bummer

 

alright so i swapped the bad motor mount out with the help of my new floorjack and some scrap wood. it still doesnt sit perfectly strait but im happy enough for now... heres some pics


i was gonna swap both but it was a major pain in the ass and the other one looks fine so im leaving it for now. i sat there for about an hour and a half with 2 drift pins jacking the engine up and settling it, there wasnt much room to crank on the drift pins and it would of been nice to have an extra arm but it finally all came together and it still looks like crap but im still satisfied...

 

your old motor mounts broke when you rolled the truck...replace the other one too.

who took a grinder to the valve cover and took out the "R"?

 

once apon a time i was trying to get this truck smogged and thought if i convinced someone there was still a 20r in it i could bypass the whole referee thing... and i dont think the other one is broken

 

After 30+ years the rubber will be cracked and if one was bad after a roll..the other probably is too.
Granted the d/s mount sees more stress..
It would not be a bad idea to weld a few links of chain on your motor mount.

Common mod to help get you home In case one breaks out in BFE

 

yea you are probably right... but the motor has only been in there for like 3 years... tomorrow ill do the other one

question for you guys.. can i completely disable the ac this would make it a lot easier to work on the other mount...


one of those hoses goes to the air cleaner the other im not really sure.

 

Looks like the hoses should have enough flex you can swing the compressor up and out of the way.

 

Yes u can remove the ac, that is your air pump one goes the bottom of air cleaner other on, there is a valve,diphram thingy under the intake manifold that the other line goes to, sorry cant thing of the name, also what header is that your running.

 

so when i remove them how do i go about plugging the gaping holes?

the header is from trailgear. rock ripper 50 state legal

 

Just poked through your thread, I have a 8? that I belive to have a good cab top, and the doors arn't awful. Have you thought about cutting the top off your old truck, and welding a new one on?

That's what i did with my yeehaw. link below
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f199...thread-239756/


here's some pictures of the truck that i'm parting, kinda getting tired of looking at it, if your intersted pm me and we'll work something out.

 

thanks but im committed to the cab swap at this point.

 

heres my perdy header and exhaust you were asking about.


and i did the passenger side motor mount the drivers side one is still a little catywompus. i think the bracket that is bolted to the block is a little bit bent


putting the air pump back I had no idea what its function was lol did a little googling thanks efi85 vv

 

Dude you have to put that air pump back in ! If your in Cali your never gonna pass smog without it . Well unless you got a" hookup" wink wink

 

One more thing nows the time to clean up the engine !! Degrease and reseal . I would pant the inner fenders and fire wall while I'm at it . I'd paint those before installation it would be so much easier that way . I'm half blind so I'd paint them white but that's just me lol. Btw I'm real jealous of your exhaust system looks nice !!!

 

damnit... stupid smog

 

You could see if there are any counties around you where you don't have to get smog. I know in Imperial county we only have to do it with a change in the ownership, although it's like 800 miles away. If there is you might be able to get a po box in that county and register the truck there. I know some people from San Diego do that over here. Good job with the swap so far and good luck on the rest.

 

Neighbors suck!! having the same problem with mine saying my truck is an eyesore well I think there mazda 5 with 20 inch wheels is an eye sore!!

 

yea if i was the owner of the property i would tell them to shove it.

 

so yesterday i found an add on craigslist reguarding a honda xr650r that was being parted out. i check every couple of days since my xr650r was stolen a few months back. turns out this one was mine. 24 hours later its back in my garage and the dude is in jail.

 

Nice job man!! Way to bust that tweaker.

What kinda moron steals something...then parts it on craigslist? lol.
What a total idiot.