Recent content by wimberosa

Additionally...Aditionally.... This build and truck gets a new name "Loretta". Every time I think about the name reminds me of Cher playing Loretta in Moonstruck. An unmarried daughter who is looking older and greyer....but she goes to the salon and gets a new "coat of paint" ... and...

So here's where I'm attempting to head on floor coverings. I definitely wanted something 1) I could lift/remove off the floor to check for moisture and dry out 2) was insulated against floor heat 3) contributed to sound deadening That left me with some kind of closed cell foam and a vinyl...

She ran! Fuel pump went kaput on me when she was idle....so a new one and she's getting gas to the carb now. Looks like my oil pan gasket must have dried also because I have a new small leak there. Perhaps it will settle down with a little workout. It requires the choke out to keep it...

Agreed. I know the thread has become laudatory comments....but I wanted to say that @Racer65 appears to have upped the game on ordering and turnaround times as well. Its always been fast but execution of the order is exemplar. Its not just "having the part" ... but "getting it to you in a...

Satisfying to finally complete an accumulation started many years ago. When I first got this 40, it had no jack, rods, tools and even the rod and toolbag clips were gone. Just got a NOS bag. I think I'm missing the spark plug wrench from the tool kit...but otherwise I think I've got the...

I used the McMaster-Carr 4339T8 Ultra-Weather-Resistant EPDM Foam Tube, 3/4" OD, 1/2" ID, 6 Feet Long and ordered 2 count (12 feet). Use the baby powder as recommended to slip the foam on the tubes. I'm not showing them in the above pic but I did the tubes for the rear heater also with the...

@MOTOV8R This is good data. So its perfectly plausible to have side window defrosters and an a/c unit setup. Either my 40 was rigged with A/C at one point or it was setup for easy A/C add. We've already ascertained that A/C was never a dealer add-on post factory. So apparently...

ok.... You're mileage may vary yet again if you reference my rig to another 1979. That big black duct in my rig is a 200L. Its a setup for the A/C unit that sits in the footwell at a slant.....yet I don't have a/c. Over in my build thread a couple of discussions regarding differences...

Yes @MOTOV8R . This routing seems better. The cable is far less constricted. I took a slightly lower photo to also show that big tube lower angle bracket and defroster hose hoop mount. I think this looks and feels correct. It seems pretty clear to me that this area would change...

I have two questions and they relate to the side window defrost vents and fresh pull cable routing for a 1979. 1. My dash had bolts above the side window vents. Talking to a fellow member (who has a sibling 40 separated only by april/may build dates) led me to think I was missing the cool...

You've got the "simple smog" and it doesn't look like the california specific one...probably federal. If you were to remove it....I personally would store it and not sell it. The rig can sell (if you eventually sell) to more places with smog components installed. Obviously there are...

There are plenty of other threads that address this. Many people swear by making their own with citric acids. There are good youtube videos for making your own and for testing a wide variety of commercial products. For small parts that are removed ... I would have been miles ahead if I had...

@Engineer8000 Did you run through what you have on your bench somewhere in this thread? You've got some great looking older HP stuff sitting there that I wonder about models and functions.

I would sincerely suggest refurbing your existing one if you have one. its dead easy. i describe it here. IMHO significantly better than any of this plastic aftermarket stuff. https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/wimberosas-build-the-suv-of-theseus.1295337/post-15761015

i had variance in this area due to incorporating salvaged rear upper quarter panels. Mostly mine was due to slight bends in that cuff area that bolts the quarter panels to the top of tub. I took ratchet straps strategically placed and started pulling and tightening down in the direction I...