I spent the last 5 days flat on my back with some kind of bug. I feel better now, and to warm up to working on Mavis some more, I went after more of that black paint. Saved the ashtray but the instrument bezel needs a repaint along with new rubber.
So Aisin FANB75020 from Kurt.
Hopefully it fits on the stock fan clutch I have on it.
Ever notice how you start collecting "not quite the right" parts during a car build?
Finally got the fuel tank out of there. Looks to be minimal rust, which I treated with converter, then threw some primer on it for good measure.
Note the multiplicity of prior repairs. It doesn't appear to leak tho, so I'm good.
Removing...
Picked up Mavis in the dark of night after a six hour drive in the middle of a Missouri March snowstorm. Kudos to @61twpw for not just slamming the door on my face and telling me to sit and spin on that miserable night. Instead he really put...
Front door windows, latches and locks are in all new hardware. Also the side window with Sika 221. Waiting for some wool sound insulation for the inside firewall. After that is electrical.
Not sure how to finish the side windows inside window...
My wife and I are setting out on a journey along Route 66 with our two dogs, Lela and Charley.
I drug my rig, named Mavis, after my late mother, out of a backyard two years ago, got it running a year later, and have been daily driving it since...
@bj70bc said, in post #51 in another snorkel thread, that a wide nose snorkel can be worked into a narrow nose. I swear I've seen someone here do it... but checked a few threads of folks I thought did it and can't find the person.
You should just start another thread for the RV project. I have thought about a similar project for a while. 4x4 motorhome that can tow my heavy 40 on a flat-deck.
Gonna side track my own thread here a bit.
I mentioned earlier that the Ford V10 was just not up to my needs of toting this little class c and pulling a car trailer with the 4200 lb cruiser. With us cruising along at 52 mph and getting 5.13 mpg...
Got to AZ and realized I forgot my maps.... A huge thanks goes out to @JackA for his wonderful hospitality and helping us out with maps, wonderful cruiser talk, and places to stay and trails!!! Thanks again sir!!
My wife really wanted to do the...
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