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  1. hey mister

    Header swap begins.

    So, here's a slick trick I stumbled onto out of "itch relief" desperation. It was 80°+ yesterday and sweating while working with that fiberglass wrap, just made things worse. After taking a shower, I still felt like ripping my flesh off. I was trying to think of something that could snag those...
  2. hey mister

    Header swap begins.

    Update: Very busy day and I'm exhausted..yuk yuk... Exhausted...get it? Oh, nevermind.... Anywho... Started out this morning going to local autoparts store. They had 1 50" spool of header wrap and 4 stainless zip ties. That would do my riding mower. They had one 2-1/2" muffler clamp. That was a...
  3. hey mister

    Header swap begins.

    ROFL.... That's hilarious...
  4. hey mister

    Header swap begins.

    Next question: My power steering pump has a top bracket which shares a bolt with the #1 manifold exhaust port. I know I need much shorter bolts for the headers. Is there a specific bolt for that PS bracket? Or is "fudge-it" the norm? Thanks again, guys.
  5. hey mister

    Header swap begins.

    After sleeping on it, knuckles reminded me of just how big of a pain in the joint those sharp shields are. I will not miss them.
  6. hey mister

    Header swap begins.

    Ahh, brute force. Ok. My thoughts were to not destroy them, but if I want the manifolds off there may not be a choice short of pulling the motor....let's not do that.
  7. hey mister

    Header swap begins.

    The frame rail keeps the manifold from being pulled away from the block and the shield keeps them from moving up or down. I've tried to move the manifolds, they are trapped in place.
  8. hey mister

    Header swap begins.

    Thank you for your reply. In the dark, I just crawled under with a light and sure enuf I found the 2 bolts that holds each one in place. How in the heck does one get a wrench in there? It looks like I have remove motor mounts and a starter to get to them. Tell me there's a secret to getting...
  9. hey mister

    Header swap begins.

    I've been planning the header project for a few months now. I've been spraying PB Blaster on the manifold bolts on and off for a few weeks. They are original. Yea, it smokes for a couple miles and stinks, but it has paid off. Using only a Ridgid sub compact 3/8" electric impact driver, all 12...
  10. hey mister

    Well...It was a day.

    So...my beer drinking goes with the pizza or similiar meal. Rarely do I have more than one. I enjoy the refresh, just not the swimmy head. I'm a light weight...certainly not holding up my Irish German roots very well...lol
  11. hey mister

    Well...It was a day.

    Finally got the radiator thing sorted out...for now. It started about a month ago. The newly converted, rad/elec fan upgrade started to overheat. This was caused by the fans just not turning on when they were supposed to. Even the manual over ride would not function. The coolant had also become...
  12. hey mister

    Cardboard utility box upgrade.

    I have tried to trace over the line using a photo editer... It ain't the best, but you get the idea.
  13. hey mister

    Cardboard utility box upgrade.

    The panels have just been setting in place and not fastened down and nothing in the trough to weigh them down. I've noticed a little banging noise coming from back there when on a bumpy road...which is every road here in my neck of the woods. So for now, I decided to velcro the panels. But...
  14. hey mister

    Greeting from the, X-tire capitol of the world.

    I don't know if anyone is still following this thread, but yesterday was a tich warm and I had been out on a few erands. After coming out of the store, I noticed a black streak oozing down the pass. headlight bezel. By now, I have learned to not stick a curious finger into every puddle emerging...
  15. hey mister

    New Schmootz

    When my uncle retired from G/Y wheel and brake div. he gave me a can of cosmaline. I've used it on my Taco. Appling it with a brush was a horrable job. Even after 2 or 3 showers, I still smelled it and stunk like it. But, over the course of a winter, it seemed to be all washed off. (Must of been...
  16. hey mister

    Strange dome light

    That's kewl!
  17. hey mister

    Dome light upgrade

    Has anyone ever made a replacement dome light housing? Maybe with LEDs? And I don't mean one of those out of a catelog. I mean, one that you made from scratch? Wood, plastic, metal, doesn't matter.
  18. hey mister

    Cardboard utility box upgrade.

    I thought about using metal but considering speakers sound better in wood and the entire cab is mostly metal, so I wanted to mellow out the tone as much as possible. I am eager to see what you come up with.
  19. hey mister

    Freak Injury Upon Another Freak Injury To Hand Requiring Emergency Surgery (Tool Safety)

    In a machine shop I worked with a guy who shared a horror story. He was supervisor and off in a corner of the shop, a mold maker was using a chisel to detail out a mold's shape. After a bit this supervisor noticed that the guy had been too quite for too long, so he went back to see what was up...
  20. hey mister

    Made a new tool

    You guys have done a great job making the tools you need. It is such a great satisfaction knowing "you made it". It makes me so glad to see others making things. Keep up the great work.
  21. hey mister

    Cardboard utility box upgrade.

  22. hey mister

    Cardboard utility box upgrade.

  23. hey mister

    Cardboard utility box upgrade.

    The original cardboard utility box (behind bench seat) needed to go. The cardboard material it was made from, crumbled apart anytime I moved it. It had served well. So as per SOP, out came the ol'CAD system. Using the basic measurements from the cab, cardboard was squared up and cut to the...
  24. hey mister

    What did we do before cup holders?

    Here it is.
  25. hey mister

    What did we do before cup holders?

    Or drive slower....

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