Making Of The Willy Mammoth

[Willy Mammoth]

While you guys where playing around, I was out there working. So I bet you would like to know what I was working on. Well I'm gona tell ya. It goes like this, when I welded the tailsaft housing it warped from all the heat so it needed to be milled down to make it flat again. Then all the other surfaces needed to be machined to make sure they have the rite step. Next the shifter shaft will need to be bored into the plug that was welded in.

[Willy Mammoth]

Big Mike you are the best. Your my hero!    Now just so nobody gets any ideas, I locked this thread so I could post pictures without having to keep selecting them due to the recent high traffic and couldn't unlock it again.

Thanks Big Mike 

[Willy Mammoth]

Back to the story at hand. where was I, Oyea, More pictures.

[FATB0Y]

Mr.Willy you are the King of home brew rigs.
           
                    <-Mr.Willy
           

[79coyotefrg]

ok i got lost somewhere , why did you have to weld that shaft into the housing

[Willy Mammoth]

ok i got lost somewhere , why did you have to weld that shaft into the housing

The shaft isn't welded into the housing JK

I shortened the trans by about 5" and had to shorten the tailshaft housing. That left me with almost no room for the shifter shaft and no support for the back of the shaft. I welded a plug or bushing into the back of the housing that I need to bore out so the shaft has somthing to slide into.  Hopeing I have enough room so I can use 1st, 3rd and 5th. Otherwise I will only have a 2 spd.

Trust me I "think" I know what I am doing

[brainlessfool]

I never seam to stop being amazed when i see the progess on the willy! 

[Willy Mammoth]

Me too

[Hyena]

That is pretty wierd, but at least you tried something different.  Keep it up!!!

[FATB0Y]

The shaft isn't welded into the housing JK
Trust me I "think" I know what I am doing

well than sounds like ya need to a nother one so you'll KNOW what your doin'

[Willy Mammoth]

I don't cause I can do a better job with out going  and  .

Well the shifter linkage has been sorted out and works. Now it's on to cleaning up the transmision and final Assembly. Should have it done tonight. 

[Lady Di]

That is pretty wierd, but at least you tried something different. Keep it up!!!

not the first time fer that, fer'sher! Needless to say (why do people say that and then proceed to say it anyway?) he is the master of "trying something different".
Anyhoo, I'm back from the  bridal shower (actually, it was quite fun  ), Mr. Willy is putting the transmission back in the case. I'm sure there will be more to follow.
BTW- Brainless...LOVE your avatar.  

[scheid6996]

sweet

[Willy Mammoth]

Well I got the trans finished today, but not without my share of problems. First the plug I welded in didn't stick through enough and I had to add a piece so the shifter shaft wouldn't slide out of the hole. Then I didn't have a boring bar long enough to bore the hole for the shaft so I had to use the shaft and grind a cutting edge on the end that was going to be cut off and use it to bore the hole. After all that I started putting the trans together and found the first/second fork Had the plastic coming off. I had to stop and braze it up and reshape it. Tried to use the milling machine to shape it, but found that it wasn't jigged rite so I had to use the grinder to finish it off. Just when you think nothing else could go wrong I found out that I lost an interlock pin at some point and Had to make one of those too.

Any way the important thing is it is done and it works. I put the transfercase on it and filled them with oil. I then ran them on a drill and shifted them through all the gears to get oil flowing.

Tomorrow It's time to install the engine, trans and transfercase back into the Willy. but for now it's time for some 

[Willy Mammoth]

 

[FATB0Y]

Mr Willy You never cease to amaze me 

[brainlessfool]

me too, hey better stop playing on the mammoth and finsih that pluming work so ya's got hot water in the house!!

[Lady Di]

me too, hey better stop playing on the mammoth and finsih that pluming work so ya's got hot water in the house!!

that wall has been like that for at least, what, 8-10 years? The washer and dryer are on the other side of the wall along with the water heater.
There is never time to finish a project but always time to start a new one!

Well gots to get to work, Mark's getting the engine and tranny in.
I've got to do some work on the windshield frame to get that primed.

The weather is gorgeous. Mid 70's and sunny. Life is good but I CAN'T WAIT TO PLAY!!

[Lady Di]

This just in:
I got the windshield frame prepped and it will be primed next week.
MrWilly got the tranny and transfer case in and    is in the process of fabricating a new and improved gas tank.

Story at 11:00.

[Lady Di]

oh the humanity! Between the yellow and the new holes it's starting to look more like swiss cheese!

[scheid6996]

!!SWING!!

[scheid6996]

i meant !!SHWING!!

[BigMike]

You guys are cheating

[Lady Di]

You guys are cheating

HE MADE ME DO IT! 

wha'd we do now?    

[Willy Mammoth]

As you heard the engine, trans and transfercase is in. I didn't like the stock gas tank because it didn't fit rite and there was a lot of waisted space around it that could be used for fuel. I used up the rest of the metal from the hood to fab a fuel tank. We calculated 16 gallons without the drop section. I had to cut up the floor to allow for a section of the tank to be able to transfer fuel from one side of the tunnel hump. Had to cut another hole for the drop section of the tank. The drop will help keep the engine from starving for fuel on off angles. You don't want to run a diesel dry.

[Willy Mammoth]

 

[Willy Mammoth]

 8)

[scheid6996]

"SHWING"  thats sooo nice

[Willy Mammoth]

 

[reklund5]

WOW!!  It's definitely yellow!

Looks great!  Can't wait to see/hear it run under its own power! 

Ryan