1960 SO-23 A.K.A. Gunther
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Re: 1960 SO-23 A.K.A. Gunther
Can't make it, going to Jim's Customs spring swap meet, and I'm already learning too much about split bus transaxle work, (night school)
Re: 1960 SO-23 A.K.A. Gunther
You’re never too old to learn something new.
It's Marla with an " L"
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Re: 1960 SO-23 A.K.A. Gunther
It was a good weekend to get some work done.
Friday we got the solid axle boots installed. The key is to flip them inside out, boil water and get them nice and warm. With the right screw drivers, only Chuck has these, they go over the top of the flange no problem.
Saturday we got the transmission mostly installed. We had a small but mighty crew. Thanks for the help Matt and Rick. Bruce followed through with supervision. Even Pam jumped in to give a hand.
Yesterday Ricky came back out to the shop and we got the engine mounted back in. Pam helped bleed the brake lines. After a few minutes she needed to be reminded which is the clutch vs brake pedal. Once we got that figured out it was smooth sailing.
I just need to go through the gas lines, accelerator cable and electrical connections to the engine. We are getting close to being back down on all 4 wheels again.
Friday we got the solid axle boots installed. The key is to flip them inside out, boil water and get them nice and warm. With the right screw drivers, only Chuck has these, they go over the top of the flange no problem.
Saturday we got the transmission mostly installed. We had a small but mighty crew. Thanks for the help Matt and Rick. Bruce followed through with supervision. Even Pam jumped in to give a hand.
Yesterday Ricky came back out to the shop and we got the engine mounted back in. Pam helped bleed the brake lines. After a few minutes she needed to be reminded which is the clutch vs brake pedal. Once we got that figured out it was smooth sailing.
I just need to go through the gas lines, accelerator cable and electrical connections to the engine. We are getting close to being back down on all 4 wheels again.
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It's Marla with an " L"
(My list of assets is just too long...)
(My list of assets is just too long...)
Re: 1960 SO-23 A.K.A. Gunther
Well it’s official, Gunther will be heading out for camping this weekend.
Another good weekend of work done. I was able to get the wheels back on and torqued to spec. All secure there. I finished the electrical, replaced gas lines and got the air cleaner all attached. Don’t forget the accelerator cable. I put gas in it and got him running. Took him up the driveway the shifter was off, and the brakes were soft.
Lucky for me, Ricky offered to come back out last night to get things situated again. After fine tuning the shifter, bleeding the brake lines and making some final adjustments, we took him for a ride. We tested the brakes, tested shifting gears with the new transmission and everything seems to be working very well. I couldn’t be happier.
Thank you to everyone who helped me get this pulled together. I appreciate all of the help and the support throughout this process. I hope to see you at the fire ring Friday.
Another good weekend of work done. I was able to get the wheels back on and torqued to spec. All secure there. I finished the electrical, replaced gas lines and got the air cleaner all attached. Don’t forget the accelerator cable. I put gas in it and got him running. Took him up the driveway the shifter was off, and the brakes were soft.
Lucky for me, Ricky offered to come back out last night to get things situated again. After fine tuning the shifter, bleeding the brake lines and making some final adjustments, we took him for a ride. We tested the brakes, tested shifting gears with the new transmission and everything seems to be working very well. I couldn’t be happier.
Thank you to everyone who helped me get this pulled together. I appreciate all of the help and the support throughout this process. I hope to see you at the fire ring Friday.
It's Marla with an " L"
(My list of assets is just too long...)
(My list of assets is just too long...)
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