Recent content by xstogiex

I never checked under the shelf that was behind the bench seat (since the parts truck is an extended cab). Found the original jack and tool kit! I'll probably never actually use it as I have a different plan for that, but I will definitely be keeping these with the truck after they get cleaned...

Once I got home I grabbed a few parts to try and clean up. Grabbed the clock, heater control face plate, and the passenger side vent I cracked. I took the clock completely apart since it wasn't working while it was in the truck. It had a bad solder joint, so I reflowed the solder and cleaned up...

Got a few hours of work in today. I attempted to remove the torsion bars with little luck. I removed the steering box, sway bar, and a few other things, but decided to just soak the entire front of the frame in penetrating oil and let it sit. I wanted to get the interior removed from the green...

Man, this thing is looking great! I'm impressed with the interior restorations. Keep it up!

I didn't have any locking d-rings to attach the pulleys to the eyelets, but I'll be switching those out before I go too high with it. I'll just feel safer that way. The only spots that I won't be able to paint this way will be under the washers on the cab and bed mount locations. After the...

And final update from working on it today. I had the day off, since we were supposed to get bad storms. I came up with a plan to help me clean and paint the frame. Since I am mostly doing this on my own without a proper shop, and buying tools as I can, I need to be able to do heavier lifting and...

Sunday evening, I brought my bench seat home from the green pickup. Got out a small shampooer made for cleaning up pet stains and attempted to clean the seat. Seems to be looking better. I was a bit too worn out to finish the whole thing, so I still have the seat back to do, but the bottom...

On to the front... wow, this is rusty. I'm not going to try salvaging much here... control arms have rust holes all the way through. I pushed a screwdriver through the side... not good. Calipers were seized and shocks were barely recognizable. Oddly the one thing I probably won't be using was in...

And the hangers out, rears out! With the rear out, I could remove the ubolts and take care of the springs. Ubolts weren't budging.. no surprise.. so I just cut them. I plan on replacing them anyway, so easier just to cut them out. I was getting tired after mowing my grandmothers 5 acre...

Things have been a bit crazy with all the covid stuff going on... especially here in Michigan with the pretty strict lockdowns that were in place. Ended up changing jobs with different hours, and just trying to get back into the natural flow. But, I finally got out to do some work on the truck...

Sorry, I've been MIA for a bit and just now seeing this. Looks like the ad has since been removed. I appreciate the heads up though. I haven't been able to work on the truck recently due to the lockdowns here in Michigan, and the fact that my truck is 45 min away at my grandmothers whose not in...

Thanks for the advice... and heads up on the coupon! I ended up picking up the 20 Ton. Yay for new toys.

I still haven't bought new ones yet, so I'll definitely check Bonanza out. I tried to purchase some great condition used Toyota ones from a guy on Facebook, but after he kept giving me the run around and pretty much refusing to take any payment but PayPal Friends & Family, I backed out. When I...

I recently found out my upper control arms are rotting out. I accidentally put a screw driver through one trying to scrape some flaked rust out of the edge... so those are definitely getting replaced. I've been trying to find a good source for the 2WD upper control arms, but I seem to only be...