Project "Thunderstruck" - KJWildman's never-ending V8 swap

KJWildman · **Posted:** Thu Sep 09, 2010 11:22 am

For a week or so? WOW! Really backing off there, aren't you?

Then go ahead and just show up or call Sat. morning about 10AM. I should be out there by then.

BugginKJ · **Joined:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 4576

10-4 Big Dad :JEEPIN:

tommudd · **Posted:** Thu Sep 09, 2010 5:57 pm

Dang Larry give him a break, I've been waiting on him since before you even thought about a V8 and now you're heeping him busy everyday! :wink:

KJWildman · **Posted:** Thu Sep 09, 2010 6:24 pm

tommudd wrote:

Dang Larry give him a break, I've been waiting on him since before you even thought about a V8 and now you're heeping him busy everyday! :wink:

Hey now! I haven't seen him in 2 weeks! :lol:

But, if you got somethin' goin' you need him for, you can have him. He's the one that asked ME anyways! :ROTFL:

Plus, I'm closer! He only wants to come to your place when you've got Beer! :jester:

BugginKJ · **Joined:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 4576

Ok guys..........so what's my schedule starting Friday night? :5SHOTS:

BugginKJ · **Joined:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 4576

To throw my :2cents:

in I thought I would start at the Mudd Garage and Parts Emporiam Friday to discuss the work ahead, maybe even a night cap at the shop to top off the night :SOMBRERO:

Then a hung over start at The Wild Red Roosters to start twisting caps first thing in the afternoon errrr ahhhh I mean get to work first thing in the am :jester:

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Sep 10, 2010 12:20 am

So you are ....no you're going , err wait, ....now you have me confused Buggin' and I haven't even had a drunk or drink or .... well come on over sometime, we'll talk about Larry :goink:

Never mind Larry you can have him back he confuses me! :ROTFL:

BugginKJ · **Joined:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 4576

tommudd wrote:

So you are ....no you're going , err wait, ....now you have me confused Buggin' and I haven't even had a drunk or drink or .... well come on over sometime, we'll talk about Larry :goink:

Never mind Larry you can have him back he confuses me! :ROTFL:

Thats all part of the master plan, leave every one confused so no one will have a clue where I will really be :twisted:

But work just may have made a wet spot, more like a warm brown mushy spot on my plans for today..........just got a call and I may be having to do a mainrail today BEFORE I leave. Ya thats only about a 20-30 hour job on this particular unit :evil:

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Sep 10, 2010 8:26 am

Larry and I will be over to help you out sine you help us.
I have to work 2 hours today so will have some free time !

BugginKJ · **Joined:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 4576

Record times made today :pepper:

Cut that puppy out, slammed in the new one, put the arch in and away I went ! Let the boys deal with the hydraulics and wiring, I AM OUT! :BANANA:

KJWildman · **Posted:** Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:01 pm

Another Day ..... Today .... more time to work on the Jeep!
So when I went out today I reinstalled the timing gear cover, got the water pump bolted on with no gasket again, put the timing marker on, bolted on the fuel pump, got the motor mounts bolted back on and the distributor in! (deep breath here) Installed the modified transmission mount to the tailshaft, bolted the tailshaft on to the C4 ..... let's see.... what else? :roll:

Oh Ya! when I moved the trans around to install the tailshaft, something was rolling around in the pan!!! :shock:

So, I turn the trans. over and pull the pan and find a small bolt rolling around loose in there! :shock:

I put the bolt back in and torqued everything in there back down. Now I have to get a new trans pan gasket! After I was through with that I started thinking about my new MSD Ignition Box and where I was going to mount it. Why not mount it just like the PCM? Wait ... the PCM is on a plate! Got the PCM, got the MSD ... Perfect! Drilled and tapped new holes for the MSD box and got it mounted on it's plate. Think I got it figured out where the coil mount will be too!

How the motor sits now

New fuel pump installed

PCM Plate

Drill new holes

Tap new holes

Mounted

Where it's getting mounted

Trans bolt

I guess that it for today guys and gals!

Headed over to my sis's house to watch NASCAR @ Richmond

TAHOE · **Posted:** Sun Sep 12, 2010 8:42 am

At least you heard that bolt before you tried to drive it..... if that ever happens :goink:

KJWildman · **Posted:** Sun Sep 12, 2010 6:51 pm

Pulled the trans crossmember out and got it all marked and laid out for the new holes for the C4 trans mount.
Bought this at the car show/swap meet for it. Kept looking for an oil pan, valve covers and starter, but no luck today.

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:34 pm

Nice! Keep going!!

Terry

VoodooMann · **Posted:** Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:43 pm

pfff... who needs a starter?

:SOMBRERO:

BugginKJ · **Joined:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 4576

Sweeeeeeeeeeeet!
Sorry to have ditched ya on Sat., but I has some side money to be made :twisted:

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Sep 13, 2010 2:49 pm

Ditched him??????????????? :shock:

Where was the guy that said I'll be over Saturday evening, then later Sunday...... :goink:

KJWildman · **Posted:** Mon Sep 13, 2010 4:47 pm

tommudd wrote:

Ditched him??????????????? :shock:

Where was the guy that said I'll be over Saturday evening, then later Sunday...... :goink:

You got ditched too? Ya just can't count on anybody these days, can ya? :ROTFL:

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Sep 13, 2010 7:39 pm

You can't, I'll tell ya! Had to drink his beer so it would not go bad. You know after 24 hours its got to go!
I give up on him, I wonder where he'll be Saturday instead of going to the M&G????

BugginKJ · **Joined:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 4576

tommudd wrote:

You can't, I'll tell ya! Had to drink his beer so it would not go bad. You know after 24 hours its got to go!
I give up on him, I wonder where he'll be Saturday instead of going to the M&G????

Hey now I am on vacation, my time has become a premium :ROTFL:

Now that I have irratated my wife just enough with my house cleaning and reorganizing she has given me the green light to "go on out and have some fun dear" :BANANA:

So Tom quit your whining and tell me when the heck I should come on over :ROTFL:

Larry, bite me :goink:

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