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A good tune-up with careful valve adjustment will usually get you an hp. What year 2F might matter. We need pics. Sometimes a V8 is great and I wish I had one, most of the time I'm glad I kept the six. Sorta depends on what you want to do with...

Engines. Many options. Easy/Simple is a chevy 350 carbed. Mine has one behind a 3 spd on the floor. Its wicked. Does 80 mph all day! Love Toyota engines. But this one gets my grubby hands over them most days.

The 2F engine was designed to make useable torque at low rpm, it makes 80% of its rated torque not far above idle rpm. Great for for four-wheeling, its intended purpose. With enough time and money, you can increase hp but it's an uphill battle...

Building a racing tractor? A header, carb, and distributor will help. Buy and put them on when the OEM poops out. A 4, 5, or 6 speed tanny maybe a 3:1 or 4:1 transfer case. Perhaps a 4.88 or 5 something pumpkins. I have no use for fuel...

Got 2 of the three horn buttons working last night. Today driving into work, the horn wasn't working. My euphoria was short lived. Somehow losing power from the steering wheel to the relay now.

I didn't feel like making a separate thread for this, but I did want to document an unusual problem with a carburetor. Customer already had the carburetor rebuilt elsewhere, and got a new float in the process. Sent the carburetor to me because...

Drained the block and radiator as I filled it up with water after replacing the radiator/hoses/rebuilt water pump and put in pink coolant so now everything in my driveway uses the same type. By the way, that block drain is worth its weight in...

I just swapped an LS into my 1975 40 I used a splitcase and late 4 speed with the long case so if I wanted to add an h55 later it would drop in. Both stock driveshafts fit as they did with the 2f and stock 4 speed/xfr, no mods. I had to move...

Yes…… T-case & tranny were done a few months ago with a different oil

Found the gremlin yelling at me under the rear seat today Edit: Got it back together with a donor 3rd while i rebuild my other. No 4 wheel drive for the time being with 4:88 in the rear and 4:56 up front, also no locker but it’s still driveable...

Priorities..... respect.

Didn’t feel like yard work today so I got this done instead :cheers:

Started cleaning up my t-case housing with wire wheels. Getting years for crud and old undercoating off of it. It won't be as nice as a full removal and resto but it's the best it will get for now.

Brought this home today.

I wouldn’t be concerned.

I've replaced the dash pad with an new OE one without the windshield down. Took a long flat (screw driver/putty knife) and I was able to pry the 6/8 tabs away from the windshield after removing the lower screws/windshield hold down knobs. Took...

Thank you for your reply and your picture. Beautiful truck, and it’s a good way to preview what my new dash will look like if I can manage to get it installed. So you did it! That is awesome… Thank you for the kindness of your answer. Each...

Ethanol in the fuel can be hard on the old rubber compounds that were not made for it. Drying out for a long time can cause it to get brittle and crack too. My last mechanical fuel pump got a hairline crack and wouldn't work correctly...

Looks like this on the inside. You can get this from @Cruiser Cult.

Yes the diaphragm can crack and leak out the weep hole. It can also leak into the crankcase and dilute the oil - sniff test the dip stick.

I've been hitting some more spicier trails lately. Threw in a Spartan up front and got around to the u-bolt flip kits while I was into the front end.

Call it a day A handful of pits in the surface. This is not a job that I wanted to be doing right now, but I wanted to be able to say that there is not one iota of filler under the doors. 100% metal, primer and paint. I still have to do the...

Cut up some 2” box tubing for the structural Cap the ends of the tube for posterity Pull out another fender apron to skin the sill with

What’s in here? Uh oh Get the grinder! The sill was this rotten when the PO bought the truck 33 years ago. Having the auxiliary tank back there stopped it from getting worse, but the damage was done. Fortunately, the top and bottom were still...

So I rented a radiator and cap test kit and found out that my coolant is leaking at the drain plug on the block. I believe I still have a small leak more so on the passenger side but can’t determine yet weather it’s from the same leak on the...