Just a lucky day
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 2:06 pm
Was away for most of a week, down at Disney with the family, daughter likes to run in the Princess Half Marathon, plus the 10K. Was great fun. But of course, I spent much of my time pondering what step should be next in my truck's resurrection. Went by the machine shop, Tony there, an old friend, told me he will personally break down my engine tomorrow; I dropped off new valve seats, valves, springs, keepers, and will have new cam bearings here in a day or so. He is familiar with these engines. He will balance the pistons (when I order the correct ones) and will spin balance the crank and flywheel, as always suggested on this forum. Told me he would bead blast some of the minor parts, pulleys, etc.
I asked if he knew anyone who could sand blast parts I have previously removed from the truck, grills, assorted brackets, all the troop seat metal parts, this and that, a few small panels, intake and exhaust manifolds and he sent me over to CCC, which I did not know about in our town, they are a big industrial coating and stripping place, took a load over, their receptionist helped me unload it all into their shop, ready in a week or so. Costs $70 per hour of blasting. Tickled pink I have this available to me locally.
Then drove over to a big industrial "hose/tube" sort of business, he told me they can make any sort of brake line or other line I might need, flexible, hard, shielded, whatever, just to bring my part in to have them duplicate it. Again, luck to have them local to me. He made up a new small fuel line shut-off valve while I was there, mine is cracked.
Then rolled under the truck bed, and found the big bolts that hold the bed on are easy to spin off, not rusty, easy to reach. I will lift off the bed in a day or so, then get to work on replacing fuel and vent and brake lines. So I am working on the truck to make it ready for me to reinstall the engine, when I get it back from the machine shop. He will put in the cam and valves for me, and bring it back to my home when done; he said me will be glad to paint the engine after hot tanking it.
Got my TM on disassembly and reassembly of the engine today. Lots to study and highlight in getting ready for my motor to come home.
Now to dinner and the local college basket ball game. My neighbor is the coach.
As usual, let me find some sort of picture...... Took this photo in Saudi Arabia, some sort of British armored car. Royal Saudi vehicle. A Ferrett???
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I asked if he knew anyone who could sand blast parts I have previously removed from the truck, grills, assorted brackets, all the troop seat metal parts, this and that, a few small panels, intake and exhaust manifolds and he sent me over to CCC, which I did not know about in our town, they are a big industrial coating and stripping place, took a load over, their receptionist helped me unload it all into their shop, ready in a week or so. Costs $70 per hour of blasting. Tickled pink I have this available to me locally.
Then drove over to a big industrial "hose/tube" sort of business, he told me they can make any sort of brake line or other line I might need, flexible, hard, shielded, whatever, just to bring my part in to have them duplicate it. Again, luck to have them local to me. He made up a new small fuel line shut-off valve while I was there, mine is cracked.
Then rolled under the truck bed, and found the big bolts that hold the bed on are easy to spin off, not rusty, easy to reach. I will lift off the bed in a day or so, then get to work on replacing fuel and vent and brake lines. So I am working on the truck to make it ready for me to reinstall the engine, when I get it back from the machine shop. He will put in the cam and valves for me, and bring it back to my home when done; he said me will be glad to paint the engine after hot tanking it.
Got my TM on disassembly and reassembly of the engine today. Lots to study and highlight in getting ready for my motor to come home.
Now to dinner and the local college basket ball game. My neighbor is the coach.
As usual, let me find some sort of picture...... Took this photo in Saudi Arabia, some sort of British armored car. Royal Saudi vehicle. A Ferrett???
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