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the wheels came from coolcruisers.com, the originals were left flat, sitting out in a walnut orchard so long the bottom inch had almost rusted completely away, if memory serves, coolcruisers stated that the wheels came to them painted black and they powder coat them the original color, they are nice

oh and sorry, no the leafs are not new, stock and yes they do seem to be in great shape.

powder coated the transfer case and linkage, paint on the tranny new seals a gaskets. and put it back together. it sat as seen for 8 months, no leaks, about 4 weeks ago i started noticing oil dripping out of the front output shaft seal? does that sound right? does that seal need movement to...

and then, with the help of Coolerman's web sight, i took on the Tranny and transfer, removed it, tore it down, cleaned it, i felt like it was in good shape, the truck only had 77k and the bearings felt great, gave it a good cleaning.

thanks guys perfect, pics are super helpful. ill fix that tomorrow , and yes the instrument cluster cover , ash tray , glove box, heater and wiper motor were all powder coated.

anyone know if i mounted these brake line clips in the correct place and if so what are these two pair of bolt holes for ?

thank you, yea the frame is powder coated, Steve, the powder coater, and i have become very familiar over the past few years. here's a few more items ive cleaned, he's coated and i rebuilt.

i had the steering wheel Rhino coated then epoxied the horn shroud sanded and painted it. The coating's a bit rough, it should wear in time, but it look nice and i had it done for $40.00

I started with the small stuff i could tinker with on evenings, like the steering box, the shims are seemingly impossible to get and mine got destroyed on removal, so i purchased shim stock and used my wife's "cricut" to cut the shims and the gaskets. Two years latter when i installed it and...

And where we now.

This stock, frame off 72-fj40 build started in January of 2013, 5 years ago, wow, and I just now have a rolling chassis. It’s been enjoyable, I think its looking good, I’m excited but kinda feeling like this is when the real work starts. I’ve already received some very appreciated and valuable...

big help, thanks guys

just a couple simple brake related questions, firstly, I purchased a full "set" of 8 brake cylinders, they all have the same piston size, I know that originally had the fronts were slightly larger 1.11-1.12" , mine are all the smaller of the two sizes, .997". is this going to be a problem...

thanx wes ill look into that

here are some pics of my box