Topic: What did you do to your non-motorcycle vehicle today?

[dave500]

you make it look easy strynboen!

[rb550four]

 Changing out the 4 spd automatic transmission out of my single cab 91 f350 duallie diesel with another 4 spd auto I removed from a 91 crew cab diesel I used to drive before I was asked to loose some of those trucks in my driveway so she could park her car easier. Transmission came out okay but every rusted bolt on the frame wanted to give me a hard time and I used a half inch drive electric impact gun, got most of them with that but had to cut the rest of them out.. The replacement was going smoothly until dinner time when  I had issue snugging up that trans to the engine. Breaking it all loose tomorrow and resetting it.

[Don R]

 I welded the subframe connectors to the front subframe. Now that it's welded I thought of things I should have checked first. Next up, weld the connectors to the rear frame and take the entire frame assembly out to weld the top sides, add gussets and double check everything. Then when it goes back in it may be welded into the floor and it's a giant unibody again. I have considered making it a removable frame but not really sure why.

[dave500]

mate bought a boat with a #$%*ty trailer,needs a whole new frame etc,got a bit of new steel tacked up today,my mate tries to rush things he said itll take an afternoon,i said itll take two days at my speed!

[Terry in Australia]

Good work Dave, when I lived in Brissie a mate of mine bought a rusted out old Toyota Landcruiser for cheap, stripped it down to the bare chassis, had it galvanised, then built a whole new truck on top of it, rebuilt the engine, gearbox, transfer case, diffs, fitted a new fibreglass body, Old Man Emu suspension, stainless exhaust, new wheels, tyres etc. I must catch up with him and see if he still has it, it's probably still like new.

[CBJoe]

Hopefully new leaf springs as well Dave...that one looks a bit rough!

Today I buttoned up the essentials on the firebird and took for a test drive.....ran fantastic until I realized the brakes were all dragging like crazy...see pissed off thread for that one.  For now I'm going to drink a whiskey and figure what to diagnose tomorrow.  Super bummed....was really hoping to slog it around.

Funny enough though...even when I was on the side of the road waiting for the brakes to cool down to limp the half mile home a guy stopped and chatted me up about old firebirds for 20 mins and offered to help.  I feel like this old car will be an attention getter

[CBJoe]

See pissed off thread for continued drivetrain noise issues...but at a minimum...I made progress on the firebird.

Car idles great at around 750rpm.....no fluid leaks and oil change went well with no concerns about super old fluid that came out.  Electric choke is working well.

I fixed the squeak associated with the parking brake cable connector contacting the X-Pipe...redneck style   Hopefully lasts for a while




Once I correct the Rear End issues it will hopefully be daily driver material

Here’s a happy pic of the shake down drive

[70CB750]

Grand Cherokee's skid plate, that holds the fuel tank rusted away.  So I put there ratchet strap to hold the tank till I get a new skid plate. 

[WhyNot2]

Well, didn't do anything to it, just got it for the wifey.

Looks like I won't be able to retire this Feb.

2020 Chrysler Pacifica

[Terry in Australia]

Well, didn't do anything to it, just got it for the wifey.

Looks like I won't be able to retire this Feb.

2020 Chrysler Pacifica

Mmnnnnn, that new car smell, can't beat it. I just paid out the residual on the Ford Territory I leased from 2015, still can't believe I actually own it, I've never owned a new car before, not that I've driven it in 6 months. Hmmnn, I better fire it up tomorrow, just to put a charge into the battery.

[dave500]

well after seeing cbjoes nice clean engine and the fact im home for a week i thought id degrease mine,i do it every 3 or 4 years,those suckomatics Terry are also good for getting the pooling water out of the valleys and pockets you get on v8 engines intake manifolds.

[CBJoe]

Looks good Dave...Not sure if anyone told you, but the master cylinder seems mounted on the wrong side

What’s the heave metal plate mounted on the inner fender well?


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[dave500]

thats a big alloy plate heat sink ive screwed the ignition module onto,wired it remote from the dissy,dissys get too hot IMO.

[Don R]

 I began to drop the frame out of the Firebird to finish the welding and I can see it flex so I'm going to put multiple stands under the frame/body assembly and then gradually lift the body off until I have enough room to complete the bracing and welding. My thoughts are, a lot of cribbing and jacking then some safety blocking before I get between things.
 I bought a bottle of C25 so my mig welds will have a little more penetration than with the CO2 I've been using. When I get in a good position I may do some tig welding too. Overhead and vertical tig in tight places are a little more than my talent lever permit.
 I spent some time laying out the exhaust, the ram air IV long branch manifolds got here, they look awesome. They may be ported to slightly bigger than the exhaust port size to help with reversion. I can't wait to bolt them on but adding more weight to the chassis isn't a good idea until welding is complete. I found a stainless steel 2 1/2" exhaust kit with the gear vendors under it I may need to box out more of the rear floor footwell next to the frame connectors.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/aeBvafwJoCaxXf4RA

[Stev-o]

Took the "Old Chevy" for a drive through the Hill Country last weekend.  Also got to drive my buddies new C8, wow, what a thrill.  The cars were manufactured 50 years apart!





"Friends let friends drive their new Corvette"!!

[dave500]

is it my turn yet?

[Stev-o]

is it my turn yet?

Yes, c'mon over Dave!  We'll drive Corvettes and then get pissed on American beer!!

[dave500]

now ya talking!

[dave500]

wifes little hyundai had a coolant leak,i found it at this spigot,just pulled the hose off cleaned and used some non hardening compound for now,seems to be holding,i replaced all these hoses 9 years ago so might be due again with summer coming?

[spotty]

see the pissedoff thread for my car related activities today

[Don R]

 We finally got the dragster back to the track and running. After fixing the trans last month we started it and checked the trans, all was good. My Daughter drove it around and warmed it up, we put it up on the stand to check the throttle stop rpm and voila! Only neutral. Not to panic I took off the side panel to check the linkage and the cable housing had separated near the end. The wire part was sticking out in the shape of an ohm sign. I tucked it back in, crimped the housing with vise grips, put a small hose clamp on it and safety wired it just in case. 
 We raced for the first time in exactly two seasons, two slow time runs and lost first round. Driver said it didn't sound right and I found a loose rocker arm with a missing adjuster nut. (just like 750's do) The nut promptly fished back out with a magnet on a stick, I re-adjusted it and it ran fine but the end of the pushrod was shined up so we put it away for the day. I despise rocker arms and their misc. hardware.  I would race a 4 cam big block chevy with no rockers except then I would hate timing chains.

[spotty]

well, today brougfht some news on the non functioning clown car, what i had somewhat hopefully diagnosed as a dead fuel pump turned out to be a skipped a couple of teeth timing chain and destroyed cylinder head where the valves interfaced with the pistons

don't know if the pistons are damaged too, got quoted about $5K for either new timing kit and repair the head or same price for change over motor ( don't know if thats rebuilt but i doubt it )

i had the timing chain done at about 80K kms and its just clocked 180K km so i guess it may have been due but i could well do without it at this particular piint in time

oh yes and the brakes are still shagged

[jgger]

should probably take Terry up on his Exploder offer. Someone would probably do the trans for half the price of your quote. Then get what you can for the clown car.

[BenelliSEI]

Working on the MR2 Turbo racer. A few weeks ago, we won the seven hour Saturday Enduro at Mosport. Sunday morning, running perfectly, 5th gear exploded, coming off the back straight! End cover lost a good size chunk, gear hub and a few teeth still attached, another chunk in the housing, and the third piece is somewhere in corner eight..... Latest RAV4 uses the same gear, so patched the case and installed a new gear. Replaced a broken throttle pedal, fresh pads, and a good cleaning. Alignment rack is next. We’re off to Calabogie for a double header, this weekend. Still leading the Championship, so hoping it all hangs together for two more days. This will be the 13th and 14th full day on this motor.

My buddy Brian can’t make it out from Calgary, so lots of seat time for three of us. Fingers crossed. More news, next week.

[rb550four]

 Holy cow! Auto racing on the weekends. That sounds exciting!
  I was just about to write about how I didn't get my transmission done yet on my diesel f 350, got tired of climbing in and out from under the truck and called a tow truck to take to to a local garage , The same garage that put a nice set of welded dual exhaust on my big block  F-350 work truck that got me all excited this afternoon when I picked it up , sounds so nice. I haven't had a winning year so far so it doesn't take much to get me excited. I thought I would share my excitement with others.