Pighead

Preparation is the most important part of any job

Personally, I would never use "I think" and "probably" when talking about my brakes. If your brakes are working really well leave them out of the sniper conversion. Get the sniper working perfectly and do some research and worry about the...

Why? Is there a problem with your brakes too? Is Sniper vacuum better than manifold vacuum?

Y'know, 2 out of 3 ain't bad...

OK, got a zippo lighter? Maybe break open a bic lighter?

Probably both of those diaphragms provide timing advance when they get vacuum and can hold it. One, I've heard, is for High Altitude and the other is for every day. I forget which is which. When I got my big cap dizzy neither diaphragm held...

I do that. But with an earlier ('74) head and an earlier ('69) intake manifold on a 2F block and with OEM hardware. Sometimes a bolt might be easier but I just like studs & nuts better.

Last night we loaded the pig about 4 and drove to shingletown for pizza, then Sara and my land mate Elliott and I drove up to Lassen national park and we climbed to the peak just in time to see the sun set and we hiked back under the light of the...

Wow. Incredibly well preserved, congratulations. Is that radiator fan stock?

Auburn LSD I wasn't happy with the way the supplied spacer fit. Lots of vertical space that left the button end of the axles only partially supported and more than double the end thrust allowable by Toyota. I had an old aftermarket spacer from...

I don't recall exactly how big those springs are right off the top of my head...do you have a pic of one? or about how big it needs to be? In the meantime, look inside retractable ball point pens for little springs

This helps already. The answer I wanted wasn’t the answer I needed. So busy worrying about OEM sender compatibility I completely ignored other sensible approaches… multiple senders to multiple gauges, for example. Aaand the light comes on. Maybe...

There's lots of holes in that block and oil filter housing to get readings from. Just my opinion, I'd run both. I'm sure with a pile of resistors and enough patience you could make the factory senders work with new gauges. I'd question the...

Probably not going to find one off the shelf. For oil pressure I insist on a mechanical gauge, electrical are notoriously slow to respond. You can plumb one in with a Tee and use your stock gauge as well. I've got 3 water temp gauges because...

@Pighead- great minds think alike! I really dig my old stainless battery tray too. Only drawback is I have only purchased Optima batteries for years...

An original 60042 would have had a large hexagonal fitting on the outer face of the vacuum advance diaphragm, with a similar brass fitting that threaded into it, and then a third, smaller fitting that threaded into that. The early 60061 dizzies...

Two possibilities. One is that the butterfly is rubbing against the air horn, in which case you would be able to see faint arcs on the inside of the air horn where it is rubbing. Sometimes this can be adjusted by loosening the two brass set...

Yup, I suppose I could put a filter or something on the open port but I haven't

Back in the day you could buy 55 stainless trays from the Stainless Battery Tray guy. He used my Pig for the prototype

What? These?

Assessed my newish dash mounted rocker switched back up/camping lights...

Well thank you very much.

Then, it got dark and I thought I'd see what the reverse lights looked like with the front rocklights on. You'll recall that I recently wired the reverse lights to a dash switch after not having reverse lights at all for about 20 years. Think I...

Took the Pig for a drive up to Robbs Resort for the annual Cantina for the 'Con. Avoided the freeway and took the back way in thru Georgetown. Pleasant place to spend a 4x4 weekend for a good cause with good people. 55 miles with 3000 foot...

And your ignition sounds like it's all new, fresh and clean. What is it timed at right now? I would imagine yours needs a bit more advance than the book calls for, especially without the vacuum advance?