cleat 5,923 #102 Posted June 19 Rear end wire brushed, sanded, primed, and painted high gloss black. 2 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,420 #103 Posted June 19 Interesting method of holding the transmission case off the ground. Have to remember that... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 5,923 #104 Posted June 19 Just a piece of 3/4" rod at the rear and a 3/8" bolt at the front with 3 jack stands. I use the tractor loader to lift it up. I will take pictures of the rigging when I put it back inside. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 5,923 #105 Posted June 19 Rear end rigged for lifting. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 5,923 #106 Posted June 19 Rear end moved to the shop and sat on jackstands. This is how it will rest until next winter. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c-series don 8,688 #107 Posted June 19 @cleat What kind of paint did you use on the rear end? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 5,923 #108 Posted June 19 I used Rustoleum spray bombs. Grey primer and gloss black enamel. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 5,923 #109 Posted June 20 Intake manifold and throttle linkage components bead blasted and painted. Intake manifold and throttle linkage components assembled. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 6,656 #110 Posted June 20 23 hours ago, ebinmaine said: Interesting method of holding the transmission case off the ground. Have to remember that... Show it to Trina, you, won't remember it, you have it bolted back to the tractor before do. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,420 #111 Posted June 20 1 minute ago, Lee1977 said: Show it to Trina, you, won't remember it, you have it bolted back to the tractor before do. You are 100% correct. And I did show it to Trina. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 5,923 #112 Posted June 21 My new muffler deflector with louvered outlet has arrived. I got it for $3.50 CDN ($$2.19 US) so I am very happy with this. 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 5,923 #113 Posted June 21 I still need to paint the muffler. On the fence with black or silver. Factory colour I believe is silver. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,420 #114 Posted June 21 2 minutes ago, cleat said: I still need to paint the muffler. On the fence with black or silver. Factory colour I believe is silver. I don't know the original color but the silver would contrast the black engine nicely. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 5,923 #115 Posted June 22 Dash console bead blasted and welded up on the lower corners where it has some cracking. Sanded welds smooth. Rear of Hoodstand there front fender bracket bolts on there were some cracks. These have been welded and ground flat. Started sanding entire hoodstand until the rain started (I try and sand outside to keep shop as clean as possible). 3 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,420 #116 Posted June 22 1 hour ago, cleat said: Rear of Hoodstand there front fender bracket bolts on there were some cracks. These have been welded and ground flat. Do you add any extra reinforcement here? Extra washer. Piece of flat stock... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 5,923 #117 Posted June 22 19 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Do you add any extra reinforcement here? Extra washer. Piece of flat stock... I will add some thick fender washers there during assembly. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 5,923 #118 Posted June 22 Blower housing and static guard assembled. 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 5,923 #119 Posted June 22 Installed rubber plug into hole in static guard. Guard came to me with this hole, I assume they used it to check RPM. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 5,923 #120 Posted June 24 Genuine Briggs gasket set arrived so I installed and torqued heads and valve breathers. Bolts were lubricated with copper anti-seize. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,814 #121 Posted June 24 Just caught this resto ... nice work as usual Cleat... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,212 #122 Posted June 25 On 6/22/2024 at 12:10 PM, cleat said: Guard came to me with this hole, I assume they used it to check RPM. I’d suspect that it held a medallion. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill D 1,916 #123 Posted June 25 4 hours ago, cleat said: Genuine Briggs gasket set arrived so I installed and torqued heads and valve breathers. Bolts were lubricated with copper anti-seize. Is that a good idea on an aluminum block? I always use the silver never seize on an aluminum parts? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 5,923 #124 Posted June 25 1 hour ago, Bill D said: Is that a good idea on an aluminum block? I always use the silver never seize on an aluminum parts? Well, we will see (or hopefully the next owner) how it worked. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 5,923 #125 Posted June 26 Console primed and painted. Hood stand primed Hood stand painted. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites