December 29, 2018 – Headlight Vertical Angle Actuator Repair

Much like the turning high beam lights are actuated with hydraulic lines, the angle of the headlight buckets is changed hydraulically to preclude the lights pointing to low or high as the suspension moves up and down. For example, if the front suspension is compressed or the rear suspension is extended resulting in a nose-down […]

Mid/Late December 2018 – Engine Shipped & Headlights Turned!

David struggled a bit to get the rebuilt engine crated in the engine crate I used, but after a few attempts he got it! He had to rebuild the wooden framing I created to cradle the engine as the wood I used to ship it to him (shown immediately below) had cracked :-(. Here is […]

December 1-2, 2018 – Accessory Rack Cleanup

Got the accessory rack and components cleaned up and reassembled today. I started with all the components separated (and dirty): First to be cleaned up was the rack: Next up was the High Pressure Pump: And the regulator (with new accumulator sphere!): Next up: Alternator! And then the buildup: All that’s missing is the […]

November 30, 2018 – more cleaning

Spent today cleaning some of the last of the under hood components in advance of the engine showing up soon. Here is the lower (passenger side) radiator hose assembly – still needs new hose clips: Next I tackled repainting the air boxes. Once I reviewed the photos I took of them yesterday, I realized I […]