What are you doing today ? 2019

sirstude · December 17, 2019, 11:33:26 AM

I have been watching those videos for about 6 months, I happened to fall across them and the are really neat. Joliet MT is a little town of 650 down near Billings, about 200 miles from me. I think next year I am going to make a trip down there.

kb426 · December 17, 2019, 06:56:27 PM

I an aware that I have left over parts from the last couple of years. I started listing them on area classifieds. I'm still in the "less stuff" mode. I'm not holding my breath.

phat46 · December 17, 2019, 07:18:13 PM

Finished a painting today. I've been on a gasser kick lately and see no reason to stop now!
Edit: that's a really fuzzy picture! 🤔

chimp koose · December 17, 2019, 07:57:30 PM

HOLY COW that is a nice willys ! Dont stop now , you are getting even better

416Ford · December 17, 2019, 08:58:29 PM

I really like that one phat46. );b( );b(

idrivejunk · December 17, 2019, 09:14:45 PM

Plus me! :b-d: Cool shiny blue gasser

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WZ JUNK · December 18, 2019, 05:33:29 PM

I did some work on the 460/Ranger today. I have some minor electrical work, install the battery in its original location, and the fuel line to finish up the front. Next I will work on the rear end and fuel tank. Tomorrow I will begin pulling the bed. I am dreading the removal of the bed bolts.

Hear is what 466 cubic inches of big block Ford looks like in a Ranger Splash. I installed the engine without cutting the floor or the firewall. It is a very tight fit.

kb426 · December 18, 2019, 05:58:20 PM

^^^^
Serious offset to the right? That's what most seem to have for steering clearance. The 72 F100 had 2.5".

WZ JUNK · December 18, 2019, 06:02:19 PM

Quote from: "kb426"^^^^
Serious offset to the right? That's what most seem to have for steering clearance. The 72 F100 had 2.5".

Serious offset and it is a little crooked too. The rules for drag week forced me to do it that way.

idrivejunk · December 18, 2019, 08:22:25 PM

Looks like it grew there, to me. Nice V8 Splash job.

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kb426 · December 19, 2019, 06:58:37 PM

I saved the bent axle that came from the 96 mustang donor for the 51. I had cut the flange of behind the seal area and saved all the parts for another day. I fired up the lathe this afternoon and faced of the cut area. The flange has the stub that can be put in a rotary table on the mill. It had the 5 x 4.5 bolt pattern that I can use occasionally. I think I'll machine the splines of the end of the remaining part of the axle. It's bent enough that it will be a punch or pry bar.

I put it between centers and spun it. No question it's bent.

WZ JUNK · December 19, 2019, 07:49:47 PM

I started on the back half of the Ranger this afternoon. The hardest part of removing the bed was removing the bolts that hold the bed to the frame. Lots of heat, a long breaker bar, and a pneumatic impact wrench got it done. Now I will clean it and start to work.

chimp koose · December 19, 2019, 11:04:12 PM

Finished the exhaust on my 65 merc tonight. Not too pretty but it should work fine.

idrivejunk · December 20, 2019, 03:54:27 PM

Quote from: "chimp koose"Finished the exhaust on my 65 merc tonight. Not too pretty but it should work fine.

Well, describe the sound for us ... :?: :?: :?:

Muffs nearest the front or back?

kb426 · December 20, 2019, 05:03:59 PM

Over at O&S, once again a mustang part has become something useful. The bent axle shaft has been turned into a driver. I cut down the spline'd area to be a receiver for a driver. I will machine up adapters as needed. My plan is to use the recess where the c-clip went to use a clip to hole the adapter on. I rounded the other end for hammering and also center drilled it for future possibilities. Because axles are good material, speed was not part of this process.