702854boy 955 #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 79,467 #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 955 #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 70,402 #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 955 #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 70,402 #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 955 #8 Posted Tuesday at 09:30 PM (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 Tuesday at 09:51 PM by 702854boy 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
702854boy 955 #9 Posted yesterday at 03:38 AM 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 3,147 #10 Posted 18 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 955 #11 Posted 18 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
702854boy 955 #12 Posted 6 hours ago Today's progress so far has been welding up a cracked seat pan, putting the tranny on, putting the front axle on, putting wheels on it, cutting the top of the tower off because it was too tall, putting the fenders together and putting them on, measuring where to cut the too long steering shaf, and setting the little bits and pieces on it for mock up. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
