Recent content by joshespdx

Ugh. Hwy 217 is such a meat grinder! Sorry to see this :( And what the hell does just moving to a new area have to do with corn-holing the rig in front of you?! So lame. And BTW, I grew up in Tigard right off of Sattler. Went to Templeton, Fowler, and Twality. Nice little town.

I’m pretty impressed with this old girl. Quite a history. Started out in Florida, got stolen, then recovered a few days later, then a minor accident. OEM parts were used for the front bumper when it was repaired. It eventually wound up out here in Colorado where it was a daily driver. It was...

No motor issues of any kind. I ran an oil analysis with Blackstone and it came back with a clean bill of health: no moisture or coolant in the oil, and the trace metals were all at, or below, normal levels. Getting ready to send in another oil sample so I can start building a long term profile.

Finally turned it over tonight! Not a bad spot to have it happen.

Finally got the rear brakes wrapped up. The rotors were able to be turned, so that saved some money. New calipers, pads, and complete fluid flush. I was feeling motivated, so I decided to mount my IronMan winch. I had to open up the holes for the fairlead first. Primed up the bare metal, touched...

All great info! Thank you. Before I fell into these I was planning on a set a Patagonia MTs. The price point was right, and since the cruiser only gets driven around 4,000 miles/year, road noise and such wasn’t a huge factor in my decision. But, these were just too good of a deal to pass up. And...

Thank you for the feedback! Other than the short spring mud season, it’s dry out here most of the year.

Late 2016 is the manufacture date.

I'll have to check when I get home this evening. They were stored inside and aren't stale, glazed, or cracked anywhere.

After a long search for tires, a friend of mine tagged me in a FB post that had a set of 6 brand new tires in LT305/70R16 for $800. I couldn't believe it! My wife, who had noticed the state of my current Cooper ST's, mentioned to me that she saw the tag and asked me if I wanted to buy them...

Made a pretty good dent in the rear brake refresh. It'll have to wait until tomorrow to be finished :(

I’m so glad you revived this. This is “driving” me nuts. A lot of good info here. At 288,000 miles, a recently completed Birf job and a lift, it seems that my UJ’s are a logical next step. Who has CVJ’s on their driveshaft? Sources? Cost? Thank you!

Back again! In my last post I was hoping to have the LC up and running for elk season. Well, I was able to get it on the road, but I ran into some serious electrical headaches. On occasion when attempting to start, all power would shunt to ground. This wasn't your typical starter solenoid...

Found an old one hiding in my tool box that I made years ago. Should work!

Thank you! I saw the Wits End tool. Based on the tool that the electrical manual specifies, this would probably work for most everything. The manual actually gives you dimensions for the tool if you need to make one. I read that after making this post. I have a few small screwdrivers I...