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So I bought a 30 year old money pit. From what I can tell, it’s a 91 or 92. I bought it from a volunteer fire department in California. The chief said he put a new motor on it years ago. I guestimate that it’s been sitting in the weather for around 10 years or more. It needs tires, the seats re-upholstered, probably a carb rebuild and who knows what else. It’s definitely going to be a project. So my plan is, after I get it running, I’m gonna paint it, Build dog racks for the front and rear and then finally build a cab and doors. For the cab, I think I’ll build the main frame out of 1 3/4 DOM because that’s what I’m gonna be using on my truck. The rest will be 1” tube, the windshield frame will be made of 1” x 1/8” plate. For the cab skin, I’ll be fiberglassing it. Then eventually I plan to buy tracks for it.
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Sadly I don’t have any yet. I attempted to pick her up yesterday, but the fire chief was out of town. I relied on his volunteer fire fighters to tell him that I planned to pick it up yesterday. But, since I wasn’t able to pick it up, he offered to let me use his atv trailer to haul it home. I was planning to just winch it backwards, up into the bed of my truck. The trailer should be much easier. I’m off work until Thursday. Then I’ll work for 11 days and the I should be getting off. That’s when I will be bringing it home.
As far as the condition of the paint, I would describe it as being 30 year old red orange that’s sun faded and chipped. I’m expecting to have to rebuild/ replace everything but the motor and axles. Hopefully it isn’t that far gone. But I don’t know if they left the body plugs in it or not. I assume they did and all the chains are shot. Hopefully not….Comment
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Finally picked it up! It looks like a mid 80’s with a 7670 serial number.Comment
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So I got to messin with it. It isn’t getting any spark. I’m assuming it’s the pickup coil. I’m gonna have to learn how to change it because I’ve never changed one.Comment
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So I did a little research and there was a guy on U toob that went over how he does his trouble shooting. He recommends disconnecting all the kill wires to eliminate the possibility that it’s a bad switch or grounded out wire. So, I’ll be trying that when I get the time next week.Comment
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Good idea. Also, Harbor Freight sells an in-line spark checker that works awesome for troubleshooting.
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I’m definitely going to be getting one. I used to have one, but I broke it.Originally posted by liflod View PostGood idea. Also, Harbor Freight sells an in-line spark checker that works awesome for troubleshooting.
I haven’t messed with it, I’m trying to finish my hunting truck build before I start working on another project.Comment
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So I forgot to update this thread?.
I can honestly say the bug has bitten me?..
I have spent around $1800 on the old gal already ha ha ha.
The biggest update is that I got her running!!! The magneto was rusted up along with the points being rusted open. Cleaned them up with emory cloth, re-gapped the magneto along with fresh fuel and she came alive. She needed a new carb though. Here?s my list of new parts:
Carburetor
Electronic pick up coil (still needs to be installed)
Chain tensioners
E-Z Shift rails
Throttle and cable
Choke cable
Battery
Drain plugs
2 tires (still need to install)
I bought 4 snowmobile tracks to build rubber tracks for it in the future. I am torn on whether I want to build hinges or bolt the tracks together using a rubber hinge, like a piece of conveyor belt or another section of track laid on top of the two ends butted together and bolted. As for the tire guides, I have two designs in mind. A piece of flat stock that spans the track, with 2 guides bent like a crooked V that are upside down, welded together and bolted on. Or a piece of 4? aluminum ?angle iron? bent, sanded and bolted on.
I have some 1? aluminum wheel spacers that I will be using to gauge how much the tires will need to be spaced out to clear the tracks. I found some 2? spacers on Amazon for $90. I may buy those to try them if the 1? spacers are almost enough. Worse case I?ll end up buying the 5? spacers sold on the 6x6 Parts page. I can?t upload pictures due to the files being too big.Comment
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Thank you sir!Comment
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Greased her up today. Hopefully I can pick up the starter tomorrow and get it put back together. Then I?ll warm it up and change the oil. Hopefully I?ll get it all ready to start being used. Might even install the winch?Comment
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Sounds like you are having a great time "getting to know" your machine. You will be thrilled to take that first ride.
One place many people have trouble is with the belt tension and alignment. If you don't get it right you won't have an as enjoyable first ride. Let us know when you get to that point if you need help.Comment
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I am! Lubed the chains yesterday also. But I was only able to find two interior grease zerks. The two idler shafts on either side of the transmission. Are there any others on these older models? I was reading last night that the older models might or might not have more grease points depending on upgrades?
Also, for the front winch. Do they just mount on the upper body with a wide interior plate? I?m probably going to build the mounting hardware my self. Then I?ll eventually add a second winch to the back.
I plan to use it hard, in the mountains so I want it to be as reliable and capable as I can get it.Comment
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I had the generator gone through and tested. It starts great, but the generator isn?t charging unless I rev up the engine. It bounces heavily from charging to having a heavy draw only to stop on 3 amps then stops charging. Not sure what?s going on with it. Maybe I just need to drive it more, so everything wears in?
Yesterday, I got a fair amount done on a dog box for the max. It?s 52? wide, 32?? tall and 36? deep. The top 6? will be a storage rack.
I don?t know what changed, but I can?t upload any pictures from my Iphone. I get an error that my pictures are too big, even if I resize them.Comment
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