Got the cherokeeforum calendar in the mail.


Something look familiar....

 

So I decided to get started on the doubler build.

Took the 231 apart.






Took out the vent tube and tapped the hole to 1/4 NPT and used a brass plug. I know I could weld and fill in the hole but I decided to do something different.










Took it to the bandsaw and sliced the unseeded portion off.










Grinded the 4h indent off the range plate.











Shaped the block off plate to fit the contours of the case.







Made the template for the adapter plate out of steel. My adapter plate will be aluminum though.










That's pretty much it for this week.

I ordered aluminum plate to make the adapter plate today, so it should arrive in couple of days, then, I ll be cutting it to shape.

 

Damn Neeeel look at what you been up to!

 

Drilled 1/2 inch hole on one of threaded bosses on the t case to accept the locating pin that I ll be taking from the cut off portion..

 

Now that the plate is bolted up on the t case, I can trace lines around to cut it to shape with the bandsaw.

 

 

The aluminum plates finally arrived last night. Used the steel template to drill new holes on the aluminum plate.




Traced the outline of the transfer case with blue dye and scratched with a scribe.




Cut the outline out with the bandsaw

 

Now I gotta find the locations for the fill/drain holes then drill them. Also need to mill a big circle in middle of the ring of holes.

 

Nice Work!

 

thanks Steve! Been a while since I seen u around here lately!

 

So, yesterday I got a 4.2 crank and rods for free, the catch is, it's very rusty. Do u think it's still salvageable? Like if I removed all the rust and have a machine shop check the journals?

 

I'd take em to a machine shop and have em sand blast them and check em out. Since they where free it'd be a good deal if they are...cheapest I can find a crank around here is $100 and I gotta pull it.

 

yea pretty much I gotta do that. I have had few people tell me that it ll cost more to have it machined than buying another clean crank.

 

Machining is never cheap. Was the most expensive thing about my stroker build. I call it piece of mind though. At least you know it's been done properly....oh ya, and warranty if not lol

 

Well this morning I came to work early and finished up the block off plate (drill and tap it to match the thread pitch of other holes on the t case).

Welded it to the casting and ground the welds down smooth. I prefer the clean look of it anyway.









I'm probably gonna paint the t case yellow to match my engine.