I cleaned up the garage so I can work on it at some point I hope… I have a new oil pan, @TRAIL TAILOR fender apron seals, and @ChaserFJ60 USB charger and AC drier spacer. Just realized I bought some of those parts well over a year ago. Time...
Motor is in! No drama, went very smooth. Karen is a whiz with the hoist maneuvering, and my friend Josie came by to assist as well. We should just let the girls do this stuff, they seem way better at it.
Spent some time with JB Weld on the...
Karen’s feeling accomplished tonight. Old motor has been liberated. Despite running to some difficulties today, we saw it through and made big progress.
This thing came to us with two quarts of oil and 105psi compression (except for number 1...
Field work in the Red Hills of south Alabama. This is a region with a multitude of dirt roads that turn to a red snot when wet. We've been getting a lot of rain this year and these roads were particularly slimy today. These photos show the...
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.
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...
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...