new 78

[swampthing]

some pictures of the progress

 

[swampthing]

and another hopefully not so blurry

 

[BroncoJoe19]

Wow! when you said that your truck was going to be down until September, you weren't kidding! You certainly can't take her out to play like that, you'd probably get a ticket for driving without head lights or something /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[swampthing]

probably gonna be longer then september...not sure yet got a lot of stuff to buy and a lot of work to do

 

[BroncoJoe19]

Oh... yeah... it seems, the more you take apart, the more you see that should be replaced. I started my ball joints only to discover that I also need new brakes and calipers. It'd also be a good idea to replace the rubber brake lines too. Well ofcourse I could go all the way to the rear. Hmmm but why stop there? This truck has old fuel lines too! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

At some point one has to cut his losses, and just wait for stuff to break.

 

[swampthing]

motor goes to machine shop next week...got an intake coming soon, got a carb for it buying crank kit and cam kit soon...then i need gasket kit rings torque converter possibly flywheel, trickflow or B&M trans pan (i got lazy so i just drilled a hole in mine to drain the fluid going to put a weld in **** in it and keep for backup) gotta make torque link for the engine roll cage new gas tank lot of stuff...but its only money i'll make it right back

 

[swampthing]

little more progress...shock towers are done and on just waiting for trac bar bracket for the frame to get that on...coil spring towers and frame mounts are done and on rear will be all cleaned painted and put back in tomorrow night just have to wait for wheel bearings hubs balljoints radius arms gears and locker to finish the front rear off...also putting a picture up of the crank very bottom rod journal which is number 8 rod chewed up very very bad as you can see

 

[swampthing]

well got the motor back...new crank new bearings got new oil pump and rings so now i just need to start cleanin the rest of the stuff up and get it back togetrher

 

[BroncoJoe19]

Hey... I've seen the mud you put that truck into. Cleaning it will take some time. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I'm glad to see the progress you are making. It'll be a monster of a machine when you are finished.

 

[swampthing]

i was referring to the pistons, wipe the crank down, wipe the cylinders down and a few other odds and ends to assemble the lower end...but yeah the rest of the truck needs to be cleaned but i will put that off till after i wheel it again haha...but thank you yeah its takin some time but no need to rush it everythings being done right the truck is going to be a monster when its done

 

[swampthing]

well some more updates...got the new crank in...come to find out federal mogul sent me a bad main bearing so i now need to go buy a new set of main bearings so i can finish assembling bottom end, got a new oil pump, new rings, ordering cam this week...as for the pictures i took the dash out took the glovebox out covered that portion of the dash with sheetmetal (like the way it looks much better) also removed heater controls and radio (will relocate radio and running mojave heater) so i put a piece of sheetmetal in there and relocated the ignition switch to tat area as you can see (i got bored the idea popped in my mind so i did it) dash is all painted ready to go in..also cut the one support out of tailgate (still strong) removed window, regulator, and motor and i am cutting 2 6 inch holes int he back and installing off-road lights in the tailgate to keep them from getting hit by trees. i have never seen it done in that fashion so i figured why not do it

 

[swampthing]

crank is done in and torqued, rods in and torqued everything is good ARP oil shaft in melling OE pump...ordering cam kit tomorrow

 

[swampthing]

cam is ordered should have it by friday hopefully getting timing chain and gears next week...its getting closer and closer

 

[Mike G]

Man I get so jealous looking at the pictures of these big shops with fork lifts and the likes you have to work with when I'm on my knees on the blacktop driveway.

Can I come over to play if it's ok with my Mom? LOL

Good luck to you with the rebuild. Can't wait to see it back together.

Mike

 

[swampthing]

thanks and trust me i know what its like to be there...i built my first truck in a stone driveway with a tree for shelter...hard work pays off i was just lucky enough to come across this deal. if you're ever in jersey stop on by anyone is welcome lol

 

[swampthing]

motors painted...one head cleaned ordered gasket kit have to wait till tomorrow to get it......will get the motor together tomorrow night all i will be waiting on then willbe valley pan gasket and distributor and the motor will be complete and waiting to go back in..still need to do trans pan gasket filter and screen, as well as transfercase seals...also i am making my own x-pipe set up for it i would much rather spend 10 bucks for tubing then 50 or 60 for an x-pipe that will take me an hour to build myself

 

[swampthing]

only progress pictures i have so far...as you can see cut 2 6 inch holes in the tailgate for off-road lights...the one picture has light being held int eh hole...just need to figure out how to mount a cover on the back so people dont blind themselves from headlights hitting the light...and also put up a picture of the motor painted

 

[Fritz180]

how about getting the kc highlighters with the plastic covers? That should work, depending on if you are mounting the lights flush against the tailgate or not. Also I see your from jersey, do you do any busy with Ok 4wd. I'm from northern New jersey and they were always good to get performance and other parts.

 

[swampthing]

i already have the lights i am using they are mounted inside the gate flush to it and no i have never used that company i stick to a select few meaning 2 mayube 3 at most that i will order parts from...and as you can see i do all my own work in house whether its mechanic or custom fab

 

[Fritz180]

ok. well then never mind about the lights.. I was just curious about the 4wd place.