Let me call this "my official build thread OM617 mercedes"

[lincolnut]

Slight delay... Zach lost the tranny in his pickup today while we were out in the Puerco. Well technically it didn't die until we were on 528 but the Puerco did it in. I will have to get it running before the 40 can go under the knife.

OOPs..............

 

[jstncse]

I have one good week of modification under my belt. Finally got the pickup out of my way and had some time to do some real work.
High steer and a new steering box so far. I picked up 60 springs from Bionic today and I'm working on the front suspension now. pics coming soon.

 

[orangetruck]

OM617 catalytic converter

Hi! your project looks great. I am almost finished with a 1980 Pickup conversion. Question: Does anyone know if I need to add a catalytic converter to my exhaust? I had thought not, but am getting conflicting opinions from others. I live in Oregon. Thanks for helping if you can....

 

[jstncse]

Hover cruiser?


Toybox bolted up


tranny/toybox/transfercase and 4 sticks in the air


I still have a lot to do.

 

[jstncse]

Full floater disk brake rear end



using flanges from LCwizard and a spare 40 axle housing I had laying around

 

[pappy]

You suck. Is the parking brake on the transfer case?

 

[jstncse]

Yes, I do.
The parking brake is still on the transfer case. I have a new Toyota parking brake cable coming that is hopefully long enough to work with the Toybox

 

[jstncse]

Finally, progress that can be seen

FF installed, still waiting on axle shafts


Got the crossmember built finally


and installed



I also got the speedometor hooked up and with the use of a early model parking brake cable, I got the parking brake done also. Overall it has been a very productive couple of days.

 

[jstncse]

one more, make it two more




or maybe three

 

[alia176]

Very nice. Loving the rubber isolators.....

 

[BionicCruiser]

love the x-member. nice that it goes under the nose cone and has no interference with the drive shaft too.

 

[jstncse]

More goodness today



My torsional crossmember to replace the one that had to go to fit the toybox

 

[lincolnut]

I can't believe the beer is not open...............

Nice work......boy you sure are getting your moneys worth on that tubing bender......................Enjoying this third/fourth/ or maybe fifth rebuild.......



Mike

 

[Pyro-boy]

Looks good! How long is the rear drive shaft going to be after adding the toybox?

Vince

 

[jstncse]

It will be 22", I was hoping for 24".
I got the anti wrap bar built and installed yesterday, it kicked my ass so no pictures until tomorrow.







And the world through a 2" hole

 

[jstncse]

Its alive..... not finished but it is alive

 

[lincolnut]

Drive line must work...............

 

[tucker74]

I mounted my oilfilter on the frame where the steering box was.

Any issues mounting your filter housing horizontal? Only place I've found for mine vertical is just in front of the PS pulley, but it leaves the upper oil cooler line exiting inside the belt which I don't really like :-(

Tucker

 

[jstncse]

Tucker, the horizontal mount has worked out great. I have had zero problems with it and it makes changing the oil incredibly easy.

 

[tucker74]

Tucker, the horizontal mount has worked out great. I have had zero problems with it and it makes changing the oil incredibly easy.

Cool - I'll do a little investigating tonight ... oil cooler is all I lack to have mine back in action

Tucker