I second the Timkin option. Good call

-The Great

 

Gave up on weedeating after slipping into the lagoon...twice. I think my Dexters might finally get thrown away, I've had them thirty years and resoled six times.

 

well i didnt get nothing done today.. but thats all right .. alan on diesels with high compression (24-1) and high torque starters they use a rear brace and it really helps.. i have gone as far as putting arp-studs, grade 8 washers and self locking nuts on problem ones.. i have seen many stripped bolt holes and even some broken corner on blocks

 

Dave. They didn't bend much. just enough to throw the nose cone over about .030. That doesn't sound like much, but it's enough to grind a flat spot in the ring gear. That big block wound up with a brace in the rear that pinched in between the block and the back of the starter so it absolutely could NOT swing away from the ring gear. I guess after I buy a new flexplate, I'll get some new bolts and make another bracket so this doesn't happen again.

 

Got it now Alan - the starter flexed over into the flex plate. I think the sun baked my brain a bit earlier.

 

The back end of the starter pulls toward the block which pulls the Bendix away from the ring gear. It took two Bendix on the 34 before I figured that one out.

 

See - I told you I was brain dead. Maybe I should dye my hair blonde and get it over with.

 

Well back from the bluegrass thing...heading to the neighbors tomorrow am to do some welding repairs on his property fence and round bale feeders.

And then more around the house stuff tomorrow afternoon, Monday got a fence job with the x bro inlaw.

 

Plus it's a Chevy

 

good morning everyone

 

mornin guys,

well first day of bricks was a complete blast all the way up untill our 10th or 11th hole we took the mud truck through it had a lil bit more of a drop off than expected resulting in a busted tire rod wich ended our fun in the mud but didnt stop us from drivin around still i found some old fence and tied it up the best i could and it was somewhat drivable but atleast we got it home, headin back over today but just takin 4wheelers this time

 

sounds like fun nate... i have knocked the stamped steel end out of tie rod ends and put a nut and bolt with washers in and used them for awhile longer

 

thats pretty much what happened to us but i couldnt find a bolt because that was my first thought on fixing it so i had to use some wire

 

Hello all! Tried to catch up a little but it was hard!

Alan, live the new good deal impalla! Saw your Chevelle on the list....insert sad face here......

Rich, liked your pics from across the way. Glad your back safe.

Ok Big Red got seat belts installed and such. Didn't get the steering worked on yet, but its manageable but can't make tight right hand turns.

Hope everyone is doing well! I've been working tons of overtime and being the head honcho is not as much fun as SGT was. LT. Is too much paperwork! Lol

 

Howdy Jeff. I had no clue he already had it on the list, I thought it was a keeper