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  1. Prairie Swamp

    Flea Market Score

    Did pretty well on the opening day for the season. Heathkit HW16 and HG108. Look barely used. Literature included indicates a 1973 build. Should just flip them for the quick buck as I don't do CW but for the little investment I might as well keep them around. It will be awhile...
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    Cooper S/T Maxx- Ice/Snow

    We are getting our first real winter weather since I put these tires on my 03 Tacoma (1.5 years on the tires but it barely got below freezing last year.) I'm seriously impressed with the snow and ice performance. Granted I've had crappy tires on it in the past. (The truck came with some...
  3. Prairie Swamp

    Intro - The Poor Seed

    There are so many cool little trucks on here lately I thought I'd put mine up. Happened to be cruising Craigslist at lunch years ago and was surprised to find this advertised in the town where I work. (There are essentially zero old Japanese vehicles around here.) Call the guy up he asks...
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    1994 SR5 T100 Man Trans for Sale in Toledo, Ohio

    I hope this is an acceptable post here. If not I'll take my beating. No affiliation whatsoever - just stumbled on the truck cruising the popular for free selling website. I haven't seen it in person - just looked at the ad and the car dealers' website. 1994 T100 SR5 Reg Cab Manual Trans...
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    Timber Framing Chisel Resurrection

    $10 flea market find. Cleanup for using on a project. New oak handle. Turns out it's a laminated blade which means it on the older side. Limited cleanup on the backside as the tool steel laminate is very thin.
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    Mora Companion Sheath

    I love my Moras and I don't think the sheath is bad for a $10 knife. But I'm left handed and have a stupid short torso for my height. So anything directly on my belt jabs me in the ribs. So I tried my hand at a leather sheath. Custom handled eBay ferro rod, a 5 for $5 Amazon compass...
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    Powder Coat Cure Oven Build

    Not a lot of powder coat oven build threads out there that I see. I've had a decent gun set-up for awhile (Columbia Coatings Kool Koat or something.) I'm sure it's a re-badged system made by someone else. In any event I really like it but have been constrained to cure the paint in a...
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    Aluminum Tubing Size - Bed Rack/Stiffener

    Thought I'd ask here first. I'm planning on making a welded aluminum tubing rack for the bed of my Tacoma. It will be a low rack akin to some of the bed stiffeners people make, but also have a tray to extend over the single cab for a solar panel or extra storage. In the bed area will be a...
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    Show Your Colemans at Work

    288 converted to run on kerosene. Not the brightest but bright enough. Moving seasoned wood from the meadow to the shed to make room for this year's harvest.
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    100% Wool Blanket Source

    I've been looking for a 100% wool blanket to cut up and make an Anorak. Coleman's surplus annoyingly has all kinds of cool European military surplus blankets listed on their site but they are perpetually out of stock. Googleing I stumbled on this: 100% Pure Merino Wool Blanket (Green)...
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    Very Late 62 Front Differential

    It's pretty much academic at this point as I'm finding out the hard way - but is anyone aware of the differences in the very late (Nov 89 to end of production) front differential? Turns out it uses some unique pinion bearings, a shorter pinion pre-load spacer, possibly a unique seal.... Is...
  12. Prairie Swamp

    Looking for opinions - gear pattern

    FJ62 front, original 360K mile gears (I assume), original pinion shim re-used, .007" backlash. Deep enough I think, favoring the toe which I think is what Zuk prefers. I'm inclined to run with it unless someone has input otherwise. Maybe favoring the toe a little too much on the drive...
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    Tubing Straightener

    I've wanted one of these for awhile for hard brake and fuel lines. Eastwood wants $200 for a sheet metal Chinese POS. Finally got some time to get in the shop so I knocked this out. eBay bearings and stuff from the junk pile. Works really well. Now I can sleep at night knowing the...
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    Wanted  FJ62 LH Brake Shield

    I need a left hand brake disc dust shield for a 62. Surface rust is fine as it will be blasted and painted anyway but it needs to be solid. Shipped to 43420. Thanks!
  15. Prairie Swamp

    Toyota Aluminum V8 in a 40

    I'm not a FJ40 guy but I thought you might appreciate this. This guy is a phenomenal metal worker who restores old Jeeps including building complete bodies from scratch. At any rate he is starting a project to drop an aluminum Toyota marine V8 into a 40. 300 HP I think he said. In this...
  16. Prairie Swamp

    Gear Guys - Please School Me on R & P

    OK so first off I'm (at least) a little dyslexic - I can struggle with up/down, left/right, clockwise/counterclockwise, +/- etc Anyway I'm looking at my front 3rd on the bench before I take it apart. If I understand correctly the drive side of the ring teeth is the convex side. Which makes...
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    A Cheap Ass Rescues a 62

    Hello all. Been reading here a lot learning a ton. What an amazing resource and great bunch of people. So I pretty much rescued this 1990 62 from being parted out and crushed. The kid I bought it from was getting all kinds of calls regarding the condition of the seats, is the radio...
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