Will Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Hey guys, Just a quick update and pics. Steel inner fenders are in the mail. Waiting of Continental to get back to me with stall reccomendations. Trans is still being built in the meantime. But the engine bay is empty and interior is out. Im actually happy with what I found when I got the carpet up. the majority of the pan was still in great shape and very solid. I knew the Drivers side was toast. Was hoping to save passenger side. But once I started cleaning with the wire wheel alot of holes opened up. So im just doing them both while I have the interior out now. Heres the bay without the inner fenders. and the fenders On the upside they both came out very easily because almost all of the outer lip bolts were broken through the plastic. haha That silver piece is an aluminum patch I made to cover up the heater box hole. Next on the list is to clean up that 40 year old wiring nightmare and get that booster out. On a side note I decided I have the very FIRST smart car ever. It is helping to pay for its own restoration. When I pulled up the carpet I found this underneath. A 1970 quarter, haha. Its not much but at this point every penny helps. Check back,More pics to follow in the next few weeks..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo's70MCs Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Cool! thanks for sharing, though I must say you're in it deep! When you get into it that deep the momentum just doubles... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
502ci Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 All I see is an office dude working in his cubicle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted January 20, 2013 Author Share Posted January 20, 2013 A cubicle with a view no less. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam (Bones) Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 just don't let that snowball slow down!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballubet Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 I fixed the links for your pictures. I always liked the spacious area in front of the firewall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGD72Monte Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Good progress Will, I also found some cash and a few other notable artefacts when I started gutting the interior, it's a bit like being an archeologist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 haha, Thanks for fixing my pics. What did I do wrong when I inserted them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballubet Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 haha, Thanks for fixing my pics. What did I do wrong when I inserted them? Not really sure. They went in with no problem for me. You can always use the "Preview post" button to see if it worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Richey Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I've found probably $20 or more total I guess in parts cars as many as I've had lol. I've also found dead bugs, rat dropping, and a certain kind of wrapper that was mentioned in the newlywed question post about 7 years ago. Floor pan not bad at all, keep the ball rolling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC-71 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 The weather looks great for the 20th of Jan. It's Jan. 22 and its 25 degrees here in Connecticut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Looks like fun! Keep it rolling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 I'm in colorado springs. Been nice all week. Hitting about 50. but last week when I pulled the trans and motor we were working in 15 degree weather with high winds. defrosting breaks for our hands every 30 minutes. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigscaht Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 gotta love those snowballs..they jus love to roll..keep up the good work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 Update and some new pics. Here is 1/3 of my budget. Beefy full manual trans with allison bearings to handle up to 800HP. And custom 10 inch continental converter with balloon plates stalled at 2700. [img:left][/img] [img:left][/img] Can you tell this is where he builds all his transmissions? haha [img:left][/img] [img:left][/img] Then the steel inner fenders prepped for paint and the jeep steering box conversion in on the box on the left. I'll be towing it to the shop to replace the pans monday. [img:left][/img] When all said and done I got out the door for about 1800. But she is beefed up and done right. I'm probably going back to have them do some paint work too. They took great care of me every step of the way. So if anyone in the colorado area need trans work I HIGHLY recomend H&M Transmission. They are located in castle rock just south of Denver. [img:left][/img] And so the saga continues..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
502ci Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Sweet!!! Shouldn't have to worry about breaking the tranny...unless you happen to put out 801hp... What type of shifter are you gonna use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 He recomended a B&M pro stick. That's what he runs in his. Was thinkin that or Hurst quarter stick. Thought and opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDavey Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Will having tried both I would say stay away from a ratchet shifter, they can be a little temperamental, I like the gate style shifter a lot more (I use a B&M Magnum Pro Stick myself)....couple of questions...what are "Allison" bearings? I use Torrington but never heard of Allison....What kind of front hub did he use? Any good "race" prep'd trans will use a steel one (probably 50% of the failures are blowing up the factory style cast hubs).... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam (Bones) Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Allison sound like a line of BS referring to a Allison Automatic trans, listen to Davey, he will give you great! info!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 I took as he used the same brand they use in Allison transmissions. Sorry for the confusion. Or maybe he was just blowing smoke. Either way I guess I wont find out till I start beating on her a bit this summer. haha. He said he will stand behind it for a year as long as I dont do anything stupid to trash it. Im not positive what type of front hub he put in. I gave him my specs, talked about what I wanted and he handled the rest. I found out the reason the rebuild I did last summer didnt shift like I wanted to is because apparently somebody molested the case for a trans break. You guys are making me worried now, haha. He did modify the case to make it manual rather than replacing the valve body completely. Will this hold up? He said to stay away from ratchets to Davey, so I'm def going with a gate style. Just have to pick one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam (Bones) Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 if it's built correctly, it will last a very long time, I've been beating my th400 for over 12 years and at one time pushed it into the 10's and it's still going strong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDavey Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 just info Will...didn't mean to scare you...it will probably be fine but sometimes you can use that kind of info to tell if a guy really knows what he's doing or not.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 Fair enough, I always welcome and respect all of your opinions here. Hence why I come to you guys first. haha. But he came well reccomended so I am going to give him the benefit of the doubt mostly because its too late now either way. haha. Ill let you know if she breaks down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtankjones Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Snowballs Are fun when you where a Little Kid. Throwing them at your Friends and Foes. Now that you are older, You Classic Throws them at you, Multiple times. Ugh!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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