Post by jride200 on Mar 2, 2016 21:25:03 GMT -5
Hi Everyone,
It's a long shot with the limited traffic here, but I have a parts truck available that needs to find a new home. I'm in East-Central Florida.
This has been a fun project, began for me a few years ago, but I now have to be realistic about what I can and can't do without even my own garage. (Been trying to do all of the following in between cross-country moves and in borrowed aircraft hangars and garages...)
--BEGIN--
Bought a 1984 Mazda B2200 (Diesel). It ran like a top, but had been in a roll-over by a previous owner. Not any straight sheet metal. It looked rough with a capital F.
Performed catch up maintenance on the truck, not knowing its history: changed all fluids, adjusted valves, front brakes and wheel bearings, etc. Drove the truck several thousand miles.
Bought a 1984 Mazda B2000 (Gasser). It did not run. Needed maybe a headgasket? Removed engine in prep for swapping cabs.
Swapped the B2000 bed to the B2200.
B2200 transmission goes tits up. Installed B2000 transmission in B2200 by swapping over the integral bellhousing for the diesel engine. Had flywheel dressed and installed a new clutch.
Put several thousand more miles on the truck. Good times, fun road trips and camping.
Bought a spare diesel engine with some diesel specific accessories (starter, oil cooler, air filter housing, etc.). Do not know when last run.
Began with the cab swap. Removed both interiors and dash assemblies keeping duplicate or best pieces. Removed B2200 wiring harness--100% intact, made zero cuts.
Removed both cabs from their frames.
Cut away a large "L" shaped section of the B2200 cab, the firewall and transmission tunnel. Cut away a smaller "L" shaped section of the B2000 cab. Fastened B2200-L to B2000 cab; overlap is where the two firewalls/tunnels are common in shape. (Fastened neatly with sheet metal screws for now, had planned to later make a finish cut and weld in place.)
Set the "New" cab onto the B2200 frame.
--CURRENT--
So I have about 1.5 diesel trucks here with the spare engine. It *could* be put back together, but it would definitely be a lot of work. I'd like to do it myself, but again no garage. More realistically, this is a really good set of parts for another enthusiast. I'd just hate to see it all scrapped. If this doesn't work, or maybe on CL, I'll see if these engines have any value here in FL as Westerbeke marine cores.
Thanks for the time. Keep up with the diesel racket everyone!
JR
It's a long shot with the limited traffic here, but I have a parts truck available that needs to find a new home. I'm in East-Central Florida.
This has been a fun project, began for me a few years ago, but I now have to be realistic about what I can and can't do without even my own garage. (Been trying to do all of the following in between cross-country moves and in borrowed aircraft hangars and garages...)
--BEGIN--
Bought a 1984 Mazda B2200 (Diesel). It ran like a top, but had been in a roll-over by a previous owner. Not any straight sheet metal. It looked rough with a capital F.
Performed catch up maintenance on the truck, not knowing its history: changed all fluids, adjusted valves, front brakes and wheel bearings, etc. Drove the truck several thousand miles.
Bought a 1984 Mazda B2000 (Gasser). It did not run. Needed maybe a headgasket? Removed engine in prep for swapping cabs.
Swapped the B2000 bed to the B2200.
B2200 transmission goes tits up. Installed B2000 transmission in B2200 by swapping over the integral bellhousing for the diesel engine. Had flywheel dressed and installed a new clutch.
Put several thousand more miles on the truck. Good times, fun road trips and camping.
Bought a spare diesel engine with some diesel specific accessories (starter, oil cooler, air filter housing, etc.). Do not know when last run.
Began with the cab swap. Removed both interiors and dash assemblies keeping duplicate or best pieces. Removed B2200 wiring harness--100% intact, made zero cuts.
Removed both cabs from their frames.
Cut away a large "L" shaped section of the B2200 cab, the firewall and transmission tunnel. Cut away a smaller "L" shaped section of the B2000 cab. Fastened B2200-L to B2000 cab; overlap is where the two firewalls/tunnels are common in shape. (Fastened neatly with sheet metal screws for now, had planned to later make a finish cut and weld in place.)
Set the "New" cab onto the B2200 frame.
--CURRENT--
So I have about 1.5 diesel trucks here with the spare engine. It *could* be put back together, but it would definitely be a lot of work. I'd like to do it myself, but again no garage. More realistically, this is a really good set of parts for another enthusiast. I'd just hate to see it all scrapped. If this doesn't work, or maybe on CL, I'll see if these engines have any value here in FL as Westerbeke marine cores.
Thanks for the time. Keep up with the diesel racket everyone!
JR