Greetings Cackalackians,
Anyone in Greensboro able to point me to a good place to get an alignment for a mini truck? Past experiences says not all shops are the same (including one that wanted an extra $40 because my OME torsion bars were a "five inch lift kit" :rolleyes: )
Thanks,
Brian
This is perhaps a strange question, but next month I'm headed out to Vermont for school for a couple years.
Being a fairly low rust truck, are there any rust issues I should be aware of moving from Wyoming out east? The tailgate has a bit of rust, but otherwise I'm kinda paranoid about driving...
I have some older NATO water cans and one's kinda rusty.
Anyone know how to kill the rust and restore the enamel without ruining the purpose of the can? I don't really want to imbibe too many more chemicals other than what's already in our drinking water....
Edit: The can's an old "Bellino"...
A friend has an 83 4x4 that has some whine coming out of the input bearing, so he wants to rebuild it. Unfortunately most manuals online start around 1985. Anyone know of a working link for the older L52?
And for those of you who want to say "weak tranny, get rid of it," the truck has 214,000...
Been thinking about this a lot- didn't want a lot of weight since it'll be a while before springs are upgraded, and I didn't want to spend a lot of money. The good news is that I had this old bumper lying around from my FJ55.
It was warped from welding it too fast though (sags on the ends)...
Tonight on my way back home from a friend's place my lights were acting strange- they were dimmer than usual it seemed and the brights indicator on the dash wasn't working.
Back in town I turned the truck off and the lights, then restarted it- now there are no front headlamps at all, and one...
It's been a while since I've been wheeling- 2007 really when I last locked the hubs. I did get to go out in Kyrgyzstan occasionally, but always as passenger-
My friend's 96 UAZ-
An old Soviet GAZ 66-
Always been a Cruiser head, but I needed something a little more technologically...
EDIT: New price, $5000. She wants to get rid of the truck. Berna's number is 307-638-9791
I am posting this for a friend.
For Sale: 1973 FJ55
Cummins 6at 3.4L Turbo diesel
Ranger II overdrive
Toyota 4 speed H42
’73 J30 transfer case
20,000 on a new Bosch injection pump
*J60 Aussie...
EDIT: New price, $5000. She wants to get rid of the truck. Berna's number is 307-638-9791
I am posting this for a friend.
For Sale: 1973 FJ55
Cummins 6at 3.4L Turbo diesel
Ranger II overdrive
Toyota 4 speed H42
’73 J30 transfer case
20,000 on a new Bosch injection pump
*J60 Aussie...
Could someone get met some stock dimensions (or point me towards a link) for a 55?
distance from firewall to B pillar
length of front door opening
distance from firewall to seat back
door length
cab height
seat height from floor
It'll be a while before I see a 55 again, and...
Could someone get met some dimensions (or point me towards a link) for a 75 or even 78 pickup?
roof length
overall cab length from firewall
door length
cab height
depth of cab past door jam
seat height from floor
What's a comfortable height for a person? the only 45swb...
It's been almost eleven years, and five Cruisers later, I said goodbye to my last two trucks this past month. Both were '73s, both originally orange (!) and both ended up being green.
I dropped off the diesel to it's new owner, a young kid with Asberger's syndrome and a disposition towards...
These were given to me for free so I cannot take money for them.
Buyer pays shipping, prefer to pick up or maybe deliver from 82001 (Cheyenne, Wyoming)
Early 70s fender
79 door WITH NO WINDOW CHANNEL. Perfect for making a half door!
1973 transfer case, maybe 25K on rebuild. No input gear (might be able to find a 10 spline). $150
sold1974 Transfer case, the transitional 1.99 gearing. Scavenged to throw J30 case onto the back of a H42 so no input gear, front cone or rear outputs. Good gears, good housing. $100
EDIT:SM465...
This truck used to be this truck:
https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=75455
At this point, I need to get away from Cruisers for a while. I've owned this truck for ten years but it hasn't been on the road since 2004 when I pulled the drivetrain. I really would perfer to sell it to someone...