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  1. Mike House
    Thanks Moses, I appreciate all of your insight. I will likely stick with the plastigauge to ensure I have proper clear eve with things torqued in place.
  2. Mike House
    I’m getting excited to build this engine and get it in the 3b. Any feedback on using a set of inside and outside micrometers to measure the crank and rods for bearing clearances VS using plastigauge? I have never used the plastigauge and it seems like a bit of a pain doing the rods on the crank with the crank torqued into the block.....
  3. Mike House
    The stock ratio is 3.73. I defiantly want to stick with the 2Gc carb.
  4. Mike House
    Thank you! I really like it!
  5. Mike House
    Thanks Moses, There are many things I miss about living out west but of all of them spending time with my son and his family tops the list. The Gladiator is a 2020 model. I went as base as possible. I even have hand crank windows! I put a 3.5" lift on it and 37x12.5 tires. They fit and look good in my opinion. I may need to look at re-gearing the differentials. I did not lose much power for daily driving but when I tow my side by side on the trailer it is a dog. Thanks for the feedback on the cooling system. I believe adapting the Cj5 radiator should be pretty straight forward. Next is the fuel system. I have decided to stick with the Rochester 2GC. I have found several options on line. Looks like a guy could spend anywhere from $90 on Amazon to $4 $5 $6 hundred from others. One example is below. At first I had given up on the carb that I had. It was rusty and the throttle shaft was seized up. I let it sit with penetrating oil on it and worked it back and forth until it freed up. I talked to a guy at a carb shop in Atlanta and my plan now is to send it to him and let him evaluate it and give me a quote. Either way it looks like lots of options. Thanks for the help! Mike
  6. Mike House
    I do have a question for anyone on the forum with some good info! Q- So what would be the best option for cooling the Dauntless? I have the radiator that was in the 3b when it had the 4cyl in it. Not sure what kind of shape it is in. I was considering buying a radiator that came in the 1967 cj5 with the V6 to match the engine I am rebuilding. Again this jeep isn't going to be a performance rig or a parade rig. Just fun to cruise around in and maybe go to the woods hunting! Any feed back is great thanks!
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    Things that I have been doing instead of working on the 3b. My son came down in October from WA state where he and his family live. Together we spent a week filling up two freezers with white tail deer and wild hog meat! I traded the 06 Ram in last fall so I opted for the Gladiator! I love this rig! I always wanted a Scrambler but it was never in the cards back in the day. When Jeep came out with the Gladiator I had my eye set on one right away!
  8. Mike House
    Ok, well it has been a busy fall and winter. I wish I could say I have been hard at work rebuilding the 3b. I haven't made any progress on the actual rebuild but I have been stock piling new parts. The block, crank, pistons, rods, cam etc are all back from the machine shop and still in the corner of the kitchen. I don't dare put hem outside in this Middle GA humidity. I would be right back to a rusty pile of mystery parts. I have purchased a new timing cover, water pump, distributor, some universal motor mounts and a handful of new tools that I did not have to complete the rebuild. I don't want to complete the rebuild until I am ready to set the engine in the frame and fire it up. I would rather do that and not rebuild it and let it set in the garage. I still need to purchase an adapter for the T-90 and a clutch. I plan to have the engine in and running by mid May.
  9. Mike House
    Hahah that’s great! A young entrepreneur! Sounds like he is well on his way! Those tires are sure to keep him busy! 😃
  10. Mike House
    That’s pretty cool! I look forward to seeing that video!
  11. Mike House
    Hey Moses! Awesome video and a really cool tool you have there! I have spent my share of time wrestling tires! Fortunately it was when I was younger and less wise! Hahaha now I can look back and say I have paid my dues! Tires are a lot of work! It looks like you lost some serious fluids making that video! That tool should be sold with a cooler of ice cold beverages! thanks for sharing! Mike
  12. Mike House
    Thanks! Good work space definitely helps! It’s in the 90s here now and I am not spending as much time in the shop as I would like! I have me engine block crank and pistons back from the machine shop and waiting for the heads. I have a few more parts to buy before I start the engine rebuild! plus an adapter and clutch to purchase! Mike
  13. Mike House
    I realize this thread is a few years old but I have read through it several times gaining insight from the good pics and dialogue! Thanks guys mike
  14. Mike House
    For sure! That girl rarely leaves my side if I’m not at work. Hunting, fishing, yard work and working in the shop! She’s my partner in crime!
  15. Mike House
    While performing a root cause analysis on the broken bolts in my timing cover I believe I have discovered the root cause! Hahahahaha. My daughter Capri may have been responsible!
  16. Mike House
    I also pulled the locking hubs apart, cleaned inspected and lubed them before reassembling them. All pieces looked to be in good shape and the hubs now turn freely in and out.
  17. Mike House
    I may have jumped the gun on the hubs and drums here. After researching what should be on the 3b, measuring the two hubs comparing them I decided to order a new drum and drill tap holes in the one hub to facilitate the drum? many thoughts? thanks, Mike
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    Some parts arrived today so I changed gears from engine to front axle. Both hubs had play in the wheel bearings. When I took it apart I found that they were not set with a reasonable amount of preload or they backed off over time. to my surprise I found some good parts behind the drums! That was a plus. the bell crank was very sloppy, tie rod ends worn out and the passenger side had been welded. I rebuilt the bell rank with new parts and assembled the tie rods. New tie rods and new ends. I didn’t assemble it on the Jeep yet. Still trying to decide if I should open up the closed knuckle and inspect everything. It seems good and tight and the steering knuckle is smooth on the king pin bearings...... probably should open it up. side note two different style drums on the front axle. One inboard and one outboard. I believe the 3b came with outboard drums.
  19. Mike House
    Agreed! We will have to get that one figured out!
  20. Mike House
    Ahhhh chasing the elusive steelhead! One of the rivers I grew up on had a very strong winter run of 100% native steelhead. When I was younger you could fish it for these natives but now it is closed for steelhead. The rivers out on the peninsula still generate very strong steelhead runs although most of them are hatchery fish now. You have been a very busy guy and sounds like in addition to your career you have given back to the community in a significant way. I was born in Oceanside CA which is in Orange county and than we moved to WA state in 1975. Looking back on my career in maintenance two jobs stand out to me as my top one and two. In the Navy along with being an aviation structural mechanic I was a flight deck troubleshooter. Normally the top guys from each of the discipline were chosen to be flight deck troubleshooters. As flight deck trouble shooters we were responsible for performing pre-flight inspections on the jets as they taxied up to the catapult to get launched. We walked along the side of the jet and were positioned just under and outboard of the wing. The catapult would get hooked up to the nose landing gear, the jet would go to "full military power" the pilot would cycle all of his flight controls as we checked for issues, once we gave a thumbs up the steam piston went to full power and the catapult would drag the jet off of the deck. This process was repeated over and over for 12-16 hours a day depending on where we were operating. It was an adrenaline rush all day! The other would be the time I spent working in Alaska as a field mechanic for a logging company on the remote island of Afognak. I loved the work and loved the environment even more! I would leave the camp every morning about 6am and drive my shop truck to one of the logging sites. I would have a project to work on all day and support logging crews and their equipment if they had any issues come up. I would service the equipment at the end of the day and head back towards camp. With very long days in the summer I would usually stop and fish on my way home. When the silver salmon were running it would not be unusual to stop at a creek on the way to camp and pull a half dozen fish for the freezer or smoker! I love it in Alaska! May be time to head back at least for a vacation! I am not sure if I will ever build something that would call for a Dana 60 but... if I did I will note your comments above. As I work on this willys and source parts I am very pleased to find the availability and price point on these parts! It definitely makes the process more fun keeps the project moving along!
  21. Mike House
    Rear crossmember/bumper showed up today so I hung it loosely with a couple carriage bolts I had in the garage from building a utility trailer.
  22. Mike House
    Some parts arrived today so I changed gears from engine to front axle. Both hubs had play in the wheel bearings. When I took it apart I found that they were not set with a reasonable amount of preload or they backed off over time. to my surprise I found some good parts behind the drums! That was a plus. the bell crank was very sloppy, tie rod ends worn out and the passenger side had been welded. I rebuilt the bell rank with new parts and assembled the tie rods. New tie rods and new ends. I didn’t assemble it on the Jeep yet. Still trying to decide if I should open up the closed knuckle and inspect everything. It seems good and tight and the steering knuckle is smooth on the king pin bearings...... probably should open it up. side note two different style drums on the front axle. One inboard and one outboard. I believe the 3b came with outboard drums.
  23. Mike House
    Moses it is a small world after all. I do love and miss the Pacific Northwest but middle Georgia is where my career has taken me for the time being. I have a sister in Eugene and a brother in Florence OR out on the coast. You have had an amazing career and sounds like there is more in store for you with the video projects. It is a great sense of accomplishment to know that the equipment you maintain is out there rolling up and down the road every day. I worked with some folks back in WA that had worked for Pope in OR many years back. I have been in the sawmills now for 20 years. the first 5 in maintenance and the last 15 in management. The industry has changed significantly in 20 years. I often talk to my crews about how sawing lumber hasn't changed in hundreds of years. Trees are still fat at the bottom and skinny at the top and we are sawing them into square edged dimensions! What has changed is the technology and expectation to get more lumber from every log. Our industry like many others has found it extremely difficult to source and hire for the skilled trades. Mechanics, millwrights, electricians and welders. Young people lost interest some time ago and our industries are suffering as a result. Interfor has developed an apprenticeship program that is recognized by the Department of Labor and is administered and certified through the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology or NAIT. I represent Interfor's South region as a member of the "steering committee" for this program. Our apprentices spend three years learning the trade through hands on training, classroom work. At the end of the program the apprentices that complete the program successfully earn a journeyman millwright card recognized by the DOL. The program is completely free to the students and they have not obligation to stay with Interfor when they complete the program. It is our hope that if we treat them right they will choose to stay with us. It is a great program yet I am still surprised at the lack of interest from our crews. The program is open to all employees not only maintenance crews. We normally start off with a lot of interest but when they find out that they will have to work hard for this privilege most lose interest. Still we consider the program to be a success. We have graduated our first class this year with roughly 75% of the original students completing the program. Lock nuts.... In my experience the nylock nuts are best used in applications where they will be removed for maintenance in 6-12 months. As you stated they do not hold up to heat and vibrations well. They also tend to be taller than a top lock nut so if space is a constraint they may be an issue. We did use them on jet aircraft in the Navy but not on any of the powerplant or structural stuff. They were often used with clamps on electrical harnesses under the skin of the fuselage. In the sawmill we will use them in low impact applications and areas that our maintenance guys can do their dynamic PMs while the equipment is running and they can see it. This flange bearing is a good example. Here is something interesting. That flange bearing is one of 8 on a set of planer outfeed belts. We purchased them from a vendor as complete units ready to drop in and hook up as part of the project. Of the 8 bearings only one bearing had the locking collar tab locked in place on the nut. The others did not have any of the tabs locked into the nut. It is those small details that will keep your equipment running at maximum up time.
  24. Mike House
    Thanks Moses, That looks like a painstaking process. Thanks for sharing the articles. When I was 16 I went to work for a small logging company on WA states Olympic Peninsula where I grew up. The owner pinched every penny and I had the opportunity to work on some very old and very unusual equipment. I did all of the tire work on the log trucks and dump trucks in the beginning and so of course left hand threads were normal for these heavy trucks. I worked for this logging company in the shop for 3 years before graduating high school and joining the Navy. So in a short 6 months I went from working on worn out old logging equipment in an old shop and in the mud and muck to maintaining multimillion dollar jet aircraft! What I have found through the years is that no matter if its a 50 year old 4wd or a brand new jet aircraft the mechanical theories and principles are the same. I have spent most of my career as a mechanic and millwright. Now I manage a sawmill in GA for one of the largest sawmill companies in the world. https://interfor.com/ We are in the middle of upgrading a 1973 southern yellow pine sawmill to a state of the art sawmill. In all the investment will be around $100 million. Most of the folks in my maintenance department have been working on the old iron in a reactive mode. Getting them switched to proactive maintenance may prove to be a challenge. Even though it is all new it still requires maintenance every day. Any how. The double nut. Yes I will get a lock nut to replace the double nut. It seemed odd that the kit came with a nut and flat washer and no lock nut or lock washer. I spun it on there because it seemed odd that there was not lock nut.
  25. Mike House
    Thanks Moses, That looks like a painstaking process. Thanks for sharing the articles. When I was 16 I went to work for a small logging company on WA states Olympic Peninsula where I grew up. The owner pinched every penny and I had the opportunity to work on some very old and very unusual equipment. I did all of the tire work on the log trucks and dump trucks in the beginning and so of course left hand threads were normal for these heavy trucks. I worked for this logging company in the shop for 3 years before graduating high school and joining the Navy. So in a short 6 months I went from working on worn out old logging equipment in an old shop and in the mud and muck to maintaining multimillion dollar jet aircraft! What I have found through the years is that no matter if its a 50 year old 4wd or a brand new jet aircraft the mechanical theories and principles are the same. I have spent most of my career as a mechanic and millwright. Now I manage a sawmill in GA for one of the largest sawmill companies in the world. https://interfor.com/ We are in the middle of upgrading a 1973 southern yellow pine sawmill to a state of the art sawmill. In all the investment will be around $100 million. We will finish phase one in the next few weeks. Most of the folks in my maintenance department have been working on the old iron in a reactive mode. Getting them switched to proactive maintenance may prove to be a challenge. Even though it is all new it still requires maintenance every day. Any how. The double nut. Yes I will get a lock nut to replace the double nut. It seemed odd that the kit came with a nut and flat washer and no lock nut or lock washer. I spun it on there because it seemed odd that there was not lock nut.
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