Introduction and the start of my restoration!

[Jake Kuhn 1,554]

The wheels look great!

[Thehunter 9]

so i decided to cut out the entire transaxle mount and fabricate a 5/16" steel plate to fill the void.  here's a shot of the quick mock up in progress...

 

 

I drew up the plate in CAD...

 

 

also, the UPS man came bearing gifts, 2 new tri-ribs for the front...

 

[raider10-8 9]

where did u get those tri ribs and how much. i really want to put those on my tractor

[Thehunter 9]

Radider10-8, i got them at GCT Wholesale, 39.50 for 2 tires (part number and website below)

 

http://www.greaterclevelandtire.com/servlet/StoreFront

 

4.00-8 4P Deestone F-2 Tri Rib D401 (2 tires)
$39.50 USD1$39.50 USD

[Thehunter 9]

My friend fabbed up a replacement battery bracket from my CAD file.  I checked the fit using the old battery, and i need another 1/8" in the width, it's a little too tight.  I was hoping to tack this in place this weekend, but i'll have to wait.

 

[Jake Kuhn 1,554]

Look up on eBay for tri ribs. I get them on there for $55 with tubes. Think the sellers name was k morrow or something?

[Thehunter 9]

Hi guys, did some good work on the horse this saturday.

 

My buddy fabbed another battery bracket 1/8" wider, and this one fit like a glove!

 

 

[Thehunter 9]

now it was on to the transaxle mount.  I used 5/16" steel, about twice as thick as stock...

 

1. first I bolted the new plate to the original to justify the location of the mounting holes

 

 

second, i scribed lines to mark the location for my 2 cuts

 

 

next, I clamped a piece of bar stock along one of the lines to act as a guide while cutting with the angle grinder

 

 

Then i cut out the center section

 

 

Here's how it will look when tacked...

 

 

old plate next to the new one, this should be pretty beefy!

 

[Thehunter 9]

on saturday i went over my friend's house and he welded the plate and battery bracket (he did an awesome job)!

 

here's the plate being tacked

 

 

here it is all welded up

 

 

action shot...

 

 

 

welds ground flush (can't even see a trace

 

 

finally got the frame shot with primer!

 

[gumshoes 200]

Good job Dave

[Thehunter 9]

got the clutch pedal, foot rests, frame, front axle, and battery tab in primer on saturday, couldn't help fitting them together last night for a photo

 

[KATO 115]

Awesome job !!

[Thehunter 9]

decided to split the tranny last night to see how it looked.  when i drained the oil it was a little milky so there must have been some water that passed thru the boot.  i've never split a tranny before, so i'll try to document what I do in case anyone is curious.  all the gears looked good which i was happy about.  where the 2 balls/spring/pin go, there seems to be a plug of some sort in the case.  does that punch out because it seems you'll need access to that passage...

 

[Thehunter 9]

hi all, i got the transmission gears pulled last night, now i have 2 nice halves... one is soaking in the e-tank as we speak.

 

 

shown below is the order in which i removed the gears...

 

also dropped off the k161 block at the machine shop on the way into work this morning.  it's getting bored and having head work done.

[c161rat 185]

Nice work so far!!!!! and welcome to Red Square!!!!!!

[Thehunter 9]

finally got some red on her!

 

 

[Jake Kuhn 1,554]

Looks great!

[fabricator2009 48]

NIce job so far.

[Ken B 3,164]

Lookin real nice. What kind of paint did you choose to use?

[gumshoes 200]

Your Brave . Good job rookie. You are now a veteran.

[Thehunter 9]

Lookin real nice. What kind of paint did you choose to use?

 

Hi Ken, I used Rustoleum Regal Red, Rustoleum rusty metal primer on the cast parts, and Rustoleum high build primer on the frame.  After priming I used soapy water followed by alcohol followed by a tack cloth prior to shooting the color.

Your Brave . Good job rookie. You are now a veteran.

 

haha, thanks Dave!

[Thehunter 9]

last night i finally started to reassemble.  I added 2 foam adhesive backed strips to the battery tray...

 

 

I also assembled the front axle (greased pivot w/ Mobil 1 synthetic grease), clutch (greased this pivot as well), footrest, and new battery.  I decided to use all SS hardware.  sorry for the bad iphone pics...

 

[Thehunter 9]

anyone know the thread pitch for the front axle grease zerks?  i'm thinking they're 1/4-28...

[JimmyJam 542]

Wow, you are really moving along on the restoration! Great job!  to Red Square! I am not far from you, in Taunton, BTW Dave (gumshoes) is truly a great guy, a true friend and a wealth of knowledge! We should get together some time!!

[chevyaddict83 39]

Wow, you are really moving along on the restoration! Great job!  to Red Square! I am not far from you, in Taunton, BTW Dave (gumshoes) is truly a great guy, a true friend and a wealth of knowledge! We should get together some time!!

I'm thinking we all need a dunks meet-up soon too!

Sent from my 416-8