Got My Lightweight!! Stay Tuned for Project Updates and Plenty of Questions!

[jac04]

Leftover parts...someone had substituted regular military bumperettes for the lightweight-specific ones:

[Moose]

If you are looking to get rid of those bumperettes and will ship them, I would be interested. I've been looking for a set.

Brett

[jac04]

I temporarily mounted the pedal boxes so I could get the final brake lines bent. Everything will now come back apart for final sandblasting & paint.

[jac04]

I also finally got around to unpacking the Turner rebuilt longblock:


I have also started cleaning up everything that needs to be swapped from the old engine to the new one. Here's the intake manifold:

[4flattires]

DUDE !!!!

Is that Bill Nye hanging on your wall, looking over your shoulder and sneering at your every move, commenting in his squeeky voice about the benefits of BSF thread patterns?

Would it not be more appropriate to display the iconic (circa 1976) Farrah Fawcett poster in her red swimsuit?

Lets get that man-cave back in order!



Jeff

[jac04]

Yeah, but "Science is Way Cool!"

[jac04]

Engine in the 'paint booth' for a nice single-color paint job:

[NickDawson]

i mean... I guess I recognize the shape...but can't imagine an engine that clean.
ever.

joking aside - the pics are looking great - keep up the good work

[ktom300]

With every update, I can just see how you're going to leave the body in "rough condition". You don't still believe that do you?
Seriously, I'll be shocked if this lightweight ever gets started let alone drives down the road. Belongs in a museum.

[ivarra]

Funny, but good point!

I bought a 63 11A from Jac03 two years ago. It had been restored 12 years prior, but still looked like a museum piece (and still does). I even wax it periodically , and continually get asked 'so are you ever going to use this as was intended?' Well, maybe it was intended to drive kids around the neighborhood!

Anyway, every club needs one to remind the other owners what their vehicle once looked like.

Ivar

[jac04]

...got the NOS distributor installed along with the oil filter assembly and manifolds, rebuilt the original AC fuel pump, had the flywheel resurfaced, installed a new clutch, and the engine is finally in:

[jac04]

engine assembly continues....waiting for parts for a really neat filter set-up utilizing an AEM Dryflow air filter
...rear driveshaft installed...

[Tim Smith]

It is looking great as usual.

Who made that chassis? I just noticed the front cross member and what looks like rear body mounts made out of box steel. I've never seen a bunch of those things before.

[jcasteel]

Nice work!

[greenmeanie]

The front cross member is a feature of the lightweight chassis. IIRC it is to provide a mount for a NATO hitch to allow the truck to push trailers onto aircraft and the mud. I don't know about the rest.