Perfect space for a lift if you had 220v nearby. You could build a platform and stack the spare parts above it.
What did you do to your non-G body project today? [2021]
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So I ended up pulling a second pair of lower mounting bracket for the fairing from a set of custom made stanchions that i patterned and cut from flat plate. These brackets are a special design of my own and have greater latitude in how they can be attached and adjusted. The right lower fell in and fit beautifully. The left lower confirmed that the stud is badly mis-located and that it will have to be broken free and reset correctly. I may end up doing both lowers as the the right side, even though it fits without issue, could be moved linearly outward about a 1/4 inch just to obtain better access to the mounting nut. The misbegotten stud will have to be patterned in situ using masking tape and a small straight edge to identify its proper location and then witness marks will have to be laid out to offer guidance once the stud is cut away and the pad for it reworked back to flat again. Double Bother; this is all in fibreglass and I hate working with the stuff.
Nick
Nick
Lathe moving day.
I bought it in 16 and for the last 5 years it's been in a freinds house for all but 3 months when it was at the shop of my buddies house I was renting between a move.
Got power, heat and space now in my house and my freind is moving and the lathe is being evicted so time to get it done!
Chain hoist and pallet jack time. Luckily I was able to hire him to haul it for me since he has a big truck and trailer.
Loaded at my friend's house
Oh hey it's me unloading it at my house
And the lathe has landed!
We're full!
I need to do some maintenance on the headstock and bracing on the stand since the casters I welded on are bending the angle iron down a little.
400 mile round trip and 24 hours to drive and load and unload but it's home!
I bought it in 16 and for the last 5 years it's been in a freinds house for all but 3 months when it was at the shop of my buddies house I was renting between a move.
Got power, heat and space now in my house and my freind is moving and the lathe is being evicted so time to get it done!
Chain hoist and pallet jack time. Luckily I was able to hire him to haul it for me since he has a big truck and trailer.
Loaded at my friend's house
Oh hey it's me unloading it at my house
And the lathe has landed!
We're full!
I need to do some maintenance on the headstock and bracing on the stand since the casters I welded on are bending the angle iron down a little.
400 mile round trip and 24 hours to drive and load and unload but it's home!
Removed timing cover
Hole I made prying distributor out twice
Holes I found after removing water pump
Floppy floppy chain
Hole I made prying distributor out twice
Holes I found after removing water pump
Floppy floppy chain
So, what say you to naming the car Justice?
Then you need to go about swapping the Ford lump for a Buick big block?
That makes it a Buford.
Justice the Buford. Justice T Buford.
Then, if you drive it around in reverse it becomes Buford T Justice.
Picked up a 4x8 Harbor Freight trailer, unassembled. Found on Marketplace about 15 minutes away about 1/2 of retail. Got the biggest portion of it assembled today. Will cover 90% of my hauling needs.
Got turned away for an alignment a couple weeks ago on my 1500, had an upper ball joint that was a little loose. I changed both over to the Mevotech TTX.
They sure look the part. The zero fitting threads into actual tapped metal instead of tin. Those stud plates are spot on, even the clip seems thoughtful. And the zerk has a cap.
Bask in the lack of rust on this 98 you salt belters! Driver's side was more of a chore as it was riveted on. The factory joint has over 280,000 miles and I only changed it because I bought 2 balljoints. I kept it and put it on the shelf. I'll clean it up later and just hang onto it. Who knows if these new joints will live up to the hype. I ended up partially drilling the rivets to get them to let up enough so the air hammer could pound them out. Going for the whole thing just mushroomed the top and wedged them in that much tighter.
I saw yt vids where people would drill all the way through. Why?
They sure look the part. The zero fitting threads into actual tapped metal instead of tin. Those stud plates are spot on, even the clip seems thoughtful. And the zerk has a cap.
Bask in the lack of rust on this 98 you salt belters! Driver's side was more of a chore as it was riveted on. The factory joint has over 280,000 miles and I only changed it because I bought 2 balljoints. I kept it and put it on the shelf. I'll clean it up later and just hang onto it. Who knows if these new joints will live up to the hype. I ended up partially drilling the rivets to get them to let up enough so the air hammer could pound them out. Going for the whole thing just mushroomed the top and wedged them in that much tighter.
I saw yt vids where people would drill all the way through. Why?
Nice Lathe! Did I happen to see what looked like a milling machine up at the front of the trailer as well?
As for trailers, mine is still just a stack of tube and flat plate at the welding shop. Covid strikes again. Not an essential project so the owner can't finish it for me. Maybe next year?
Looks like your harbor freight purchase will make a nice trailer. Me, being as bent as I am, and having that in Bay One, would be already fabbing boxing plates for the rails and styles and warming up the Lincoln to add some passes to re-enforce the nuts and bolts where pieces come together. Have fun with it.
Nick
As for trailers, mine is still just a stack of tube and flat plate at the welding shop. Covid strikes again. Not an essential project so the owner can't finish it for me. Maybe next year?
Looks like your harbor freight purchase will make a nice trailer. Me, being as bent as I am, and having that in Bay One, would be already fabbing boxing plates for the rails and styles and warming up the Lincoln to add some passes to re-enforce the nuts and bolts where pieces come together. Have fun with it.
Nick
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