James' 66 rebuild

jammck66 · Post by **jammck66** » November 14, 2009, 8:20 pm

well got some done on the truck today. I got the front clip removed.
(what a process!!) thanks to slicey, the plasma cutter, most of it wasn't too bad.
cant wait to get new parts!! heres some pics.

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » November 14, 2009, 8:32 pm

I looked at a 66 with cab mounts like that. looks like you have a good start there....
Anthony

Post by **Greg D** » November 14, 2009, 8:39 pm

Good start.

jammck66 · Post by **jammck66** » November 14, 2009, 9:27 pm

yea, the pics posted are of before i removed the whole clip. I managed to luck out and get the right inner and outer fender, rad support, rad, grilled and valences off in one foul swoop. it was so sweet.
kinda windering what to do now.... I think I'll get the engine ready to pull.
it kinda just falls into place as I go, its really actually pretty cool.
my mind is going a million miles a minute as what to do next.
wiring is a big one, and as I will be putting an FE motor in, Im wondering what I can do NOW to make my life easier THEN.

jammck66 · Post by **jammck66** » November 15, 2009, 9:22 am

so, the front left frame horn is tweaked a bit, ( no biggie) but I noticed that the rad support mounting hole is quite a bit bigger and off round than the right side.... the mroe I think about it, the more I am wondering about a crown vic sub..... any ideas on this??

61 Merc · Post by **61 Merc** » November 15, 2009, 6:36 pm

I wouldn't go with the CV sub frame, you will never be able to haul bales with it again. :lol:

so, the front left frame horn is tweaked a bit, ( no biggie) but I noticed that the rad support mounting hole is quite a bit bigger and off round than the right side.... the more I think about it, the more I am wondering about a crown vic sub

The advantages of the CV is independent suspension, which is what you have with the twin I, unless you want to eliminate the problems with tire wear or trying to do a massive drop, I would just do some repairing and keep going.

Dean

jammck66 · Post by **jammck66** » November 15, 2009, 8:53 pm

cool! thanks,
I was having second thoughts on doing the sub. its a LOT of work.
I think I'll tweak it back into place and weld a plate in place of the rad support mount. (it was rotten for so long the constant shifting of the support rounded out the hole.)

greenindian · Post by **greenindian** » November 17, 2009, 8:04 am

Keep up the good work! Great to be tearing into it, isn't it? Can't wait to see more.
Damon

jammck66 · Post by **jammck66** » November 28, 2009, 12:13 am

well, here we are with the prev. mentioned frame horn problems:

you can see here, that the bumper wont fit right.

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jammck66 · Post by **jammck66** » November 28, 2009, 12:14 am

so i've got all the surface prepped:

i heated it up and twisted it back with a 36" pipe wrench. now that the bumper fits correctly, i am going to slice a huge hole in it!!!

i get my trusty plasma cutter out and slice a giant hole in the frame:

jammck66 · Post by **jammck66** » November 28, 2009, 12:18 am

Here's the tab i sliced out of some sheet metal i had (3/16"???)

i had 2X 4'x8' sheets of it!! LOL
here it is all welded into place:

here it is all finished, just need to get a "flapper wheel" and make the finish more smooth....

that is all for now. slow going process..........

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » November 28, 2009, 12:43 am

jeez you do good work. what is this plas ma cut ter you speak of? can humans obtain these here on earth? lol. wow man. really.

jammck66 · Post by **jammck66** » November 28, 2009, 1:01 am

LMAO EZER, seriously, thats what they call them... i dunno............ they are so awesome! they cut super fine and use shop air to blow the debris away, SAWEET!!!

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » November 28, 2009, 1:23 am

lol. man, i get it. i just can t afford to get one. plus i am lazy and easily amazed.
but seriously, you do good work. my core support holes looked almost as bad as those do, i just closed my eyes and pretended that they were good enough to use.
i think i need to buck up and do what's right- like you're doing.

flyingv · Post by **flyingv** » November 28, 2009, 12:05 pm

looks really good! Both of mine look like that and I'm gonna have to do something about them. I'm not much on welding, but I'm gonna try it when I get to that point.
Ken