Monthly Archives: March 2001

I just got word that my frame repair parts have been all cut and are only waiting to be bent and welded. If all goes well I hope to pick them up next weekend. Then it’s welding time!

This is the pile of mud/rust/dirt that I blew out of the inside of the frame! Can you believe it? Boy am I glad I did this. Otherwise it would have lain in there and rusted the frame out from … Continue reading →

Ok, imagine this frame has a front axel, tires, engine, body, and driver. Then imagine it taking air off a dune in Silver Lake, MI and that’s what it would look like!

Just when you make a statement like “I’ve taken it apart as far as I’m going to. It’s all up from here.” you go and take it further apart. Now it looks like a post apocalyptic Indian litter. Rod should … Continue reading →

$25 later I have a 2 3/32″ deep well socket to tighten the spindle nuts on the front bearings. I’ve got the front axels put back together and it turns without making any evil noises like it used to. (When … Continue reading →

Pulled both front axles last night and tried to get the u-joints out with the old c-clamp and socket trick but no go. Also tried gently persuading it with a ball-peen hammer, still no go. So, off to the local … Continue reading →

I’ve changed the way I’m going to repair the body mounts too. Instead of cutting off the old ones, I’m going to just weld on caps on top of them. The old ones are still quite strong. The only problem … Continue reading →

The drawings are in the mail! I just sent the mechanical drawings down to the metal fabricating guy and hope to have the parts back in a couple of weeks. Now, what to do till then… Probably get the frame … Continue reading →

I just stopped by the Sears Hardware (Love that store!) and got a wire wheel attachment for my 4″ hand grinder and have started cleaning off the parts of the frame that will be welded. Also, with the weather getting … Continue reading →

Things are going a bit slower than before. I’m working on the design of the replacement parts I’m getting fabricated. I finally have the mechanical drawings complete and will be sending them down to my parts fabricator in the next … Continue reading →