Goodbye old & rusted...The Ty gets updated.

4C FED

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Re: Goodbye old & rusted...The Ty gets updated.

mrweelr said:
His goals are to fix at least one of his trucks so he can drive it instead of polishing it :lol:
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Them's fightin' words!
Now I'm not going to clean up the frame, fenders or put any undercoat on just so I can be driving mine before you get yours done.
By the time you get those coilovers figured out I'll probably put 5k on my truck. :lol:
 
4C FED

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Re: Goodbye old & rusted...The Ty gets updated.

Spent about 3 hours powdercoating this yesterday.
Masking, trimming, coating, masking, coating, sanding, & some light polishing.
I need to spend some more time polishing it, sanding the edges so it fits on top on the intake better & it still needs to be milled thinner so it's not so tall.

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4C FED

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Re: Goodbye old & rusted...The Ty gets updated.

Not much movement here other than remove the rear main cap & finding some small grooves in the crank. It is the only one that has any damage to it. I will have it polished & probably run a .001 or a std. & .001 to get the correct clearance.

I also decided that the interior of the block is to friggin' dirty. So I will do a complete teardown, have everything sanitized & re-assemble it.
 
4C FED

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Re: Goodbye old & rusted...The Ty gets updated.

Well...just like the title says; "Goodbye old & rusted."
I didn't want to go this far with it, but I guess it's a good thing that I did.
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I have no idea what these markings are in the bore.
Also, see the red tint on the right in the middle of the bore? Rust. And a couple of scores that catch my fingernail. :squint:
Looks like it sat a long time before I bought it.
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midnightbluS10

midnightbluS10

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Re: Goodbye old & rusted...The Ty gets updated.

4C FED said:
Too keep it running.
Honestly, I have no goal other than that. I've never been to the track with either truck.

The only time I've been to the track is with my old Cal-Look Bug. And the last time I took it to the track I blew up the transmission on one of the runs.

I'm looking at buying another Bug for my wife & my kids as the get closer to driving age. That thing was a blast. This one will be a sleeper though. ;) No fancy paint or wheels. Just a big motor & better brakes.
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There was somebody on here with a couple of bugs. One stock looking and one that was pretty sweet.
 
4C FED

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Re: Goodbye old & rusted...The Ty gets updated.

Like most companies, business is bad where I'm at. So we have to take time off. I opted to take every Monday of for the next 7 weeks. So no more excuses for not doing anything.

So today I started taking apart the front suspension. I used propane torch to remove the bushings from the upper control arm today. Tomorrow I'll get the lower bushings out & probably install the new bushings.
I'll be rebuilding the control arms with poly bushings & Power Performace ball joints. Adding LS1 front brakes with the Ace Haag adapters & knuckles. And installing a new pitman.
With it this far along, I'm thinking it's time for coilovers so I don't have to screw around with the torsions.
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4C FED

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Re: Goodbye old & rusted...The Ty gets updated.

Finally!!!
I've had a set of Pro-Gram main caps on order for 4 months. I finally went with Plan B/Vendor B and received the front & center mains today.
They are labled Howards as in Howards Cams, but they look exactly the same as Pro-Grams' with the exception of the oxide coating, like the rear main in the pic. I'm sure they are just re-branded Pro-Gram caps.

Now my block can finally go to the machine shop.

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thunderace31

thunderace31

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Re: Goodbye old & rusted...The Ty gets updated.

4C FED said:
Spent about 3 hours powdercoating this yesterday.
Masking, trimming, coating, masking, coating, sanding, & some light polishing.
I need to spend some more time polishing it, sanding the edges so it fits on top on the intake better & it still needs to be milled thinner so it's not so tall.

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Dude that is sweet! Did you make this or does someone sell them?? Very nice! :tup:
 
4C FED

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Re: Goodbye old & rusted...The Ty gets updated.

thunderace31 said:
Dude that is sweet! Did you make this or does someone sell them?? Very nice! :tup:
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There is a board member that sells them. I can't remember who, but I'm sure someone else will chime in.
I did the powdercoating, though.
 
thunderace31

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Re: Goodbye old & rusted...The Ty gets updated.

4C FED said:
There is a board member that sells them. I can't remember who, but I'm sure someone else will chime in.
I did the powdercoating, though.
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Sweet I hope they do because Id like to get one for our ty :)
 
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Lowsonoma03

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Re: Goodbye old & rusted...The Ty gets updated.

I just read all 5 pages, it sucks that its been taking so long (i'm sure your feeling the pain more then me watching) but it looks good. Its a natural habit to always "dig deeper" when doing rebuilds. I can relate when i wanted to just reroute some things on my air management in the air ride of my sonoma, and i ended up replacing the whole air management system lol. Keep it up!
 
4C FED

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Re: Goodbye old & rusted...The Ty gets updated.

mrweelr said:
Nice parts! Did you get the Sy running yet?
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I'm moving slowly with it. I finished sumping the tank a couple of weeks ago. And I just got the new sending unit for the tank today.
I took today off from work & had hoped to spend some time on it, but other things ate into the day & I didn't do a damn thing on it. :rant:
 
4C FED

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Re: Goodbye old & rusted...The Ty gets updated.

I started on my airbox this week. 22 ga. sheetmetal for now.
So far, so good. My welding skills are getting a little better.
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thunderace31

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Re: Goodbye old & rusted...The Ty gets updated.

4C FED said:
OK, so I got a bug up my butt about making an airbox.
So a couple of hours & a sheet of foamboard I came up with this partial mockup.
This side goes against the inner fender & I will make a ring to retain the filter against the airbox.
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Here you can see the filter & where it sits. It will be completely sealed & when it's time to clean the filter, remove 2 bolts (same 2 bolts that hold overflow reservoir) & the entire box comes out.
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Side shot:
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Now after this mod I'll have to make another mod to re-relocate the PC680 battery somewhere else.
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Found it lol Must not have had my glass's on :(
 
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