Frame repair and repower (1 Viewer)

[Pauciflora]

It's coming along really well. I think you should include some video of the beast firing up when you get done. Cheers, Ben

 

[Michael B]

X2 on the video!

 

[PG45er]

Lookin good. You'll be making rooster tails in the mud in no time. Of course we want to see video of that too.

 

[73fj]

Well.

Another HUGE day today, kicked the s*** out of a bunch of little things, put the interior back in after I vacuumed out all the dirt, got my Princess Auto ( that's the Canadian Harbor Freight ) gauges installed, new seat belts are in,




























Then we fired that bad sumbitch up!!!!!! oh man nothing like open headers to pressure test the neighbors on a Tuesday night!!!!!!! No video yet as the rad isn't hooked up and I am still having a few small glitches with the wiring, how does the saying go? Oh What A Feeling!!!

 

[73fj]

Also cut out and got ready for the power steering, some parts here tomorrow if they made the Greyhound from Four Wheel Auto, Thanks Dan! And The rest is coming from Flaming River, gawd, my poor VISA, UPS says next Tuesday. Going to make an appointment for exhaust for Thursday morning, then go Elk hunting on Friday..................if it all works out that is. Fxxx me am I excited to drive this truck!

 

[Varty Yo]

YES!!!!

GReat feeling i bet man. Oddly im super excited here haha. Living my 45 dream through you i guess. Man i regret selling mine.... er no not really haha.

 

[73fj]

Yes it's awesome to fire a new motor, even if it ran in another truck, still feels good.

Today I got busy on the shroud, turned out pretty good I think.

 

[73fj]

More pics

 

[73fj]

Also got the box bolted on and a picture of how my filler for the rear tank will be installed.

 

[73fj]

My 9 year old son " driving " and a PSA about how sharp freshly cut sheet metal can be.......I generally don't wear gloves but sometimes I should

 

[PG45er]

My 9 year old son " driving " and a PSA about how sharp freshly cut sheet metal can be.......I generally don't wear gloves but sometimes I should

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Ouch, hope you got the leak in your had stopped OK. Nice job on the shroud!! I haven't seen those copper devises holding it together were you riveted. How do they work,what are they called and where do you get them?

 

[73fj]

They are called Cleco pins, very handy for doing sheet metal work, like a temporary rivet.

Clecos, Cleco Fasteners, Cleco Pliers for Sheet Metal, MRO Tools , Nova® Pneumatic Drills, Carbide Cutting Tools

 

[Pauciflora]

Hey, the truck is coming along very nicely and that is some very classy work on the shroud. The young fella is going to have a very nice truck to pick up his first date in.

 

[73fj]

Thanks man, you know its funny you say that because I am also rebuilding a 1959 Willys wagon, and he asked me one night "dad which one will be mine "...well...both of them eventually I guess. You can check out the thread on Pirate, link is in my sig. Last long weekend of summer, we are going camping.

 

[PG45er]

They are called Cleco pins, very handy for doing sheet metal work, like a temporary rivet.

Clecos, Cleco Fasteners, Cleco Pliers for Sheet Metal, MRO Tools , Nova® Pneumatic Drills, Carbide Cutting Tools

Thanks, those will come in handy.

 

[73fj]

Well, update for everyone. Got all my steering parts yesterday, got everything done late last night, been working until midnight pretty much every night, got it fired this morning to load on the trailer to go get exhaust done, put it in gear...............and nothing. Checked all the obvious , transfer case not in neutral, slave is bled and moving. I can put it in gear with no clutch, no grinding, no going. I may have installed the clutch backward, dunno. Anyway I'm still going elk hunting tomorrow just not in my Cruiser, figure it out in a couple weeks. Rats.

 

[Michael B]

Man! I had that problem the first time I installed my 12HT. It turned out that I had used the incorrect clutch fork. That was a bad day!!!!!!

 

[cult45]

Well some sumbitch gon' pay! Lucky you have rifles to let off some steam. Shroud looks ace, fuel filler looks ace, son looks happy - happy dayze!

 

[73fj]

Here are some pics from just before I went hunting. Temporary exhaust, steering box, fuel filler, and a couple poser shots.

 

[73fj]

And of course some hunting pics, my buddies BJ 60, and some assorted pics. We got ourselves into a herd of Elk on the second morning and twice got within 30 yards of a bull with our bows, no shot but super exciting nevertheless.