klinetime574's latest activity

Took the cruiser down to the beach house my parents rented last week.. Spent the weekend with the fam driving around, eating seafood, and enjoying the summer in RI.

Took it out to explore some old mines and such in my "backyard."

More summertime swimming hole adventures with the kids and dogs😎

Set the body on the chassis this morning. Should lower down about perfect with all the weight I need to still add. Figure about 2" drop in rear and 4" in the front. Looking for a .75-1.00" rake when finished. Stretched out at 108.75" wheelbase...

Chassis is rolling. Will get the body test set tomorrow/thursday

It is the original that came on the truck. I guess port installed? It’s a draw tite.

Great, now I want to do the same thing to my trailer hitch. Is that a Draw-Tite unit? I believe that’s what mine is. Looks very similar. Great work and sorry for your loss.

Attaching some pictures of the tow hitch. Mine had surface rust and very hard to remove stickers. I got it professionally sandblasted and powder coated. Re-installed with stainless steel hardware...sadly everything is made in China. Hopefully it...

Starting off a build thread to document / journal my work on this truck. Currently at 311k miles, I've put 10k of those on myself. I bought this truck as a distraction project. It's named after my fiancee and best friend who shared the same name...

Yep my 1982 block has a welch plug where you circled on my photo. Also, see the threaded hole directly above the Allen head plug? That doesn’t exist on my 1982 block. No idea what it’s for. Could be a different bracket for a different belt-driven...

TRAIL TAILOR 60 SERIES CHASSIS 2” x 5” x .188” wall frame rails Laser cut and CNC bent bracketry for accuracy 1.75” x .313” wall front and rear adjustable 4 links with 80 series OEM bushings Fox Racing coilover shocks and steering stabilizer...

Body is a waiting.......

The later blocks also have threaded plugs for an oil gallery on the left side of the block instead of using Welch plugs. Which is good because they improved the design. I dislike Welch plugs lol. From the rear of the engine it is behind the bell...

Matilda’s face got ripped off tonight Fluids drained, some onto the floor. Oops. Both batteries and trays are out. I removed all the engine bay AC stuff and it’s not going back in. Carb, air cleaner, and dizzy are out. Karen’s been cleaning...