Technical What are you working on?

First drive for my 59 Ranchero. Put her to work

 

Messing with a 3 speed OD
Saginaw output shaft bearing.
Pressed?
Snap ring is out. Barely moved.

Gotta replace a gear

 

Hard to flush, even with a plunger. Ever think of adding more fiber to your diet? Oatmeal helps.

 

I worked on luxuries lol, stuck a hose on for my brake booster, put my power steering hose on, vacuum lines for the modulator valve and spark advance. Most of the day was customer cars.

 

I finished up the pruned case 4-71 that I was working on.

This is a combination of vintage, new-old-stock, and new parts. I tried to get the finishes to match as close as I could. When the snout and tensioner are selected, I will apply the same finish techniques.


Now on to building the manifold.

 

Worked on the rear brakes on my slightly OT car yesterday after I noticed that the right rear wheel cylinder was leaking. I found lots of stuff that needed replaced once I pulled the drum. So…looks like it will sit on the lift waiting on parts I had to order while I am in Ohio this week for work. I’m not the worlds best at maintenance, but seems my buddy that I bought this car back from did zero maintenance while he owned it the last 9 years. I just need to go through most everything before trying to drive it up to Springfield, MO for the SWMO Hot Rod Hundred coming up in just a few weeks.

 

Tell me again what you're working on lloyd? A '79 caddy? Lol!

 

Worked on the 52 pickup today, George came by with his bitchin fleetline , the wheels are 1 inch too big to show

 

So, I'll just assume you forgot to post photos, you do have photos right!

 

Crap. I posted these on the wrong “working on or do with your car thread”
Muncie 319. R10 OD take apart number 2.
the OD is in great shape. The trans isn’t.

busted 1st gear and cluster that shaft looks great correct?
Got more gears in stock at the house. Plus another complete trans.

got an extra case for an OD trans if I need it.

 

is something missing from this mainshaft?

 

I've been tinkering with interior again, got the kick panel in finally.

Might recover a seat next.

 

Uhh...

 

Oh yea.
Here it is I’ll be looking for a 319 main shaft

 

I see them on eBay on the regular.

Push the pieces together and get a measurement on the overall length.

That will make it easier to match it.

 

Finally back on the front suspension of my '48 F1 Panel after locating an elusive driver's side spindle arm. However, took a detour yesterday with the help of my son-in-law to track down an electrical issue that was keeping my roadster parked. I hate electrical - it's magic.

Lee

 

I see you are slowly creeping up on that ugly steering wheel

 

@gimpyshotrods
PThe 318 and 319 share a lot of parts. The case has an extra hole for the reverse lockout and the main shaft is cut different
319 shaft

318 shaft. lengths look the same. Splines look longer for the 319 plus the c-clip groove
I’ve got an extra 318. Wonder if my machine shop guy can lengthen the spline assuming the diameter is the same ?
These other pieces were in the stash of spare parts.


Muncie 4 speed stuff?

 

I am seeing some listed as 318 with overdrive, that have the clip groove. I wonder if that would work.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1749970347...r&brand=Muncie&_trksid=p4247815.c101506.m1851

 

Looks like it.
Thanks.
That part number popped up a couple more

 

yeah, that's the last part that will turn red!

 

I tried my had at painting the '41 on Saturday. I have a LOT to learn.

 

Solid!

 

Since i can’t speak of my current project on this site all i’ve got is i did the chevy shuffle and cleaned my garage up. It was 72* yesterday ( it should’ve been 25*).

current project has been evicted and tarped for now

 

Is the one under the tarp the project you told me about thats getting the Tesla motor , bags and 22 inch wheels?

 

YESSIR!

 

Well, good thing it's outside then.
Nice shop!

 

I got my 41 fired up yesterday for a short run, between it being pig rich and a coolent leak it ran me out of the garage.
Today I investigated the leak and it's the cap on the new remote filler neck, doesn't seem to remain tight in the full twist on setting, but is tight at about an 1/8th turn, 3 different caps did the same thing.
Looks like a few complaints on Summit's question and answer review section, I did order a different cap that someone else said works.
I was only off by 2 degrees retarded on my timing so added that in and it cleaned up the rich idle a tiny bit. I fought with these carbs for a couple months in the past and finally threw in the towel and put my old carbs back on. I'm going to have to breakdown and drill and tap these metering blocks to put adjustable bleeds in to reduce some of the fuel, I was hoping the new bigger blower and fresh gaskets would clear them up a bit.

 

But, the threads were cool