Bobbed engine swap and hydo powersteering

[cuukvee85]

Hey
The head gasket went in my truck so i decided to replace the whole engine with a military rebuild that my father inlaw had. I figured while the engine was out it would be a good time to do the powersteering conversion that i had started buying parts for. Well here are some pictures of the build so far.

 

[gimpyrobb]

Nice! Seems like that motor lift handled everything well. Do you think there would have been enought room to leave the radiator on too?

 

[Wildchild467]

im real tempted to swap in the LDS from my 109 into my M35 but dont have the lifts and big equipment to do a job like that.... i'd love to though!

 

[cuukvee85]

ya the lift did handle it .. it's a 2 ton walker engine hoist . I don't think there would have been enough room to pull it with tha radiator in, I removed the front cross member to allow me to pull it straight out

 

[Recovry4x4]

Looks good. Walker stuff used to be made in the USA.

 

[cuukvee85]

yes, it is an older made in the USA walker.

 

[joshuaz223]

warchild, i'm here in central square (about 20 min north of syracuse) and have all the tools and equipment you could need. if you want to tackle that swap and would like some assistance you could bring it up and we could do it. time isn't important even if it took us a couple of weeks.

 

[cuukvee85]

Here are some more pictures. I will continue to put them up as i progress in the Build.

 

[cattlerepairman]

There is something Zen-like to looking at a fresh crate motor.

 

[cuukvee85]

transmission

hello guys. would like to replace my transmission also any one have in the Massachusetts area

 

[big block 88]

Planning on fabbing a powersteering setup myself. I would be cusious what you had planned.

 

[cuukvee85]

i am doing the same setup as gringeltaube had done on his truck. His thead was very clear and easy to follow. The only thing that I am doing different is I am using a 5 ton steering column out of a 800 series truck and a reservoir out of a early mack with threaded fittings. I will be taking pictures as I go along.

 

[m-35tom]

the upper column from a goat is easy to use as well and tnj has them real cheap. gives you complete horn setup, just need to put u-joint on bottom end of shaft.

tom

 

[cuukvee85]

that's good to know. I already got the 5 ton column and middle shaft the only thing I have to do to it is shorten the middle shaft and use a conversion joint to allow the Ross yoke to work on it. I will put some pictures up when I do it . when I bought the 5 ton parts I got the upper and middle column bolth clamps and 18" steering wheel. and the 5 ton also has the horn ground on the upper column I think I'll just have to extend the wire and it should work good.

 

[cuukvee85]

Ok, I was able to do some more work on the truck. I finished drilling the holes to mount the plate i made to reinforce the frame. To let the box fit flat i had to drill a 3 5/8 hole for the body of the box. Also installed the 5 ton column and as soon as the box is in for good i can figure out how much i have to shorten the steering shaft.
(P.s. Couldn't have done it with out the help of Gringeltaube.

 

[ODdave]

was gonna ask whats up with the 10 lugs, but now i see.......

 

[treeguy]

I was going to ask the same question about the axles. Is that some sort of adapter plate? If so do you have a source? Do you still need a tranny, I have a friend near-by that should have one?

 

[cuukvee85]

Yes they are adapters. My buddie had them made for a custom chevy c70 mud truck that he had 2.5 ton axles under. When he went to 5 ton i bought the m off him and put them on my truck. I was a little worried when he got them but his truck has a detroit 6v92t that is built and he towed around a d4 dozer on a tag along with out any issue. They are well made.

Treeguy.. As for the transmission yes i am still looking for one. Any help with that would be greatly appreciated

-Jon

 

[treeguy]

Just a quick question, how are you going to reinstall the frame cross member? In particular, dealing with the rivits that are under the front spring perches?

 

[kennys@wi.rr.com]

Can we get some more detailed pics and maybe specs on the adaptor plates please?