3tc and power steering. Please

[beekiller]

Is there a radiator in there [member=655]samurota[/member]?  

 

[samurota]

Is there a radiator in there [member=655]samurota[/member]? 

Not yet. Got some work done tonight.
Power Steerin

 

[beekiller]

Not yet. Got some work done tonight.
Power Steerin

Well let's see it!!! 

 

[samurota]

Im tired

Pics not in order  yu can figure it out

 

[beekiller]

Looks good Pappaw!  Should be much easier turning on the trail! 

 

[samurota]

Looks good Pappaw!  Should be much easier turning on the trail! 

i hope so. Hope new motor runs good too

 

[beekiller]

Sure would think so, after you messed with it. 

 

[samurota]

Sure would think so, after you messed with it. 

just cleaned resealed and painted the motor. Resealed the trans too

 

[samurota]

More progress but  I'm sick and might have got more done if I weren't. 

 

[samurota]

Installed tcase in ZOR mount. No pic of this but I added 3 inches to front of right side mounting bracket. This was so I could move tcase 2.5 inches back from stock location. Before was close to 2 inches back .so ended up moving an additional 5/8 of an inch. 
Motor is moved back an additional 3/4 inch. All this to make room for p/s pulleys. Pics show where I slotted mounting holes for engine and trans to move back.
Yu can also see 1 od the tcase bolt holes is shiny. There was a broken bolt in this hole and I ended up having to drill and helicoil this hole. 

 

[beekiller]

You're working like a wildman!  How is the rear shaft angle gonna turn out?

 

[samurota]

You're working like a wildman!  How is the rear shaft angle gonna turn out?

all looks good by eye. Only about inch or inch and a half slipyoke inward movement left at static height. I think it will work because springs are purty close to flat.

 

[beekiller]

Did you make a decision regarding your tcase mounts?

 

[samurota]

I'm looking at doing something like this and then on to the radiator radiator hoses and power steering hoses

 

[samurota]

Hopefully something a little neater than that but square tube and angle braces looks very strong to me. It also puts 2 mounts on drivers side vs the 1 it has factory which I had to cut off.

 

[samurota]

Radiator room.  New crossmember pipe is out of the way

 

[beekiller]

Purdy!

 

[samurota]

Welded these inserts into frame before welding on new crossmember/ bumper mount.
I wanted good connection to frame incase a winch is sometime hooked to the new crossmember.
Inserts tie it into pipe in frame and more of frame itself. 
Crossmember fits inder radiator and will protect it.
I also plan to tie end of new crossmember to the old pipe ends to reinforce it.

 

[beekiller]

Great idea! Winches are good.

 

[samurota]

Tcase moved back 2 1/2 inches. Added 3 inches to ZOR mount on front. Redrilled rear and made new driverside mounts. 
Tcase shouldnt fall out now.