlington and they are working the manifold as we speak. It was fairly straight but as others had mentioned it makes the most sense to do it right the first time and have it worked over so it's perfectly straight. I should have it back in the morning and then off to the exhaust store...planning to get to drive it home tomorrow evening once the exhaust work is done .

 

[S4Cruiser]

Running Again

Today was a productive day. Picked up the manifolds from the machine shop. Bolted them to the head. Bolted the carb and other bits back together. Only trouble here was the throttle linkage didn't line up the same as with the F intake manifold that was on the truck before. It works fine now but I'll need to keep an eye on it to ensure it doesn't bind up.

Called AAA around noonish and they sent a roll-back to take me to the exhaust store. Had Alamance Mufflers bend an exhaust with a 40 series flowmaster muffler. Sounds great and looks good too. They did a great job routing the exhaust and were really reasonable on price.

Glad to drive the 40 again!!

Here are a few pics

 

[krzyabncanuck]

Now thats a tight fitting exhaust . Coming along nicely.

 

[concretejungle]

Jon, that engine bay is dirty!! That's not like you! I expect to be able to eat a slice of pizza off the valve cover!!

 

[S4Cruiser]

Jon, that engine bay is dirty!! That's not like you! I expect to be able to eat a slice of pizza off the valve cover!!

I'll get to it in a few years...that dirt is harder to get off than you think. I had thought about pulling the engine to paint and clean things up but I resisted the urge...cause it isn't worth it .

At least it looks clean on the outside .

 

[GarnerFJ40]

Having a clean cruiser is overrated! Right Greg?

 

[lt1fire]

Having a clean cruiser is overrated! Right Greg?

Well I don't know about you, Brian, but I pride how clean and factory fresh looking my cruiser is above all else

wait....... that's not right

 

[fourtrax]

nice...