Recent content by bmorgue

'Cause I think Toyota is the only brand from the Land of the Rising Sun worth having. At 72, my days of vehicular challenge and abuse are behind me...too stove up to mechanic on stuff like I used to. My avatar is deceptive. It's me when I graduated from the Lubbock Police Academy in 1972.

I initially thought they were stock items until I noted they appeared on no other LC. They are high-quality stick-ons that I'm gonna work at removing with 3M Adhesive Cleaner. The wildest use this truck probably will see is navigating a mile-long dirt road through a ranch pasture after a heavy...

Ooops, didn't know about the five attachment limit, so here's the remainder of the pix.

OK, here's proof it did happen. The Cruiser appears rust-free and the body is in great shape from cowl back - a little thump and bump around the front bumper, hood, and left fender, but all can be remedied. I'll be watching for another hood, minus the goofy scoop. I know the grille is...

Thanks for that info. The truck sat for months without a battery. I've started it a few times, all but once for only a few seconds. I intend to drive it around the neighborhood when these drought-busting rains let up, but I'm not gonna get too far away from home until I'm satisfied it's not...

I was able to feather-foot the truck enough to back it off my trailer and pull it under a carport. Later in the day, I went back to look for potential causes for the stumbling idle. While attempting to keep it running sufficiently to back it from under the carport, the Cruiser figuratively...

Well, the fuel leak proved to be no big deal - a split hose at the fuel pressure regulator, but the truck isn't running right. Everything's good for 3-4 seconds before the idle drops and the engine begins loping. I've been reading numerous posts here describing the same problem and the...

Oh, man, I think the '53 Studebaker coupe was the most beautiful car ever to hit the road. I've had seven Studes, now all gone to other places. However, I still have the Hurst adapter for putting a Pontiac V8 in a '53-'55 Studebaker and a pair of mudguards for a '50 Commander.

I do my own work with the exception of transmission and AC repair.. I just finished an eight-month complete drivetrain rebuild on a 1992 Bronco that had every two-bit short-cut half-assed shadetree mechanic sin imaginable. I called it the two-for-one special - two new problems for every one I...

New member here from Lubbock, TX, the home of Buddy Holly and a bunch of other talented musicians. I've been devoted to the vehicle hobby for 58 years, leaving my fingerprints on more than 600 antique and classic cars and trucks. During that run, I've been a contributor to Pontiac, Oldsmobile...