steffan

Love the City Racer - purchase quite a bit from him and have always been very happy

how it mounted in the box. some high density foam to keep the accessories from rattling

the finished product after painting it with some spray can bed liner. some light foam on one side just because (not really needed)

Just wanted to throw this out there - a cheap, easy to find option for jacks. This is a bottle jack out of a full sized GM truck: Tahoe/ Pickup etc. The wrecking yards almost give them away and it's a solid jack, hight capacity with good range of...

The point of my post is the OP is asking about what to do with the rig given it’s unclean title. It would appear per your post @Jdc1 and others that this rig has gone through a lot of changes in its restoration to include different year...

to do it correctly, you really need to measure your travel from full droop to full compression. the amount of lift is only part of the equasion: some trucks stand 2" above stock but with different springs they have twice the suspension travel -...

I unpacked the parts from the zinc plater

I like the double stacked washers on the shock bushings... also looks like the shocks are almost full compression? doesn't look like anything you couldn't fix

I spent two full days searching and reading every thread on Mud related to aftermarket wheel size, backspacing/offset for my impending wheel purchase. Yep, ALL of them. Every single word of every single one. Seriously. Combined, it was about...

Progress. New gussets on frame.

Replaced dry rotted rear window rubber via city racer. Very satisfying 1:banana:job.

Im thinking the same thing - doesn’t look that bad. With a good torch, you could easily heat it up and get it perfectly straight

SWEET!

Couple of pieces of angle, some drilling and cutting and 💥 you have one

From the picture - the tailgate actually looks decent even if its flimsy

I used my 2 post to take the top off. Building a rolling storage cart for the top and doors while they’re off.

Incredible

That 24hrs rule is for the RTV to "cure". Technically, that's what you should do. But I rarely have that much time before I needed to send a vehicle back into service, especially when I was working as a fleet mechanic. Give it 15min to dry or as...

What rainingagain said! I’ve tried other methods but the only way I’ve found to get a good consistent, long lasting seal is to put a very light coat of a good gasket sealant (FIPG etc) on both sides of the gasket

Basically have the bumper situation handled. Had it welded up yesterday. They did a great job. Threw some paint on it - a Toyota colour, for what it's worth. The winch mounting bolts I bought were a little too short, but essentially the winch and...

It’s hard for me to get a good feeling of how bad the rust really is. In some,places it’s obviously horrible but in others it doesn’t look too bad. The market has come way down for these trucks so you probably wouldn’t make much on it. As others...

Call me crazy but I've seen a whole lot worse than that go for way more than $1200. These things are total money pits but you also have history...most of us are just starting that part of owning a vintage LC. The cowl rust would be tough but an...

Good write up - I was always told and lived to find out myself, nothing is truly ‘bolt on’

Nice write-up!

I have started working on project Old Blue Eyes and aim to complete the metal work, along with the sill, rockers, and paint the frame in a week or so. I began by thoroughly cleaning the underside. I used compressed air and a shop vac to get the...