2019 POTD Thread Archive

[mattthemuppet2]

turned down a couple of bushings a friend will weld into his truck frame as upper damper mounts

had some help writing an exam for Thursday

 

[jdedmon91]

I had this kit for ball turning kicking around in the shop for several years. Finally decided to finish it so I could learn to use it.

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[vocatexas]

Goce, it's good to see the end in sight, isn't it? The work you have done on your car is amazing and it's been fun and informative to follow along. I rebuilt a Ford pick-up truck a few years ago. Mine was in much better condition when I started than yours was, and it was a lot of work. You have practically built a new vehicle. Congratulations!

 

[GoceKU]

Goce, it's good to see the end in sight, isn't it?

It's always rewarding when you finish any project, this is a big step but i still have a lot of work in front of me, never the less this project may have the most rust repair i've done but is easier than doing engine swaps, front wheel to rear wheel drive conversions and stuff like that. That i've done few, those are the ones you start to pull your hair out.

 

[GoceKU]

1982 was a very good year, comrade
I read about the Niva, it was tested in Siberia and the Ural mountains- if it can drive there it can drive anywhere
The Soviet military decided they wanted some, sort of like the American Jeep

They are made with no comfort in main but they do go anywhere, also there is something with the people that drive them, they absolutely don't care about them, i've seen them jump them, roll them and still drive them home.

 

[Rick Berk]

woohoo! what a journey!

Rick, lovely work. I have a 3" bullet that is on my list for a tear down and repaint this summer. Any gotchas to keep an eye out for on dissassembly?

Several come to mind, If you have a positioner with yours the black plastic ball on mine was horrible looking after all the years of use, I put a stud in the collet and threaded the ball to it, turning at 300 RPM I filed all the defects out sanded from 280-400 grit and buffed with loose cotton flannel and white rouge. Second is removing the freeze plug, I put a rod thru the Acme nut and punched it out. Third - The rear housing is held on with a pin on each side of the vise base, you punch them inwards until they fall loose, after stripping and cleaning I put it together and in the mill and redrilled the pin holes using number drills and increasing the diameter of the pin by about .030 then drilled and tapped the new pins I made so a slide hammer can be used for future removal. You can see one in the first picture. As mentioned earlier the freeze plug hole was cast and not machined so I put it in a 4 jaw and offset then bore to a non standard dim.and made the brass button to fit. Hope this is clear- Good Luck.

 

[GoceKU]

If yesterday was a happy day today is a bad day, the recent rain raised the water levels and raised the water pressure and developed a big leak in the big garage. And of course it was the pipe that is at the back of the pack, so i had to cut two others to get access to it, it was dark and wet so i did not take any pictures. I was missing couple of fittings to finish the job so i went to the hardware store and what would you know my car's battery died. Dead short no voltage so next store over went and bought a new battery and changed it. When it rains it storms, funny how things break when the weather changes.

 

[savarin]

Made a flywheel to fit the crankshaft I made the other week.
Damn, more impetus to make a steam engine.
As if I didnt have enough on my plate.

 

[mattthemuppet2]

Several come to mind, If you have a positioner with yours the black plastic ball on mine was horrible looking after all the years of use, I put a stud in the collet and threaded the ball to it, turning at 300 RPM I filed all the defects out sanded from 280-400 grit and buffed with loose cotton flannel and white rouge. Second is removing the freeze plug, I put a rod thru the Acme nut and punched it out. Third - The rear housing is held on with a pin on each side of the vise base, you punch them inwards until they fall loose, after stripping and cleaning I put it together and in the mill and redrilled the pin holes using number drills and increasing the diameter of the pin by about .030 then drilled and tapped the new pins I made so a slide hammer can be used for future removal. You can see one in the first picture. As mentioned earlier the freeze plug hole was cast and not machined so I put it in a 4 jaw and offset then bore to a non standard dim.and made the brass button to fit. Hope this is clear- Good Luck.

thanks Rick, that's a great help!

 

[stioc]

Made a flywheel to fit the crankshaft I made the other week.
Damn, more impetus to make a steam engine.
As if I didnt have enough on my plate.

Very cool, definitely on my "to try/learn" list of things!