That new/old Jeep smell
#21
Well, it didn't warm up as much as I was hoping for (or at least, it didn't feel like it did - and the concrete was still cold).  But I did manage to get the motor mounts loaded on both the engine and frame.  

Unfortunately, I paid for my laziness the other day and stepped on one of the exhaust manifolds I'd removed last week, which promptly flipped up and gouged my leg in a couple of places (not horrible... pissed me off, more than anything), so I was pretty much done for the day (after moving the manifolds to a better location).  Also a bummer: gotta go back to work tomorrow, but my buddy Harry's planning on coming over Saturday morning and helping stuff the engine and transmission/T-Case in.  It's supposed to be mid-70s that day, and everything's pretty much ready to go, so it shouldn't take too long.

FWIW: Despite what AutoZone's website says, Dorman 14040 Torque Converter Bolts DO NOT fit AMC A904/TF999 Torque Converters... not by a mile. Better to just go to the hardware store and score some 5/16NR24 x 1/2" stainless Grade 8s when you learn that you've sent your engine fasteners to Phoenix along with the Jeep the engine and transmission came out of.
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#22
Awe Shit. Losing stuff is one thing, but then figuring out you sent them to Phoenix. Priceless! I thought I was the only one capable of doing things like that. I have a son that lives just south of Chicago, and I'll take things to him, and vice versa, and inevitably something gets missed, and you realize it about 2 weeks later.

 I feel your pain cause if I had a dollar for every time I stepped on, of tripped, over shit, and got another gouge in my flesh somewhere. I might not be "Rich", but I'd sure have a lot of dollars! LOL. 

My escapades have came to a roaring halt as well, Saturday was warm, and rainy. Not to big a deal as I have a 24' x 56' shop, So I pulled the cam out of my NX650 Honda, and pressed the flange off the cam, and removed the compression release mechanism, then I welded the 2 oil holes shut, then reassembled it. Viola the loud ticking noise is gone. So it's late and I gave up for the night. Sunday it was raining steadily, and the temp started falling, then it got down to 19 Sunday night, and hasn't warmed up much since. So my Bike is fixed, but it's to damn cold for a test ride! Talk About Pissed!!!!

Oh Well Maybe by Saturday it'll be warm enough. LOL!

JTS
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#23
LOL!  I appear to be in good company then... I'll take it.  Drink_to_that

Well, it was indeed warm enough yesterday - IT'S IN!!  Big Shout Out to my pal Harry LaClair for coming over and helping stuff the 304, TF999, and Dana300 into the Jeep!  Couldn't have done it without you!  Now the real fun can begin (rebuilding the steering column, installing the fuel injection, headers, exhaust, radiator, power brakes, rebuilding the wiring harness, etc., etc., etc.).  Don't look too closely at the top of the engine... all that old junk is getting replaced with new go-fast goodies.

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Just got the engine off the stand, and loaded up the flex plate and cover... torqued to 100 ft lbs.

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After about an hour more than I'd anticipated of transmission jack gymnastics, and remembering that the skid plate mounted up further back, the transmission & transfer case are in.

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Here's a nice view of the firewall, with the heat shield that came with 258 I-6 Jeeps. That would prove to be a minor PITA and have us scratching our heads for another 45 minutes before whipping out the body saw and cutting it loose. After than, the engine slipped right into position.

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BOOM! It's in! Just had to crank down a few bolts to keep it in-place. I'll worry about the rest of them next time.

Looks a little dinky in there compared to the extra long and tall 258 I-6, but this is a hefty hunk o' junk in its own right. It's a bit deceiving with the grille missing and the fenders opened up... it's about to get a lot more crowded.



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Thank You SO much, Harry LaClair. Had a blast shootin' the sh!t just as much as getting it all done. The Beatles were right: we really do get by with a little help from our friends.

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All the old stuff will be coming out in favor of a bunch of new go-gast goodies. I've got some new chrome Edelbrock Signature Series valve covers to replace these and keep the bling alive along with the ceramic coated stainless headers and Edelbrock Pro-Flow multi-port fuel injection. Also a set of Accel cut-to-fit wires for a little splash of yellow, too. I can't wait!

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With the fenders closed up and the grille up in there, it's already starting to look a little more normal.

It's a little 'less warm' today, and I'm pretty stiff and achy, anyway.  I guess we'll see what next weekend holds in store for this project.
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#24
Cool   I see the fenders are on hinges. That's down right Cheatin right there. LOL! Yeah friends that will show up when you need a hand, are friends indeed. Hard to come by sometimes. Cherish the ones you've got. 

JTS

PS you're gonna have to upgrade your note on the core support, as you're missing a couple. LOL!
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#25
(01-10-2022, 08:12 AM)JTS71 Mach1 Wrote: Cool   I see the fenders are on hinges. That's down right Cheatin right there. LOL! Yeah friends that will show up when you need a hand, are friends indeed. Hard to come by sometimes. Cherish the ones you've got. 

JTS

PS you're gonna have to upgrade your note on the core support, as you're missing a couple. LOL!

Hey, those hinges were the best $8 I ever spent!  4 feet of piano hinge and a couple dozen pop-rivets - Voila!  Sit on the tire and change the plugs.  I saw the trick in an old Four Wheeler magazine (Cheap Tricks article), and I think I'm probably only one of maybe a half-dozen people that have ever done it.  Don't know why - it's great for maintenance and really gets people talking at car shows.

What missing on the core support?  The radiator bolts directly to the grille, the grille has a single middle bolt on the front cross-member, and those two stringers from the firewall hold it in-place with the fenders bolted up and the hood clamps engaged.  Solid as a rock, actually.  Cool  But yeah, I need to get the rest of the stuff in there.  The good thing is I have just about everything I need now (minus some nit-noids, like the alternator, power steering pump, heater hoses, and other various things).  Should be a bolt-on extravaganza going forward.

My goal for this weekend was to just get that chunk into the Jeep so I can send the gigantic cherry picker and engine stand over to Harry's house, and... done!  I'll work on the rest of the stuff in the coming weekends.  With the cherry picker gone, I can finally address the ATF leak on the Mach 1, as well.  When I ordered the cooling lines, I had an FMX, but a buddy hooked me up with the AOD from his '89 5.0 - he wanted a T-5 instead (literally gave me the AOD).  The cooling lines got cut and removed from his car, but he left me the AOD-end of them with around 8-10 inches of the runs.  I bubble flared those, and cut the FMX lines to where they would meet, bubble flares those, and joined them with Fuel Injection hose.  Just 8 years later I have a puddle of ATF under the Mach 1, most likely since the ATF ate the Fuel Injection hose (I hope).  I've got some proper hydraulic hoses to replace those bits, but couldn't get the car out of the garage because the picker was in the way.
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#26
Your "note" depicting the firing order of the original 6. You're missing a couple beats!  Laughing

JTS
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#27
(01-10-2022, 10:21 AM)JTS71 Mach1 Wrote: Your "note" depicting the firing order of the original 6. You're missing a couple beats!  Laughing

JTS

Ah.  Gotcha.  Yeah... I'll probably paint it with the same treatment I did to the firewall and fenders.
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#28
Light day today.  Cleaned up the brake pedal assembly and starting in on the steering column.

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Got busy on the brake pedal assembly, and remembered I needed a 'before' pic. This is bringing me back to the days when the Mach 1 was like this.

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Caved in a took it apart (just one bolt and slip the pivot shaft out). Made it a lot easier to get through the inside surfaces of the main bracket without the pedal in the way.

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It's really not as bad as it looks. I hit it with the wire cup brush, anyway. I'll take it apart tomorrow and see what I can do with it. At least the tilt seems to work (unlike the Mach 1's column when I first got it).

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Quick and dirty coat of Duplicolor Black Engine Enamel. Give it a little bit of time to dry and put it back together.

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... And, we're done. Just gotta get a new brake light switch (maybe... I can't remember if I left the original one in the Jeep or not). The pedal rubber is actually not too bad, either. I might just get a new one, though.
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#29
Keep working on it till you got no pieces left. Then Quit!  Cool  But if it's like any other Hot Rod it's never truly done. LOL!
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#30
Had a 'Bench Work' day working on the steering column.  It's actually not as bad as I thought it was going to be.  The top bearing plastic cage disintegrated at some point before the Jeep came to me, so the steering wheel was flopping about.  The key/lock switch was completely missing, and some of the other parts were in a box where the back seat should've been.  I ordered everything new that I could and started in on it today.  My buddy Dennis Allen at KWFR was rockin' the jams today, and even hooked me up with Red Barchetta to kick off the 5-O'clock Fast Lane with a shout out.  Best DJ EVER!

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Here we getting started. The steering wheel came right off with a few taps of a rubber mallet… mostly because it was missing the wheel nut, but I’m glad I didn’t have to use a puller. This was the hardest part of the day, because K*F]Dennis Allen dropped Red Barchetta that I requested on the 5-O’clock Fast Lane, and it’s hard to get any work done when you’re rockin’ out to one of your favorite tunes and playing the air drums. LOL!

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Not too much gunk, as much as everything just being tight with a bunch of dried up dusty/grease grime everywhere. A little PB Blaster and some patience had it apart in no time.

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After extracting what was left of the upper bearing, some Purple Power, and some carb cleaner, things are all cleaned up (except the rusty dust on the column itself), and I stopped here for the day since I need a 1/8-1/4" ID cylinder to drive the inner bearing surface onto the shaft. It'll be waiting for me next weekend.

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Some of the pieces and parts I worked on cleaning up. I'll have to route the stray wire for the shift indicator's back light when I install the new signal combo switch - that'll be fun. I just hope I remember how it all goes back together.

Should be able to get it back together next weekend if the weather cooperates.
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