Phase 2 Mud sucks, I'm going racing!

Bill - Are you all staying at the Comfort on 7-31 for the race?
If so I'll book a room. I gotta check this shit out.

I'll probably just go up for the day and drive home. There is a big concert in Frederick MD that Sunday that I want to take Aaron to see.

You're not going to pre run Friday?

hey bill let me know if you want or need a hand this coming sat i have a free day

I can always use an extra hand. I'll be working feverishly on it all weekend. I found the fan I was telling you about.
Did some flex tests this evening and everything clears with the changes I made. Did some measures for driveshafts. I have to run a 2 piece front shaft due to length and some minor clearance issues. rear shaft will be a cv shaft but at full droop i'm at about 32 degrees or so. Gonna have to use the limit straps on the center of the axle to prevent the last 2" of droop (instead of trying to build new links and stretching the rear). Switching to an atlas would cure the problem since my doubler is so long but not gonna happen for now. Ordered my shafts today and they will be in next wednesday. Mother in laws van blew a water pump so had to run for parts today, left it for my brother in law to fix. Elva came home with her JK blowing steam from the upper radiator hose and overheating. Hose is too big for the upper radiator inlet. For now I pulled the hose, put silicone on there and doubled the hose clamps. I'll have to search for a new hose later. Busy day.

hey bill,when you get an itchin to do the t-case let me know i would like the chance to buy it back off of you for the the new frame i have.....i am thinking of putting a chevy drivetrain in it with the ford axles... prob. a chevy 350 engine and trans to a set up like you have? i am still thinking!!

sounds good von. It will probably be this winter if at all. Prerunning on Friday sounds like a great idea, I'll make arrangements.

STEERING - Fill hydraulics and bleed, check turning clearance and set steering stops.
- Replace steering heim joints, mount cooler on grill
Grill - Paint mounts and install after mounting hyd steering cooler.
Shifter - finish linkage install for tranny and tcase
FUEL CELL - mount, allow room for battery
Battery - install next to fuel cell, allthread mount? Charge battery
Start button- install push button start and ignition switch
- wire into cutoff switch
Dipstick - install tranny dipstick
Radiator - install radiator, coolant tubing and pipes, Tranny cooler, Tranny lines
Brakes - install new hard lines and new flex lines.
Window Nets - Fab mounts
Brakes - Install brake lines and bleed
Driveshafts - Install, check seal 1 7/8 or 2 1/8 seal surface? Included in order.
EXHAUST - Build header back exhaust.
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Hood - install latch pins
Oil pan skid - after driveshaft is installed
Limit straps - install
Bump stops - install/ fab mounts
Body panels - cut and paint
- mount with tabs, rivets
Paint - cage and body panels
WINCH install fairlead and rope.
Firewall - Rear to shoulder height, lexan radiator
Emerg. Brake - Install corvette handle.
ROOF - bend aluminum to fit, drill into cage with self tapping screws
Axle winch - install on front of vehicle.
Fire ext - extinguisher mounts, per rules,
ARB - install pump, run wires, new bulkhead fitting, switches in dash
Spare tire - Fab spare tire mount

looks like a good list to work on bill so let me know when you are planning to get started on sat morning and ill be up

88blazeron40s wrote:

looks like a good list to work on bill so let me know when you are planning to get started on sat morning and ill be up

I'll probably be constructively working by about 9 am so anytime after that is fine. Bring a swimsuit, need to cool off now and then in the pool. The little AC unit in the garage takes the edge off the heat but not very well. I'll have plenty of beer. What do you like to drink?

i think me and jon can come up on the Saturday the 31st to help out as well....... is sunday open to regular wheelin if i stay the night sat.?

ok cool 9 works for me and whatever you got thats cold coors light or miller light

thinga'ma'rig wrote:

i think me and jon can come up on the Saturday the 31st to help out as well....... is sunday open to regular wheelin if i stay the night sat.?

Yeah pretty sure that sunday will be normal open wheeling.
Anyone have a torch I can borrow? I need to heat and bend some aluminum for my roof.

i have all the stuff for a torch just dont have either bottle of gas! but you could bend it with a 2x4 on both sides of the alum and bend it over with a hammer

i have a torch set. but they are the really big bottles.we would have to dis-assemble them to move it around......but you can use them as much as you like

oh hey bill i completly forgot if we take all the measurements i can bring it back to my sheet metal shop and bend it on our press

88blazeron40s wrote:

oh hey bill i completly forgot if we take all the measurements i can bring it back to my sheet metal shop and bend it on our press

I think it only needs bent a couple degrees to meet the tube and then contoured to the tube to screw it down. Might need to heat and bend because of the angles(lots of bend near the rear and little near the front)

oh ok depending on how thick it is you should just be able to do it with a reg mapp gas torch that you would use to do copper tubing

worth a shot, we got time. Did you say you have a 40" tire I could buy from you as a spare?

i was working on that and i just bought that front d60 so the tires got put on the back burner for now so no i dont but i could just let you use one of mine for the first race if you dont have one by then

Ryan thanks for all your hard work today. That wiring would have been a nightmare for me to even think about trying. Really does help to have a second set of hands for a lot of this work. Your help was greatly appreciated.

no problem anytime i can help ill be up. and thank you for the parts!

STEERING - Fill hydraulics and bleed, check turning clearance and set steering stops. DONE
- Replace steering heim joints, mount cooler on grill DONE
Grill - Paint mounts and install after mounting hyd steering cooler. DONE
Shifter - finish linkage install for tranny and tcase
FUEL CELL - mount, allow room for battery DONE
Battery - install next to fuel cell, allthread mount? Charge battery DONE
Start button- install push button start and ignition switch DONE
Dipstick - install tranny dipstick DONE
Radiator - install radiator, coolant tubing and pipes, Tranny cooler, Tranny lines
Brakes - install new hard lines and new flex lines.
Window Nets - Fab mounts DONE
Brakes - Install brake lines and bleed
Driveshafts - Install, check seal 1 7/8 or 2 1/8 seal surface? Included in order.
EXHAUST - Build header back exhaust.
.
Hood - install latch pins
Oil pan skid - after driveshaft is installed
Limit straps - install
Bump stops - install/ fab mounts
Body panels - cut and paint
- mount with tabs, rivets
Paint - cage and body panels
WINCH install fairlead and rope.
Firewall - Rear to shoulder height, lexan radiator
Emerg. Brake - Install corvette handle.
ROOF - bend aluminum to fit, drill into cage with self tapping screws
Axle winch - install on front of vehicle.
Fire ext - extinguisher mounts, per rules,
ARB - install pump, run wires, new bulkhead fitting, switches in dash
Spare tire - Fab spare tire mount

looks good with that fresh paint on there!

Ryan you left your knife here.