used to look like this.

Took out these

Now looks like this

 

these live here for now untill i make a better looking switchboard.
a bit hard to see, but. i guess thats the point?


might be a little crooked, but.... its really stuck lol

i'll get a night time picture tonight.

 

That grill badge you did looks awesome! Nicely done!

 

I installed it. But didn't post the pic yet. I will soon.

 

new used back window motor

replaced the broken plastic fascia and replaced one of the lights, re wired it and coated the inside where it used to be rust (but should've been chrome) with tinfoil lol and new bulbs

put pink lights in the marker side, making it more reddish...
finished tearing up our garage foundation before we start building the carriage house


got a drop hitch from my boss, first use, take the wave runner on the 4runner to the lake.

 

are you in maryland?

 

British Columbia (eh)

 

so on my way home from work last wednesday i blew up betty. here she is on the trailer, as i was waiting for 3 hrs for my dad to find me with the flat deck i took off the skid plate, valance, bumper, and grille (and the purple glow light lol) and the fog lights had to come off too.

 

Ben getting started on taking the old block out of the white runner

p.o. had taken the head and such off and apart and had a box in the back of pieces.






heres the old block... oops...


Yep thats a window straight through and through...

this is the timing cover and guide all broken up from the white runner. (betty's was still in great shape so we are swaping it over will take pics then.)

both motors

empty betty...

end of day 2 painted and ready for re-assembly





betties motor, waiting for sunday...


ill take pics of the other damage and things on sunday. not sure what color to paint the vc, but will figure it out. thinking bright purple.. oh and im gonna put on the grille from my 85

i want to pull off the rest of the chrome trim on the gutters flat black the chrome on the window (until the window gets replaced and i get the black rubber seal) and eventualy black out the chrome bumper. or buy a black one)

 

rad was pretty dinged up and green on the corners and had floppy fins... so figured ill take the rad out of mach and also want to transfer the ac from the white 87 too.(daughter calls it betty white) should be easier with the motor in the air than it would be with it under the hood.

 

Dude this is looking great I wish I had as much time to fiddle with my truck. Start a build up!

 

Between the gf and her 4 yr old and running a co. Don't really have too much time. But me and my buddy ben try and make some time. Especially after blowing up jennas daily driver. Lol.

 

well we thought it was gonna be an easy wam bam kinda job. buuut. after seeing how much broken plastic and milky oil there was in this block. we decided against the short road, and decided to do this right.




took the block and head to the machine shop and got it back today.


nice and shiny.
needs new bearings. pretty warn from p.o. running that milk for so long.

 

Wow you have done a lot of work on this ride. A lot of it seamed like such small annoying stuff, stuff that makes other people give up on a car. Good job sorting it all out man.
Getting that fresh engine in is going to feel sweet!

 

Thanks man. Hrs and hrs of tinkering fussing and learning and swearing.

 

nice.. so much work.. lol..

 

Thinking about moving the ac from the 87 while we have it apart. At least mount the compressor

 

Thanks Corey for moving this thread.

 

did more yesterday and today, (more tomorrow)
ben scrubbing


sanding down the intake and exhaust

re repainted.


honing

old broke ass motor lol

cleaned up intake

painted vc

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also cleaned up the valves and seats, only to find the intakes were clean and well seated and all the exhausts from both trucks were burnt and pitted. so engnbldr it is.