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And she’s gone again
Builds Powda Blue 74 Build - Tilda Bogue Service Station
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Swung by and grabbed Powda on my way home from Texas Thursday and fixed a sticky throttle cable and a tire rubbing on the exhaust
This thing is one of the best drivers. Love the electric PS
This thing is one of the best drivers. Love the electric PS
OPMACHINE
SILVER Star
love it, I have been thinking about adding an electric power steering setup to my 1979
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The local full service place snapped the dipstick holder off in the block. I grabbed it this morning and managed to fish it out in one piece.
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City Racer sells a kit for Cruisers with the key on the column. Direct fit.
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Look who is back…..
This thing has always had some leaks but it was Tcase…pinions….
The owner called me and said his leak was bad and it was down 2 quarts.
I was like, holy hell. What could make it leak that much?
I brought it home. Put it on the outside rack and pressure washed it to see where the leak is coming from and how much.
It’s a BIG leak. This is 24 hours
I was praying it would be the drain plug but it turns out it’s one of the spot welds in the oil pan.
I used the bottle jack trick to get it loose
This thing has always had some leaks but it was Tcase…pinions….
The owner called me and said his leak was bad and it was down 2 quarts.
I was like, holy hell. What could make it leak that much?
I brought it home. Put it on the outside rack and pressure washed it to see where the leak is coming from and how much.
It’s a BIG leak. This is 24 hours
I was praying it would be the drain plug but it turns out it’s one of the spot welds in the oil pan.
I used the bottle jack trick to get it loose
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F, 2F, 3F and 3FE rear main seal, oil pan gasket and clutch installation instructions
I’ve been asked countless times how we install these items so I thought it was about time I’d post a thread on here about it. I was taught how to install these parts by a couple of people with VAST experience, one of them being none other than Mudrak. First step is to remove the oil pan...
forum.ih8mud.com
Georg has a great step by step so I won’t belabor the process but I bought an OEM pan and gasket and made some dowel and I’m about to make a parts run for spray gasket stuff as I never use that stuff.
I’ll button it all up when I return
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Looks like that did the trick. I hate to jinx it but I think it’s leak free for now.
Don’t let any of that Powda Blue mojo rub off on Dusty..
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Rolling to work
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This crazy ****er drives this thing everywhere with no top. Weather this fall has been perfect for it.
He was leaving for a 4 hour one way trip and stopped at the local full service and luckily they saw the front axle was leaking
Ah s***. This is one of those Chevy front brake kits that keeps the old 10 spline stuff. I think it’s the only one I have out there.
Turns out the bolts that hold the disc bracket to the knuckle had backed out. Luckily he caught it. Nothing damaged. I checked the other side and it was good and tight.
10,000 miles since built. Rolling again.
He was leaving for a 4 hour one way trip and stopped at the local full service and luckily they saw the front axle was leaking
Ah s***. This is one of those Chevy front brake kits that keeps the old 10 spline stuff. I think it’s the only one I have out there.
Turns out the bolts that hold the disc bracket to the knuckle had backed out. Luckily he caught it. Nothing damaged. I checked the other side and it was good and tight.
10,000 miles since built. Rolling again.
Do you use the SST to remove and the axle inner seal, or is it just a homemade tool?
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To do the shims? I just do those by feel. The SST is a nightmare
Damn that Bowman f’n sh!t up again
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Local service station dude called me a month ago and said the transmission is over full and the Tcase is empty.
Damn. Used unit has finally given up the ghost.
Georg sent me a bypass hose to get him back on the road during our best 40 series driving weather.
Meanwhile @orangefj45 got me a rebuilt unit going.
I just snatched the old unit out and now I'll have to swap top covers. I forgot I had swapped a 40 on to this 60 series setup that was in there.
No biggie.
Damn. Used unit has finally given up the ghost.
Georg sent me a bypass hose to get him back on the road during our best 40 series driving weather.
Meanwhile @orangefj45 got me a rebuilt unit going.
I just snatched the old unit out and now I'll have to swap top covers. I forgot I had swapped a 40 on to this 60 series setup that was in there.
No biggie.
orangefj45
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Ha!
I even asked you which cover you wanted/needed on there!
Need me to send you a gasket for the cover?
Happy to do so …..
Georg @ Valley Hybrids
I even asked you which cover you wanted/needed on there!
Need me to send you a gasket for the cover?
Happy to do so …..
Georg @ Valley Hybrids
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Headed home.
