John McVicker's latest activity

I built my truck to use it. Hunting rig, camping, back trail stuff. Hand crank a.c. but it is heavily insulated on the floor, tub walls and fire wall for temp control and noise. All the body work and pretty paint has been dinged, scraped and...

Did you ever sell that last ‘80 fj40? Im still sitting on the ‘79 I bought from you a couple years ago. I’ve been distracted by other cruiser’s but hope to get it up and driving this winter.

Yep, time for a rebuild but that wouldn't impact my interest if all else checks out. I'm probably going to do a full axle (plus other baselining) service soon after purchase in most cases anyway to confirm that everything is right (steering arm...

After trying several different locations to put the relay/fuse box, I determined the glove box worked the best for my application. The glove box offers the best protection from the elements and keeps the foot well uncluttered. Since the battery...

I have a set that I will not be using, they are used but in decent shape. DM me if interested and I can get some pictures for you.

Major test drive yesterday went really well The 45 is running fantastic and handles really good. The exhaust came out perfect with the header flange I can swap from the muffler to straight pipe. Its been a long tough build. We will have some...

I feel like Julie with Dirt Road Tops was similar to Matt in a way as far as biting off more than they can chew. Julie would tell you it would be 8-9 months knowing damn well it was at least double that. I also feel like with Julie it was get...

i heard the forum staff deactivated his account.

I got the impression that he just got tired of all the complaint threads against him and quit (left on his own), but he didn't say anything when he left so I have no idea if that's true or not. Has Woody or a moderator actually said that he was...

I ordered an in stock one year only headlight switch on Ebay. It took 2 months to arrive. While alot of Mud vendors(me included) are one man bands, communication and expectations are key. Sometimes, we bite off more than we can chew. On my end...

When you are trying to get NLA stuff (even made) you expect it to be hard and to take a while. Well the parts in the mail doesn't fly well with most people. It's hard not to appear a scam, when you take folk's money and nothing happens for...

We could start a senior run for you guys ??

Two on the right will be there , Mine is still broken from RUBITHON See you there !

Maybe enough complaints or something, I don’t know. He’s a wealth of knowledge but maybe he got in a beef with the wrong person.

Nice thanks! Just ordered two.

Inconsistent service etc is certainly not good…but that’s the reason he got booted off MUD?

Did not know he got the boot. Out of curiosity A) when did this happen? And B) what was the cause?

Very cool… now pending. I need this… I found this the other day. I knocked on the door but no one was home. It kinda looks like a forgotten project that hasn’t been touched in years. Will post again once I know more. Stay tuned. :grinpimp...

No sealant, period. Why? because carburetors use small diameter vacuum circuits and if the RTV isn't set or it becomes dislodged, the debris can land in a vac port and cause headaches later. Dry gaskets only, nothing else. Universal note: Can...

I was sooooo happy to see all that crud on the garage floor! Thank you all for your help.

ok guys the problem was here, the rubber inside the pulley, was destroyed! The compressor is ok, A/C works again

Remove the entire bolt from pulley / spray with PB blaster or Seafoam deep creep etc, hit center of pulley with dead blow a couple times / respray with penetrant put retainer bolt back in impact the pulley back on with impact gun - impact it back...