1976 Big Block RC build

[SixGun]

OK all done. 15 minutes of repair and an hour later. Only took 3 breaks to piss, eat some popsicles and pick up Yolanda. Even snugged down the bolts as tight as a prom queen. 

[ProjectM880]

        

[crazzywolfie]

that is why i hate those vises that rotate. more stuff that can break. i got a plane jane vise for that reason. less to break.

[SixGun]

Its been a pretty decent vise. I bought that thing back in 1990 when I tore my GTX apart. 24 years old.  Probably about a dollar a year. So now it's in overtime.

So I mountedy ball joint press back on it and put my front driveshaft together.  Those double cardan joints are a sonnuvabitch to put together.  Like a Chinese jigsaw puzzle.

Probably the worst of it was the attack of the mosquito Valkyrie. They really suck right now. No pun intended.

Well looks like the wifey and I will celebrate with a couple of margaritas at our favorite Mexican restaraunt.  Yum yum

[crazzywolfie]

it is nice when tools feel like they have paid for themselves. i know i feel like that all the time with my compressor. i got a killer deal on it and use it all the time for so many things that would cost me lots of money if i had to pay someone else to do it.

[ProjectM880]

Whats the Latest on the RC??? You going to have it ready to wheel in October ?? 

[SixGun]

Stalled out.   

Motor and transfer are in Ernest's storage. Funds and free time have been funneled to Carter temporarily.  Should be back on it pretty soon. But....not soon enough for October 

[ProjectPW]

Stalled out.   

Motor and transfer are in Ernest's storage. Funds and free time have been funneled to Carter temporarily.  Should be back on it pretty soon. But....not soon enough for October 

no worries I know the feeling...... "next year" is when all my shit will be fixed...  

the Top Hand WILL be making an appearance at the october meet though.....come hell or high water 

[ProjectM880]

Don't worry Richard, My M880 Has been collecting dust for a better part of a decade 

[ProjectPW]

Don't worry Richard, My M880 Has been collecting dust for a better part of a decade 

The pigs drive it while you are gone..... 

[ProjectM880]

The pigs drive it while you are gone..... 

That's why I took the Gas Tank out, since it doesn't have keys anymore.......

[SixGun]

I was JY hunting yesterday for Carter and ran across a new arrival.  77 W200 Club Cab with a 400 2v 4spd 8 lug axles but to me the front looked like a maybe an HD D44.  Dual tank set up. That sucker had been beat on with a rusty sledge hammer. Hood and roof rusted through. So why put this in my build thread you say.  Because it had a factory (?) winch bumper. I found the literature that showed the bumper coming with an odd shaped Warn PTO winch.  I should have picked that up. Looks like it will mount the winch sideways to the front plate. The bolt  pattern is 4-1/2" x 10" like my other winch. The mounting plate is 1/4" thick.  The Viper winch I bought a little while back is a low profile design with a remote solenoid box. So this should work great together.

[ProjectM880]

Good Score!

PM Me where you found that Junk yard! I need that Bell housing and drive train!

[workgoats]

Hey, if we can wire weld up a hole from an electrical short in a  brake line, there might be other options.

[SixGun]

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