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I was not a fan of the gloss black so I repainted with semi-gloss, I like this better.

Granny Gold

Let's see if I'm first on this..........replace the heater tees ;-) Is that 'old lady gold', instead of 'old man gold'? (I'm not making fun of you - I have 3 gold vehicles). Congrats on a nice find!

Check the C-channels inside the frame at the rear. You will have to crawl under to get a worthwhile photo.

I think that's the logical answer. If you want to know for sure, throw it away today; next week you will know what it is and need it.

They seem to be ok. I don't see slack, but when I decelerate from (say) 80 mph to 72 mph, I get a faint vibration. No vibration on acceleration. This may be due to a worn drive plate, so I can't indict the Cardone driveshafts without more...

Good morning. I wanted to report back that I finally passed smog! One of the members here recommended I go see Luke at Auto Precision in Vista. Luke is master magician! My carburetor was completely shot and needed a complete rebuild. Along with...

Thanks everyone. I went to the tag office yesterday and the VIN is indeed clear, so I got a clean title on it (and apparently a pretty good deal). We have ad valorem tax in GA where they tax you at purchase based on the value of the vehicle. He...

grab some 180 grit emery cloth, rip off a two or three foot section of it and go to town on that spindle. I think id be drilling and installing a Zerk fitting in that carrier for some grease.

frame stripping in progress. Should have it as a bare frame tomorrow morning.

Naw, no bootleg possibilities there. Ebay?, big YES. CruiserTEQ, not a chance.

I bought a universal sender with the proper ohm resistance for my gauge. Just be aware, the bolt pattern is a little smaller, you will need to open it up a bit.

I'll disagree, a little, with an "it depends." I've rebooted inner boots at least three times. If a boot cracks and starts throwing grease, that in no way is an indicator there is something wrong with the rest of the axle. The inner shaft...

Once on the pavement I decided to see if I could upshift without the clutch. Turns out that’s actually not hard to do on a 40 so got it into 4th and home I went. Good job! Real men can do this, as well as shift unsynchronized tractor...

Summit Racing should have something you can buy and modify.

...Or use non-curing Butyl rubber windshield rope sealant type stuff. Handles like silly putty and never cures.

1. 1990 FJ62 2. Travis 3. My daughter calls my truck 'Crushie' so 4. 346K 5. 100% stock except for the Interstate battery 6. I plan to use it as a daily driver and hopefully someday do a frame-off

And here she is, sound and all. I think she sounds just a little deeper in my ears than in the video ;-)

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Not at this time. I want to use it as a bartering item to entice someone to let go of their really nice hardtop they've been storing for too long.

IF you have not pulled the windshield fully off you just cant tell how extensive this is. If you plan on keeping the vehicle I personally find the doing it right once and being done with it approach to yeild happier results than tempoary patch...

Remember that guy that drilled out the plug in cylinder head - went threw the cooling jacket into the intake port - Moral work slowly and carefully if you aren't sure of what you are doing. Power tools can ruin things quickly - if you just use...

I would look at how much you could roughly get parting out the major components (engine, trans, tcase, axles, "used" new 3/4 tub, random odd and ends), and that would be my offer assuming you want a big project.

If it was mine I would do some inside tank cleaning chemical treatment. Then tape up all the holes and apply some air pressure with a soapy exterior wash looking for bubbles. I'd also make sure the drains work and don't leak after teflon tape...

It does come with a new steel 3/4 tub. Not sure how makes the replacement tub so if anyone can shed some light on the tub, it would be great. If that is a typical Colombian tub, it may require massive rework to get it to fit the hard top (and...