{"id":1582,"date":"2015-09-14T06:05:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T14:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/?p=1582"},"modified":"2015-09-14T06:09:27","modified_gmt":"2015-09-14T14:09:27","slug":"helping-out-a-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/2015\/09\/14\/helping-out-a-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Out a Friend"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Wagonmaster<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday I drove over to Brian’s house to join a bunch of guys helping him transplant a refreshed 345 into his Wagonmaster. The morning was gray, and I tried every rationalization I could to drive Peer Pressure over with my Hydroboost parts to see if I could have some of the experts help me install it. As I was loading up, rain started to fall and the radar showed a huge front moving in, so I switched to the Honda and begrudgingly drove over. <\/p>\n

\"Transplanted<\/a><\/p>\n

Almost everybody else had the same strategy I did, because there were only two other Internationals there out of twelve guys. <\/p>\n

\"On<\/a><\/p>\n

I stood around and soaked in as much of the knowledge as I could, offering help, a flashlight, or spare hand wherever I could. I’m not experienced enough by years to attempt a transplant myself, but seeing these guys do it so quickly is an inspiration.<\/p>\n

\"Let's<\/a><\/p>\n

By noon the engine was mated to the transmission and in the truck, and as I left at 3:30 the carb, AC, distributor, starter, and alternator were all installed. <\/p>\n

\"Dressing<\/a><\/p>\n

Via a Facebook post later in the day, they got it running at about 6:30 that evening. Not bad!<\/p>\n