Columbus..the 1957 IH 4x4..

[mongocanfly]

Yep...still waiting on the sending unit....

[mongocanfly]

Also I have about 4 different projects for the truck going on at the same time...got one finished this afternoon...on my radiator hoses I know I'm going go have to use a 2 piece hose setup...so I made these coupling pieces to do that...on the top coupling i added a fitting for the steam port hose to hook up to...I've got to get the correct size brass 90 for it... I just stuck a spare fitting i had in to check thread depth....

[Scott2]

Originally Posted by mongocanfly

Also I have about 4 different projects for the truck going on at the same time...got one finished this afternoon...on my radiator hoses I know I'm going go have to use a 2 piece hose setup...so I made these coupling pieces to do that...on the top coupling i added a fitting for the steam port hose to hook up to...I've got to get the correct size brass 90 for jt... I just stuck a spare fitting i had in to check thread depth....

Nice job on the machining! That looks better than the part I bought.

It was great to meet you and work together at Doug’s Wire and Fire. I could have done without all that ice after the storm but the event was a blast!

[mongocanfly]

thanks Scott!...
good meeting you as well Scott....luckily I had 4wd so I didn't have any major issues on the way home...but I didn't get out of the icy roads til I got to tenn...made for a long return trip though

[Advanced Design]

And it was nice to meet both of you.

I was whining about the white out conditions driving 20 miles to dinner Saturday night.

Those are nice pieces Greg. Looking forward to how it goes together.

[mongocanfly]

thanks Doug....I plan on using the Gates Powergrip heat shrink hose clamps on these fittings...so no ugly hose clamps

[mongocanfly]

Got another little bit done...well almost done...I'm keeping the original gauge cluster ...
The original only has temp and fuel gauge and lights for gen and oil...I wanted all gauges..and they needed updated to modern type standards...
So I gutted the old gauges out....
I had to do some surgery on the panel for the new gauge cleareance... pic is what a original looks like ..

[mongocanfly]

I started with the gauge panel...the 2 center spots where the lights were had to be opened up to match the outer openings.....
Before and after

[mongocanfly]

Then I started with a set of autometer 1-1/2" short swing gauges...I had to remove the faces of the gauges to fit against the dash glass...I couldn't find a 1-1/2 fuel gauge so I had to use a 2" for it..
2nd pic shows layout...

[mongocanfly]

Then I had to make a bracket to hold the gauges in place ...in this pic I dont have the bracket on the fuel gauge yet...I've got to pick up some 10-32 screws and nuts to finish..
Had to open up the back of the panel to squeeze all the gauges in there...

[Scott2]

Originally Posted by mongocanfly

Got another little bit done...well almost done...I'm keeping the original gauge cluster ...
The original only has temp and fuel gauge and lights for gen and oil...I wanted all gauges..a d they needed updates to modern type standards...
So I gutted the old gauges out....
I had to do some surgery on the panel for the new gauge cleareance...
1st pic is what a original looks like ...2nd pic is what I wound up with...

Looks great!

[mongocanfly]

Thanks Scott!......

[Advanced Design]

Really creative solution for gauges Greg. Very cool!

[mongocanfly]

Thanks Doug...trying to keep it simple seems to just mean alot more to do.....

[jjzepplin]

You are an automobile metal surgeon! And you are very good at what you do.

[mongocanfly]

Haha....I dont know about all that....but thanks anyway Zepp!.....

[mongocanfly]

Got the hydroboost squared away...my original plan was to use a 3/4" spacer between firewall plate and the hydroboost....i was trying to keep it as compact as possible.. ..there was never any way that would work...the IH brake pedal is very close to the firewall and the hydro has a long snout on it...I tried several ideas but finally gave in and made a 2in thick aluminum spacer...so that worked....I also got the flex lines and such installed....no moonshine still coils in the brake lines..(there you go Doug)....had the option of running dual front lines from the proportioning valve to each front wheel...or plug one port and run a single line down and T it on the frame...I went with option 2......
to cold to do much so it can wait till later....
now to get the hoses for the hydro...plan is to use -6an stainless flex and build my own.....gotta figure out what size metric to -an fitting I need....
painted the master cylinder with Eastwood master cylinder paint...supposed to be resistant to brake fluid...so we'll see...

[72 tigger]

Nice installation!

[mongocanfly]

thanks Tigger!!!

[Advanced Design]

Hey, I am missing two flex lines...ok, kidding. Great idea to get rid of the still. Wonder if I can block one of the ports for the front? Hmm..

Nice work on the adapter too. Why did it need to be 2” thick?

[Advanced Design]

I do have about a lifetime supply of flex hoses. Thanks for the explanation on the thicker mount!

[mongocanfly]

Before ,,I had thought about using -6an fittings and hoses for my hydroboost...after a lot of looking I couldn't find anything that would work with the angles of the hydro fittings...so I thought I'd try some factory hoses and see if they would work...well amazingly they fit like a glove..these hoses are for a 81 c30....had to tweak them just a touch but I'm happy with how they worked out....they had to order the other hydro return line so I'm waiting on that...and I'm adding a power steering cooler and that's on back order...once I get these the steering and brakes should be squared away....

[mongocanfly]

Also another project semi-done...after agonizing over how to make the clutch work I finally decided to just use hydraulic...so I got the wilwood master and slave setup with remote reservoir ...I wanted to keep as much of the original clutch setup as possible ...I considered linkages and also cable setups....the issues I was trying to overcome was trying to turn upward force into rearward motion in a very small space....I made a mounting bracket from 3/8 flat plate for the slave side...still have to fab a mount for the master...
Here's some pics of master and slave and the slave mount..yeah...I believe in overkill... got it sprayed down with some black paint and it's good to go.....

[Advanced Design]

That is great the factory lines fit for the hydro-boost. Sometimes the solution is right there for us, and I wouldn’t have thought of considering factory lines.

Yes, 3/8” plate oughta hold that! Nice bracket. Well done.

[mongocanfly]

thanks Doug...I went and measured the ones on my c30 so I knew going in those hoses might work...so I knew that option was a possibility....turns out it was