Our "new" M882

[Recovry4x4]

I think I still have M880 adapters. Had a bunch at one point.

 

[sherifflittle]

here is the bumper that i have. the lights arent on it anymore

 

[Recovry4x4]

Here is the bumper that i have. the lights arent on it anymore

Cool Ramcharger. Love the rims and hubcaps.

 

[sherifflittle]

Cool Ramcharger. Love the rims and hubcaps.

thanks but its a trailduster and dont look like that anymore lol here it is now

 

[Recovry4x4]

And I was going to call it a Dustbuster (our inside joke on Traildusters) but refrained. I just love the rim/hubcap combo.

 

[jbingvtx]

I agree with Recovry4x4, cool looking Plymouth. I have this vision in my head of a RamCharger with 3/4 ton axles lifted with HMMWV combat wheels and tires.

 

[michigandon]

Police wheels with dog dishes rock!!!

 

[sherifflittle]

thanks but i didnt mean to hijack this thread so what kind of shape is the body in don? mine has some frame rot and major cab rot but interior is immaculate.

 

[michigandon]

Frame seems to be good and solid, sheetmetal is all in very good condition with the exception of the rockers. A few minor dents here and there but I'm not going to worry about them.

Found out why she won't run right this evening. Turns out the pushrod went all the way through the #7 intake rocker. Not sure yet if its a stuck valve, poor metallurgy in the rocker arm itself, or both.

 

[sherifflittle]

any idea when ya wanna get this bumper? i texted ya a pic of front and back. mine runs great,has nearly perfect/uncut wiring but is a rust bucket lol

 

[77x58mm]

I have a bumber off 77 m880 sitting in the back of the donor truck still od green 919-774-4820 scott.

 

[michigandon]

Bought the bumper from Scott today...as well as the rest of the truck that it was originally attached to. Will deinfitely be able to make one good truck out of them both, with plenty of extras left over.

While I am getting what is supposed to be another good running 318, we are still planning on reringing the engine that we already have on hand. Pulled the pistons out of it today and discovered two broken compression rings. The cylinders had little to no ridge at the top, and it looks like they will deglaze nicley.

 

[michigandon]

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[sherifflittle]

glad it worked out for ya.

 

[maddawg308]

Any updates?

 

[michigandon]

Any updates?

Two of the cylinders failed to clean up as nicely as we hoped. Not only that, one of the pistons ended up with a piece broken off the ring land when we went to take the rings off, so we made the Executive Decision to load the short block up and take it to a local machine shop to have it done "right". The cylinder heads are at CHS and are ready for me to pick up.

 

[michigandon]

The parts truck I bought is going to give me better mirrors and a blackout drive light, and a lot of other little things that I was shopping for on eBay. Oh, and woody sez its makes a good spot to lay underneath too.

 

[77x58mm]

Hey don did you put that box on it and fire it up?

 

[michigandon]

Hey don did you put that box on it and fire it up?

Yup, we have had it running.

 

[michigandon]

Decided to address the braking issue whilst waiting on the engine parts. Thought for sure we would find blown wheel cylinders and shot bearings in the rear, but things actually did not look too bad back there! Turns out the master cylinder was leaking in the rear where the actuator rod depresses the piston. We decided to replace the shoes and wheel cylinders anyway. Repacked the rear wheel bearings with new seals. When it came home, the rollback driver complained about it leaking gas when he loaded it up. Discovered that the tank had a huge split in the top. Fortunately the parts truck yielded a good usable one.

Also in the process of replacing all rubber brake hoses and most of the steel brake lines. At least the ones where the fitting refused to turn and twisted off due to rust.

Being able to go is optional. Being able to stop is mandatory.