Recent content by simps80

I love your comments @wngrog I am guessing you and me would get along great 👍 About the same level of crusty I can tell based on that perfectly manicured hand in the above I’ve followed many of your builds here But that dark/rootbeer brown 60 is particularly tasty.. I haven’t owned a 6x yet...

Don’t do it Put a dual master on we lived 100 years like this and didn’t die or need to overly modernize old iron out of a catalog cause it’s maybe harder than a catalog Drums are fine Maintenance is maintenance Single circuit brakes with or without discs or drums are what they are

100% The one I regret the most @ClemsonCruiser But honestly didn’t have a choice My wife is coming up on 5 years on 2/14/2024 coming home post surgery as a glioblastoma survivor surgery chemo again radiation etc etc …a “terminal” brain tumor with median 15 months survival So while I “regret”...

it’s 29 here between golden and Boulder CO snowing and I am planning my next patch on the 1970 in my head Six shots in of slane Irish whiskey and white claw Yep whiskey and white claw is pretty rad Sometimes it takes some thought

I feel like you’re my spirit animal Maybe right in here That patch sucked Post in thread '1969 FJ40 hot mess to minty fresh or..spring green fresh?' 1969 FJ40 hot mess to minty fresh or..spring green fresh? -...

Man that’s some serious patina on the bottom of that door Yikes!

Whatever you pay the wizard it’s not enough welding upside down on ass old metal is not fun On the huge plus side…you have a lift… Project looks great!!!

What a beut!!

I know nothing about these cars but have liked them forever.. Been following this one and the Lincoln build too Fun threads and great work!!

The ubiquitous can’t use drum wheels on disks cause they’re welded narrative. because no one apparently owns a grinder lol. Nice work following this thread religiously great work!!!

It’s part of the charm Nolan Part of the charm Looking real nice real nice 👍 Some people roll around in these trucks with a few .22lrs in the ash tray, a pack of pall mall non-filters, and a rack of yellow jackets bang shifting that 3 on the tree and standing on them drums just to think about...

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If “they” didn’t know how to install a freeze plug I would be shocked if they did the harder parts of that right, quality of parts used notwithstanding. You know what’s a lot harder than freeze plugs? Bearing clearances and little things like piston rings

Good tip will do

Proper heat management plus spares It’s the answer for these old nla igniters