Lots of views on this one. I just checked to see if you've uploaded any more and see over 700 views so far on this one. That's great. Keep them coming.
I've got another all ready to upload. I try to space them out and always have one on deck. I don't much care for camerawork though so it takes a while.
@@heliarche Looking forward to it. Camera work can be frustrating because it takes much longer to film some process than just digging in and doing the job. I find it has become a source of anxiety when I go to fix something now. I should film it but it eats up time, so a lot of things I do don't ever get made into videos. That said, I have miles and miles of partial video footage of different jobs that I stopped filming for one reason or another (or lost the micro sd card??). I may make a random video someday of odd bits and things that I filmed that have no proper beginning or end.
@@EverydayProjects Man, yea. I have to have the camera and tripod and I have to try to set up an angle where I can work but the camera can see, and repeat whenever I have to move. Then I have to come in and load it onto the computer, hoping it didn't get lost or corrupted. Assuming that went OK, then I have to edit and I usually only use about 5 minutes out of half an hour of footage because I tend to run on at the mouth... Doing a video of any job just seems to make the job take 5X longer even without the editing. Some guys are really good at it. Your videos are really good. Instructional, to the point, and clear. I definitely do not like making videos but I think there are some things that I do that should be shared though so I grit my teeth and break out the camera.
@@EverydayProjects You know what? I have some stuff on my chest and maybe I need to unload. I'll do some wrenching on my concrete mixer while I'm venting and maybe it'll be useful to someone in some way or other. Maybe someone out there might feel like they're not the only person feeling this way. Maybe someone might pick up something with this engine I'll be working on.
Fidel would have loved this machine! It has all the classic 1950 looks that are still present there today. When you install the floor, as you say, with old plywood maybe find some more bracing to jamb under it. I've had old plywood break under load and you won't want anything to contact the moving driveshaft. Also, a firewall may help reduce the noise once you get a muffler or two in there as well. Unless the "Open Firewall Design" is part of the cab heating system, in which case I retract that idea. Good fix on the fan hub, that'll work. Always more to do on projects like this but you're getting there. A little work every now and then and it'll be done. Not sure how you'll rig up a shifter. Those stubs sticking out of the transmission would have me scratching my head. The project is looking good. Keep going...almost there. Bummer about the crack in the lifter valley. Perhaps that sealer will help stave off a leak in the future.
Yea, I'm flipping a mental coin on plywood or the floor from an old pickup truck bed. Steel is more work but would be better than the ragged plywood I have on hand. I think I'd like a firewall, at least to keep dust and mud and rocks out and also to keep the noise down. We'll see how that goes though. I kind of also like the idea of the engine being visible. It has to be dual exhaust and I'm really leaning towards nice quiet mufflers oddly enough. Those would be expensive though. My pickup truck has generic "Flowmaster" type mufflers. It's not obnoxious but you can make it sound off if you like. The mufflers are pretty heavily built and they're about $30 USD so that might be how I go. The shifters are my current battle. I have a plan and I'm putting it into reality, albeit slowly. One arm on the trans works 1st and Reverse. The other works 2nd and 3rd. To go from 1st to 2nd, you have to put the 1st/rev arm in neutral before you try to work the 2nd/3rd arm. I'm going to have two levers. If I do it right I should end up with the standard "H" pattern but two sticks. If you look up "Stock car shifters" you should find what I'm looking to do. That crack in the lifter valley, it really burns me up about the first machine shop I went to. It was like pulling teeth just to get him to admit that it came out of his shop like that even though the second machine shop works with him on the regular to dyno engines and the second guy had called him about it. If I'd have known about it I wouldn't have put a nickle into this block. The second machinist swears by this Dev Con and I've heard a lot of other guys praising it as well. I'm not a fan of magic BS additives but the machinist suggested I run that stuff so I'll do it. I'll always keep a good eye on my oil and anti freeze to make sure there is no cross contamination. If it fails, I guess I'll try my hand at some real brazing! Thanks for watching and commenting. I know I don't put out quality videos. I'm just not into it. I like to share what I'm doing though. It wouldn't be as much fun without this banter and sharing ideas!
Lots of views on this one. I just checked to see if you've uploaded any more and see over 700 views so far on this one. That's great. Keep them coming.
I've got another all ready to upload. I try to space them out and always have one on deck. I don't much care for camerawork though so it takes a while.
@@heliarche Looking forward to it. Camera work can be frustrating because it takes much longer to film some process than just digging in and doing the job. I find it has become a source of anxiety when I go to fix something now. I should film it but it eats up time, so a lot of things I do don't ever get made into videos. That said, I have miles and miles of partial video footage of different jobs that I stopped filming for one reason or another (or lost the micro sd card??). I may make a random video someday of odd bits and things that I filmed that have no proper beginning or end.
@@EverydayProjects Man, yea. I have to have the camera and tripod and I have to try to set up an angle where I can work but the camera can see, and repeat whenever I have to move. Then I have to come in and load it onto the computer, hoping it didn't get lost or corrupted. Assuming that went OK, then I have to edit and I usually only use about 5 minutes out of half an hour of footage because I tend to run on at the mouth... Doing a video of any job just seems to make the job take 5X longer even without the editing. Some guys are really good at it. Your videos are really good. Instructional, to the point, and clear. I definitely do not like making videos but I think there are some things that I do that should be shared though so I grit my teeth and break out the camera.
@@heliarche Rambling and ranting on camera has made many people successful on UA-cam. Load 'er up. Someone will watch. I'll watch.
@@EverydayProjects You know what? I have some stuff on my chest and maybe I need to unload. I'll do some wrenching on my concrete mixer while I'm venting and maybe it'll be useful to someone in some way or other. Maybe someone out there might feel like they're not the only person feeling this way. Maybe someone might pick up something with this engine I'll be working on.
Fidel would have loved this machine! It has all the classic 1950 looks that are still present there today. When you install the floor, as you say, with old plywood maybe find some more bracing to jamb under it. I've had old plywood break under load and you won't want anything to contact the moving driveshaft. Also, a firewall may help reduce the noise once you get a muffler or two in there as well. Unless the "Open Firewall Design" is part of the cab heating system, in which case I retract that idea. Good fix on the fan hub, that'll work. Always more to do on projects like this but you're getting there. A little work every now and then and it'll be done. Not sure how you'll rig up a shifter. Those stubs sticking out of the transmission would have me scratching my head. The project is looking good. Keep going...almost there. Bummer about the crack in the lifter valley. Perhaps that sealer will help stave off a leak in the future.
Yea, I'm flipping a mental coin on plywood or the floor from an old pickup truck bed. Steel is more work but would be better than the ragged plywood I have on hand.
I think I'd like a firewall, at least to keep dust and mud and rocks out and also to keep the noise down. We'll see how that goes though. I kind of also like the idea of the engine being visible.
It has to be dual exhaust and I'm really leaning towards nice quiet mufflers oddly enough. Those would be expensive though. My pickup truck has generic "Flowmaster" type mufflers. It's not obnoxious but you can make it sound off if you like. The mufflers are pretty heavily built and they're about $30 USD so that might be how I go.
The shifters are my current battle. I have a plan and I'm putting it into reality, albeit slowly. One arm on the trans works 1st and Reverse. The other works 2nd and 3rd. To go from 1st to 2nd, you have to put the 1st/rev arm in neutral before you try to work the 2nd/3rd arm. I'm going to have two levers. If I do it right I should end up with the standard "H" pattern but two sticks. If you look up "Stock car shifters" you should find what I'm looking to do.
That crack in the lifter valley, it really burns me up about the first machine shop I went to. It was like pulling teeth just to get him to admit that it came out of his shop like that even though the second machine shop works with him on the regular to dyno engines and the second guy had called him about it. If I'd have known about it I wouldn't have put a nickle into this block. The second machinist swears by this Dev Con and I've heard a lot of other guys praising it as well. I'm not a fan of magic BS additives but the machinist suggested I run that stuff so I'll do it. I'll always keep a good eye on my oil and anti freeze to make sure there is no cross contamination. If it fails, I guess I'll try my hand at some real brazing!
Thanks for watching and commenting. I know I don't put out quality videos. I'm just not into it. I like to share what I'm doing though. It wouldn't be as much fun without this banter and sharing ideas!