You can do it without extra gas, but will feel better if you have at least some. Fill up again in Hanksville... and if the Hite ranger station is open for gas you can go out that way instead of back up to the Ranger Station as it's shorter and...
KZ family is almost just as shïtty as the L family of engines.
I have 4 KZ engine overhauls lined up for the summer.
If you are in it to flip it, this is the wrong crowd.
That looks EXACTLY like the 1971 I had, including the color. The used car dealer said the green charging light on the dash wouldn’t go out even after he replaced the battery, alternator and VR so he made a deal on it $1,700. I paid him, took it...
We decided to take advantage of nice day and look over the parts right that we got got back in January.
We tossed some jumpers on the battery, cleaned up the terminals and posts, looked for oil, checked the coolant (none visible) and poured some...
Attended the Cruiser Summit in Oceanside today. The weather report of rain kept some people at home. Their loss it was a good time, Pat the owner of Summit Steel had a wood fired pizza guy on hand making great pizzas to feed the masses.
Pat...
We’ve got the big stuff all knocked out. The boys have been working hard. We have a few little projects to knock out and then we are into full reassembly.
It’s amazing BOTH how much we can get done in a class and how little we can get done in...
Fuel line day: my BJ70 had 8mm fuel feed for the IP. 1PZ has 10mm fuel feed.
Used some 3/8 line to make new ones. My friend Hubert —bike fabricator for a living—came down to help out.
More pieces of the puzzle.
I’ll get these...
One lucky participant will win a Bump It Offroad fairlead at the raffle!
These sure do look good on the front of a BIO bumper.
Not available in stores...
IYKYK
Getting ready for its first shower since 2021. A nice hot power wash…. Let’s see how many lbs of metal fall down. 🤣🤣
This shǐt needs to come off:
I’ll hammer all of these off as well. @wngrog will have to send me a new sticker..
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF):
Successfully installed a 15B-FT in my Canadian spec 1986 BJ70. It was more challenging than I anticipated which delayed initial roll-out and road trials (~May2025).
Current results are very satisfactory;
Ample...
After 5 years of sitting…
It’s in the air for heart transplant prep!
Some significant deterioration of things after 5 years sitting. :(
Gonna need new brake rotors, pads, calipers, new drums, some other brake mechanisms.
Front...
New OEM tail lights to replace the cheap junk that was on there... and while I'm there, I replaced the wiring harness with one @Coolerman custom made for me. All lights work now, at least in the back- even the license plate lights!