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they always break and it's a lot tougher to remove a hardened steel ez-out than a mild steel bolt.
My piggy project
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they always break and it's a lot tougher to remove a hardened steel ez-out than a mild steel bolt.
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Well, a good day us cruisers girls! My friend Cat and I hacked out the rear floorboard of a donor piggy for transplant into mine. It took 2 Saturdays, a lot of saw blades and a hell of a lot of leverage, but it's out! Now to tackle that whole how to weld thing!
Three of my four diesel land cruisers have H55F five-speed transmissions in them. They are awesome and I use 5th all the time. The H55F is definitely NOT over-rated, unless you LIKE winding out 4th gear all the time . . .
Well? Any progress ladies?
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Yep, some progress. I have the tailgate off and the whole interior stripped. I still need to take the doors apart and get the glass out in prep for soda blasting and replacing all the rubber. I am targeting the end of July for sodablasting and then finishing body work and off to the paint booth.
The rust is cut out of the fenders and I have been making patches.
I have decided not to play with the transmission and t-case right now. A bit of a suspension lift to fit 32s or 33s under there and that's good. I also am going to put a stock fuel supply system and carb back in at some poing.
I need to take some more pictures. Maybe today when I pull it out of the garage to give it a bath.
The rust is cut out of the fenders and I have been making patches.
I have decided not to play with the transmission and t-case right now. A bit of a suspension lift to fit 32s or 33s under there and that's good. I also am going to put a stock fuel supply system and carb back in at some poing.
I need to take some more pictures. Maybe today when I pull it out of the garage to give it a bath.
Southeast Overland
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Heather - my Pig will be on the road tomorrow and be legal to drive (read have signals) in a few weeks. When do you want for Ali and I to come down to work on your Piggie? During that trip Dan and I are going to replace my front pinion seal. Let me know...
Wow Hez, you have a sweet post here...Mark W and Ige and all the crew dumping in advice. Very cool 
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I am k9s borther by the way, and when this all comes to a head, I usually get dirty to help my sister out, so I am looking forward to getting that pig up and running!
i like the new H55 idea...you get to feed a whole lotta CDan's dogs if you go that route, but a new tranny is pretty sweet
.I am k9s borther by the way, and when this all comes to a head, I usually get dirty to help my sister out, so I am looking forward to getting that pig up and running!
i like the new H55 idea...you get to feed a whole lotta CDan's dogs if you go that route, but a new tranny is pretty sweet
Speaking from experience - I bought a 76 pig with a 350 corvette motor and after all kinds of problems (front diff flange with "negative clearance" with the oil pan x 2) I switched it back to a 2F from a 1978 FJ40. It was a huge undertaking but worth it until I rolled it hard at GSMTR. My point is, it is reversable, but it cost me a bundle to weld the old Toy motor mounts back onto the frame and get everything right. If you want to go 350 make sure you position it right to avoid the cracked oilpan problems I had.
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OK, so it's been a very long time since I updated this thread. Some very good reasons for that...and some not so good reasons. The not so good reasons are mostly related to being busy and lazy and all that. So here are some pics up until the good reasons for not making much progress:
Cut up the fenders...working on patches:
matching up weather stipping and sourcing all the parts for the reassembly:
Admiring my rust-free roof:
Cursing my rusty floorboards and cutting them out for patches:
Repairing the rockers with some help from friends that can weld. Also with help from Lance at IPOR for getting the replacement rockers reproduced for us:
Big thanks to my boyfriend for getting out there to help me grind out bondo:
Filling in pitted rust holes in the doors:
And finally packing the piggy up for it's trip to the shop for some new floorboard pieces and a new paint job.
Now for the good excuses. I really wanted to do more on this pig myself, but circumstance had it that something unique to women happend to me along the way. I am now expecting my first child in March. We are very excited and can't wait to welcome a new baby. But it really put a crunch in my plans to do most of the piggy work myself.
I did learn a few things over the course of this experience. Mechanical stuff is still VERY doable when pregnant. However body work with dust, chemicals, and paint are NOT a good idea. I am learning to save my ever dwindling energy for the reassambly of the truck and trying not to focus on what I can't do now.
So...there you go. I still have the goal to have this thing done and back together by the end of October for a wheeling trip. We'll see how it goes! I'll post more updates when the oinker comes back from the shop with a new, glossy coat of paint!!!
Cut up the fenders...working on patches:
matching up weather stipping and sourcing all the parts for the reassembly:
Admiring my rust-free roof:
Cursing my rusty floorboards and cutting them out for patches:
Repairing the rockers with some help from friends that can weld. Also with help from Lance at IPOR for getting the replacement rockers reproduced for us:
Big thanks to my boyfriend for getting out there to help me grind out bondo:
Filling in pitted rust holes in the doors:
And finally packing the piggy up for it's trip to the shop for some new floorboard pieces and a new paint job.
Now for the good excuses. I really wanted to do more on this pig myself, but circumstance had it that something unique to women happend to me along the way. I am now expecting my first child in March. We are very excited and can't wait to welcome a new baby. But it really put a crunch in my plans to do most of the piggy work myself.
I did learn a few things over the course of this experience. Mechanical stuff is still VERY doable when pregnant. However body work with dust, chemicals, and paint are NOT a good idea. I am learning to save my ever dwindling energy for the reassambly of the truck and trying not to focus on what I can't do now.
So...there you go. I still have the goal to have this thing done and back together by the end of October for a wheeling trip. We'll see how it goes! I'll post more updates when the oinker comes back from the shop with a new, glossy coat of paint!!!
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I like all the OSHA approved footware.
Dynosoar
Yep, flip flops and crocs are all the rage in safety shoes.
Hey Heather...who is doing the paint and body for you there in ATL? I talked to a couple guys here in Rome and they were less then interested in anything but collision work
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Crocs work great until you get welding splatter on your feet. (those are my crocs by the way)
O - and I have to add that
"THIS THREAD IS USELESS UNTIL I SEE PICS!"
Its a step above JP, looking good.
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It's at Knucklebusters in Cartersville, GA. It's a small fab shop and he's really trying to make a go of it. Nice folks. I'll be taking some pics when it comes back (and have asked that they take pics as they go). He's using a guy for the paint job that they work with all the time. They are nice folks. When I get the truck back, I'll let you know what I think. Or, I'll bring it to a meeting on a Tuesday and you can come see for yourself.
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For those of you that don't frequent the 55 pages, I am just about done with the pig. Pics so far:
crushers
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THAT is one nice pig, i have always had a soft spot for them...
congrates
congrates
Wow! What a beauty!
how cool is that
another girl who works on landcrusiers and in our past lives we cleaned swimming pools and live in the same region in the US.
We are rare (women who work on LC's) but to have the same past occupation (women in the swimming pool industry is also rare)
Guess we are pioneers in 2 fields
nice work on the pig. Love the interior.
debbie
another girl who works on landcrusiers and in our past lives we cleaned swimming pools and live in the same region in the US.
We are rare (women who work on LC's) but to have the same past occupation (women in the swimming pool industry is also rare)
Guess we are pioneers in 2 fields
nice work on the pig. Love the interior.
debbie
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