Engine Time!

Hello Everyone!  You thought we gave up, but we didn't!

After the last trials and tribulations, we have made some progress on the engine.

Here goes:

Block is together, and the crank turns!

CCing the heads to figure out deck height and compression ratio.
Got it to a nice 7.4:1

Installing cylinders and pistons

Cylinder heads on

Checking the crankshaft end-play (gonna need different shims!)

Cylinder baffles were making me mad!  They got bent up when we took them off - good now:)

Next: Valve train!

Getting Cozy on the Inside

It has been a bit but here is the latest:

Sliding door is on and the icebox has counters and is in place

Windscreen is in

Happy to be looking down the road

Floor "before" in case you forgot

Back floor is in

Icebox

How the little table works. -Like the staging with the  drinks cooler?

Side view - no, Suzanne doesn't have a catheter, that's the drain for the icebox! (not cut to length yet)

New table

Right side with the door

The weather is getting cool.  So we hope to have the inside done and the gas tank in before it gets nasty out.  

Nice to have you visit!  Y'all come back now!

ps:  We will have engine pictures some day....

More on the Interior

Holidays are done....sigh...so we got back to work.  

The interior is getting close now.

Got these windows in too

Rear View

Rear View 2

Suzanne is!

Door panels are on and speakers are wired in
(just need to install the door handles)

Jaspers models the new additions

Front roof liner is in and so are the sun visors -like the mirrors?

Getting ready for the rear roof liner

Roof liner is in and so is the head-ache rack

Getting Comfy

The snaps are in and the screen fits (it's removable)

Relaxing...

A very important piece of equipment

Wiring in the cabinet (rear cup-board)
-three 12V outlets

The amp for the subs

Subs are in the box (removable of course)

Rear with subs in

Thanks for stopping by! Swing back soon for engine pictures (it's being built just now)

Some Doors and Some Annoying Discoveries

We got the doors and have installed all but the Sliding door as we are awaiting for a roller to ship.  We got sent the one of the other side (which only exists in Europe?!?)

Glass has been tinted and we got the passenger door window in.

Wiring is almost done - just have to run from the front to the back.  You will note that the dash is in!

We started building the engine and the stopped abruptly when the connecting rods (new) would not turn on the crank (freshly machined).  Turns out the supplier machined in between oversizes - in normal speak it was too big for the new bearings and to small for the old ones-  boo!

So we had to take it to a local machine shop to get it done again.

See you in the funny pages!

A wee bit more...

Took forever though!
The canvas anchoring and installation of the luggage rack was a major pain!  We got it done though - phew....

A few other bits as well.

Roof is fitted

J says hello!

Seats are in the front.  Right cushy they are!

Tomorrow- completion (I hope) of the wiring - better not be any trouble shooting to come :) and starting the engine build.

TA!

Oh boy, it's starting to look like a van!

I must apologize for not posting while some much has been happening.  That is the reason why I haven't posted though - I've been so busy!

Check out the progress on our girl:

Smile! 

The nose is getting all the bits put back in, washers, wiring, duct work.  Note the floor -still just paint

Engine bay also getting wired up

Insulation too - Sound deadener under the upper cover

Heat and Noise Reducer (ceramic paint) laid down

Here too!

Then truck bed liner went down after (note that the seat belts are in -safety first!)

My window is in!!!  Pop top on too

Zoom in on this , eh!

Some interior installed (lots of sound deadener and insulation under the panels)

Looking cozy

It is starting to look like something (Canvas still needs to be anchored to the van roof)

The push is on now.  See ya soon!