Building my junk.

[Paulie]

haha you said shlong

 

[Totalled]

I had to turn Eddie around so I could do the 8.8 swap. So, here is his maden voyage outside on 30s.

 

[heep70]

soaken up the sun . When did you decide to clean the outside? Or is that from walking beside it as you worked on it? Ha Ha.

Looks a bit higher :clappy: :clappy:

It takes to damn long to build these things. :sad:

 

[Totalled]

I washed it before it went into the garage in an attempt to miniumize the amount of dirt that would be falling on me... I'd hate to see hwo much would be If I hadn't.

Got the 7.5 out, and the shock mounts cut off of it. Ready for Snowthrower to come over in the morning and lay some beads.

I also got the t-case yoke swapped for the flange to go with the new rear driveshaft, and the new rear shocks on. I'm beat.

 

[Totalled]

Fawk it was hot today. Snowthrower came by the morning and had the perches and shock mounts on in 2 hours. I spent the afternoon putting the 8.8 in... interupted by water breaks and going to pick-a-part to get some sploder 8.8 spring plates... since the 8.8 ranger plates don't work and are the same as 7.5 spring plates... :enraged:

anyway.. pics. The welder makes my camera freak out.

 

[cameron_garrison]

looking pretty cool nice to see some one use the ttb instead od solid axleing it
yah welders do make for cool pictures
didnt clean the surface to well that were all the slag is coming from on mine

 

[Totalled]

Well, I'm fawking done for the summer...

I popped the rear main cap off to reaplace the rear main seal... and the bearing was scratched/grooved/pitted and down to copper. All the mains, and all the rods are fawking done. The crank needs to be ground. I'm out of money. See ya in October.

 

[zig80toy]

NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
after all that work....
I wana see that thing in action.

 

[Totalled]

I'm gonna tear into the spare 302 in the corner of my garage and hope the crank, by some miricle, may be in better shape. Wish me luck... Hopefully I will only be set back a couple of months..

 

[heep70]

Ouch!!!! That sucks. Don't feel alone, mine is on the back burner for now also.

 

[CrustyJeep]

So wheel it until a rod sticks it's head to say hi :haha:

 

[zig80toy]

Whats the latest??

 

[Totalled]

Haven't gotten back to it yet... did 4th of july stuff on the 4th instead.

 

[Totalled]

Allllll riiiight!!! We're back in business! :clappy:

Pulled the spare 302 apart today and got a pleasant surprise. The crank was STD/STD and will clean up with a polishing. I wasn't expecting that. :rockon:

Goes to the machine shop tomarrow. :cheer:

 

[heep70]

Good deal

I was going to see if you would like to step it up to a Subaru engine. :redneck:

 

[Totalled]

I get the crank back tuesday.

 

[Totalled]

Now for the fun part.

 

[heep70]

Put it on the gentle cycle and don't let it shrink. :redneck:


Nothin like possitive progress. :cheer:

 

[Totalled]

Crank R&R 101... pistons and rods still in the block.

First, make sure that fresh crank is nice and clean. Scrub her with hot soapy goodness to get rid of the machineing debries. Take some galley brushes to all the oil passenges. Yes, I am a batchlor.

Make sure you get it rinsed, dried, and oiled as soon as possible... cause that flash rust is a bitch.

Mark the bearing caps so you don't mix them up.

The pic doesn't have the detail... but bearings aren't supposed to be copper colored with grooves. uke:

After you remove the main and rod bearing caps.. the crank pretty much comes straight up out of there.

It takes a couple of people to put the new crank in. One to lower it in, one to guide and line up the rods onto the journals.

About an hour's more time, and you get all the clearances checked, and all the caps torqued.

Some more time, and the bottom end is ready to be buttoned up.

Hopefully I will get it painted and the rest of the motor closed up and ready to drop in tomarrow.

 

[heep70]

No beers in between taking all the careful steps? :redneck: