A day or two after getting the body off, I was able to get the rear end off without much drama. I also ordered a new wiring harness kit, it looks solid. All that was left was the engine, and as there was no body, it looked pretty straightforward. I had a stand, but no hoist. A quick search in online classifieds found one near me for $20 a day. Turns out the owner of it has a '72 Datsun 510 that he is putting in a red-top SR20DET, we connected, he didn't charge. Life is good.
This morning I had two of my sons help with the engine removal. There were no hoist brackets on the engine, so we carefully wrapped a ratchet strap cable around areas where there was plenty of leverage. The leveling tool that came with the jack was helpful. After removing the bolts holding the engine mounts and suspension mount, the engine lifted right off. The suspension was able to be removed without much drama, and with a quick internet search, I found a hack that made quick work of the flywheel. The flywheel does have a fair amount of rust, I'll have to address that before putting it all back. The engine mounted on the stand, again without any drama.
I am now at the point where I can start to clean things up and put things back. There isn't much left to tear down anymore. Photos below.
1967 Boomerang Resto-Mod - Utah
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1967 SPL311 Boomerang Resto-Mod in Progress
3x 1981 Honda C70 SuperCubs
2008 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom
New-ish cars not worth mentioning
3x 1981 Honda C70 SuperCubs
2008 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom
New-ish cars not worth mentioning
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Re: 1967 Boomerang Resto-Mod - Utah
Four month update
Summer has arrived, and where before it was too cold to work on the car, I’ve had a good number of too hot days. During the hot days, I did manage to repaint my calipers and drums. I’m now pleased with how they turned out. In June I had a surprise visit from Albuquerque who went on to be the 2024 Mt. Shasta Best in Show winner. He encouraged me to go to Mt. Shasta. It took about thirty seconds of convincing and I was already planning my ride out. I chose a motorcycle as my means of transportation there, which made the trip that much more fun. I camped one night each way there along Highway 50, affectionately known as the Loneliest Highway in America.
The Shasta trip was very beneficial for me. I met up with a lot of awesome people and was able to get some additional ideas for my car. One big win was the Miata seats. I went from “I’m not sure what I’m going to do about seats”, to “Must have NA Miata Seats”. The ability to recline along with overall comfort sealed the deal. Fresh from Shasta, I found some NA Miata seats in reasonable condition. I also found a body shop in California that would offload the body work from me. The next two months was general prepping for hauling the body to California, as well as getting ready to clean up and prep the frame.
I had created a tall rack for the body, I cut that down to a smaller rack that would fit in a flat bed trailer. I also had to put all the body panels back on for the trip down. A friend’s 14’ flatbed trailer was secured and on August 9th, a Friday, I hauled it to California with our van. I ended up sleeping in the van, then after delivery, turned around and headed home. It made for an exhausting weekend, but now I have a few months to get the frame ready.
Summer has arrived, and where before it was too cold to work on the car, I’ve had a good number of too hot days. During the hot days, I did manage to repaint my calipers and drums. I’m now pleased with how they turned out. In June I had a surprise visit from Albuquerque who went on to be the 2024 Mt. Shasta Best in Show winner. He encouraged me to go to Mt. Shasta. It took about thirty seconds of convincing and I was already planning my ride out. I chose a motorcycle as my means of transportation there, which made the trip that much more fun. I camped one night each way there along Highway 50, affectionately known as the Loneliest Highway in America.
The Shasta trip was very beneficial for me. I met up with a lot of awesome people and was able to get some additional ideas for my car. One big win was the Miata seats. I went from “I’m not sure what I’m going to do about seats”, to “Must have NA Miata Seats”. The ability to recline along with overall comfort sealed the deal. Fresh from Shasta, I found some NA Miata seats in reasonable condition. I also found a body shop in California that would offload the body work from me. The next two months was general prepping for hauling the body to California, as well as getting ready to clean up and prep the frame.
I had created a tall rack for the body, I cut that down to a smaller rack that would fit in a flat bed trailer. I also had to put all the body panels back on for the trip down. A friend’s 14’ flatbed trailer was secured and on August 9th, a Friday, I hauled it to California with our van. I ended up sleeping in the van, then after delivery, turned around and headed home. It made for an exhausting weekend, but now I have a few months to get the frame ready.
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1967 SPL311 Boomerang Resto-Mod in Progress
3x 1981 Honda C70 SuperCubs
2008 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom
New-ish cars not worth mentioning
3x 1981 Honda C70 SuperCubs
2008 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom
New-ish cars not worth mentioning