OutdoorEnvy 1,522 #101 Posted February 2, 2023 Very cool build and kudos to you for taking it on! Lots to think through but you are managing it all well. Looking forward to seeing it come together! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,508 #102 Posted February 3, 2023 (edited) 53 minutes ago, OutdoorEnvy said: Very cool build and kudos to you for taking it on! Lots to think through but you are managing it all well. Looking forward to seeing it come together! Thank you. Still working out some things but getting there. Edited February 3, 2023 by 19richie66 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,823 #103 Posted February 3, 2023 On 1/29/2023 at 2:16 PM, 19richie66 said: Once painted like skittles... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,508 #104 Posted February 3, 2023 54 minutes ago, WHX?? said: This one isn’t that bad. At least it’s all natural and not five different hues of spray paint. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeek 2,286 #105 Posted February 3, 2023 (edited) Great fab work @19richie66, yo da man Miss you in FL And by the way I still appreciate some of the location advice you gave before we moved here. It's been FIVE YEARS already!! We were super lucky to land where we did when we did. Curse the Mouse Hope you are enjoying you're new digs as well! Edited February 3, 2023 by Zeek 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,508 #106 Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/2/2023 at 9:57 PM, Zeek said: Great fab work @19richie66, yo da man Miss you in FL And by the way I still appreciate some of the location advice you gave before we moved here. It's been FIVE YEARS already!! We were super lucky to land where we did when we did. Curse the Mouse Hope you are enjoying you're new digs as well! Thanks Zeek! I don’t know about being da man but I try. I miss some things about Florida but loving the country life. Glad you are settled in and doing well. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,508 #107 Posted February 5, 2023 (edited) Decided to give the front end a little different look. Although I like the look if the D series, I always thought the grille was just BIG. So I figured I would do an insert using an old D160 grille I had laying around. Took 4” out of the old grille width & 2” heightwise. I also welded the bottom up solid. This gives me 2” of clearance on the sides and 1” clearance on the top and bottom. The inner grille is only 2” wide as viewed from the side so it will clear the mufflers. It may also poke out the front a half inch. May make new slats to make the center or come up with some kind of mesh to stick in there. We’ll see. A simple photo hack showing the idea The beginning Edited February 5, 2023 by 19richie66 9 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,632 #108 Posted February 6, 2023 @19richie66 like the work up , you might even put disc brakes on the rear end hub / flanges , automotive set up , should be an easy find , pete 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,508 #109 Posted February 6, 2023 1 hour ago, peter lena said: @19richie66 like the work up , you might even put disc brakes on the rear end hub / flanges , automotive set up , should be an easy find , pete Thanks Pete. I have part numbers for mustang rotors. Going to scavenge the local salvage yards around here after I get it moving. At least with mustang rotors, it’s still all horse. 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,632 #110 Posted February 6, 2023 @19richie66 yup was thinking about opportunity to do that , often refer to that phase in anything I do , you are right there , why not make a change or improvement ? mustang parts also help, pete 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,508 #111 Posted February 13, 2023 (edited) Not much but I built a small ladder subframe to stiffen this thing up. Real flexy without it. It’s 1” square tube welded to leftover Attachamatic brackets. I’m remaking the side mount for the transmission as it was kinda temporary anyways. It will be a 1/4” thick by 3” wide steel plate that will span the subframe and then stick out for the trans mount. I want it all to be able to be removable with 3/8 bolts. Edited February 14, 2023 by 19richie66 5 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,508 #112 Posted February 14, 2023 (edited) Subframe with new transmission mount mostly complete. There will be one more crossmember for the rear of the 3 speed transmission. Haven’t gotten that far yet. Edited February 14, 2023 by 19richie66 2 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,632 #113 Posted February 15, 2023 @19richie66 , the way it should be done , pete 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,508 #114 Posted February 15, 2023 All back together 👍 …. but I do see two holes I forgot to weld up. 5 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,066 #115 Posted February 15, 2023 Very nice work! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,508 #116 Posted February 15, 2023 (edited) 23 minutes ago, kpinnc said: Very nice work! Thank you sir. It doesn’t look bad from the house. Edited February 15, 2023 by 19richie66 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,905 #117 Posted February 21, 2023 Is it stiffer now? Looking great! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,508 #118 Posted February 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Pullstart said: Is it stiffer now? Looking great! Seems like it. It will get another brace across the rear under the 3 speed transmission. The hydraulic cylinder for the steering will somehow mount off one of the lower tubes, not sure which side. I hope to get the gaskets and new seal installed soon in the Eaton and the try to fire it up. Once I know it will move, I’ll get the steering figured out. It’s getting trailer hubs in front and I’ll have to revamp the spindles for a cylinder tab. 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,508 #119 Posted February 27, 2023 Converted front end to 5 lug hubs. Added a 7/8” wide piece of 1” id tubing to the spindles for the seal to ride on. Also reinstalled the transmission so I could install the pilot bushing to the plate. Used a gt14 rockshaft pivot collar to hold the bushing with two small set screws threaded into the collar. Cut my output shaft coupler to length and fitted a solid keyed shaft. This rides in a bearing mouted to a plate that will get welded to the subframe. The original 48 tooth panzer sprocket will get cut down to about 6” diameter as it has a stub shaft welded to the center of it. It will have a sprocket that lines up with the transmission output sprocket. Chugging along….. 2 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OutdoorEnvy 1,522 #120 Posted February 27, 2023 Thanks for posting updates and glad to see you are making progress. I'm finding this entertaining as it's something probably bigger than I would take on. But watching someone else do it might make me feel braver down the road... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,508 #121 Posted February 27, 2023 25 minutes ago, OutdoorEnvy said: Thanks for posting updates and glad to see you are making progress. I'm finding this entertaining as it's something probably bigger than I would take on. But watching someone else do it might make me feel braver down the road... It’s probably bigger than I should’ve taken on but it all just kinda fell together. Hope to fire it up soon and see if everything meshes correctly. Thanks for hanging out 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,508 #123 Posted March 27, 2023 9 minutes ago, Pullstart said: Life and finances brother…… and I’ll beat uncle Jim to it 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 6,663 #124 Posted March 27, 2023 On 2/27/2023 at 6:16 PM, 19richie66 said: It’s probably bigger than I should’ve taken on but it all just kinda fell together. Hope to fire it up soon and see if everything meshes correctly. Thanks for hanging out It's not too big a project, you just need a shop. If you had a shop like Pullstart you would have been done a month ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,508 #125 Posted March 27, 2023 31 minutes ago, Lee1977 said: It's not too big a project, you just need a shop. If you had a shop like Pullstart you would have been done a month ago. You’re right. I should have built a shop instead of starting this project but I’m eat up with it. I actually made up a material list last night. 👍 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
