1994 International 4700 Conversion Begins

[scooter421]

The new (used) transmission is on the way!

The brakes work better than before and when switching the brake lines I did find some restricted "arteries" in a couple places but nothing too major. I cleaned them out as best I could put everything back together, bled the brakes....etc...etc... and made a grocery run. A longer run will tell me more but so far I think I got rid of the Gremlins with the old brake calipers and lines.

Scooter...

 

[scooter421]

I remembered to sign up for the Overland Expo! See you there.....

Scooter

 

[Ozrockrat]

Ok it's official next year we need to signup as a group and have a camping area called "amboland"

 

[scooter421]

LOL, that's perfect! I can't wait to see all the rigs and ideas people have come up with. Should be a good time!

 

[scooter421]

Transmission is in Phoenix, ordered an engine service manual and still trying to figure out how I want to install my dang solar panels on the roof! It will come to me......eventually.

 

[B85]

Any room for my little ride ?
Randy

 

[scooter421]

Absolutely! Love the progress on the new rig!

 

[scooter421]

After some arguments over delivery with Central Transport....it finally arrived.

 

[Ozrockrat]

That looks like a fun job to change out.

 

[Ozrockrat]

That looks like a fun job to change out.

Ok looks like it's twice the job I thought it was now how do I delete a duplicate post

 

[scooter421]

I figure it should take about 2 hours of my time in driving, a handful of cash and a few days at a shop with someone who has the right equipment and really knows what to do!

Driveline brake drum is a bigger diameter and cable driven which will likely create the need for a new bracket location for the parking brake linkage. The current parking brake is air driven. However, if I can swap the current parking brake components to the new transmission I'd be set. The transmission is about 4 inches longer; so, the driveshaft will need to be shortened. A few fittings are busted off and the dip stick tube did not make the trip, but I can probably source those before taking it to the shop.

This weekend has been ripping out the interior, putting in new flooring and insulating the cab. I can't believe how little sound insulation was used at the factory. It's more of a resonating chamber than a cab!

LOL, you can edit and then delete the post on your end. I've done it plenty of times.

 

[scooter421]

Okay.....some progress.

I got pretty close to finishing today but not close enough, I'll get it done this week.


They really did not provide much insulation at all from the factory as you can see. I had to scrape a bit of cancer off the floor, prime and paint but I managed to get the carpet pad in and the carpet is loosely in place. Work for the rest of the week. I made 60 cents for my efforts and found a piece of gum that's probably as old as the truck!

 

[scooter421]

The roof had very little insulation either, between the roof patch material and more fiberglass the audible difference should be rather noticeable.

 

[scooter421]

View attachment 391515

Sorry, hard to get a picture worth a dang in this tiny cab!

Okay, insulating the cab is DONE! Yes, I am saying DONE! Sound reduction was noticeable after adding all the insulation. Several posts back I mentioned 70 to 73 decibels at 55-60 and now I am bouncing around 60-65 decibels at the same speed. So, give or take here and there and I've probably reduced the noise by 7 to 8 decibels on average. I did not add up the receipts but probably spent less than $200 between insulation, spray adhesive, carpet/pad and new floor mats.

 

[Coachgeo]

View attachment 391515Sorry, hard to get a picture worth a dang in this tiny cab!....

It's apparently hard to get a picture into here also lol. Picture attachment no worky