Moore_rb's 66 Ebay Patrol (re)build thread

[RiverPatrol]

Lots of great info there. I like the solution for cleaning out the cross member. What brand of hole saw did you use to get through that steel?

[faux40]

Wow! $20 for two bolts... they sure are proud! Looks fantastic!

[moore_rb]

What brand of hole saw did you use to get through that steel?

It's a Milwaukee Bi-Metal hole saw kit that I got at Home Depot several years ago... They have stayed sharp through numerous projects so far.

It ripped through both layers of that crossmember no sweat. It was much more work cleaning out all the mud

[IrishPatrol]

Wow that is out standing work. Can't wait to see what you come up with for the front.

[sleepyzzz]

i sell hardware for a wholesale company. looking at the head of the bolt, i can't tell if that is a grade 5 heat treated bolt, or G8 Caterpillar bolt, or even worse a G2 which is the cheapest of all.
guessing a 7/8" X 2 and lock nuts to go with it, cost would be around $2 to the dealer(G8), and i am talking bolt and lock nut. you bought them at Home Depot maybe? our suggested retail on G5 $1.75 for the bolt and lock nut. nice work on your rig. will taking the rubber off the engine mount cause more vibration through the frame to inside the cab?

[moore_rb]

you bought them at Home Depot maybe? our suggested retail on G5 $1.75 for the bolt and lock nut. nice work on your rig. will taking the rubber off the engine mount cause more vibration through the frame to inside the cab?

Ace Hardware... the tag said they were G5, and I knew they were way expensive- I could have gotten the same ones at Copperstate for probably 6 bucks total if I had been willing to drive another 20 miles round trip.

yeah, I'm sure without the rubber I'll feel more vibration through the floor at idle, but I don't expect it to be too annoying. Besides, It's not like a Patrol feels like a Cadillac WITH the rubber mounts

[sleepyzzz]

wow, Ace is the place those boys need some competition

[faux40]

I just bought a bunch of Grade 8s for our machine at ACE... After the 72-month financing, a low introductory interest rate and a moderate down payment, I was able to bring the shiny new bolts home

Yea, Ace is pretty proud of their bolts but they do have a big selection which is nice.

John

[sleepyzzz]

I just bought a bunch of Grade 8s for our machine at ACE... After the 72-month financing, a low introductory interest rate and a moderate down payment, I was able to bring the shiny new bolts home

Yea, Ace is pretty proud of their bolts but they do have a big selection which is nice.

John

you are having too much fun. that was good

[moore_rb]

This past weekend was a classic example of "No matter how many times you measure, and no matter how carefully you plan, you will always be hit by something you didn't expect...."

I planned to spend time continuing to hook everything back up to the engine and tranny, but as soon as I went to connect all the clutch linkage, DOH

The linkage rod was off due to the bell crank being dropped when I lowered the rear trans mounts to set the rear driveline angle, and the rear clutch arm actually contacted the crossmember

From the front:



and the rear:




Fortunately, it turned out to be a pretty easy challenge- a 6-inch bi-metal sawzall blade had just enough clearance to fit in there and enlarge the round holes in the engine brackets that the connecting rod feeds through, to provide the necessary clearance to allow it to swing back and forth. After that I hit all the rough edges with the die grinder to clean off the burrs and then hooked everything up and tested the range of motion on the clutch.

Again, from the front (after):



and from the rear: