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Posted: February 10, 2009, 5:41 am
by Alan Mclennan
BA, Nah this is Beryl not Lenore!, I just picked up a Clevo 351/C6 today, out of a 84 F150 ambulance, If I have to pull the pan the whole lot comes out! will post pic`s tomorrow.
Dave , I suppose that answers the question of what motor! LOL,. the shock mounts are a kit from the " pick-up place" in Melbourne.......Alan,
Posted: February 10, 2009, 6:08 pm
by Alan Mclennan
Posted: February 10, 2009, 7:04 pm
by in2hotrods
That ambulance was running Tri-Y headers! They meant to get there in a hurry!
Posted: February 11, 2009, 1:23 am
by DCarr
An Aussie cleveland with tri ys and a Holley 4 bbl.- can't go wrong with that! Should be fun.
Posted: February 11, 2009, 6:29 pm
by ras4434
Alan: Was your grandson looking over the engine or escaping from the cage you had him in (in the pic behind him)?
Posted: February 12, 2009, 2:58 am
by Alan Mclennan
I`ve got to say! when I saw them tri y`s hanging off a Clevo, I thought I`ve got to have that!, can`t wait to find out what`s inside!. The dizzy isn`t stock neither, may have to change sump to front pick-up, but a test hang of the motor in it`s new home will tell !, did I say that I`m excited about this motor!
ras, if you don`t say anything!, I`ll stay quite about you last May!
Did you note the dual alternators, some serious electric`s going on in there!
Do you think the aircon compressor would be serviceable or should I junk it?
Posted: February 14, 2009, 6:34 pm
by Alan Mclennan
Yesterday I bit the bullet and started welding in the Falcon K member, I`ve welded all the easy to get to area`s and will do the rest when I send the chassis to the sand blaster`s
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I also managed to get the towers in and the A arm and rotors,
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I think the steering shaft may be close, I`m going to lift the motor in today for a look see!, the sway bar, fits perfectly!
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I`ll have to try and remember what I had for breakfast!, cause I also put two front coaster wheels on my MiG trolley and some brackets to hold the bottle in place! been meaning to do that for 12 years!
Posted: February 14, 2009, 6:45 pm
by Garbz
Wow Alan!
Neat. Did all the cut pieces come in a kit or did you fab them?
Garbz
Posted: February 14, 2009, 6:51 pm
by Alan Mclennan
Garbz, they came in a kit!, with very basic instructions and some Emailed pic`s. He said he would rather people ring him for guidance, rather than miss read instructions!
Posted: February 14, 2009, 6:54 pm
by ezernut9mm
man you good work alan.
Posted: February 14, 2009, 9:53 pm
by Fanatic
Alan, Quite a different set up than we see here in the states. Looks like a nice way to go, And good work too.
Might I suggest drilling a hole in the top of each coil-over mount. Weld some nuts to the underside so that you can make a Monte-Carlo style brace to install after all is done. That would really tie that front together.
Tim
Posted: February 14, 2009, 11:11 pm
by DCarr
Nice, Alan. Going to be a good contest to see who rolls first ,you or Garbz.
Posted: February 15, 2009, 6:43 pm
by Alan Mclennan
OK!, here are some pic`s of the motor sitting/hanging in there!
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you can see by this next shot, how tight things are with steering on R/H side!
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I`m sure now I`m going to have to go with a front sump pan!
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the oil filter is no problem or the pump
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to get a better idea of the final position I`ll have to bolt the tranny on and put it back in, now to the sad part!,
while I was taking the motor back to the other garage, snif snif it rolled off the pallet trolley and ended up side down!, I managed to roll it up right, but damaged a rocker cover, bent a bracket and totaled the dizzy cover and rotor-button
, no pic`s of that! but I do have cramps in one leg from kicking myself up the bum for being so stupid!
Posted: February 15, 2009, 6:53 pm
by Alan Mclennan
Tim, It would have to go over the top of the motor, wouldn't it?, I suppose, I could make up a bracket to bolt to the top shock mounts, kind of saddle over the top!
Dave, it looks like I win!, mine already roll`s
Posted: February 15, 2009, 8:52 pm
by FORDMANLCRACKEL
Looking good there Alan, maken good time too.
Lonnie
Posted: February 16, 2009, 2:45 am
by DCarr
Clevelands aren't much good for lawn bowling Alan.
Posted: February 28, 2009, 6:10 pm
by Alan Mclennan
I think your right Dave!, they tend to have a large Bias and the oil will kill the green`s
Posted: February 28, 2009, 6:48 pm
by Alan Mclennan
Over the last 2 Saturdays I`ve bolted up the motor and tranny, and put them back in and after some hours of UP , DOWN, UP, DOWN, BACK , FOWARD, LEFT , RIGHT! I managed to find the sweet spot for the motor ( I hope! ), little edit here!, I changed to a front sump as well!
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I fabbed up some engine mounts and tacked them in, and I`ll finish welding them and do some trimming to make them look better when the engine comes out again!. the sway bars lined up real nice too,
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The trans cross member stayed in the same position, only needing 2 holes to be drilled!
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After moving all the built up rubble from under the truck, I put her down on her new front feet for the first time,
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I must say that after seeing the truck at the working level for so long you tend to get used to it that high, so when I was lowering it, I thought to myself , self how low is this thing going to be
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with the rear end still on original wheels, she sure has a mean rake!
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Posted: February 28, 2009, 8:51 pm
by 61 Merc
Looking good Alan, keep up the good work.
Posted: February 28, 2009, 10:47 pm
by twistedfreak
nicely done my friend
