Ok made some progress on the Scout. I installed the radiator isolation mounts, per Michael Mayben (http://www.ihonlynorth.com/forums/fabrication/448-radiator-isolation-mounting-mm.html#post1495)write up. I finished cleaning out the inside of the 14 bolt axle and installed the gears. Made a fan shroud extension and started the new motor. It's alive!! I ran it for about 3 minutes and then let it cool down, and ran again for about 5 minutes. Then one more time again for about 5 minutes. Holding steady at 180 degrees, so far so good. No driving yet, as I'm trying to break it in slowly as the engine is real tight.

Played army all weekend so no Scout progress again... I think it's now been 6 months since I touched the thing.

I ice raced the Scout on Saturday. I took 5th place in the 4x4 studded class. Track was much longer than last weekend. I was happy to finish in top 5. Local news was there and the Scout was on the news twice. Didn't even break anything for a change. Sunday stayed inside as it was way cold. Below zero temps with high winds.

Nathan

My weekend started a little early. Friday, went with Major screwup to pick up his newest 'project'. 76 diesel traveler. Converted to 318 mopar. We are gonna bring it back to diesel. Not Nissan, but still a diesel. Watch for a build thread in a year or so:laughing:
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/5935/dscn0054yj6.jpg
Also went to Harbor Freight and bought a 15 piece deep impact socket set for $25.:shaking: They are for work so we'll see how long they last...
Also considered this project. Mid engine, linked rear, big block. Its got all the componants of a real race truck...:laughing:
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$1000 bucks takes her home:rolleyes:

Saturday-Made more parts for my strut kits. Got the rear end out of Major Screwups DD traveler. Pulled the gears/carrier. Swapped the lockright into the new 4 series carrier for the front. As soon as his Detroit gets here, it will get 4.10's and I can put the rear end back together. Also heckled the GF as she put the fresh heads back on her 345. Went to dinner. Saw a movie.

Sunday- Pressure washed the bikes. Did a once over on them in prep for next weekends riding trip. Kicked around the house. Started in on season 3 of Lost.

I picked up some new axles. going a diffrent route then i'd planned..... :smokin:

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Completed the teardown of the T-19 for the DD. Got up to 1" of crud off the case, cleaned it, and got it painted. I got as far as getting the reverse idler and main idler gears back in it. Just have the main gear cluster and input gear to get it back together.

Mowed some weeds and washed cars on Sat.

Had in-laws in town all weekend so I stayed in the garage most of it. :flipoff2:
Got the majority of the gears setup in the XJ d44, no scout work tho.

Played army all weekend so no Scout progress again... I think it's now been 6 months since I touched the thing.

Gots to do that this coming weekend (CSS Ball in Wichita) :shaking:

The wife and I started to some initial planning for what we want to do on the Scout project. I might even have a line on a 60F and 14 bolt for a fairly reasonable price. Just sucks that everything is still 3 hours away from being able to work on shit.

Had in-laws in town all weekend so I stayed in the garage most of it. :flipoff2:


hahahahahahahaha!!!



Picked up some Rockwells for under a grand! Pulled a tape on them IDK if I am ready for a jump like this so I may just sell em......Of course I take the profit and put it into the dana 44's :flipoff2: :shaking: :smokin:

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$1000 bucks takes her home:rolleyes:


That drag link should have been beefed up with some large nuts weld on for extra strength like so :shaking:

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=244711&d=1147444593

Left for Dayton OH at 3:30 AM on friday. It's about a 3 hour ride each way, so I tried to get some sleep on the way there. Tried. Jackass driving kept turning the heat off and I was freezing balls. I think that's why I felt like shit and slept all weekend.

FRI: drank

SAT: worked on cleanin my tbi 350

SUN: decided one of the cylinders needed to be honed, so i drove all around town callin everyone i knew for a cylinder honer, the type with the metal balls at the end, and nobody had one, then napa came into view, and of course they wanted $85 FOR IT!!! i said fuck that and walked out the door, even for using it on the whole engine it aint worth that much...

so i put the engine away and sat inside the house:flipoff2:

Wheeled.....

so i put the engine away and sat inside the house:flipoff2:

Slacker:flipoff2:

Sat: Went to the junkyard and pulled some Ford Aerostar relay boxes, found the 26 spline dana 20 output shaft I was lookin for, and also found my toyota distributor dashpot I needed.
Sun: Rewired the relay box, and installed it with an aux. fuse panel and into the CJ7 project. Finished the anti-wrap brackets for the GM 14 bolt.

Harbor Freight 55wt rubber rock lights
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c101/scout254/aaron%20cj7/100_2139.jpg

Fuse panel and Aerostar relay setup... fuzy pic:flipoff2:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c101/scout254/aaron%20cj7/100_2131.jpg

2 1/2" Johnny Joints for the anti wrap bar
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Sat: Went to the junkyard and pulled some Ford Aerostar relay boxes,

Fuse panel and Aerostar relay setup... fuzy pic:flipoff2:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c101/scout254/aaron%20cj7/100_2131.jpg


Why aero star relays? Do they have a big bank of relays like that?

Why aero star relays? Do they have a big bank of relays like that?

Yup, comes with a cover too.:flipoff2:
But you do have to take it apart carefully to reroute some of the wires.

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All I've been doing is hauling salt to chicago. Seems the 2 salt barges are stuck in a ice jam :laughing:. More work for me...if my kidneys hold out from driving the tri-axle dump truck :(

Seems the 2 salt barges are stuck in a ice jam :laughing:


Hmm that's ironic:laughing: can't they spread a little salt around and melt themsleves free? :p

How cold is it? Too bad salt only works for melting ice down to about 15-20*F

I was in Jackson,TN for the TORNADO's...my hotel was less than a mile from the UNION University that got mowed like the fucking lawn...:(

I was in 4 states in 4 days...about an 11,000 mile travel trip...just glad I ended the trip sleeping in my own bed and not a fucking coffin.

Once my CD project is done...focus will be on the Scout...maybe :shaking: