Frankentruck

[Getter-Done]

Great Progress

Yeah I have one of those Log workbenches.

I plan to make dual Workbenches

[cwcarpenter98]

Originally Posted by Getter-Done

Great Progress

Yeah I have one of those Log workbenches.

I plan to make dual Workbenches

The way that Triumph transmission is made ended up fitting perfectly on the edge of the log. Worked way better than I expected it to at first

[cwcarpenter98]

This summer is shaping up to be a pretty cool one.

Still haven’t put the caps on. Looks even more like an old farm truck without the caps, but soon they’ll be back on.

[roll_the_dice]

Good to see you still working hard on your truck! Since I moved up north, I drove my truck today for the first time this year! Had to make sure all the salt from the winter was off the roads!

[cwcarpenter98]

Originally Posted by roll_the_dice

Good to see you still working hard on your truck! Since I moved up north, I drove my truck today for the first time this year! Had to make sure all the salt from the winter was off the roads!

More like hardly working on Frankentruck since I've also got Penny to work on

One thing I'm glad I don't have to worry too much about is salt. Hopefully you were able to terrorize the neighborhood some today

[Arne]

What a coincidence! I got all these same parts today as well!

[cwcarpenter98]

Originally Posted by Arne

What a coincidence! I got all these same parts today as well!

Good deal! I would say that I'll race you to get them all installed, but my guess is you'll be done well before I will

[Arne]

Originally Posted by cwcarpenter98

Good deal! I would say that I'll race you to get them all installed, but my guess is you'll be done well before I will

I think you were correct. But in addition to having a lot of time to play with the truck, I don't have a recalcitrant overdrive to fight with right now.

In any case, I'm about 80% or more done now. It's really a pretty good system, not hard to install. I should be ready to evacuate and charge it by Tuesday.

Feel free to PM me if you run into any questions when you get started.

[cwcarpenter98]

Originally Posted by straight6chevyguy

Sorry to hear about the overdrive not working Christian, hope you get it figured out, which I'm sure you will.

Thanks! Got to work on it some more today and figured out part of it.

Originally Posted by Arne

I think you were correct. But in addition to having a lot of time to play with the truck, I don't have a recalcitrant overdrive to fight with right now.

In any case, I'm about 80% or more done now. It's really a pretty good system, not hard to install. I should be ready to evacuate and charge it by Tuesday.

Feel free to PM me if you run into any questions when you get started.

I’m hoping that I’ll be able to start my install later this week, if the overdrive starts playing nicely…



Attempted to seal up the couple leaks I found today, but not test driving until tomorrow. Also tinkered with the overdrive electricals and found the contact points in the solenoid needed cleaning. Hopefully that does the trick!

[Arne]

Ha ha! I'm not going to get started for a couple days yet, trying to get caught up on things around the house now that the weather is finally straightening out here. Plus there were a small number of parts that didn't get in the boxes, so I won't have it all until next week sometime.

But I'm retired, and probably have a lot more time to spend on this than you do. I'm guessing 2 weeks or so.

[cwcarpenter98]

Originally Posted by Arne

Ha ha! I'm not going to get started for a couple days yet, trying to get caught up on things around the house now that the weather is finally straightening out here. Plus there were a small number of parts that didn't get in the boxes, so I won't have it all until next week sometime.

But I'm retired, and probably have a lot more time to spend on this than you do. I'm guessing 2 weeks or so.

You definitely have more time than I do. I still haven't been a year at my first job fresh out of graduate school. Having adult money is nice though because I can afford better quality parts now

[cwcarpenter98]

My friend and I got the transmission swap finished up on his 68 Spitfire last Friday evening. Got some pictures with the two today and figured out that the front overhang from the center of the front axle is just about the same between the two. Wheelbase is totally different though

On the way home, I did a first: chunked the fan belt off
Of course, I didn’t have a 1/2” wrench with me, but thankfully my friend did so he turned back around and gave me an extra hand. The one good thing I did was keep an old belt under the seat that although slightly too long, allowed me to get home without overheating anything. Time for a new belt I guess

[cwcarpenter98]

Fully rebuilt, lost the receipts

Decided to just use what I had on hand to paint the transmission this evening. I’m ready to have my overdrive back!

No, I didn’t paint the bell housing because I’m not swapping that one out. Just going to leave the bell housing that’s in the truck now in place.

[Braunschweiger]

I'm curious, they will get their overdrive back

[cwcarpenter98]

Some days you win, some days you lose, some days you end up right in between.
Today is right in between.

Got the old transmission out on Thursday evening after work. Got the overdrive specific parts reinstalled to the overdrive transmission yesterday after work. This morning, I got the transmission back in the truck, then realized I forgot a crucial part. Yup, it’s gonna leak without the output shaft seal. At least I noticed it before I put gear oil in it. Finished up the swap this afternoon, went for a test drive and that’s where a little bit of sadness happened.

The good: shifts through all the gears, is much quieter, doesn’t make any crunchy noises

The bad: does not shift into overdrive, lockout cable is hanging up and won’t lockout unless I move the lever at the transmission end, gear oil is leaking out of one of the case bolts.

Not sure what the problems with the lockout cable and the overdrive are, but I’ve been working on the truck for about 9 hours today, so I’m throwing in the towel for today. Hopefully with a fresh mind tomorrow I’ll be able to figure it out.

On the test drive, I did see a really cool 64 F100. It has a 302 with a mild cam and a c4 auto. Sounds great and looks cool. I just love hubcaps and steelies

[straight6chevyguy]

Sorry to hear about the overdrive not working Christian, hope you get it figured out, which I'm sure you will.

[cwcarpenter98]

The leaks seem to have been addressed, but the overdrive still won't engage. I've cleaned all the points for the relay, solenoid, and governor, but that didn't fix the issue. Hopefully I don't have any sort of mechanical misalignment issue. Drives really good as a standard 3 speed though, so I'll keep driving and maybe eventually the overdrive will work again?

[Darkrider]

I finally got this thread fully read, It Took a few days but eh. I started reading about Penny initially then saw mention of this truck, which turned into a "Squirrel!" moment lol.

[cwcarpenter98]

Originally Posted by Darkrider

I finally got this thread fully read, It Took a few days but eh. I started reading about Penny initially then saw mention of this truck, which turned into a "Squirrel!" moment lol.

Yeah, the thread has gotten fairly long, but that’s what happens with a drivable restoration. Thanks for tuning in!


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Cleaned up the back work bench from the transmission rebuild yesterday and then laid out all the new parts. Spent a little time this evening taking apart the interior side of things. Next step was to disconnect the heater hoses, so didn’t feel like making a mess in the dark

[Darkrider]

Originally Posted by cwcarpenter98

Yeah, the thread has gotten fairly long, but that’s what happens with a drivable restoration. Thanks for tuning in!

I can def see why. Honestly, I am starting down this path with Frankenstein as it is. I have owned the truck for 9 years this coming September and really haven't put much into it other than the basics. It has been a good solid DD for most of that time. I honestly thought I would be further along with it by now but the only times I have parked it for a long period of time is over winter as I wasn't really a fan of driving it in the winters we get up here in Canada.

[cwcarpenter98]

Originally Posted by Darkrider

I can def see why. Honestly, I am starting down this path with Frankenstein as it is. I have owned the truck for 9 years this coming September and really haven't put much into it other than the basics. It has been a good solid DD for most of that time. I honestly thought I would be further along with it by now but the only times I have parked it for a long period of time is over winter as I wasn't really a fan of driving it in the winters we get up here in Canada.

My philosophy has been that they’re more fun to drive than to work on, so I try to keep mine drivable as much as possible. I missed driving it today to a swap meet, but it’ll be even more fun once I get the ac installed

[cwcarpenter98]

Speaking of the swap meet, I found some neat stuff.

An aluminum 62 grille, 3 61-63 GMC nub style hubcaps, and the best part, a green gas cap. Not sure if it’s an original GM cap, but it is green and fits nicely, so I’m pleased. Even better that the gas cap was only $5

After the swap meet, dad and I went up to our farm to do a little work. Left a different way than usual and found a neat 61 C60 on a neighboring farm. It looked pretty rusty unfortunately, but now I kinda want to see if there’s any chance at saving some of the good parts left

[Getter-Done]

Great finds at the swap meet.

That truck needs to be Saved.

I like those 61 hoods.

Wait is that Tow-Mater

[Braunschweiger]

Wow, I like these big trucks, great finds.

[cwcarpenter98]

Originally Posted by Getter-Done

Great finds at the swap meet.

That truck needs to be Saved.

I like those 61 hoods.

Wait is that Tow-Mater

I also like the 60-61 hoods, but prefer the 61 turn signal bezels over the 60. I would love to save it, but with no where to put it and really no need for it, it'll probably sit there for many, many more years

Originally Posted by Braunschweiger

Wow, I like these big trucks, great finds.

I do too. Maybe one day I'll be able to justify owning one. Would be cool to turn one into a car hauler so that I could take more than one old truck to a show