engine swap

[ChevyKev]

A great Day! Almost 12 hours.

My friend Earl came over just before 8 - we started with the donuts he brought then a trip to the dump.

By the time we got back Tony had showed up. I showed Earl where to start and started grabbing tools.

Donald showed up next and he started helping Tony get ready to pull his engine while Earl took off a bumper and I removed everything else for the front clip of donor rig #1.

Shane showed up and started helping wherever he could.

Earl started working on the bumper of donor truck #2

Got the bumper and grill off of that and Tony was ready to pull engine #1

We got the cab on donor #2 ready to move.

Pulled the engine out of donor rig #1

Somehwere in there Marsha brought lunch - some really good stuff - though I don't remember what is was called nor could I spell it correctly.

Sold my Suburban in there sometime during the day.

Chris showed up - followed by Mel and his 3 girls (I'll give you 1 guess as to who did more work!)

We got the cab off of Donor 2 and onto Earls truck. Then we started doing wiring and steering column and such - then the front clip and doors form Donor #1 to Earl's truck.

Meanwhile Tony was doing some maintenance to his "new" engine and ended up breaking a glow plug inside the cylinder! :doh: Seeing that happen was a great dissapointment - as it was almost ready to go into his truck.

So he decided he would swap heads - only how... and where... and ...

So we loaded both his engines on my trailer - and my engine hoist arm went from the truck to the hoist and loaded it on the trailer. About then Kris came out announcing chilli was for dinner and was ready to eat.

We cleaned up tools and pushed trucks around out of the middle of the yard, cleaned up and had a good dinner (interrupted by unloading some firewood that Earl had delivered to my place!)

After dinner we headed to Tony's to take the engines off his trailer and into his garage for his maintentance and cleaning.

Plans are for us to take his truck to his house on my trailer when the engine is ready to install and use my hoist to install the engine in the truck in a warm garage!

Earl's truck started the day with frame, running gear, drivetrain, and bed - no cab or front clip. It ended the day looking like an actual truck. Cab and front clip installed, body lines matched up and shimed to propper heighth. And is a few hours away form running again.

Long day - a lot of progress - a little dissappointment - but a very good day.