I still want your black soft top!!

 

E did you call that guy?

 

Brian- I would have definitely sold you the top, but im trading it for the parts truck containing the motor im swapping in. If I didnt need a motor I definitely would!

Yoda- I didnt give him a call yet, im getting the donor truck delivered saturday, so ill check out the trans and make sure its in good shape first, but I appreciate the number for sure!

 

Soft top is gone, and my 85 pickup has arrived This week ill be yanking the 22R out of the 85, and ill start tearing into that.

The more i think about it, i may use the 5 speed trans and t-case out of the 85, since i have everything ill need to do a 5-speed swap. and it would be the perfect time

Does anyone have any opinions on the marlin HD clutches vs the WabFab clutches? I heard the Marlin clutches grab great, im used to driving diesels, and stage 3 racing clutches, so i prefer something that grabs and goes.

I sold the ARB and Winch to Toy3sgte, so that freed up some extra cash to put towards the build, so im going to pick up an Engnbldr street/RV head as well.

Ill be sure to post up some pics as soon as i can.

 

I found a local guy who was extremely interested in my soft top. I traded him the soft top for an 85 Toy Pickup, with a 22R, manual tranny & tcase, and solid front axle. I will be putting the 22R with the manual tranny and tcase into my 89. I can also use many other parts off it, so i made out pretty good on that. It will make the 5 speed swap ten times easier as well, being able to get all the parts out of the 85.

I am going to do a complete rebuild of the 22R using ENGNBLDR Parts, cam, and a Weber 32/36 Carb. No plans for a header, ill just use the 22R downpipe into 2.25" exhaust.

The 85 Parts Truck:



Hopefully all goes smooth, and i will document the swap as best i can. I understand its naturally frowned upon to swap from a 22RE to a 22R, but ive been reading, figuring, and researching for the last 3 months, and ive got everything planned out. Constructive criticism is welcomed, but all i ask is dont bash me for dropping the EFI. Find another thread for that.

On that note, lets get this swap started

 

We got a ton of work accomplished over this past weekend.

We started on Saturday morning, and after dragging the 85 up to the garage, and ripping off half the bed in the process, we got it up on the lift and started tearing it apart.

We managed to get everything pulled in about 5 to six hours. I dont have too many pics of us tearing it apart, but im sure you can figure it out. We started with the driveshafts, then divorced the tcase from the tranny, lowered it down, divorced the tranny and bellhousing from the block, and lowered it down. Then we pulled the downpipe apart from the rusted up exhaust system, and pulled off the downpipe.

The truck looked like it has sat in the ocean for a year. Almost everything from the cab back was rusted up pretty bad. Yet to our surprise, we only had to torch off one bolt, and it was where the downipe connects to the exhaust manifold. EVERY other bolt came out without a hitch.

Torching off the downpipe bolt:



After we had everything behind the motor dropped out, we lowered the truck back down off the lift, and started unhooking the vaccuum lines, throttle cable, heater hoses, etc. We got the cherry picker hooked up to the hoist hook on the motor, and yanked it out.

My dad giving me a hand:





Seems like a pretty successful day to me. We let the tranny and tcase drain over night, then went back Sunday morning to mount the engine on to an engine stand, and trailered it home. I'm glad the motor is finally out, and i can start tearing into it


VICTORY!

 

Made some more progress on the motor swap!

After a decent 6 hours in the workshop, and the help of a couple buddies, we got the motor torn down to the block and the rotating assembly.

I picked up a "Garage in a box" on sale from Harbor Freight, and my dad and I built a small workshop type deal inside of it. A Nice 8'x2' Workbench, and an 8'x8' heavy platform to roll the engine stand around on. Its solid, and works great. Heres a pic of the workshop and the motor before we started:



Valve cover off:



Close up of timing chain and fuel pump arm:



Fuel Pump comes off next:



My buddy Elias pulling the carb:



Intake manifold off:



Off With its head!



And im assuming this is why the motor didnt want to crank over. Just goes to show, no matter how much someone assures you that a motor is in good condition, its best to tear into it for yourself

Check out the crap in #2 Cylinder:

Shown below, cylinder #1 on far right, #2 in center, #3 left



Cylinder #2 right, # 3 center, #4 left.



Oil pan Joins the parts pile:



Rusted up crankshaft



And this is where we ended for now. I have to get the crank, rods, pistons, and bearings out yet, and pull the timing rails off the front. Then its off to the machine shop. Im pretty sure im going to get it bored .30 over, unless anyone has anything to say advising against it.

Time to start getting some parts on order!

 

I think you can only go .020 and .040 over on a 22re. I went with .040 with no problems. If your interested, engnbldr also sells fresh recast heads with oversized valves.

Your truck is so clean! Can't wait to see the rest of the build.

 

Well, im waiting to hear back from the machine shop about some parts, so in the meantime i decided to start cleaning some parts of the truck up. I started with the suspension, and the rest of the front end. I only got to take pics of the passenger side, but i think you can get the picture

Passenger side before, all dirty, and crusty with mud stained undercoating and surface rust:



And After some Silver Rustoleum Hammered, Rustoleum Truck Bed Coating, and a LOTTT of Masking off parts.



And Painted the hubs, sadly after the other pics were taken.



Next up is the rear end, repainting the rock sliders, and ill also take some pics of my new to me wheels.

 

dang E that looks awesome. When are you going to have that thing runnin? i think a trip to see me in state college would be in order.

 

Im not 100% sure when itll be done yet, i have to get the machine work done, get it all back together, and while im waiting on that, im building some custom fiberglass fenders. So stay tuned!

 

like the remote light. the paint job looks good

 

Thanks man! I Appreciate it!

 

What model is your Carr light bar? The M-profile? I've been looking to get one for my 93 and I've been doing as much research as possible. Any complaints?

I like the silver on the suspension and hubs, BTW. It's different and it looks really cool

 

nice!