14 Bolt rolls along and the D60 gets new King Pins
Well,
Slowly but surely progress is being made on the 14 Bolt. Very cold temperatures (20's-30's) have made painting very tedious. It sprays okay, dripping from the cap, and dries forever. Adhesion doesn't seem to be affected. I went to Wally World and picked up a space heater and the garage now is toasty. This truly is aiding the paint drying process.
Over the weekend I helped a friend with his 38" Bogger to be repaired. Small talk led to a shop here locally in Killeen that acid dips and cleans parts. Well trust me when I say, I knew I could use this service. My 14 Bolt hubs were real bad. The axle had definitely been submerged and had water mixed in with the grease. The rust scaling was intense. I took it to the shop and I am absolutely amazed at what I saw, and what was done for me! The price: $20.00. Just look at the pics. You be the judge.
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Also, I spoke with Greg today at 4wdfactory.com, just down the road from me. He has a big review on pirate4x4.com. I ordered complete rebuild kits for the upper and lower King Pins, along with the infamous 7/8" hex tool. Here are some pics for you.
If that wasn't enough, Mr. Janke called me today on my 383. He isn't happy that the engine is only producing 525/525. He built it to do much more than that. He asked my permission to open her up, adjust the cam timing and re-dyno it. My MSD Distributor and wires will arrive at his shop tomorrow, so he's going to have it ready again for me on Saturday for a whole round of Dyno testing again! He feels he can get 550/550 out of the engine, while lowering the torque/HP handoff from 5200/5300 RPM's. I will be going and will take more pics and try to have actual video. No promises on the video though. I'll see what I can do. Mr. Janke has embraced me and is treating me like a son. He is a really special person and I cannot say enough about him. I"m definitely getting more than my money from him. I've gained a great new friend, I will cherish forever. He is such a character and a wealth of engine building/racing information.
Enough of my rambling. Here's the pics. Enjoy! Once again, thank you everybody for your support and comments. If you have suggestions, please say them. I will not be offended and I have everything to learn from everyone. This rig is not only a part of me, but a part of y'all. Your trials, mistakes and successes, you chose to pass along.
Manny
14 Bolt update:
It looks like some spots were missed. I went over it to make sure no mistakes.
