Braided wire kit from Amazon or summit.
Runs down to the frame where I ground the paint off around one of the free bolt holes. There is a ground wire that also runs from there to a body and battery gnd.
You guys have a beautiful area up there
Took the recommendation of staying in Iron Gate campsite
Made it to the top of Elk mountain
I really enjoyed my visit, can’t wait to come back
it was a good time. Bruce made his way from Houston, and Vince came from Espanola. Met a new fella whose name I can't recall at the time but he drives an 80 so he's a'right.
As mentioned already, a threaded repair insert of choice is best. If you have the room, a longer bolt and a flanged nut (or nut and washer) on the back side would be a good trail fix to get you home. Or it could turn out to be one of those...
My son, Colin, just started an internship at at a church in Tokyo. He is working toward a Master’s of Divinity with the goal of becoming a Presbyterian pastor. He has been sending me photos of interesting cars since he got there a few weeks ago...
went duck hunting with my daughter. she been learning to shoot a shot gun this summer but only at stationary targets. she got 4 birds including one her first shot. i too am still learning. i got more birds but my hit ratio was worse than her’s 🤣
I had to tear into my door to replace a window that some jackass decided to smash out and since I know some people are intimidated by the door I figured I'd do a quick write-up.
This is what I woke up to on Christmas Eve (we had one window in...
My first post ever in the 60 section, and it's the beginning of what will be a fairly in depth build. My wife love's 60 series, so this build is for her. She wants to have her own rig to drive on and off road, so many of the decisions on this...
Lots of hiking, great fishing, plenty to explore and nice campspots all throughout the area.
Worth the exploration!
Nice views from the top of Elk Mountain, the highest public road in New Mexico at 11,600ft! Can be pretty muddy and rutty, just...
Got the Pirate ship back from Dominic of Elude Expedition for Rear lower link frame brackets replaced with Rust Buster frame repair pieces and additional reinforcement from lower link weld on brackets.
7M-GTE Thermostat Housing
A white crystalline solid and rust have been found in all engine components associated with the coolant system. Many coolant passages were clogged. This is what happens when the 7M engine is legendary on the interweb...
It was a busy week getting ready for a trip to UT. Let's see, do some work on the leaky turbo J pipe flange that was leaking exhaust since installation. After that, it was time to clean the IACV which I've never done so it was due. After that...