Wife's 48

[dsraven]

excuse me......if youire gonna keep posting pics of a pristine shop.....then umm....haha
nice job. if you find the drive line shudders under hard load (taking off usually) it could be the angle on the pinion is increasing because the springs are wrapping up some and allowing the pinion angle to increase. if that is the case you can easily fab a traction bar set up from the axle to the spring mount area. under hard load the axle will turn up at the front as the springs flex.

problem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54_6GaYJvWI

easy fix
http://www.how-to-build-hotrods.com/traction-bars.html

[8man]

Sorry Raven, I have the OCD and usually spend almost as much time putting things away as I do working. I also have the "old timers" and if I don't put it up I don't know where it is.

Thanks for noticing. I've only had the shop a couple of years and only been able to get in it regularly over the last year. I do like it!

[olcarguy]

Originally Posted by 8man

Sorry Raven, I have the OCD and usually spend almost as much time putting things away as I do working. I also have the "old timers" and if I don't put it up I don't know where it is.

nice job...and yes your shop is clean...only time my shop was that clean was after it was built and before I put my tools in...ever want to spend a week come on over.

[oldman3]

Robert, can you show us the charcoal cansiter you built, or did I miss it earlier...Jim

[olcarguy]

50+ it's time to go swimming.....

[8man]

A buddy and his 34 year old son were looking at the door hinges with me. The son noticed that the pins had no "pin" to hold the door pins in. I even talked about having to use a bare hacksaw blade to cut one off to get it out of the 54.

So junior says "why don't you drill the pins and put a crush pin in there to make sure they don't ever work their way out."

I said, if you want to try that go ahead, I couldn't drill a little hole in that pin by hand if I had to.

So he got a cordless drill, held the hinge in his hand and in about 5 minutes he had this...
IMG_0425 by Robert Moorman, on Flickr

So I told him to "go on and do the rest." He did.

[joedoh]

HAHA thats great, always a good thing to have someone else excited about your stuff.

[NorCalGal]

Originally Posted by 8man

A buddy and his 34 year old son were looking at the door hinges with me. The son noticed that the pins had no "pin" to hold the door pins in. I even talked about having to use a bare hacksaw blade to cut one off to get it out of the 54.

So junior says "why don't you drill the pins and put a crush pin in there to make sure they don't ever work their way out."

I said, if you want to try that go ahead, I couldn't drill a little hole in that pin by hand if I had to.

So he got a cordless drill, held the hinge in his hand and in about 5 minutes he had this...
IMG_0425 by Robert Moorman, on Flickr

So I told him to "go on and do the rest." He did.

That looks good, I was lazy and just welded a blob to the pin to stop it.

[8man]

Jan and Joe, you are so right. It was fun to watch him and he did a good job. I'd have broke every little drill bit I tried to use doing that freehand!

[8man]

Well, last night my ADD acted up and I pulled out the stainless trim rings for the doors out. I know I'm a long way from trim, but I didn't feel like doing much and they were almost shiny...

IMG_0428 by Robert Moorman, on Flickr
First had to get the paint off of the outside ones. PO painted them! Then I worked on all them with some 1500 grit and a Scotch bright to make them look a little better.

1. I am looking for someone who polishes stainless. I knew a guy who did stainless steel repair and polishing, but he is not around anymore.

2. Does anyone have a "how to" install them. It appears I'll need to drill holes for the inside trim to hold it in place, but how do you get it inside the lip of the door?

[reaper71]

Hey Robert, just finished going through the build.
Everything is looking great!
I also borrowed your charcoal canister idea for my truck.



Mark

[8man]

Thanks Mark.

I found the charcoal canister on this site in another thread, so it's NOT an original idea, but it sure was easy!

[mongocanfly]

Nice fix Robert..!

[oldman3]

Robert, clever my man...Jim

[joedoh]

nice work! great stuff man, you sure are a thinkaboudit kinda guy

[8man]

Thanks for the kind words guys. It does feel good when I can "figure it out".

[OutlawDrifter]

Way to adapt and overcome! That's real wrenching!

[8man]

I've read Skymangs uses the Camaro headers now. I've read others have used some S10 headers. The engine builder sent these block huggers with the engine. I put them on and the following pictures show it best.

This first pic shows the header at best 1/4" from the knuckle on the rear of the A-arm. That is after a little work to get a little clearance.
IMG_0448 by Robert Moorman, on Flickr

This one shows the starter, it is about 1/2" from the starter, except for that bolt that can be cut a little shorter. I'm thinking "heat"?
IMG_0449 by Robert Moorman, on Flickr

Then on the driver's side, I had to grind a little off the flange to get it to clear, but I have 1/4 to 1/2" from the flange to the side of the motor mount. I don't think it will hit because the engine should not flex front to back very much.

IMG_0450 by Robert Moorman, on Flickr

Do I leave it and see or do I spend more money to do something else now?

[mongocanfly]

That a-arm is to close for my comfort..if they have to add more shims during alignment it may hit..

[OutlawDrifter]

Definitely tight! Always tough to judge from a picture, however.

[joedoh]

those headers are close to everything. you can trim the arms no prob to fit but some diff headers may help if thats an option?

[60chevyjim]

when I was getting ready to build my wifes 51 on a 84 s10 .
I found a site mongos garage.
http://www.mongosgarage.com/tech/s10...p/swapinfo.htm

it has a lot of use full info on how he does them and what headers will fit .
I used ideas from several places to build my wifes truck about 8 years ago.
I used everything the 84 s10 had. I used the non fuel injected 2.8 and od trans
I liked using the 84 wiring harness , not a bunch of extra wires and it comes with the correct headlight switch too. I am getting a v8 ready to put in it soon.
the truck is not fast now , but I haven't been able kill the 2.8 ?

[8man]

Thanks for the responses. I'm still looking at other header options as I'm not comfortable with how these fit.

If anyone has a recommendation on headers that they used that dumped at the back and fit, I'd like to know.

[Scott2]

Originally Posted by 8man

Thanks for the responses. I'm still looking at other header options as I'm not comfortable with how these fit.

If anyone has a recommendation on headers that they used that dumped at the back and fit, I'd like to know.

Hooker cast headers? Edit - never mind, I was thinking you had an LS motor where these fit pretty well. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/hok-8501-1hkr

However, looking back I see you have a 350 so these won’t work.

[60chevyjim]

did you check out the clipsters type headers they used on mongos garage ?
you may be able to check out header pictures on ebay to get some ideas.
they have some nice stainless rear exit ones for a very good price.

are you using v8 s10 mounts ?

I have headers like yours on my 50 ford shoebox
and they all most touch the steering box .
so not so good on there either .