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The M is Trail Ready again.

Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 4:46 pm
by W_A_Watson_II
http://m37.wawii.com/

The final thing to re-install after gutting everything out from the flow wheel out to the wheels was the transmission tunnel cover. When I relocated the shift tower hole in the transmission tunnel originally, I was off a little and missed needing to move it upward to allow the shifter boot to be installed. When I pulled the Cover to swap transmissions I discovered that the right side also had rubbed the cover. So I redid the cover completely rather than just moving the hole again. I opened up the original hole to clear, and built new panels to enclose the shift tower, and fir the boot. In order to fit the NP435, I installed the tunnel boot over the transmission boot.

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Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 5:01 pm
by Josh
looks good!

Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 5:10 pm
by refit1701
Great job! Fabrication looks fun.....

Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 5:44 pm
by Josh
flipped through your pics Will, You have to be an engineer! I thought I was the only engineer on here, and certanly the only one that builds mockups and does autocad, but, I guess I was wrong! :lol:

Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 6:14 pm
by W_A_Watson_II
Josh,

Yes BA in ME with a Minor in Electronics and an emphasis in Robotics. But I've not practiced it in years though. You?

It seems I spend more time planning than doing though.

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:55 am
by Cal_Gary
Checked your link, Will, those are some awesome pictures! Funny how the "before and after' shots remind us where we began versus where we are now, and I do the same. Well done on the tranny floor cover!
Gary

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:06 pm
by W_A_Watson_II
Gary,

Thanks, I'm no body man, I don't have the patients for it, but for what I need and will do with the truck I'm satisfied.

Yea, I love looking back and seeing the before and afters. Hopefully someone will learn from my mistakes and do an even better job.