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I like it ...couple bottles of rain ex in the glovebox good to go,Rain-X ?
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I like it ...couple bottles of rain ex in the glovebox good to go,Rain-X ?
Not much of a chance I’m even going outside -40 ....sick dayDaily’d my ‘68 for many years, as it was my only vehicle at the time. Had to do a lot of work for it to function/drive well in -40 degree temps.
I’m rewiring and (budget)rebuilding everything best I can,taking the time to limit chances of future gremlins,I’m wrapping each set of wires separate .example fan wires shrink sealed together labeled then rubber strap them to the rest of the harness .that way everything is protected and visible for easy inspectionI’ve done it in short spurts. Then it cries out for maintenance. I’ve decided I’ve gotta have a backup or a primary DD with the 40 for driving “when I want to”. Most recently is my heater fan keeps blowing the fuse. Not sure where it is but think it’s in the harness somewhere. Not something fun to try and track down when it’s dark and cold and snowy in the middle of winter and you have to drive to work in the morning. I’m going to have to tear it apart to pull the harness and inspect.
Exactly!!!!!!!!!!!I've had spurts where I daily drove my 40... and it's a blast. But I don't want to rack up the miles to quickly doing commutes... I want those miles saved for more fun on unpaved roads.
Nice I figure people did it back in the day...I’m looking into ways to improve heating system and will upgrade seats for sure .looking into a heated seat conversion,I feel with comfortable heated seats I would be ok with stock ish heating systemI dailied mine, it was my only vehicle, for about 2 years in college. Drove it from Utah to Colorado and back, 100+ weather to below 0. Besides that my seats were insanely uncomfortable, and that I had to have it at full choke idling for 15 minutes before my two mile drive to campus, I loved it! Wish the heater worked better, but it worked enough. It's now been retired to a backup/lunch/weekend vehicle, but I'd have no issue driving it 100% of the time.
Mostly thinking for work and back ....sucks jumping in a nice car covered in mud and concrete ,couldn’t care less about my 40 getting dusty...for the summer I usually travel via motorcycle....minus shopping dog food that kind of stuff,me personally can’t wait to rack up the miles,parts are cheap rebuilds are easy .....so far lol messy!(ex.knuckle rebuild)parts take time to source out,but so far haven’t had to many issues.no more than finding parts for a new Audi,i plan to start Stockpile certain parts,I feel that secretly I’m ok if and my machine fails me ,gives me a chance to learn more about her.I've had spurts where I daily drove my 40... and it's a blast. But I don't want to rack up the miles to quickly doing commutes... I want those miles saved for more fun on unpaved roads.
I’m looking into ways to improve heating system and will upgrade seats for sure .looking into a heated seat conversion,I feel with comfortable heated seats I would be ok with stock ish heating system
Yea family,not a family truck .no doubt. i don’t even like bringing my dogs. I can’t imagine,brake downs with the fam could be a bad experience.It must be my seats, but I can't drive for more then 5 mins down the road before my lower back and rear end are sweltering hot. By 10-15 mins in, the lower back half of my shirt is soaked...and I'm not a person that sweats that easily. On my morning work commute, I can drive 30 mins in my 4Runner (with cloth seats), windows up, A/C off and be perfectly comfortable (and dry) when I arrive.
The seats that came in my 40 are vinyl and I assume that's the culprit. But wow, I've owned older vehicles before with vinyl seats and don't ever remember getting this hot driving. I remember driving the 40 back in Feb when the highs were in the 30s. Never had to turn the heat on b/c the seats kept me so warm.
Please share what kind of seats you have, b/c I desperately need a set. This is one persistent aggravation I have with my 40 that rules it out of ever being a daily driver.
And on topic- I have 2 young children. The back seats are cool, but my wife would take my keys if I daily drove the 40 and the kids sat in the stock rear seats. Granted, they love riding in it, but I only take them in it every now in. No way could I do that daily...even for my own sanity.
Nice I figure people did it back in the day...I’m looking into ways to improve heating system and will upgrade seats for sure .looking into a heated seat conversion,I feel with comfortable heated seats I would be ok with stock ish heating system
I like em how much $ for the pair?do you have them installed? Is it reasonably easy to get in and out of your truck?did you need to install switches?I mean back in the day was like 3 years ago, I only graduated in 2017 haha.
Aftermarket seat companies usually have options for heating. These are the seats I got from PRP for my FZJ80, they have heated bottom cushions and heated back. These ones specifically weren't that cheap, but they have cheaper models and then the heated option is like $125 extra I think. Food for thought, and the seat and materials are all made to order (assuming you didn't want red). Can also rig up forced air through the cushions, etc.
I’m addicted to the smell of old vinyl,it reminds me of being a youngster driving around with my grandfather chain smoking....lol my 40 came with seats from a Toyota t 100 cloth
Yea family,not a family truck .no doubt. i don’t even like bringing my dogs. I can’t imagine, brake downs with the fam could be a bad experience.
I like em how much $ for the pair?do you have them installed? Is it reasonably easy to get in and out of your truck?did you need to install switches?