Recent content by rusty cerdito

$8000 I picked this 60 up outside of Knoxville when I moved to NC, but job is taking me back west, so looking to pass it along. Drivetrain: 350 carbureted engine. Starts and runs great. No mechanical issues. H55f trans and stock transfer case. Shackle reversal. Needs rear OME springs...

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front floor 2 =220 rear floor 2 = 300 rockers 2 = 500 front fender 2 = 160 rear quarter 2 = 300 front supports 2 = 160 c pillar supports 2 = 160 rear valence 1 = 100

Any interest in some BobM purchased body repair panels? I've got the works: front and rear floor pans, rockers, front fender patches, rear valence, rear quarter patches, and panel mounts. I can review what I purchased them for and post up prices and eat what it cost to ship to me if anyone is...

when you say "worked the pitch", do you mean that by doing do so in the drain plug it shapes the pitch of the mikuni and makes it fit and/or not strip threads of the carb?

no just the crumbled 230 primary main. probably have to order the 1.59 off specter and drill it. my other jets are intact and my pv is a 70. there is a bit of screwdriver bend on one of the jets. will that affect flow? replace or use it?

spoke with jim today. thanks @FJ40Jim. He said to keep the stock jets and make sure the PV jet is within 70-90. Now I gotta source some jets.

I hate to show my ignorance, never rebuilt a carb, but what is a PV jet? Is he saying to replace the stock 144 primary main jet with something like a 70-90?

cross post for visibility. hope that's ok mods. I wanna pin my carb back together, but not if my jets are off. One other thing, im at +/- 5000 ft of elevation. carb jets--please gimme a ballpark on size

I still haven't pinned my carb back together because I had to reverse drill out on of the mains jets. I've called around to a few folks, can't get a hold of Jim C. Hoping someone can give me a ballpark on what size jet should go in. I've looked at lots of threads, but there is a lot of...

I don't have a charcoal canister. If it wasn't so cold out, I'd go out an check where the lines go....or went. Is it worth getting a charcoal canister or just a vented cap if it's not there currently?

here's one!! The cerdito will live resto-ish thread here's the other: whose was this? Boise folks?

looks like it sold, i just picked up 2 fj55's or i'd have looked at it. who got it?

ill reuse this one, it's not corroded inside at all. just need new screws and a seal when i pin it back together.

i got lucky and got all 5 screws out with vice grips. Gonna call a radiator shop for a clean and seal. It's not too corroded or rusty inside.