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m715 brush truck rebuild

fireman74201

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the fire dept that i am on has a kaiser that we used as a brush truck.
a couple of years ago we had a woods fire and we blew the engine up, and it has gone thur a few mechanics and no one has the truck up and running.
so while im in from college a couple of friend and i are going to drop a used chevy 305 in itand i was just wondering if anyone has any advice??
if u can give me any send it my way
 

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PaladinMan187

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If I remember correctly JP Magazine did a piece on dropping a GM 350 *a small block Chevy is a small block Chevy* into one of these trucks. I'll see If I have any of my old issues left laying around. You may be able to find it online too.
 
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Novak Enterprises make the adapter to mount the Chevy bellhousing to the stock T-98 trans. If you use the auto trans, you have to fabricate a little jack shaft to go from the trans to the x-fer case. Stock motor mount location works ok.
 
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fireman74201 said:
ok thinks for the advice so far
i have another question...
do u think 3 college aged guys that go to a tech. college could do this in about 2 1/2 weeks
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All depends on how mechanically inclined you are...
...& what tools you can borrow from school...
...and how much sleep you are willing to skip...
...and if you have a solid supply of Red Bull, Top Ramen, Hot Pockets, and (of course) BEER!
:beer:

Heck, you are college guys.... staying up all hours and working up against an unrealistic deadline should be 2nd nature by now!

GO FOR IT! :grd:

-Bear-

PS: Be sure to post LOTS of pictures!!
 
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fireman74201 said:
and u tryied????
where did u go to skool at?
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I tried, and succeeded, that is, with rebuilding the 302 in my M135 deuce. College algebra, not so successful.

This was at a little old skool in College Station, TX.



Back to your original question, of course I would go for it. I would use the automatic for a brush truck, so you can focus on the fire and not driving and shifting. Maybe you can get a local wrecking yard to donate an entire take out engine/trans in return for some publicity. You can put the take out Tornado 230 and T98 on ebay and make a few hundred.
 
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fireman74201 said:
ok thinks for the advice so far
i have another question...
do u think 3 college aged guys that go to a tech. college could do this in about 2 1/2 weeks
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Why so long to finish? I could do it with some kid to pass me tools in less than a week, even without taking any time off. If you plan it out well and get all the parts staged, should be a very quick swap, especially if the donor is a runner. I highly recommend you make sure it is. Swapping in a bad motor sucks.
 
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