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Looks like a CB antenna mount, maybe? Definitely not stock.

Started working on the front axle rebuild while watching paint dry on the second set of rear springs. The SST is fairly easy to use but, like a lot of these procedures, it takes a few minutes to fully understand what they are asking you to do...

Finally dealt with a mystery dmv snafu and got my sticker. They said there was a problem with my registration so I went to a satellite place to check it out. She said they wanted more money. I showed her the receipt where I paid their fees in...

Harvested grapes this morning and pressed them into grape juice. This afternoon, canning the grape juice...

Other than the offset in the inlet, it is the same pump. If you HAVE to have a straight in, straight out, you can drill and tap the extra boss. Or you can buy the NOS one I have in the classifieds.😉

Wonder if anyone down in the FJ25 owners group would know...

Moments ago: superbrite LEDs in back... Amber and red to match the Aussie taillight lenses, white for the back-ups. Made a socket cleaning tool, rinsed out the insides of all the lenses and used the special bulb grease. It's attention to these...

You need to drink more before posting. That way: 1) you don't care what you post. B) you don't remember what you posted. Works for me. YMMV

I was thinking coffee table...

That'd make a heck of a wheeler. Cut off all that bad sheet metal. Tube fenders and doors...

Maybe there WAS a set screw in that hole, now it's just rusted on. Give the hole a drop of Kroil every day for a week and try to unscrew it.

Underneath it all, you still have a very simple 2F engine. I bet you could remove every single vacuum line, except maybe to the brake booster, and drive it home. Might be nice to keep the dizzy vacuum advance but you can get by without it. An...

Finally found some brake fittings that are very close to OEM. Had a couple of near misses before I found these. Slightly shorter unthreaded lead-in but otherwise dimensionally more or less the same. Not sure about the silver vs yellow plating...

Got one spring pack reassembled between ESPN Game Day and the afternoon games. I'm very pleased with the end result but these springs are quite the undertaking. I stripped them with those side grinder stripping wheels. That works much better...

There are a couple famous Carb Pros, Jim C. and Mark A., Mark A. is mentioned above and is closer to you. A pro can also give you a ported vacuum source if you don't already have one. But, if you're going to run a carb, you should familiarize...

They are clips to hold the aftermarket wire mesh stoneguards over the headlights. 81/9/21/1900

I am not hearing pinging...

Love that tag!

Is what I'm running. Might be 3 years old, don't use it a lot but no problem so far.

Well no one is buying this 40, so I’ll just keep working on it. I’ve started feeding it immunosuppressants so that it doesn’t reject the GM parts I’ve transplanted in over the past few days (you SBC swap guys know what I’m talking about 🤣) . In...

Do you have a bikini top inside your hardtop?

Oh, and before anyone says anything: I just realized I posted a picture of the fj40 from when I first got it, when the bezel was upside down. I'm a noob, but I do know that much and fixed it first thing. New pic here.

My kit arrived about 3 days after shipping, strapped nicely to a pallet. Definitely a forklift job to unload from the freight truck. Packaging was solid — nothing damaged. First Impressions Everything looked well-made and heavy duty. Most...

Yup. My 2F can barely drive when timed to the 7* the FSM calls for. Advancing timing so the ball is at the edge of the window (approx. 17* BTDC) is generally regarded as a good starting point to timing for your particular engine. Depends, of...

The clevis pins for the brake and clutch pedals use a cotter pin to retain them on the 40 series trucks. I hate standing on my head trying to install or remove one of those pins so I looked around and found these clips used on the 80 series...