I will give you a shout. Got the steering column out for ya :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by fisherman
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I will give you a shout. Got the steering column out for ya :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by fisherman
Front axle is a D44 so nope. Guy I bought the truck from is gonna get the axles back for his scout project.Quote:
Originally Posted by fng
front clip removal is the only way to go.
keep the pics coming
Ryan
Only a little progress this weekend. Cleaned up a bunch of rusty parts. Welded up a few brackets. Pulled the p/s box. Drilled my civi hood for all the military hardware. Took the nasty seat to the dump. Modified my core support to hold the j-truck radiator.
Did not get the two trans out so I could get them to the gear guy :mad: Little behind schedule at this point.
Did find a happy discovery. Thought my manifold was the stock 4 bbl, turns out its an Edelbrock Performer.:D Just has been painted.
I knew that.
Got the carb rebuilt tonight. Neighbor has 4 Carter AFBs and boxes full of parts. He had enough parts to fix all the issues I had with mine.
Awesome, how does it run now? It should work really good now.
Still need an alternator, starter and fuel pump before that happens.Quote:
Originally Posted by fisherman
Got the T18 and Dana 20 out of the J-truck. What a beast!!!!! :eek: The extra long input shaft on the T18 did not make it any easier, but with much swearing its out.
Will break the D20 off tomorrow. Thurs should be T98 out of the M.:rolleyes:
Hope to have both out and to the gear guy on Sat.
Got both trans out and ready to go to gear guy. T18 on the left and T98 on the right. Like twins separated at birth.
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Don't let that T-18 to Dana 18-20 adapter go away unless you collect some good coin for it. A very easy T-18 conversion for the CJ crowd is the 2WD Ford T-18 with the 6.5 inch input and that adapter. Some easy machine work and they are being sold rebuilt around here for 1K. Keep them together if you can. The T-18 and adapter.:D
Todd's brother is taking the T18 minus input shaft and the D20 minus PTO. He is going to put it all together with a short input for a CJ I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaiserjeeps
May have given it away WAY too cheap based on your comment but a deal is a deal.:mad6:
V8 is outta the j-truck. Will put it on the stand tomorrow and give it the once over.
Couple of strange things. Pilot bushing is broken. And the bellhousing spacer is full of water. More on those as I look at it more tomorrow.
T98 and T18 taken down to the gear guy today. Also got the motor mounts out of both trucks. Getting closer.
Talked with John the gear guy today. Gears in the T98 are shot.:eek:
He is going to look at the T18 to swap all the gears over to the T98. I think that is possible. Just means more labor cost and no T18 to sell after.
Its just money:mad:
Why not just stuff the T18 in and not pay for the extra labor? I believe they are nearly identical.
The T18 had a married t-case. It also has a diff trans mount.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dustbuster
If I want to run with my divorced NP205 and not make a new trans crossmember, I need the T98 case.
I can't wait to read/see the end result. I too have a 360 from a Wagoneer and I was starting to worry that I was going to have to shell major bucks for a tranny and adapter kit to get it in the M.
Did a little more investigation of my motor. Looks like the truck's original motor has been swapped at some time. Found out it is actually a 74 motor not a 71. Also does not have the "holy grail" 319 heads:mad: - not that I need a high compression head but would have been nice to have (maybe sell).
This does explain why some of the things did not make sense - like the harmonic balancer was a late model version, not what should be on a 71. Will also effect the pilot bushing. The early crank was slightly different and used diff size. Will need to investigate that further to see what I actually have there.
Just hope I don't have a parts motor.
The J truck is actually a 73 I'm pretty sure. It is possible it had a 74 motor. I do know it was rebuilt with low miles. I know Phil said the heads were different than what was supposed to be on a 73? either later or earlier style? The engine ran too well prior to it sitting for two years to just be a parts motor. My buick 350 sat longer and it seems to be doing just fine. If you just freshen up a few things and drive it I'm sure it will work fine.
You should check with Phil. If Brad the machinist did the heads I wouldn't touch them. He knows what he's doing. Not just anyone can do a quality head job.
Not touching the heads at all. Just putting on some new v/c gaskets.Quote:
Originally Posted by fisherman
You know, I just looked at the reg and its a 72 - June 72 according to the door tag. Don't know why I thought 71. My bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by fisherman
The heads are definitly the later style so that would explain the confusion in rebuilding.
Not complaining at all - dont get me wrong. It was a good deal and I don't care what year it is. Just want to make sure what I have so I can get the right stuff - if there is a diff.
Sure it will run just fine when done.
Power steering box is in with the 4th bolt sleeved thru the frame. Did not take pics cause this mod has been documented by many others.
One thing off the list - 10,000 to go :lol:
WE NEED PICS.
everyone likes to see other peoples truck and progress, even if it has been seen before.
oh and i bet your list gets longer before it gets shorter, at least if it works the way my truck seems to.
Ryan
lol it really seems that way. One step forward, two steps back.Quote:
Originally Posted by ryanroo
I will be a good boy and snap some pics today.
Ok some pics....
Exhaust manifolds painted. Still need to be baked/cured.
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Intake manifold after bead blast. 99% of the paint is off now.
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Bunch of parts painted and ready to go back on.
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Oil line mod I found when I pulled the intake.
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Power steering box installed.
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Hey that blackout light guard sure looks familar. Looking good.
i am digging the OD and black contrast. cant wait to see it finished up
ryan
Good work there, Jester! Looking great! Keep the pics coming....
Looks great, your making some good progress.
I hope so - feels more like spinnin' wheels standin still.Quote:
Originally Posted by fisherman
Everytime I do one thing, I find 5 more. Hardest part is trying to draw the line of what I will do now and what can/should just be put off til later.
Nothing that a month off work and a couple thousand bucks wouldn't solve:D
Just keep in mind that it may never be easier to do now. Instead of pulling something apart down the road after it is all assembled. I know the money thing. I just bled cash for the project. I had no limits on spending I just wanted what I wanted and bought what was needed to get it done. I did, have to take my time though. I only could work on it as time allowed. Therefore it took me 6 years. But I can't just take something apart and put it back together. I have to clean, strip, repair, repaint and make it look new again.
Hear ya. I am doing a few things that are "just because" its apart. Most of the stuff that I am putting off is just bling and can be done later. Like I wish that I could put on a nice set of alum valve covers rather than putting back on the nasty steel ones, but its not gonna happen unless I find some for basically free.Quote:
Originally Posted by fisherman
Just clean em up and paint them. They will look fine.
Wooo Hooo :party: - got a call from John the gear guy. He is able to make a T98/T18 hybrid for me. He said the T18 looked really nice inside. I will have a fresh gearbox with most of the bearings replaced and a new output seal. Should have it this weekend or next week if I cannot get down there (cause it is Easter and all :rolleyes:)
Once I have the trans back I can start working on getting the engine placement and get the motor mounts in. Strengthened trans mount (ala Saxon) is in the works too.
:laughpound: An Easter Seal!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jester
Good news on the transmission. Talk about bulletproof! One less thing to worry about.
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Originally Posted by Binford
Ha - did not even think of that.:lol:
I would totally recommend John to anyone that needs trans work. A real good guy.
Super excited to get it picked up and the motor and trans installed.
More pics to come.
Is he the guy Fish or Saxon (I can't remember which, but I think both talk about him) recommended?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jester
Yes Tim, he professionally does big rig work for a living but does this at home, I have no problem as of yet. He re geared and added power-lok's to my diffs and rebuilt my t-98/t-18 as well as Todds and Trenton's. He has also re built a bunch of Isuzu diesel 5 speeds for me.