Making Of The Willy Mammoth

[Lady Di]

is it almost ready to be driven?

I don't know I put dinner on the table and he is still working.

   

[79coyotefrg]

hold the phone out the garage door    got a CAMERA

[Lady Di]

What he is doing is not photo worthy

[79coyotefrg]

[Lady Di]

 

[Willy Mammoth]

No pictures, but I got all the lines hooked up for the winch and power steering. I tie strapped the power steering cooler to the inside of the grill for now.

I bent up a new fuel line from the tank to the fuel filter that is mounted beside the transmission above the crossmember and to the injection pump.

Haven't run the return line yet, but did start connecting the clutch lines.

It's not going to be ready for Thursday night, but maybe we can test drive it this weekend.

The exhaust still needs to be run and the trans has to come out again. Still need to tie in the brain to the existing electrial system and a list of other little stuff before it is ready.

[Cheesemaker]

Here's a link for ya Diane! 
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=32961.new#new

[Willy Mammoth]

I am done with the fuel lines. On to the exhaust.

[Willy Mammoth]

And one for Cheesemaker

[Duffil]

Why the ball valve in the line?

[Lady Di]

And one for Cheesemaker

  holy crap I have a lot of hair!

[79coyotefrg]

so he can change the filter without getting a bath in diesel

[Lady Di]

so he can change the filter without getting a bath in diesel

[Rocksurfer]

so he can change the filter without getting a bath in diesel

Doesn't Mark drink that stuff for breakfast?

[Willy Mammoth]

Doesn't Mark drink that stuff for breakfast?

I did last nite, that's why there is a ball valve in the line now.

[red]

a great start to every morning, a nice full glass of diesel

[Lady Di]

 

[Rocksurfer]

I did last nite, that's why there is a ball valve in the line now.

Yeah I remember going from Calico to Big Bear, we were chugging diesel all day, I'm still a little typsy from all that diesel we were guzzling.

[Willy Mammoth]

Exhaust is done.

[Rocksurfer]

From that angle it looks like it's gonna get hit by the ds.

[Willy Mammoth]

If it does I will have to remove the drive shaft huh?

[red]

guess so mark lol. what size exhaust are u running?

[Willy Mammoth]

3"

[Rocksurfer]

Driveshafts are over-rated anyways. 

[Duffil]

Driveshafts are over-rated anyways. 

well, you know, he has two of 'em!

[85yodaon33s]

Man i have been reading this for 3 days now and i need to know is where you learned these fab skills and how long you been doing this for. And as long as i have been around the automotive industry i thought my dad was one hell of a fabricator but you make him look silly  keep up the good work and i hope that my rig will be able to look and work as good as yours take care good build

[Willy Mammoth]

Sorry for the 3 days, but sounds like you enjoyed it.

Thanks for the compliments, I have been modifying things for  , well lets just say since I was still wet behind the ears.

A square peg does fit in a round hole and don't let anybody tell you differant.

This thing may not be the most capable trail rig, but it should be one of the most unique.

I have always had to be differant and nobody builds things the way I want them, so I modify almost everything I get my hands on.

You should ask my dad about the adding maching some time, you know the ones with all the gears. 

[CTENG in KS]

I don't know...it seems fairly capable to me...IF I HAVE MY CAMERA READY!

[Fongs]

Mark...you do that fast MAN

looks great

[Willy Mammoth]

I just got done pulling the Tcases off the trans to find out why it would not shift into 1st and 3rd. Turns out the main shifter shaft was hitting the T case and not letting it go in past the syncros.

A little clearancing later and it is ready to go back in. Note the snap ring, I had to cut it too cause the shaft just misses the bearing. I put roll pins to keep it from turning and getting in the way.

Sorry for the fuzzy picture, too late to take another one as it is all back together.