Liquidator resurection

_FIII · Post by **_FIII** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:31 am

The first of the two sleds will be a complete tear down and full mechanical rebuild leaving it in original appearance. Once completed the goal is to get pictures of the original owner on the sled. Reuniting racer and machine from the Regina-Minot race.

I will be posting pics of the progress as it happens..........enjoy!

_FIII · Post by **_FIII** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:32 am

this is how it was found

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj167/_FIII/Sleds/John%20Deere/SSPX0008.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj167/_FIII/Sleds/John%20Deere/SSPX0009.jpg

_FIII · Post by **_FIII** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:34 am

at the shop getting ready

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj167/_FIII/Sleds/John%20Deere/SDC10052.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj167/_FIII/Sleds/John%20Deere/SDC10053.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj167/_FIII/Sleds/John%20Deere/SDC10055.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj167/_FIII/Sleds/John%20Deere/SDC10057.jpg

_FIII · Post by **_FIII** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:40 am

the tear down begins. First get rid of the vacant mouse breeding hotel, then start wrenching!

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj167/_FIII/Sleds/John%20Deere/SDC10058.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj167/_FIII/Sleds/John%20Deere/SDC10062.jpg

Motor out

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj167/_FIII/Sleds/John%20Deere/SDC10075.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj167/_FIII/Sleds/John%20Deere/SDC10078.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj167/_FIII/Sleds/John%20Deere/SDC10080.jpg

Suspension out next

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj167/_FIII/Sleds/John%20Deere/SDC10081.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj167/_FIII/Sleds/John%20Deere/SDC10079.jpg

Stay tuned

JDT · Post by **JDT** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:50 am

Nice Projects!!

_FIII · Post by **_FIII** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:37 pm

back from the car wash and ready to start putting her back together

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj167/_FIII/Sleds/John%20Deere/SDC10083.jpg

427cobra · Post by **427cobra** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:59 am

Quite the find!! Got to love cleaning these old sleds up! Looking good so far...

_FIII · Post by **_FIII** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:56 pm

bottom end put back together with rebuilt crank and new seals

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj167/_FIII/Sleds/John%20Deere/bottomend1.jpg

NOS pistons installed

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj167/_FIII/Sleds/John%20Deere/bottomend3.jpg

cylinder block put on with NOS base gasket

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj167/_FIII/Sleds/John%20Deere/cylindersinstalled.jpg

head installed with NOS head gasket along with ignition assembly, water pump & cover, and recoil housing

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj167/_FIII/Sleds/John%20Deere/enginedone.jpg

motor bolted back into chassis

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj167/_FIII/Sleds/John%20Deere/engineinsled1.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj167/_FIII/Sleds/John%20Deere/engineinsled2.jpg

_FIII · Post by **_FIII** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:59 pm

can anyone find my mistake that made me take the motor apart about 2 beer

after putting it together

it took my brother another beer to figure it out!

no more man sodas for this project. It has to go together right

HoosierDeereMan · Post by **HoosierDeereMan** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:07 am

Richard,

In the first picture looks like you stuffed the crack in backwards. Gotta watch those brown bottles.

JDXspec · Post by **JDXspec** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:17 pm

I bielieve Troy is correct! Dator and

don't mix well. Glad to see the progress.

Now If i could only get mine home!

robtan88 · Post by **robtan88** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:39 pm

EYE Had 6 beers me doooo, an thin the enngine is in basssackwordzzz. .....l.o.l.

_FIII · Post by **_FIII** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:38 pm

robtan88 wrote:EYE Had 6 beers me doooo, an thin the enngine is in basssackwordzzz. .....l.o.l.

very nice!

Only slowed us down by about 15-20 minutes, so it wasn't that bad.

Liquifire 4/6 · Post by **Liquifire 4/6** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 11:40 am

Hey Richard......it's great to see it coming together. I can't wait to see it at our vintage derby. Of course, if you have any left over parts, you are more than welcome to bring them along and drop them off at my place. We'll have a brand new halfway house at next winters ride. I spent the last week and a half building forms and pouring a pad.......even have in floor heating, so you can relax inside while Im outside in the cold taking some pieces that I need off of your Dator

_FIII · Post by **_FIII** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 12:29 am

Can't wait to see your new groomer when we come up for the ride. Probably gonna come up for the whole weekend this year. I might have to buy an alarm for my sled so I can keep tabs on you!

This liquidator is the easy one. Everything is free and moving. The twin to this one(which was raced) is rough and all seized up from sitting outside.