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Personally, I’d take to your local powder coater, he’ll blast it to white metal, and the powder coat is basically a plastic, will protect it from the elements and small acid spills.

https://btbprod.com/product/fj40-fj45-bj40-bj42-hj47-safety-strap-door-kit-61190-90300-61193-90300-1958-1959-1960-1961-1962-1963-1964-1965-1966-1967-1968-1969-1970-1971-1972-1973-1974-1975-1976-1977-1978-197/ Mine is getting rebuilt as we speak...

Media blasting cabinet.

When Downey Off Road Mfg. built Headers 1,000 years ago the Header flanges were always warped when pulled out of the welding fixture. The good news is the flanges straightened out while still tightening the nuts with finger pressure, soooooo...

Is there a recommended torque on the slip joint bolt? I didn't want to overdo it, but I'm getting a pretty solid exhaust leak there despite the ball settling cleanly. (I'm more familiar with a traditional v-band setup, and not quite sure how...

Those letters seem to be spot on to me: H = horn, B = battery, S = switch. If there's any doubt in the wiring, a volt ohm meter is your arbiter: The horn relay wire with 12 volts positive goes to the relay's "B" post. The horn is always...

That's racist

Updates will likely be in its build thread

Here you see where the 'cowl' vent is properly located, above the cowl!

"Wired" it. Sorted out a 2F non fan clutch water pump. Started cleaning up the wiper motors.

Are your yellow metals going to show up on a magnet?

Get rid of the gm dissy. Throw a city racer new oe dissy and pertronix at it.

Yeap missing the heat shield.

Trying to sort out a water pump.

Does the frame number match the vin? I'm guessing it's a 76, that's had a 75 vin tag swapped on. The blue peaking out from under the 76 emissions sticker, the later brake/seat belt light, black plastic window regulators and obviously the front...

What month?

Seems like a bunch popped up lately.

Guess I have time to play with the wiper motors.

Found some neat reading material. Interesting that it sounds like they tuned them lean .....im guessing to pass emissions testing?? I would be upset if a not cheap vehicle purchased brand new had a stumble to it.

I have no problem doing 80 with 2 fingers on the wheel in my 40 with 2.5” lift and 33’s. Proper setup and good condition parts.

Fresh bushings vs old bushings. They'll do the same in oe trim.

I remember that rig from a Capitol Land Cruisers swap meet 25ish years ago. Hard to forget that paint scheme!

That has nothing to do with the reversal.

wasnt someone here on mud making safety straps?

I hope i am.