Just finishing up

After a year plus, I am finally getting my 51 8N back together. I had GB in Montana rebuild my carb, and I just test fired the engine and the carb works GREAT!!!! It runs like a Swiss Clock!! I only put a little gas in the carb, as I don't have the radiator on yet. I wanted to make sure the engine was going to run first. When it fired up so nice, I looked like a Cheshire cat with a big ol grin!!! As soon as GB gets his self outta bed, he said he would post a picture of my project for me. Thanks Gary!!! You did a FANTASTIC job and it looks GREAT too!!!!
Dave
 
i know that feeling you're talking about when it fires up that first time for you! i rebuilt the engine in mine and fixed several other problems while it was apart, and when it started that first time after being in so many peices in the barn was nice! i was the same way, smiling ear to ear and practically jumping up and down, darn near brings a tear to the eyes.... it's probably old hat to several of the grizzled old men on here, but when when its your first it's "special"
 
(quoted from post at 14:00:27 11/29/12) After a year plus, I am finally getting my 51 8N back together. I had GB in Montana rebuild my carb, and I just test fired the engine and the carb works GREAT!!!! It runs like a Swiss Clock!! I only put a little gas in the carb, as I don't have the radiator on yet. I wanted to make sure the engine was going to run first. When it fired up so nice, I looked like a Cheshire cat with a big ol grin!!! As soon as GB gets his self outta bed, he said he would post a picture of my project for me. Thanks Gary!!! You did a FANTASTIC job and it looks GREAT too!!!!
Dave
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Dave;
Thanks for the great write-up. Very glad you like the carb, and how it runs!!!
Just got in from the carb shack, working on the rusty sucker!!! :lol:
As requested....here are the pix you sent me this morning......
Talk about nice work, you are doing a 'bang-up', beautiful job on that 8N.!!! :shock: Nice work Dave!!!!!
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Second pic.....:
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We are gonna want to see the final, on your re-build!!!!! 8)
Thanks again, for letting me, be a part of your 8N re-build!!!!!! :wink:

Gary :D [/i:0a4a90c90f][/b:0a4a90c90f]
 
Yes it IS special!!! My wife came runnin out to the garage, and was about as happy as I was. It won't be long and she can get her car back in the garage. HAHA
Dave
 
Thanks for the kind words GB!!!! It's a labor of love. Even for a working tractor, I just couldn't paint over everything and move on. So, allot of my time waiting for Mr. Haney to get my engine done, I polished and blasted and cleaned and and painted parts, and did allot of other repairs during that time. The first scrath is always the worst!!!
 
I would keep the tractor in the garage and the wife"s car outside. I have two tractors shedded and two vehicles outside and your 8N looks a whole lot better than mine. you have done an excellent job.
 
Thanks Buss!!!! Well, when Momma's not happy...... Ya know what I mean?? I keep my 40 Ford in the garage at all times, and I like to keep Momma's Charger in there too, but the tractor took the spot this past year. I didn't want to park it outside with no engine, and the input drive exposed. At least that's what I told Momma, and it worked. <GRIN> I keep telling myself, this is just a working tractor, but I keep wanting to detail stuff. It's a bad habbit!!
Thanks again for your kind words!!!!
Dave
 
nice..noticed the reg. is mounted is there a way to put dash bolt in behind the reg..or do you have to remove it..send along photos of car ..looks as good as 8
 
pconnie, I am assuming you are refering to the hood bolts?? If so, the bottom bolts two bolts on the dash have a boxed in nut. The top two bolts do not, but you can get to them with the battery lid open. I'm not seeing any bolts in the area of the reg. to mount the dash to the tractor. I'll try and post a picture of my 40 soon. Hope this helps, and thanks!!!
Dave
 
meant the dash to the hood..got a 8 that has the bolt missing ..tried to fish a nut behind the reg..old arthritic fingers couldnt do it..
 
Thanks Much ASEguy!!! The ol 40 has been on the road since 89, and has never let me down. I did a ground up on it, but it is a Street Rod, and not stock. I tried to keep it as original as I could though.
Dave
 
pconnie, Actually, none of the hood bolts were carriage bolts. The top two are bolt and nut, and the bottom two are bolt and a caged nut.
My fingers don't like to work like they should anymore either, but neither does my brain. HAHA
Hope this helps!!
Dave
 
(quoted from post at 14:52:43 11/29/12) Thanks Buss!!!! Well, when Momma's not happy...... Ya know what I mean?? I keep my 40 Ford in the garage at all times, and I like to keep Momma's Charger in there too, but the tractor took the spot this past year. I didn't want to park it outside with no engine, and the input drive exposed. At least that's what I told Momma, and it worked. &lt;GRIN&gt; I keep telling myself, this is just a working tractor, but I keep wanting to detail stuff. It's a bad habbit!!
Thanks again for your kind words!!!!
Dave

That's got to be one special Charger to force an N as nice looking as that out doors.
 

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