I’ve been learning so much in my down time. Read a lot of your thread and a lot of others. I got a welder and I’m about to start learning. I’ve taught myself a ton about rebuilding an engine and sourcing parts.
I feel like taking a step back sometimes forces you to think of things differently...
Man, that’s awesome! Doesn’t seem like it was that long ago that you blew that thing up. I know to you it seems like a century.
I can’t wait to get my 2F parts back from the machine shop so I can start putting it back together and get myself on the road again. I haven’t driven mine since the...
I run synthetic redline in my H55F and it’s very happy. Good stuff. Drove across the country twice overloaded with my belongings and the oil still looks brand new.
Have you tried this? I don’t have the best pictures right now, but I’ve successfully removed and installed my transmission two or three times like this. Alone. Mount a piece of plywood onto a harbor freight transmission jack. Then drill some holes out of the plywood and mount the transmission to...
I bought a second land cruiser and stripped the 84 for parts. I ended up selling the 84 to a cruiser grave yard just to get it out of the driveway.
That crack doesn’t look too bad. You are capable of pulling that cover off while leaving the trans in the truck. Put a bag over the internals to...
My first blue 84 had that exact same crack in the tcase. Exactly in the same spot. Someone had jb welded it and I didn’t notice it. Drove it for about 45 minutes back to the house after I bought it and it promptly puked all the gear oil down the driveway and into the street. I would be wary of...
To be honest the 10.5 is a pushing it a bit. A 9.5 would be perfect. The 10.5 has a bit of a bulge in the tire when you run it on the factory rims. The side walls also get a little squishy. It’s still a pretty solid setup though and you won’t regret it.
I’m not certain about which models are interchangeable with the Cummings swap. This is @cruisermatt wheelhouse. He’s got the vortec swap down to a science and I think he’ll know more about the transfercase than most of us. I’m sure he could point you in the right direction.
I just passed through yer neck of the woods on my way to Montana. Was thinking about you all through TN. Very cool to see you putting this thing to use as intended! I bet your kid loves it!
I’ve read that the dobinson leafs are not as thick as the OME but every bit as strong. Folks report a smoother ride than the OME. I don’t have experience with the dobinson but I like my OME much more than worn out factory springs! It also seems that the OME set up has a bit more of a stink bug...
I wonder if I have this going on too. I replaced my power steering pump at the same time I de-smogged and installed headers with a remflex gasket and a holley sniper. I've had a turbo-like sound ever since I fired the engine back up. I thought it was the Chinese PS pump or the new carb hat I'm...