Finalized the battery install today. I went with a Braille lightweight AGM battery primarily because of its small size. It’s so small in fact, that I had to shim it with a block of wood and a couple of foam rubber blocks. It also precluded me from having to enlarge the opening. I needed to modify the cables for a better install.
I finished it off with a nice polycarbonate cover. The only thing left to do is to figure out the best way to route the battery minder wires and connector.
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The expansion and overflow tanks were a bit of a nipple twister to reconfigure and install, but one more task checked off the list. I made a few hard lines to connect the vent lines and the tanks together. Finished up a bunch of tidy-up tasks too.
The focus now will be to get the motor and trans reinstalled…![Cool 8-)](./images/smilies/icon/cool.gif)
The focus now will be to get the motor and trans reinstalled…
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Major milestone today! William and his dad Heath came over this afternoon to help wrangle the drivetrain back in place. It was a bit challenging, but it’s back in and now I can focus on getting all the peripherals back in place. Still a lot to do, but this is the fun part…![😎](//cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/twitter/twemoji@latest/assets/svg/1f60e.svg)
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Mike,
Major, major progress! Lookin' great!
Tom
Major, major progress! Lookin' great!
Tom
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Great looking project..I approve of all the "tiding up". Lol.
It is going to be some much better when it comes to life again..Ken
It is going to be some much better when it comes to life again..Ken
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Thx guys, I have to believe it will be a much better runner once it’s back up and running again. ![Cool 8-)](./images/smilies/icon/cool.gif)
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Making good progress. I have most of the electrical system reconnected. Torqued all of the motor/trans hardware. Reconnected the shifter brackets/cables and the hydraulic clutch hose.
Refit the AC compressor brackets, and realigned the pulleys with shim washers. Had to make a few trips to O’Reilly’s to get the correct size belt. The original belt was too big after replacing the water pump pulley with a smaller diameter unit. Still plenty to do, but the list is getting shorter every day…![Cool 8-)](./images/smilies/icon/cool.gif)
Refit the AC compressor brackets, and realigned the pulleys with shim washers. Had to make a few trips to O’Reilly’s to get the correct size belt. The original belt was too big after replacing the water pump pulley with a smaller diameter unit. Still plenty to do, but the list is getting shorter every day…
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Today I reinstalled the rear sway bar, and made new -10 hoses to connect the oil filter sandwich adapter to the chassis bulkhead fittings going to the remote oil filters. I didn’t have a 1” crowfoot, so I had to modify a 7/8” crowfoot to tighten the fittings.
I also started mocking up the dipstick, and the radiator hoses below the motor. Progress…![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon/wink.gif)
I also started mocking up the dipstick, and the radiator hoses below the motor. Progress…
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Mike,
Yep - just what I thought - it's turning into another Iodice work of art![Iroc :auto-iroc:](./images/smilies/auto/iroc.gif)
Yep - just what I thought - it's turning into another Iodice work of art
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Ha ha, functional art maybe… ![Think :think:](./images/smilies/eusa/think.gif)
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