update

[andyuk697]

Hi all just thought id do a progress update seen as ive been busy today
my chassis is just about finished now and its painted black
i will have to grind a bit of paint off to weld the odd bracket on but thats no biggy i couldnt wait to get it painted hehe
today myself and my brother removed the engine from the sierra took us 7 hours with no manual and no previous experience and a rusty old chain hoist and some scaffold pipe
what a great feeling it was once it was out!

anyway heres a few pics
cheers Andy
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs162.snc3/18934_254418770903_650150903_3708581_4797009_n.jpg

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs162.snc3/18934_254418775903_650150903_3708582_7751378_n.jpg

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs162.snc3/18934_254418765903_650150903_3708580_615902_n.jpg

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs162.snc3/18934_229839335903_650150903_3600445_1325455_n.jpg

[andyuk697]

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs162.snc3/18934_229839395903_650150903_3600452_4841338_n.jpg

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs162.snc3/18934_229839400903_650150903_3600453_2139267_n.jpg

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs182.snc3/18934_229839410903_650150903_3600455_4512357_n.jpg

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs182.snc3/18934_229839415903_650150903_3600456_7432994_n.jpg

[twinturbo]

Good stuff....

With a bit of practice, and components that are not rusted tight.. You can get the engine out quite quickly..

Takes me about 1 1/2 hrs to drop the 24V 4x4 out of my Sapphire..





TT

[AshG]

i stripped my sierra to an empty shell in 6 hours but i did have airtools tools and the use of my mates industrial garage. it was quite a nice job actually as i cleaned the engine bay with a diesel powered hot soap jet washer the day before.

wishbones look nice and shiny have they just been brushed up for painting or have they been plated?

[spud69]

Looking really nice Andy, should be a rolling chassis soon....;)

[andyuk697]

hey all
yeah i cant wait to crack on with the gear box and other running gear its all a good learning experience
i just took the rust and weld spatter and tidyied the welds up on the bones with a flap disc on my angle grinder they came up nice its a shame to paint them black lol

Andy

[HandyAndy]

nice work there Andy, looks really nice .

by the way......... i,ve got some metal that needs polishing...... fancy the job ? :D

look forward to seeing your rolling chassis,:cool:

cheers
andy