Beside taking just about everything in the cab out, how long does it usually take to lift the cab up to do body mounts?

 

depends on how bad they are can be a six pack could be a case lol

 

Maaayyybe I should have been more descriptive, changing body mounts doesn't bother me but it's the thought of yanking the tub and the rest of the body off so I can replace brake lines, fuel lines, treat\coat the frame. I was looking much further than what I led on

I'll just do the mounts and be done with I guess, already have a trans\tcase\carb rebuild on the to-do list and noticed that my rear axle was leaking from the axletube so I suppose it's probably time for a rebuild for that too.

 

I'll get a 30 rack of the good stuff then just to be on the safe side

I'm just wondering, since I would probably have the engine out, getting it rebuilt, I would have to wait a while to get it cleaned and bored out, new internals, HPOP and injectors built, I gotta do something to pass the time, so I figure to just take everything off the frame and sand the surface rust off and do the protect/preserve method? I'm not sure the shop has a sandblasting room. Would make the E-fuel easier to install, and could do the 32Gal fuel tank swap at the same time. There is an auto skills center on post that I can use, that has all the hoists, stands and equipment for the job. I don't have my own garage, so it would have to move along pretty quick since I pay for bay space(30$ a day usually)

 

Justin that's how tose projects go. If you need help pulling the body off let your friends know we could proably make a trip up to help least take it apart.

 

I'll keep that in mind, thanks

It sure wouldn't take much, I can have the whole front end apart in under 5 minutes so I'm sure the tub wouldn't be tough. I'm trying to hold back on tearing it down too much though since I really want to start driving it the spring when the temps pop back up.

I'll have to build a couple of bedrooms from scratch in the basement and help take care of a newborn in a few weeks so garage time will be at an all time low

 

That is how life goes when the little ones start coming along Justin.

 

Bought a $45 Mr. Gasket electric fuel pump yesterday for My '59, bolted it to the frame today,just gotta wire it up,and hook the lines to it. Maybe I can at least drive it once before snow comes

 

Im not sure what your forecast looks like "up north" but they are saying an average high of about 48-50 for the foreseeable future here in south central...

 

i got my heads back from the shop and also scored a set of head gaskets and intake gaskets for my FE for only $20 apparently the fella really likes me

 

Picked up my new to me IDM in the mail today. I'll be looking at that for the next couple months waiting to put it on my truck.

 

Mounted My electric fuel pump, and when I pulled the line loose from the tank, the gas that came out was all rusty looking, so I need to find an old tank from a combine, a jerry can or boat tank to use till I can find another correct gas tank

 

At least you found the rusty looking fuel before you put it through your brand new pump!

 

Can your tank be drained and cleaned?

 

I drained and cleaned i before I put it back in. The inside of the tank has bad surface rust, main thing I wanna do, is get it going so I can enjoy it before the snow flies