Icemans 61 swb uni.

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » August 11, 2009, 8:36 pm

bought this fine specimen after ss 08 with the intention of driving it to ss 2010.

$1500, 223 ,not supposed to run.

however i put a battery in it and it fired right up. whoever rebuilt the head did not put the rocker stands in the right spot so the head was not getting oil. replaced the whole rocker arm and it now gets oil but smokes.have another 223 to put in.

after i washed it

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » August 11, 2009, 8:41 pm

took the rear brakes off, everything was good so just cleaned, adjusted and put back together

the front on the passenger side was left with a bad drum and trashed the shoes.

Post by **Greg D** » August 11, 2009, 8:44 pm

Cleaned up real good didn't it Brian. Nice truck!

Haus · Post by **Haus** » August 11, 2009, 9:19 pm

Good find. I really like the grandpa eyebrows growing above the windshield. Now thats what I call a green vehicle!

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » August 12, 2009, 12:02 am

used rusty oleum chrome colored paint on the bead blasted drums and hubs

here it is back together with the free new tires and wheels.

took a test drive over to my friends, pulled slightly to the left when braking so i adjusted the right side and was fine on the way home.

1961 slickwilly · Post by **1961 slickwilly** » August 12, 2009, 12:46 am

looks like you washed the camoflauge off now every will now what you got lol but the grill lokk good

DCarr · Post by **DCarr** » August 12, 2009, 12:47 am

All those shiny parts are going to scare the moose away, Brian. :lol:

Looks good.

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » August 12, 2009, 5:00 am

Looks like a driver to me Iceman. I just love those rear bumpers. I'd love to find one around here for my 4x4.... keep us posted...... Anthony

don morris II · Post by **don morris II** » August 12, 2009, 9:11 pm

i like it

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » August 14, 2009, 11:35 pm

the other day i loaded up my replacement 223 and my engine stand and took them over to my friends shop.

upon disassembly found 1 bent pushrod,and sloppy timing chain.

going to do an overhaul of the head, ordered the timing set and new valve springs.

today i cleaned and bead blasted most everything i removed so far.

next time i go there will be taking the rest of the block apart to see if rings and bearings are needed, theres no noticeable ridge in the cylinders and nothing else appears loose or out of order but Iowa is a long ride and the block is on the engine stand inside so might as well look see now.

should get to doing the head in the next week or so as well.

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » September 5, 2009, 1:00 pm

before i got sick i took apart the entire engine, down to bare block.
everything looked real good mains and rods were fine, thrust brg was within tolerance so after cleaning up the crank started reassembly.
when i got to the pistons as i was removing the rings a couple of the oil control rings (the mesh part) came out in pieces so i had to special order a set of +.040.
engine is covered up on the stand waiting for me to get back and finish, hopefully next week i can start working on it again.
going to have to bust hard to get done and in before the winter comes.

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » September 5, 2009, 1:23 pm

Anthony wrote:Looks like a driver to me Iceman. I just love those rear bumpers. I'd love to find one around here for my 4x4.... keep us posted...... Anthony

you figure a way to get it, and you can have the one that was on my 66 anthony.

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » September 5, 2009, 6:52 pm

ICEMAN6166 wrote:used rusty oleum chrome colored paint on the bead blasted drums and hubs

.

Are those box`s getting the Iceman parcel identification branding put on them!, or are you painting the hub`s? :lol:

sounds like she`ll be there for SS4 alrighty.

jacobd · Post by **jacobd** » September 8, 2009, 5:39 am

That looks amazing. Just like new.
Brian will you tell me what set up equipment etc. you use to bead blast things? I would like to give it a whirl on some of my projects.

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » September 9, 2009, 11:46 am

Jacob, a friend of mine has a large blasting cabinet, i just take stuff over there and do it

something similar to this:

jacobd · Post by **jacobd** » September 9, 2009, 9:03 pm

Aww, I get it; a blast cabinet. I need one of those big enough for the whole truck. :lol:

greythorn3 · Post by **greythorn3** » September 12, 2009, 6:23 am

i like it! dig yoru funky house too!

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » September 14, 2009, 10:22 pm

finally attacked the engine again. got all the pistons cleaned up, the new rings on and back in the bores and torqued down.
useing STP as an assembly lube.
left my new timing chain soaking in a butter container full of marvel mystery oil.
tomorrow i will put that,the cover, the oil pump and pan back on and paint the bottom end.

slick4x4 · Post by **slick4x4** » September 15, 2009, 9:17 am

ICEMAN6166 wrote: left my new timing chain soaking in a butter container full of marvel mystery oil.
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what is your theory on that ?

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » September 15, 2009, 9:15 pm

slick4x4 wrote:
ICEMAN6166 wrote: left my new timing chain soaking in a butter container full of marvel mystery oil.
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what is your theory on that ?

the container had the marvel in it from using it on the pistons and rings during assembly so i decided to toss the chain in before i left for the night, will be well lubricated for installation.

and it was.
got the chain installed, cleaned out the oil pump, dunked it in the above container and spun it with the distributor shaft for a few minutes.

got my oilpan and timing and side covers back on as well as the water pump.

then i dissassembled the head. next step will be refacing the valves.