702854boy 950 #1 Posted Saturday at 09:14 PM (edited) At the big show I got a frame from a round hood, tranny, and dash tower from @Pullstart. I also got a short frame square hood, and the dash pieces from @Mike'sHorseBarn. I got a pullstart 8 horse from one of the guys in the barns and a steering wheel from one of the guys set up in the in field. When I got the steering wheel, it still had the roll pin and part of the cut off steerong shaft in it. I soaked it for a few days with kroil and worked on it yesterday. That was the easiet roll pin I've ever had come out once I figured out how to hold the wheel. The chunk of the steering shaft also came right out. I put it in our press and barely had any pressure on it and it moved. Today, having no power and it being hot, all I did was put the dash pieces together and set them on the tower. It's been 100 degrees and humid here since we got back from the show so I haven't really been able to work on very much. Edited Saturday at 09:15 PM by 702854boy 4 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 79,463 #2 Posted Saturday at 09:17 PM Interesting project Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 20,819 #3 Posted Saturday at 09:25 PM No power??? Actually I am surprised with all this heat there haven't been more blackouts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
702854boy 950 #4 Posted Saturday at 09:32 PM 5 minutes ago, pfrederi said: No power??? Yeah, last night there was a thunderstorm and we haven't had power since 930 pm because a branch knocked the line down and a lot of the major cities around us also lost power so we are thinking they have priority over our little town 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 70,371 #5 Posted Saturday at 11:48 PM We have no power either currently. Generators for the win! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
702854boy 950 #6 Posted Sunday at 12:38 AM Generators are in our need to buy eventually list 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 70,371 #7 Posted Sunday at 03:14 PM Howard if you have not read this thread, we built an 857 into a 1045 look alike back in Covid times. Build thread here 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
702854boy 950 #8 Posted 20 hours ago (edited) I got my cracked f plate welded up today. How come you gave a frame with a cracked f plate Kevin, I want a refund. At least it gave me some welding practice. Edited 20 hours ago by 702854boy 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
702854boy 950 #9 Posted 14 hours ago Got my steering put together and drilled the holes in the f plate reinforcement plate 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sqrlgtr 3,144 #10 Posted 4 hours ago 10 hours ago, 702854boy said: the f plate reinforcement plate What size thickness is that f plate reinforcement? Looks beefy and should never have any more trouble with f plate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
702854boy 950 #11 Posted 4 hours ago It's 1/4 and its from dad's work so we're thinking it might also be heat treated and hardened a little bit 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
