What the hell is goin on in Jimmy's Barn (2 Viewers)

[ceylonfj40nut]

I think OSHA is ok with it if you shave hairy legs. Less chance of fire. Jimmy abides by this. No worries here. Carry on.

 

[samc2447]

I think OSHA is ok with it if you shave hairy legs. Less chance of fire. Jimmy abides by this. No worries here. Carry on.

My last visit inspired him to put a fire extinguisher in the barn

 

[CenTXFJ60]

With the help of Coop we got the last non roller all dried in and steering. Actually, I was his shop bit*h . Guy works faster than anyone I’ve seen.

 

[CenTXFJ60]

Axles were compliments of this rusted out 78 model
Coop @samc2447 hard at work.

 

[ceylonfj40nut]

You been bitchin Jim! Nice!!!!

 

[CenTXFJ60]

My brother @iCruiser drove his ultra clean 83 down from KC. Working through a 5-speed conversion. Should be a good experience as I’ve never done this on an early 60. Really don’t like that bracket/shield crap around the output shaft on the front driveshaft. Don’t see why I won’t be able to delete that for him. Really don’t want to finagle that back into place.

 

[ceylonfj40nut]

Great time for a RMS?

 

[4Cruisers]

That's a great box to keep, I store my supply of new Toyota distributors in mine down in the basement.

 

[CenTXFJ60]

Great time for a RMS?

absolutely. Will brought all the right parts. He also bought a new clutch which was good as the original one was pretty worn.

 

[CenTXFJ60]

That's a great box to keep, I store my supply of new Toyota distributors in mine down in the basement.

good call John. I have a few of these boxes and use them to store old 4-speeds.

 

[bottombracket]

Glad to see you back at the barn!

 

[CenTXFJ60]

Notched the 2-F bell housing. Mates up great with the 5-speed. Think I found a good way to position the H55 so I can build the T-Case onto the back of it. And Uncle Will @iCruiser busy at the parts washer .

 

[CenTXFJ60]

For some reason pics are not loading. Maybe next time.

 

[CenTXFJ60]

For some reason pics are not loading. Maybe next time.

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[NookShneer]

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Let me know if you have any questions. I just did this on my 83 last summer.

 

[CenTXFJ60]

Hey Dave, I do have one question on the trans shifter. Do I need to modify just the adjustable linkage or will I need to alter the arm that reaches to the shift fork shaft as well? Thanks. Jimmy

 

[NookShneer]

Thanks for the call the other night. It was nice to catch up. You get that install wrapped up Jimmy?

 

[CenTXFJ60]

Thanks for the call the other night. It was nice to catch up. You get that install wrapped up Jimmy?

unfortunately not. Both Will and I spent the day indoors taking care of work and admin stuff. We plan to hit it hard manana and the next few days.

 

[CenTXFJ60]

H55 conversion in the 83 was a success. Ended up using one of my T-case brackets off another 5-speed I have. Was able to heat and bend the T-case shifter so it’s about identical to the later one. One trick I figured out mating the back half of the T-Case was to use the old idler shaft as a guide (at least I’ve never seen this before). All the other cases I’ve done I always have to re-stab the case several times as the outside washer (that you stick to the inside with grease) seems to move once I lower the case and try to center the new idler shaft in the hole. Inevitably I am off center knocking the washer out of place as I can’t see it once I lower the case. If anyone else has this challenge then hopefully this trick will work for you as well. Doing this I nailed it on the first attempt. I’ve seen Georg’s video and he does enough of these jobs that he knows exactly where to clock the outer washer on the idler shaft eliminating the whole issue. Maybe when I grow up .

 

[iCruiser]

Two weeks later with 1k miles added, new transmission still attached! Totally different experience driving the 800 miles back to KC with freshly installed H55. Averaged 61mph down and 72 mph on the way home hitting 80 mph occasionally when not paying attention. Nice work Jimmy!

My brother @iCruiser drove his ultra clean 83 down from KC. Working through a 5-speed conversion. Should be a good experience as I’ve never done this on an early 60. Really don’t like that bracket/shield crap around the output shaft on the front driveshaft. Don’t see why I won’t be able to delete that for him. Really don’t want to finagle that back into place.
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