Recent content by Mark WV

I may be mistaken, but I believe you will find that your braided stainless steel brake lines are just normal rubber lines under all the braids, and thus are subject to internal breakdown/delamination. If in doubt, change it out….

Sorry I just saw this thread- there is an easier way. See pic. $9.99 at ace hardware

I believe you are correct about Toyota being fans of astronomy - If I’m not mistaken, all of their car models have astronomical names: Crown, Camry, Corolla, Avalon…… As far a Pollux orange goes, supposedly it was not intended for the US market in 1974 and doesn’t appear on the US color...

nice color - not sure my limited painting skills can handle the pearl finish.... biggest project to date has been a case skidsteer. However It might be an opportunity to upgrade my paint gun...

I have called every paint shop in the region and none can come up with a current equivalent to 304 Toyota Pollux Orange. Does anyone have the recipe that a local paint shop would be able to recognize/ reproduce? I have searched and also posted in the paint section without success. My...

Yes I found one. Thanks to all that offered!

My project came to me with the steering components MIA. I have sourced a manual steering gearbox and the arms etc. but still missing the center steering arm assembly including the bracket that mounts it to the frame. I’m sure that with all the conversions to power steering that there are...

I love the custom tailgate!

Not shown in the pics but I have just about finished welding in the quarter panels - no alignment issues so far. Solid as a rock once the quarters get attached to the rear sill bar…

I’m planning to use Al Jacobs’ pumpkin orange on my 74 project. At least when first applied, the 304 Pollux Orange is a bit too bright for my taste. - However based on lots of photo research it would appear that the Pollux orange fades out to more closely match Al Jacob’s orange… My problem...

Making good progress on the bed. Also picked up a pair of 76 axels that had been rehabbed and have disks brakes ready to go

I’m planning to use Al Jacobs’ pumpkin orange on my 74 project. At least when first applied, the 304 Pollux Orange is a bit too bright for my taste. - However based on lots of photo research it would appear that the Pollux orange fades out to more closely match Al Jacob’s orange… My...

I’m no expert, but I have changed globes on a couple of vehicles. If the globe will not break loose with a fan clutch wrench, then just get a hammer and chisel and use the sharp part of the chisel on the widest part of the globe turning the globe in a counterclockwise direction. After a...

So now the real work starts. I spent the last few weeks priming all the body panels and measuring /figuring out how everything goes together. Time to start cutting out the old…

I agree - I finally found photos of one - A bit too much to fabricate