well i’ve decided, that there is really too much stuff in front of me to worry about trying to jam it into a couple of weeks.
The clutch pedal seems much better, and now that i’ve pumped the outer shaft full of grease, the little bit of slop i was feeling is gone. The outlet on the MC is still capped,and I have a dead firm pedal.
So,....yea me. That part is done.
Because I’m trying to sell the 4L80, and the 2jz/GM trans adapter, I decided that that stuff needed to come out.
And so it is.
Behold, the Mammoth pig...With converter and shifter. This thing is full of fluid, I have gotten so good at removing the thing I was able to remove it w/o spilling a drop of fluid.
The Adapter was a bitch to get off the back of the engine..It fits so tight when you bolt it on the first time It almost becomes fused to the engine...But after some judicious smacking with a rubber mallet, and screw driver prying action, the thing finally came off.
I’ll put it on Ebay tonight, and see if I can sell it for 650.00, which is 200.00 less than I paid for it.
Without a trans in place, there is no better time to finish putting the EPS back in, and get the steering shaft all sorted out,...Theres literally a big giant hole up in front of the car now.
At the same time, I think I’ve found the rear oil leak that has been here since day one....Those bolt holes in the back of the crank are exposed to wet oil inside the engine...Every bolt I removed from the crank were soaked in oil...I think it’s getting past the threads, and leaking there over time.
Not anymore though..I’m gonna put thread sealant on those bolts next time around.
I’m thinking that since the 2jz bellhousing is so much smaller, I might go ahead and weld the removable piece of the forward tunnel back in place,....but I gotta admit, being able to zip out the transmission bolts from inside the car is way better than groping around with a 3’ extension, and a wobbly socket adapter..
Then again,.....Maybe I won’t.
But..the Many years, and many different configurations have taken their toll on the Monsters interior...he needs some reinforcements.
At the very least, that rectangular cut in the top of the tunnel where the shifter sat recessed in will get a patch welded in.
Which brings me around to why it’s not important that I get the rear end to dude Saturday. I am making good progress, but there’s just too many things left to do before it can all go back together.
Ive got to get the six speed in there, and get the hole properly located. I gotta figure out how high it’ll stick through, and come up with some sort of rubber heat grommet thingy like a stock fox uses ( maybe i’ll use it too).
Ive gotta figure out where the shifter handle will protrude through the console mesh, and come up with a boot for that that don’t look like some BS bandaid to cover a “too big“ hole that typical of most aftermarket shifter boots.
Ill also have to redo the mesh on the console....no saving the old one.
The dash needs to be cut at the drop so that I can put the column in, and the dash can be installed around it without me taking the column apart in two pieces....Im pretty sure that It’s not exactly NHTSA standard right now the way it is.
The dash, and the console need to be sanded and repainted, or maybe even powder coated.
I need a new driveshaft..Among other things...
And now, there’s a truck out there that needs work too.
The clutch pedal seems much better, and now that i’ve pumped the outer shaft full of grease, the little bit of slop i was feeling is gone. The outlet on the MC is still capped,and I have a dead firm pedal.
So,....yea me. That part is done.
Because I’m trying to sell the 4L80, and the 2jz/GM trans adapter, I decided that that stuff needed to come out.
And so it is.
Behold, the Mammoth pig...With converter and shifter. This thing is full of fluid, I have gotten so good at removing the thing I was able to remove it w/o spilling a drop of fluid.
The Adapter was a bitch to get off the back of the engine..It fits so tight when you bolt it on the first time It almost becomes fused to the engine...But after some judicious smacking with a rubber mallet, and screw driver prying action, the thing finally came off.
I’ll put it on Ebay tonight, and see if I can sell it for 650.00, which is 200.00 less than I paid for it.
Without a trans in place, there is no better time to finish putting the EPS back in, and get the steering shaft all sorted out,...Theres literally a big giant hole up in front of the car now.
At the same time, I think I’ve found the rear oil leak that has been here since day one....Those bolt holes in the back of the crank are exposed to wet oil inside the engine...Every bolt I removed from the crank were soaked in oil...I think it’s getting past the threads, and leaking there over time.
Not anymore though..I’m gonna put thread sealant on those bolts next time around.
I’m thinking that since the 2jz bellhousing is so much smaller, I might go ahead and weld the removable piece of the forward tunnel back in place,....but I gotta admit, being able to zip out the transmission bolts from inside the car is way better than groping around with a 3’ extension, and a wobbly socket adapter..
Then again,.....Maybe I won’t.
But..the Many years, and many different configurations have taken their toll on the Monsters interior...he needs some reinforcements.
At the very least, that rectangular cut in the top of the tunnel where the shifter sat recessed in will get a patch welded in.
Which brings me around to why it’s not important that I get the rear end to dude Saturday. I am making good progress, but there’s just too many things left to do before it can all go back together.
Ive got to get the six speed in there, and get the hole properly located. I gotta figure out how high it’ll stick through, and come up with some sort of rubber heat grommet thingy like a stock fox uses ( maybe i’ll use it too).
Ive gotta figure out where the shifter handle will protrude through the console mesh, and come up with a boot for that that don’t look like some BS bandaid to cover a “too big“ hole that typical of most aftermarket shifter boots.
Ill also have to redo the mesh on the console....no saving the old one.
The dash needs to be cut at the drop so that I can put the column in, and the dash can be installed around it without me taking the column apart in two pieces....Im pretty sure that It’s not exactly NHTSA standard right now the way it is.
The dash, and the console need to be sanded and repainted, or maybe even powder coated.
I need a new driveshaft..Among other things...
And now, there’s a truck out there that needs work too.