V1 Blitz's Standard City Frame 07 SS/SC

[95Blitz]

Why would you want to reuse the fuel filter?

No the hard line is it reused? Been a long time since I saw fuel that looked that bad coming out of a filter..

 

[Goblin Graber]

No you don’t need the hard line. Go ahead and chuck the whole thing and get a new fuel filter.

 

[95Blitz]

No you don’t need the hard line. Go ahead and chuck the whole thing and get a new fuel filter.

Great thanks.

 

[Zoom Zoom]

Looking good! I don’t know if you have any help, but I tore mine down by myself. If that’s the case tear the dash apart in the car. The dash is even heavier than one of the doors.

And don’t forget to lower car to make easier to lift out, I didn’t notice until after wife and I lifted that heavy thing. And realized it would have been a lot easier if I had lowered car
Live and learn, I still had lifted up high from getting engine out. Of course I never mentioned I should have lowered car first to wife.

 

[95Blitz]

I'm going to strip the dash in the car, I don't have room to pull it out to do it. The joys of using a 12x24 portable building as a shop.

 

[Ross]

I wonder if that is the easier way of doing it. I cut the dash frame out in the steering wheel area of my donor. The wiring is all that is needed from the passenger side. Driver's side needs the pedals, steering, instrument cluster & wiring. Can't think of anything else that is useful. The dash is sooooo heavy, that I ended up scaring my shifter knob when I removed it. Wish I didn't.

PS, every time I see your pictures, it reminds me of stripping my blue LSJ donor. Love it!

 

[WYGoblin]

I'm going to strip the dash in the car, I don't have room to pull it out to do it. The joys of using a 12x24 portable building as a shop.

I stripped the dash in the car because I didn't have any help lifting it. It was actually not that bad. If I did it again I would still strip it in place.

 

[95Blitz]

I managed to drop the subframe this afternoon. I had the same problem others have had. The rear passenger side nut spinning in the frame. I had to cut a hole in the passenger floor to get access. I then cut the cage off and welded the nut to car body. I was able to remove the bolt, but now the sleeve is frozen to the bolt shank.

 

[Ross]

Angle grinder and a new sleeve?

 

[95Blitz]

Angle grinder and a new sleeve?

Not sure just yet I didn't have time to try and beat the bolt through the sleeve.

 

[Goblin Graber]

I’m thinking a couple rounds of PB blaster and an air chisel should get it out.

 

[Joebob]

No way man I'm not popping those... My plan is to give them to friends so they can have fun with them.
I got a little further than this pictures, carpet is out and a few other things. I'm at a point where I need to decide front suspension and engine or rear suspension a fuel tank. I'm going to weld swivel casters to the frame so I can move it afterwards.

That is exactly what I am going to do. I bought some 8" fixed casters from Harbor Freight and weld them just behind the CG of the carcass to be able to wheel it around without the crushed furniture dollys issues people have. I was going to save the posting til a result (good or bad), but wanted to let you know someone is thinking along the same lines.

 

[Desert Sasqwatch]

Or get a set of vehicle dollies from HF. The plain steel ones are pretty good and take a lot of abuse - I know I have. These are usually on sale - or a coupon - for about $35 per pair. Get the set of 4 and makes it much easier to use under your frame or car to move around and they are reusable.

 

[Rauq]

I set the body down on the frame of my engine stand. The upright portion with the receiving tube for the motor attachment plate comes off so it's bascially just three pieces of square steel tubing in a U shape with casters. Worked a treat.

Are you concerned with the flooring in your shop supporting the concentrated weight of casters? Regardless of what they're attached to.

 

[95Blitz]

My problem is moving it through soft dirt and grass. I have backed off of welding them to the frame (don't want to lose them when I scrap the shell.)
So now i'm thinking of building a furniture style dolly with the casters I have a 2x6's.

Rauq: Not really worried about the weight and floor. It's on jack stands right now with the engine and trans still in the car. Once it hits the casters it's going down the ramp and out of the building.

 

[Joebob]

My problem is moving it through soft dirt and grass. I have backed off of welding them to the frame (don't want to lose them when I scrap the shell.)
So now i'm thinking of building a furniture style dolly with the casters I have a 2x6's.

Rauq: Not really worried about the weight and floor. It's on jack stands right now with the engine and trans still in the car. Once it hit's the casters it's going down the ramp about out of the building.

I am also not worried about the floor but moving up and down shallow steps and expansion joints that little 2" caster wheels cannot manage. They were $14 each so in the scheme of things it is not a big waste.

https://www.harborfreight.com/8-in-cushioned-rubber-rigid-caster-69905.html

If I have to support getting the shell onto a trailer, then I want to make as easy as I can as I don't have engine hoists, front end loaders or other toys that some people have. But I do have a cheap HF welder.

 

[95Blitz]

I am also not worried about the floor but moving up and down shallow steps and expansion joints that little 2" caster wheels cannot manage. They were $14 each so in the scheme of things it is not a big waste.

https://www.harborfreight.com/8-in-cushioned-rubber-rigid-caster-69905.html

If I have to support getting the shell onto a trailer, then I want to make as easy as I can as I don't have engine hoists, front end loaders or other toys that some people have. But I do have a cheap HF welder.

I bought the swivel version of those casters.

 

[95Blitz]

Dropped the engine/trans out this afternoon.

I temp installed my belt idler idea.

Still some tweaking to do on it.

 

[Ross]

The LSJ alternator pulley is a one way pulley, (overrunning alternator decoupler) that will only work if driven the other way.
You might be able to switch to a different Ecotec alternator or OAD pulley, so that it will work.

 

[Goblin Graber]

That might not work for an LSJ alternator but it sure looks like it’ll work with my L61. Where are you bolting the lower idler to?