Ok, I've put a few posts about it in the "what did you do this week" thread, but I decided to do a proper build thread for this truck.
So far, I've just been working on getting a functioning transmission into the car, so lets start there:
Here's a pic from the ad I got it from
The truck had reverse, but no forward gears would take.
Luckily I have a parts rig with a good transmission. (My 01 that got me from Maine to here) So it came out and got new input seals, output seals, new filter, and a few o-rings
Good New England corrosion:
I welded up my own adapter to put the transmission on a standard 3 ton floor jack.
Earlier pic with the donor trans:
And a pic of the bad trans coming out:
I had to make an EXTRA shallow 17mm, my little bench top lathe came in handy:
I also made a low profile driver for it:
and it did the trick, even on the bolt that was badly cross threaded into the TC.
Working outdoors has made it slow going
But now I'm to the point of re-installing the valve covers (they needed new gaskets), and putting the intake back on.
Speaking of valve covers, getting the driver's side off is nearly impossible.
I ended up dismounting the brake booster to access the rear bottom bolt.
I also have some stuff in store for the interior, which I will expand upon later.
So far, I've just been working on getting a functioning transmission into the car, so lets start there:
Here's a pic from the ad I got it from
The truck had reverse, but no forward gears would take.
Luckily I have a parts rig with a good transmission. (My 01 that got me from Maine to here) So it came out and got new input seals, output seals, new filter, and a few o-rings
Good New England corrosion:
I welded up my own adapter to put the transmission on a standard 3 ton floor jack.
Earlier pic with the donor trans:
And a pic of the bad trans coming out:
I had to make an EXTRA shallow 17mm, my little bench top lathe came in handy:
I also made a low profile driver for it:
and it did the trick, even on the bolt that was badly cross threaded into the TC.
Working outdoors has made it slow going
But now I'm to the point of re-installing the valve covers (they needed new gaskets), and putting the intake back on.
Speaking of valve covers, getting the driver's side off is nearly impossible.
I ended up dismounting the brake booster to access the rear bottom bolt.
I also have some stuff in store for the interior, which I will expand upon later.