So for those of you that remember my Tool Box Project, I ended by says I was looking to start another.
Well as it would have it, a trip up to see Uncle Stu in the back country this weekend has been very productive
Me - "Stu I am looking for a V8, know anyone with one?"
Stu - "For you anything, hop on the truck and we'll go get one"
So off we go to to a scrap yard (at night ), and just help ourselves . . "which one do you want?" "errrr that one will do" So we plop it in the back of his truck and drive home. Here it is . . . . . From a Ford Truck apparently, gear box and all
So . . now we need to get this from Stu's truck to my truck . . . . Now this is a toy every person in the whole world should have . . . .
We'll just use the BobCat
I don't need all the bits, so we set about stripping the Gearbox and other parts . . .
Here is my little pile, some of which I will keep . . . .
Not much more to go . . .
Now back home with bits that are "manageable" . . its still chuffing heavy
Just in case you were wondering, all the bits we took off, Stu is going to sell back to the scrapyard owner
So I have a V8 Project for nout . . . Uncle Stu is a legend
Obviously I am not going to be fitting this to a Zed, or any other car for that matter, this is the general idea . . . .
I have the chain and sprockets, all 8 pistons with con rods (although one is fooked) and anything else I thought I might use.
So here we go stay tuned for updates, doubt much will be going on for the next month or so as I am away a fair bit, but I will keep you posted when I manage to get my fairy soft hands dirty