Recent content by Atomic City

Not much new technical to report. Wobble is still there, I'm hoping it is the tires - I'm just powering through it until the tires wear a bit more before buying a new set. I've been thinking about something quite a bit lately. Kronk has been a ton of fun, and I have enjoyed the journey - but...

Can confirm. Manual seats help quite a bit. Eventually, I am still going to make something to kick the manuals I have back even further. But, the headroom is nice. Being tall is nice, but it does have it's drawbacks.

I made mine out of some 80/20 and heavy duty sliders. You can check my build thread: Builds - 1996 Land Cruiser Build - "Kronk" - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/1996-land-cruiser-build-kronk.1166848/post-13472732

Not too much to report on the technical side. Still dealing with the tire balance issue. This past weekend I went out with a few friends exploring Northern New Mexico. They are all professional photographers, and one is actually trying to start up a side business for New Mexico-inspired...

Firewall boot and rag joint replaced....

I got the new booster in. That was a pain. But, it's in. The Engineers didn't leave enough room for easy removal. Required some brute force a few choice words of lubrication. I also noticed my rag joint was pretty shot, as well as the firewall boot for the steering shaft, so those are on...

Did a little work on Kronk today. I replaced the hood shocks, as my old ones were not holding the hood up very well this past winter. I also adjusted and lubed the hood latch mechanism. It was getting to where I had to slam the hood pretty good to get it to latch. Now I can just gently push...

Long time with no update. Life keeps getting busier, it seems - partially my own doing. I recently turned 50 and received another "project" that I have been having some fun with: I have also been working quite a bit on my son's 1986 F350. It seems to finally be running pretty well, so I...

Dang, what a bummer!

Whoa! What was happening?

Decided to give Kronk a little attention this weekend. Duplicolor peel wrapped the grille and mirrors. Will do the handles soon. Also painted the emblem to match my valve cover.

Here you go: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1726307-the-atomic-77-a-build-thread.html

Not much to update. Still taking Kronk out and camping here and there. I haven't been working on it much thanks to my new project: But, I have been having a slight rolling/squealing noise that I have noticed when I drive by curbs. It goes away at lower speeds (like less than 7-8 mph). I...

Yes, it is the white color. I rolled it on. I took a bit under 2 gallons. However, I didn't do the door jambs or anything that you can see when you open doors/liftgate/etc. I imagine if you did all of that, you'd use every bit of 2 gallons. I didn't apply it in the rain gutter, as I didn't...

Back together. Will wait on the roof rack until it is completely cured. Not perfect, but really happy with it.