Builds The Warthog - 1977/73 combo (3 Viewers)

[61twpw]

You’ve certainly put some time,energy,and $$ into the old rig. Just a little more of each, and it’ll be good to go again.

 

[wngrog]

You’ve certainly put some time,energy,and $$ into the old rig. Just a little more of each, and it’ll be good to go again.

So much time. So much money. Dwindling energy lol.

I’ve got a spreadsheet on what all this has cost me to date.

I won’t bore you with the details but it’s around $25,000 spent and I sold about $6000 sold in stuff between the two 55s and the new parts cashed it had.

So basically my plan these days is to spend so much more than a vehicle is worth as to never get the urge to sell it

Too bad it’s not running on its re-birthday

 

[LAMBCRUSHER]

You’ll be happier for not looking... counting is for accountants.

 

[Megadoomer]

$19k, thats only about 4 times what @scrapdaddy spent.

 

[scrapdaddy]

I don't know nothing about nothing.....$5,000 and I'm sticking to it.

 

[PabloCruise]

Look. I have a cracked block.

Holy Guacamole! That is a tough spot... Good news that everyone involved is comping some of the work, but still a tough spot to be in...

 

[bobm]

5gs dats it not a penny! more stick to it

 

[wngrog]

When you own a farm and these are your tractors all this comes to light at tax time

 

[forrestvt]

For what it's worth....I was always more of a fan of 60 series lines than the 55 series but then I stumbled across your build which inspired me to pick up this 72 pig a few months ago. I don't have the auto skills you have so my two year mark will still not be on par with yours (despite your recent set back) but just keep in mind there are far worse addictions and things to waste your money on than a land cruiser! Proceed on!!

 

[wngrog]

For what it's worth....I was always more of a fan of 60 series lines than the 55 series but then I stumbled across your build which inspired me to pick up this 72 pig a few months ago. I don't have the auto skills you have so my two year mark will still not be on par with yours (despite your recent set back) but just keep in mind there are far worse addictions and things to waste your money on than a land cruiser! Proceed on!!
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Outstanding. Pigs are cursed creatures. As long as you keep it fun you can be OK. They fight back way way harder than any of the other models I’ve worked on over the years.

 

[dogfishlake]

Just think of the added value of getting others (like myself) completely swine addicted!

I love your 55

 

[FJ60Cam]

The circle of life continues...

The Warthog’s original motor is headed back home to MS to live on in a nice 40 after getting a “budget” rebuild.

@USMC22 brought it up last month to get it rebuilt for a customer, as well as getting a 4.4 2F for himself.

The motor was just plumb used up. It was running and driving just fine, but with compression on the low end of the specs.

When opened up, it was discovered to have several broken rings. Once measured by the machine shop, the piston lands were too worn to re-ring, the bores were out of round (had to go up a piston size), the cam was toast, the timing gear was separating, the valve guides were shot, and the crank was too chewed up to get away with just a polish.

Every part had given its all.

In true Southern inbreeding style, Nolen sent up the crank that came out of his 60, which was in good enough shape to just polish (crankshaft grinding shop is flooded for racing season right now).

The machine shop recut the seats for some freebie takeout big domestic valves that they had laying around, and took a nice thick slice out of the head to bump up the compression.

Fresh domes...

All back together...

Wrapped up tight and headed back to the Land of Cotton...

 

[wngrog]

So I guess my odometer roll was 200,000 or 300,000 or.......

 

[wngrog]

Update for the weekend.

I spent most of my time farming and driving the other Cruisers.

I did swap out the suspension seats with reclining type.

Not as comfy in the saddle but 100% better ingress and egress with this style

 

[wngrog]

As @scrapdaddy predicted, all of the leafs from the spring pack are going back in.

I am only holding out one short leaf on the passenger side. Hopefully the extra on the drivers side will handle some of the lean I have.

This job is a grade A pain in the ass doing it on the truck.

Also I had already cut my ubolts off so I had to use new ones. The new ones are bigger and I had to drill out the plates.

 

[wngrog]

Both rear springs done. Back is up a good bit. It’s actually sitting level with no engine. That’s a good sign.

Of course the second side went much easier and without using the final shortest lead on that side I was able to use the ARB ubolts. No drilling of the plates.

I also had kept the original spring pins and they were added back.

Tires are on. Looking good.

 

[PabloCruise]

Fresh domes...

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I though those were NLA?

 

[FJ60Cam]

I though those were NLA?

They are, this was a “budget” build, so we used aftermarket pistons.

 

[onemanarmy]

what was wrong with the BFGs?

those Maxxix 33x10.5x15?

 

[PabloCruise]

They are, this was a “budget” build, so we used aftermarket pistons.

From who/where? I did not know of any source for these...

TIA