Got the F 134 engine in , tight fit but can see why peeps cut out hood . Went ahead and installed The trans good thing i did , more alignment issues poped up. Guess i go back to the wiggling board....
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Got the F 134 engine in , tight fit but can see why peeps cut out hood . Went ahead and installed The trans good thing i did , more alignment issues poped up. Guess i go back to the wiggling board....
When I was lining up body , i had the brake arm on but not the clutch arm . When i tried to put on clutch arm it seemed not to wanna line up right , looked to far towards the body center , looking...
Congratulations for your success !
Thanks guys . I know the F 134 sits higher than the L134 , was wondering where this difference comes from , is the head higher or the block itself or is the carburator the difference or some other...
Not planning to put F 134 engine in it , just putting it in to check firewall clearence , by the way there are no holes in back of F 134 head or block to attach any linkage .
Things seem to be fitting up nicely , was kinda concerned after hearing other peoples experience with MD Juan bodies , but so far everything is fitting up pretty good . Bmorgil looks like even the...
Seems like your major problem with body fitting is the firewall to close to engine. I have a F 134 engine seized of course but was wondering if i can put in f 134 to se if everything fits up ok ....
The ross housing Im using is not the one Im gonna use. When I get the new steering worm shaft I will get it right . The one I did is just for moving it around. Ill check out your problems with...
Had one to press in the long one , but short one not so tight so I red lock tight it in . Sector shaft was very tight fit if not fit at all , so I lapped it in got it where it was free . I am close...
Yea well im gonna use it just for moving the frame around , plan to use new tube when it comes. Tnx LarrBeard and bmorgil . Machine shops around here hard to come by ,and the ones I have found really...
Well got most parts for steering except main thing ,. no shaft with wsorm gear , called KaiserWillys and had no clue when I would get it , but good thing part made in USA . So plan b . Cut off bad...
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Got him on his feet . Waiting on steering repair parts then move him out of shop and set body on him.
Yea , now i can move on . Finished brake plumbing today, gonna close up rear axle and put brakes and shoes on so he can stand up !
Will look for some grade eight washers , that kinda stuff hard to find in my town lol. Got 2 more shots for bmorgil's review . Drive side first , cost second. This after moving pinion in .002 ....
Will look for some grade eight washers , that kinda stuff hard to find in my town lol. Got 2 more shots for bmorgil's review . Drive side first , cost second. This after moving pinion in .002 ....
Always thought about welding a bunch of scrap iron and parts that i had laying around and calling it sculpture , would bring lots of money my way lol.
Digging into ross steering box .Looks like complete re build . Steering tube cam has a notch in it and some rough ramps , bearings were all in the bottom of case ,shaft of the lever shaft was scored...
Question about "S" brake lines . Used the old ones if leaks cant stop , will put new ones on , thought it be easier to hook up originals . Also on steering rod ball joints castlated nuts to short ...
Got "RIPPER" up on his front 2 feet. Got the new rims , painted em up , been doing brake lines and finishing front hubs ,put steering rods on , and rippers two front teeth ,or zapats.
Wow the bag phone sure stirred up some noise lol.
Noticed that when I read the manual , but it is what it is ,still wish I had a bag phone . HI HO ,HI HO off to work we go , will shoot for 200 ft lbs . Tnx again bmorgil . I need a push once in...
Gonna do the best I can . Gonna do the pinion pre load to get approximately .030 rotational torque inch lbs , at 150 or more if you advise to do so. Tnx bmorgil . Means i gotta add shims to decrease...
Metalshaper checks his rotational torque at 100 ft lbs in his video on rear axle assembly .Should i be checking rotational torque at 150 ft lbs ? If so im not torqueing it enough to check rotational...
I only have it torqued to 100 ft lbs. The specs say to torque pinion nut to 150 ft lbs minimum .