Restoring Rusty

[Gregski]

I also removed the battery tray just so that I could have more wiggability, and then it was time to wiggle the radiator support out

I took my time and wore some construction gloves so I wouldn't cut my surgeon like hands, ha ha

and soon enuff Bob was your uncle

[Gregski]

This may be the justification you all were seeking for me pulling the core support out, surely many of you have removed an engine out of a car without removing the entire front end, right, well look in the bottom right corner of this structure, or the lack there of

[Gregski]

now lets take a looksie at that engine without having the grille obstruct our view shall we

[Gregski]

things were going great, I was on an adrenaline high, so I kept going

decided to remove the water pump, so easy now without the silly radiator in the way, ha ha

four bolts later and it was off, by the way it must have square bearings cause it makes an ugly sound when rotating, needed replacing for sure

[Gregski]

ah what the heck lets separate the radiator fan from the water pump

[Gregski]

I was hoping to put in 2 hours tonight, but ended up putting in 4, so needless to say it was soon Beer:30

~ that's all for today folks

[Gregski]

oh almost forgot, can you tell what is missing from one of these pictures, one is a pic of my original driver side fender, the other of an OEM replacement I got from a junkyard off of a '79 Scottsdale 10 for the passenger side

[68Timber]

Originally Posted by Gregski

oh almost forgot, can you tell what is missing from one of these pictures, one is a pic of my original driver side fender, the other of an OEM replacement I got from a junkyard off of a '79 Scottsdale 10 for the passenger side

My 79 fenders are OEM and do not have the lower bolt hole.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by 68Timber

My 79 fenders are OEM and do not have the lower bolt hole.

you was robbed, ha ha - thanks for confirming

[jwilson645]

Yup, that spot is a devil. Here's a nice shot of mine. Also notice that the front of the wheel well and the inner fender structure are gone too.

[Gregski]

Day Three of Leftie Loosies

Fun Level = 11 (a little Spinal Tap reference for you all, horns up if you got it)

man I tell you working in a clean garage with an empty surface to put your parts on is such a big difference and a pleasure to work on your truck

[Gregski]

we decided to move this party indoors tonight, and do a little wrenchin in the cabin

first we loosened up the shifter rubber boot

[Gregski]

we were paying attention the last time we dropped the tranny so we learned (thanks to you all) how to press down and turn the metal cup to get the shifter stick out

[Gregski]

Hey, is this what they mean by Four On The Floor?

ha ha, I kid I kid

[Gregski]

then we removedatized the transmission turtle shell

[Gregski]

we disconjoined the go backwards light switch thingie

[Gregski]

Johnny are you taking notes, there will be a Quiz you know!

[Gregski]

next we disconbobulated the "Do You Know How Fast You Were Going Son?" cable

[Gregski]

then we had to suck in our gut (see Lowering The Truck posts above) and slid under the truck like a sloth and removed the ZZ Top bar

[Gregski]

that's when he drew blood!!!

FINALLY!!! thought it would never happen, ha ha

[Gregski]

then we ran home to cry to mama

[y5mgisi]

I can't tell you how many times I have drawn blood and not had a clue as to how it happened. Just working away and then all the sudden stuff starts turning red and your like, wtf?! Did I cut myself somehow? When? On what?

The flip side is there have been a great many times where I busted a knuckle or something and instantly thought, wonder how much blood is going to pour out of this one!

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by y5mgisi

i can't tell you how many times i have drawn blood and not had a clue as to how it happened. Just working away and then all the sudden stuff starts turning red and your like, wtf?! Did i cut myself somehow? When? On what?

The flip side is there have been a great many times where i busted a knuckle or something and instantly thought, wonder how much blood is going to pour out of this one!

true!

[hatzie]

Originally Posted by y5mgisi

I can't tell you how many times I have drawn blood and not had a clue as to how it happened. Just working away and then all the sudden stuff starts turning red and your like, wtf?! Did I cut myself somehow? When? On what?

The flip side is there have been a great many times where I busted a knuckle or something and instantly thought, wonder how much blood is going to pour out of this one!

I remember working on the exhaust under a G20 van years ago. I began wondering how and why the transmission was leaking down my shirtsleeve to my elbow when I wasn't under the darn thing.
The answer? It was me leaking red stuff from a pretty nasty gash in my arm that didn't bleed immediately when I bashed it on something sharp . It wasn't Dexron II.

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by hatzie

I began wondering how and why the transmission was leaking down my shirtsleeve to my elbow when I wasn't under the darn thing. It was me leaking red stuff from a pretty nasty gash in my arm that didn't bleed immediately when I bashed it on something sharp . It wasn't Dexron II.

I had the opposite experience once, long time ago. Changing trans fluid and filter and old roommate wandered onto the driveway (not car savvy). Half of my upper body was red with Dexron. I rolled out from under the truck and said Hey man, could you give me a hand? Sent him into a panic.

Greg, you've covered many pages since I checked in. Nice work! I really like the methodical approach, operating tables, organ bins and all.