MISSILE ENGINE UPGRADE

Moriarty · Post by **Moriarty** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 9:38 pm

wopass wrote: cheers sadam, think im gonna use the other manifolds i have for it instead of the block hugger headers or the ram horns(i hate ram horns, they UGLY !)

What would happen Ben, if you modded the headers to point UP and had a front exhaust system?

also finished the steering and had a mock fit up of the shifter, will have to make the stalk a bit longer...or grow ape like arms

Wondered about that, Would it be possible to make a cable shifter and mount it in the dash, out of the way from feet and people who are standing on the seat with a spot light in they hands?
Speaking of spot lights... dont forget, in your re-wiring of the beast, to mount a power outlet for spotties on the back of the roll bar somewhere. Just for future usage, like?

Gotta look at how you did the steering column next time we come up. Hopefully, that will be soonish as regard what we spoke of on the phone.

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 10:08 pm

Moriarty wrote:
What would happen Ben, if you modded the headers to point UP and had a front exhaust system? [quote/]
wouldnt get a WOF.

Moriarty wrote:cable shifter

B&M cable shifter too expensive, the shifter i got was free so im gonna use that

Moriarty wrote:Speaking of spot lights...

im on it mate

Moriarty wrote:Gotta look at how you did the steering column next time we come up. Hopefully, that will be soonish as regard what we spoke of on the phone.

see you when you get here,we can talk shit and drink cheap beer and listen to the sweet sweet sound of a chev :wink:

Moriarty · Post by **Moriarty** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:41 am

wopass wrote:
Moriarty wrote:
What would happen Ben, if you modded the headers to point UP and had a front exhaust system? [quote/]
wouldnt get a WOF.

Moriarty wrote:cable shifter

B&M cable shifter too expensive, the shifter i got was free so im gonna use that

Moriarty wrote:Speaking of spot lights...

im on it mate

Moriarty wrote:Gotta look at how you did the steering column next time we come up. Hopefully, that will be soonish as regard what we spoke of on the phone.

see you when you get here,we can talk shit and drink cheap beer and listen to the sweet sweet sound of a chev

Cheap beer? Bloody tightwad!!!! here I was remembering the bottle of Chivas on your fridge too!!! next thing it will be, "You bring the beer, I have got the water...." (Why cat oh)

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 1:36 pm

Chivas bottle is dry sorry mate :oops:

Moriarty · Post by **Moriarty** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:04 pm

wopass wrote:Chivas bottle is dry sorry mate

I have a Chivas, a Ballentynes Blue, a JW Blue and a Drambuie to keep them all warm and cosy.

your papa has some nice stuff, perhaps we should meet at his place?

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 2:28 am

popped the chev back out tonight to finish off some touch up paint work on the firewall.

not much done on the engine front but i have managed to get most of the brake lines and associated pipes/hoses/brackets all sorted in the front end....fair bit of work fabbing up all that shit :roll:

but its pretty much done now

gonna have good brakes finally

and decent power steering :twisted:

RAD

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:55 pm

bit of work done today
power steering pump mounted to the engine with a couple of brackets off the water pump and a direct bolt into the head. solid.

just have to fit a pully for it over the water pump pully now and thats done

engine bay ready for the donk

Sadam_Husain · Post by **Sadam_Husain** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:08 pm

Looking at those pully's there, if the powersteer pump is going to be driven off only the waterpump pully and not the crank as well, theres not much of the waterpump belt in contact with the waterpump pully to drive the whole lot.

I've got a high mount alternator and had to reduce the size of the belt to drop the hight of the alternator down to get a little bit more wrap around the pully to stop the belt slip

... that was driving just the alternator and nothing else

Sadam_Husain · Post by **Sadam_Husain** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:15 pm

Crash course in microsoft paint

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:06 pm

hmmm...good point :scratch: maybe if i take the alt belt straight from the crank and make the powersteer belt go from the other ring on the crank around the water pump then to the powersteer....

Sadam_Husain · Post by **Sadam_Husain** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:22 pm

that should do it nicely if you can get the powersteer pully lined up in the same plane, its the same configuration I've done with the alt and pump on opersite sides

I had really bad belt slip with the alt till I put a smaller belt on and increased the wrap around the waterpump pully

I came accross all these teething problems a year ago and did mine

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:56 pm

just went to garage and had a bit of a cut and slash session, pully lines up pretty good,and will work much better as you said will give much better pully wrap. exactly the opposite of yours :wink:

cheers for the insight

Sadam_Husain · Post by **Sadam_Husain** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:03 pm

:thumright:

can't remember what the next problem is :scratch:

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:37 pm

Sadam_Husain wrote::thumright:

can't remember what the next problem is :scratch:

I HAVE ONE FOR YA....WHERE THE HELL AM I GOING TO MOUNT THE BATTERY BOX ? MAKE A PLATE AND SUPPORT OFF THE GAURD ? THE ORIGANAL ONE ISNT GOING TO FIT BACK IN I DONT THINK ?

MNC · Post by **MNC** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:47 pm

Sick it in the back of your wagon - or - Have seen a battery mounted above the guard as you mentioned. Sits nice and high. :wink:

Sadam_Husain · Post by **Sadam_Husain** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 4:45 pm

Ummm.... dunno I didn't have to worry about that on mine :oops:

my donnor 40 had it at the front LH corner, was very close to the exhaust manifold from memory? I've seen them on both sides and a few back against the firewall where the heater motor goes.

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 10:29 pm

yea mines on the drivers side of the truck...might have to get everything in and then see whats gonna work best.....

cheers :wink:

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:08 pm

ohh and what i finished off today

just have to give the allignment a small tweak and its good to go

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 10:33 pm

re did my steering again thismorning...thats about it....waiting for bits.......hate waiting.......

so i bought some dizzy parts instead...not gonna put in untill the engines in the hole for good so i dont run the risk of smashing it while putting engine in :wink:

safari_mulisha · Post by **safari_mulisha** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 10:33 pm

yeah finally made my engine hist famous....

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:04 pm

safari_mulisha wrote:yeah finally made my engine hist famous....

famous in my garage mate, much appreciated you lending it to me :wink:

should be finished with it soon....i hope :wink:

then ill drop it back to you.

ohh i had a look at my maps and im not sure which one your talking about dude, might just have to do a rekky trip and find out

safari_mulisha · Post by **safari_mulisha** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:05 pm

sounds good
yeah if u let me go first...

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:07 pm

safari_mulisha wrote:sounds good
yeah if u let me go first...

you want me to push you though the mud ? ? ?

much easier to tow you mate :wink:

safari_mulisha · Post by **safari_mulisha** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:24 pm

lol i wana be able to get thru
i prob wouldnt after you mess up a bog with me winching you out

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:24 pm

very small update :roll:

bloody wiring :evil:

cut this nest out :shock:

ran some cables from there to here

ran inside cables from collumn to where the fuse box is gonna be

now i have to figure out where the power feeds,flasher can,alt reg need to be in the lines,wire in the fuse box,wire up to the wiper motor,figure out which wires do what from the collumn loom

then feed it some power and fix all the mistakes :oops:

....could take a while.......

will do some more when i remember to bring my multi meter home from work.

Furgus · Post by **Furgus** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:36 pm

wopass wrote:

So is the kids bedroom being used as the garage or is the garage being used as the kids bedroom :?:

MATT4U · Post by **MATT4U** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:37 pm

looking good

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:41 pm

Furgus wrote:
wopass wrote:

So is the kids bedroom being used as the garage or is the garage being used as the kids bedroom

the bed in the background is being sanded,painted ready for the boys room, hes gonna get moved out of his cot this weekend into a propper bed......that should be funny :wink:

niblik · Post by **niblik** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:51 pm

engine bay with the"insto-bling" is lookin good fella..

wiring.. hmmmmmmmmmm.. looks to be a few more bits layin on the floor than just ya wires there wop.. :wink:

ya goin great fella... a few more sessions and she'll be hummin in time for a slight migration south, yeah?

keep up the progress...

nice.... :mrgreen:

niblik · Post by **niblik** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 9:32 pm

hows that wiring goin wop?

after reading a few posts on another thread, i was amblin through trade me and spotted this..

didnt know if ya had one or what ya plans were..

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 872393.htm

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