Pistola... West Texas Bronco Buildup

[akb3]

Here's my oil pan fresh from the powdercoating shop. Hope to get my piston back tomorrow. Looks like rain here for a couple of days. Going to grind on this engine until I'm done.

 

[MyOriginal66]

Keep at it, it'll be up and running in no time!

 

[KS.76Sport]

Excellent Keith!! Good to see the problem has been found and your back at it. That O.P. looks good too, I plan on doing the same thing.

 

[broncoitis]

Man, glad you got it figured out! Hopefully it won't be long before you get to drive it. ;D

 

[mnido]

Did you braze the oil pan or ??

 

[akb3]

Did you braze the oil pan or ??

I MIG welded it on taking it slow. Almost burned through in a couple of spots. I don't have any brazing tools so I had to wire weld it. Seems to have worked OK. Not the smoothest finish, but the black powdercoating sure made it look better than the silver Rustoleum I had on there before.

 

[stupidboy]

I can't wait for you to drive it Kieth!!!

 

[akb3]

I KNOW! UPS still isn't here. It's 5:30pm on Tues. and I'm getting anxious.

 

[akb3]

OK. I have verified that UPS needs improvement in south Texas. Finally got the piston and verified length of connecting rod. Taped up engine bay and painted my water pump, which I should have done to begin with. Put the 7 and 8 pistons in, put my heads on, and then topped it off with the intake. Heavy lifting out of the way. Now I just have to button up the rest and we'll be good to go hopefully.

 

[NGABronco]

OK. I have verified that UPS needs improvement in south Texas. Finally got the piston and verified length of connecting rod. Taped up engine bay and painted my water pump, which I should have done to begin with. Put the 7 and 8 pistons in, put my heads on, and then topped it off with the intake. Heavy lifting out of the way. Now I just have to button up the rest and we'll be good to go hopefully.

Well heck akb, what are ya' waiting on???? You should have it running by 4:30 and driving by 5????? Glad it's all working out!!!;D;D;D

 

[akb3]

Gotta work to pay for all this crap NGA!!! Ha ha!

 

[MyOriginal66]

What's work?!? Oh it's that thing we do inbetween play...

 

[broncoitis]

Git'R'Done!!! ;D

 

[akb3]

Tomorrow I need to add engine oil, transmission fluid, coolant, and the plug wires. Then I hope she'll fire up.

 

[Heus33]

Looks GREAT Keith - I like the way you routed your coolant lines. Where did you put your heater control valve? How do you "pull for heat"?

 

[akb3]

No pull for heat for me. I live in the hottest spot on earth it seems like. I have a cutoff on my intake manifold. I'll only need to open it Dec - Feb. Otherwise I can cut it off completely. I have found that the heater control valve lets hot water through even when in the closed position. This is the only way I have found that I can keep the heat totally out. With no A/C I need all the help I can get.

 

[akb3]

Well Pistola lives again. Fired her up and presto, no knocking. Feels great to have a nice running engine now. The only clicking you can hear now are the roller rockers. The video sound doesn't do the engine justice though. I'll get a better video soon.

http://s1149.photobucket.com/albums/o597/heliguy77/Bronco/?action=view&current=IMG_1569.mp4

 

[NGABronco]

Aw akb!!! Congrats man!!!! That is a sweet looking LUBER!!! Sounds great!!;D;D

"Ain't Life Grand!!!!";D;D;D;D

 

[KS.76Sport]

It lives!!

 

[MyOriginal66]

Congrats... It was only a matter of time!




...and money!