Sick! mines going under the knife this weekend for the SAS... soooo stoked.

 

You bastard. Forget that little hill, youll be climbin Axle alley this summer.

Snows clearin up. Lets get out soon.

 

yessir!!

 

anything new?

 

Next weekend ill have some time to work on it. I had some time this weekend, but had to work on the 4runner instead.

 

Was a stressfull weekend in the shop, but sunday by noon this happened:

3VZE Start Up Video

Went like this. Sat morning get down in the shop early. Put starter in, connect drive shafts, fill up fluids. Moment of truth, turn key, Dash light up!! go to start it and it just clicks.

Check all connections, figure it mist be the starter. Pull it out and bench test it to find its frozen. Throw the one from the parts runner in and she turns over!!! but no runn-y. This is where the headache started.

Fuel, check. spark, check, Compression, check. Wtf. swapped out distributor, still nothing. Must be timing. Pull out the light, and its effing broken. Do a bunch of tests to make sure were at TDC, but still no run. Borrow a timing light and its not reading right. SO we call it a night, and head to the internet to look for some asnwers.

Sunday morning we get in the shop, and decide to pull the front end apart to MAKE SURE timing is right. and this is what we found.



This was the issue, the key on the crank wasnt out far enough to grab the balancer. So we get it back together just enough to see it if will start, and after advancing the dist a tooth, she starts!!! F YEAH. Havent heard this thing run in over a year! aaaaaand I was out of time for the weekend. Cant make it back to the shop for 2 weeks, but I should be able to drive it out of the shop!!

Im pretty excited.

Also mounted up my vice to the hitch mount. Hope I never need it on the trail, but this will come in handy!





All in all, pretty sweet weekend, cant wait to get back down.

 

man am I glad to see this. also that hitch vice is super cool

 

Measuring about 16" to the crossmember. I need to rework my exhaust.





It will drive soon!

 

Glad to see it finally going back together... Great truck

 

Holy poo I finally drove the truck today. The motor seems to have a skip to it, But I was able to drive it up the hill from the old shop to the new shop. About 2 mikes with no hood or grill. Haha, looked kinda funny. Will look into the skipping tomorrow, after that it will be another 2 weekends before I can get down to work on it again (Off wheelin the DD, Haha) . Heres some out side pics.

Bye bye old shop.





I should have put the grill on it for the pictures. Oh well.









My wonderful girl helping me out move all my stuff up the hill. She always makes me smile.





And up at the new shop. So much more room here and its right at the house.



Hopefully have some wheelin pics here soon.

 

nice build. love all the wheeling pix with IFS

 

Great build thread, love the progress and wheeling pics! Awesome way to cut the frt bumper and mount the signals too!

 

yo RERE I went to mettowee with some people today and let me tell ya solid axle and fully locked = BEAST! Peter should have some videos up later...

 

Hey, glad to see your truck out of the shop and running! No more frozen door to worry about. LOL Good luck with the skip in the motor.

 

Thanks for the comments guys, Ill get it on the trail soon!

Didnt end up working on the skip today. Spent all morning cleaning out the shop, then it was time to head home. This is how we moved the tool box, haha. Thats one heavy SOB.



Kai- were going to belvidere this weekend and next, any interest/you around for the summer? Check the crawlers forum.

 

im back on LI now, but I'll let you know when I'm coming up next (should be like a month). Peters wheeling the 60 (finally), his brothers got a 60 with a vortec 5.3, and his friends got a SAS'd ranger on 37s so we'll have quite a crew

 

Picked up some new plug wires and a thermostat today. Wont be able to get back down till the 25th..ouch. And I have more work to do on my 4runner...so well see.

Kai- Definatly give me a call when your back up here. Should have this thing ready to go by then....or ill just keep beating on the runner. haha

 

WHeeled the truck for about an hour behind the wood at the shop. Man it feels good to drive it. Found a nickle size hole in the frame above the rear drivers bumpstop. No biggie, ill being the buzz box down with me next time and patch it. Finished putting the budbuilt skid on and tested it, man this thing rocks! Then powerwashed it and took a few pics.

Got the 2 sort of washed for a quick few pics.













I was too busy driving to take any pics of wheelin...soon ill get some.

 

Finally was able to get a weekend in at the shop. Started as break pads turned in to wheel bearing service and new calipers on both sides.



The plate on the front its from '63. We found it when cleaning out the old shop. It says "See Vermont" on the bottom of it. I think they should bring it back. Haha.

Heres a game: Spot the new parts!! Haha. Rust is a killer.



Aand my sister got me this for christmas. Thought it was time to put it on.



Im heading down next weekend to get some more done.

 

HAHAHAHAAH! I just about wept from laughing while looking at that rear....then seeing, in the last picture, what I missed..... The Chubby Dude posing like a mud flap hottie! hahahahaha. Oh, and the "DirtBag" bottle opener? lol.

How are ya, RE-RE?