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

stumpjumper_09 · **Posted:** Wed Oct 06, 2010 9:41 pm

Boy those welds look Perty almost tigish

KJWildman · **Posted:** Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:04 pm

Updated $$$$$ Costs in first post, first page !!!!! So far ........ $2042 ..... Budget - $3000 !!! :BANANA:

Major things left to buy - Starter, Driveshafts (2), Fluids, hoses and then, plugs, wires and asst. small things. Lookin' good to be under $3K! :BANANA:

KJWildman · **Posted:** Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:06 pm

stumpjumper_09 wrote:

Boy those welds look Perty almost tigish

Just a Millermatic 250 MIG Stump!

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:09 pm

add
down pipes,
mufflers/ muffler
wiring
fuel pickup
new underware for the first drive :roll:

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

KJWildman wrote:

Updated $$$$$ Costs in first post, first page !!!!! So far ........ $2042 ..... Budget - $3000 !!! :BANANA:

Major things left to buy - Starter, Driveshafts (2), Fluids, hoses and then, plugs, wires and asst. small things. Lookin' good to be under $3K! :BANANA:

Oh crap that just reminded me! I may not be able to get my vendors cost anymore :banghead:

I do know a ton of the guys over there and have for years now, so I hope they will cut me a break or give me cost. If that is the way you were wanting to go........

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

tommudd wrote:

add
down pipes, = open headers
mufflers/ muffler = what mufflers?
wiring = free from work
fuel pickup = handled
new underware for the first drive :roll:

= he doesn't wear any :ROTFL:

KJWildman · **Posted:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 6:02 pm

I sandblasted and cleaned up the crossmember today. Hung it in the paint booth and primed it.

I'll top coat it tomorrow. I was planning on doing a final ( :roll:

) fit test for it this weekend. Then the plant manager asked if I could work Sat. and Sun. 7 - 3:30 and he'd pay me overtime! :shock:

(They've been giving us Comp. Time! :evil:

) If it involves them paying me MONEY to be there I said I would!!! There goes this weekends plans! :evil:

Oh well, I'll still have all day after 4PM ! :BANANA:

I'm sure I'll do something!

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

I hate to say it, but I am glad your plans are blown for this weekend :banghead:

! I also have to work Saturday and maybe Sunday, it just depends on if we get this HUGE job done or not :BANANA:

KJWildman · **Posted:** Sat Oct 09, 2010 3:15 pm

Got the crossmember primed and painted in the past couple days. Worked today til 1:30, then came home and looked at the KJ.

I didn't like what Hart did to it! :evil:

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So I cut it out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :twisted:

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There ......... that's much better!!! :ROTFL:

Now we have room for the radiator! Well ... on one side, anyway! :POPCORN:

Now I'll cut a template and weld in a new piece of thicker sheetmetal to reinforce it again. Move to the other side and repeat, then, make up some brackets from the parts I have and the radiator mounts will be 75%.

Now .... I have an appt. at the eye Dr. ! I broke my glasses and I GET A NEW PAIR! :BANANA:

The old ones I bought in 2001! :shock:

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

Sure throw it up on my shoulders like it was all my idea, just remember who took the first few love taps and couldn't get it to move :ROTFL:

Ahhhhhhhhh looks much better, just how it was planned :mrgreen:

KJWildman · **Posted:** Sat Oct 09, 2010 11:44 pm

BugginKJ wrote:

:ROTFL: Sure throw it up on my shoulders like it was all my idea, just remember who took the first few love taps and couldn't get it to move :ROTFL:

Ahhhhhhhhh looks much better, just how it was planned :mrgreen:

It WAS all your idea! :seuss:

If you remember, my idea was to just cut the whole thing out and refab new where we wanted it out of new square tube. :ROTFL:

(Thanks for stopping me, I was just making more work for myself. )

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

Whats happening tomorrow? I may be able to swing by after I go to the apple butter festival :mrgreen:

I don't have to work either :5SHOTS:

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Sun Oct 10, 2010 4:03 am

It sounds like you guys are having way to much fun! :lol:

Terry

KJWildman · **Posted:** Sun Oct 10, 2010 6:23 am

Up and getting ready for work now! :evil:

I should be off @ 3P, so give me a call or stop by after that.

You going to the G.R. Apple Fest, or up to Tecumseh for the Appleumpkin Fest? Oh well, maybe I'll talk to you this afternoon sometime.

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

Apple Butter Fest in Grand Rapids, then to the Erie Orchard up in Erie MI. What an awesome day, just got home :BANANA:

stumpjumper_09 · **Posted:** Sun Oct 10, 2010 9:49 pm

BugginKJ wrote:

Apple Butter Fest in Grand Rapids, then to the Erie Orchard up in Erie MI. What an awesome day, just got home :BANANA:

I really didn't think that the GR that you were refering too was grand rapids... You drove right past my house... that probably would have been a good time.

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

stumpjumper_09 wrote:

BugginKJ wrote:

Apple Butter Fest in Grand Rapids, then to the Erie Orchard up in Erie MI. What an awesome day, just got home :BANANA:

I really didn't think that the GR that you were refering too was grand rapids... You drove right past my house... that probably would have been a good time.

No Sir, Grand Rapids Ohio, not Grand Rapids MI. Grand Rapids Ohio is only about 20 or so miles south west from Toledo.

KJWildman · **Posted:** Sun Oct 10, 2010 11:58 pm

BugginKJ wrote:

Apple Butter Fest in Grand Rapids, then to the Erie Orchard up in Erie MI. What an awesome day, just got home :BANANA:

Missed it again!

My wife wanted to go up to Erie Orchard when I got home from work @ 3 ! But noooooooooooooo! I had to go pick up my new eyeglasses! Shoulda gone .... we'd have probably seen you up there! :lol:

This week I plan on being out in the garage every evening. If you want to stop by, feel free! I'm going to finish the driver's side rad. support and cut the fill in pieces, and start on the dash.

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

KJWildman wrote:

BugginKJ wrote:

Apple Butter Fest in Grand Rapids, then to the Erie Orchard up in Erie MI. What an awesome day, just got home :BANANA:

Missed it again!

My wife wanted to go up to Erie Orchard when I got home from work @ 3 ! But noooooooooooooo! I had to go pick up my new eyeglasses! Shoulda gone .... we'd have probably seen you up there! :lol:

This week I plan on being out in the garage every evening. If you want to stop by, feel free! I'm going to finish the driver's side rad. support and cut the fill in pieces, and start on the dash.

You should have gone, awesome time every time at the orchard there! Crap now I have to go get more doughnuts :ROTFL:

Been extremely busy at my new thrill latey :jester:

. I am either out of town or getting home around 10:00 :shock:

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

Fulltimer wrote:

It sounds like you guys are having way to much fun! :lol:

Terry

That's the only way to peel time off the old clock :jester:

Or some would say, that's just how we roll in Ohio :ROTFL:

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