Builds Dick's '84 Saudi 45

[Michael B]

City Racer has nice stock fuse block, usually in stock.

 

[DickM]

Tranny/transfer and motor out.

 

[DickM]

Clutch cover and disc, flywheel, starter, and bell housing removed.
Motor on the stand ready to start taking stuff off tomorrow.

 

[DickM]

Didn't have a lot of time today, but got the block stripped down and the worst of the "Saudi cement" scraped off.

A table of treasures

 

[DickM]

All torn down. The only thing left on the block is the crankshaft, and that will be out tomorrow morning.
Then it is time to get the parts to the machine shop, the cam and lifters to Delta for a regrind, and get going on all the cleaning and painting.

 

[DickM]

More parts

And don't forget there is more work after the motor.

 

[DickM]

Cam and lifters are at Delta for their 250S regrind. I put that cam in the 40 2f when it was rebuilt and like it a lot.

Crankshaft is loosely installed in the block for transport to the machine shop. Head with valves and springs and rocker arm shaft assembly installed, connecting rods, harmonic balancer with nut, flywheel with 3 dowels and mounting bolts are all ready to go as well. I will probably make the drive next week.

In the meantime, been cleaning parts and prepping for painting- love that Saudi Cement.

And a critical part arrived. Can't wait to knock that one of of the list. At least it is a step in the right direction, not too many of those lately.

 

[DickM]

Took a first pass at de-grunging the tranny/transfer. Zep orange soak, scrape, scrape, scrape, scrape and then scrape some more, power wash, and prepares to scrape and wire wheel.
Almost have myself talked into separating the tranny and transfer to get them really clean and to do a "since you are in there" transfer rebuild.

 

[Lifelong40Fan]

Great work! You and I are doing the same build on a 2F. I built much of the bottom end last week. Cleaned and painted the timing plate cover and timing cover yesterday. Need to clean the oil pan and side cover tomorrow. Hope to get the cam installed and finish the bottom end by early next week. The plan is to put it in my '65 45. I'll post a few pics on that thread when I get a chance.

 

[Ambrew]

I am quite envious of the clean state the truck came in. Congrats and thanks for the thread!

 

[wngrog]

Damn. Can't believe the engine took a s***.

Wonder why?

 

[DickM]

Damn. Can't believe the engine took a s***.

Wonder why?

Me too!
All of the other crank bearings, rod bearings and cam bearings showed normal wear for the mileage on the engine. The only bad one was the rear crank, and it was really bad.

Maybe the 45's motor was channeling my deepest, secret inner thoughts that I liked the engine builds so much on the other 2 Cruisers that it wanted me to have one for it.

Either that or an oil passage blockage, maybe.

 

[wngrog]

Well now it will be right for sure.

 

[DickM]

Engine is torn down and parts and pieces ready to take to the machine shop. Unfortunately, continuing the bad timing, the shop is in the middle of relocating from Denver to Wyoming and won't be ready to do anything for me until the end of the month at the earliest. After the work they did on the previous two engines, not even a delay and a 6 hour drive to the new location will stop me from using them again. I am retired after all.

More cleaning and painting to do in the mean time, and looks like now the transfer will definitely get a rebuild.

Poor man paint curing at 6700 ft elevation on a cloudless Colorado day. IR gun read over 150 F.

Intake/exhaust/carb next on the list for spa time