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Very cool discovery! I had no idea this could happen? In and on boats yes, but not cars and trucks.
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Yeah and I think it actually happened really quickly too. Rad was only installed for 2 months, so it was less than that.Very cool discovery! I had no idea this could happen? In and on boats yes, but not cars and trucks.
corner of 1st and Tabor blvd...PG what a sh@te hole, drank at the Tabor Arms Pub and parties at the Autway Rd gravel pit weeeeeYep. I use words. It's why we have them.
Don't feel obliged. Lots of picture books online for you.
I f***ing HATED every second I was in PG.![]()
Round lights somehow just look right on a Landcruiser.That's enough for one day.
Looks a bit cleaner, this clip is in better shape than the other one.
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Managed to not f*** up the corner light wiring
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One day I'll search in this box for a 24v bulb and not find one. Came with my first cruiser in 96 or 97 ish, hasn't happened yet.
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Haven't done the relay harness yet. So it'll be interesting to see what if any difference it makes.
Few days of living the dream now before I can get to that.
Yeah it's not too bad a job. I skated past a few things I'd have liked to deal with, but I didn't have time.That looks great! Now I know what I must do with mine... another thing on the list...
Looks good to me… somewhat reminiscent of a catcher’s mask on a 40.Now that it's had a facelift, I figured I should add some meatplow action.
Total cost was zero. So any design complaints are directed to the cheapness.
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Decided to mess with my winch today.
I made this end plate a few years ago, because I wasn't about to pay the 250 bucks for a new one, and the old ones are all rotten.
Kindof ugly and obviously not kind to the bushings.
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Saw this pic online and, well f***. Apparently I need to up my game.
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Several hours later...
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Bushing is aluminum, which isn't exactly the greatest, but buggered if I'm spending 75 bucks on a new nylon bushing, and it'll do until I find a piece of brass I can turn one out of.
Anyways. Looks a bit better I guess.
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Still not a big fan of these winches. I prefer the types that don't rely on a brake and free spool easier.
That said, every one of these I've ever owned has had a brake that hadn't been apart for 30+ years, so I ordered a kit to rebuild the brake.
I figure if the brake is new, and I still hate it, that's that.![]()
Cool thanks. Can never have enough scraps of brass when you have a lathe...That looks great; nice work!
If you want some brass or nylon/teflon to turn a different bushing , let me know size of material you need and I'll keep my eye out here for scrap.
Excellent work. I believe the next upgrade is to secure the end plate to the housing on the other end.View attachment 2913944View attachment 2913945
Whoosh. February... working hard on the 61 apparently
So, this was kinda funny.
330 am, dog goes apes***.
Wakes us both up. Mel looks out the window to see what she's on about, and my brake lights come on.
So now, there's two females going apes*** in the room. "Someone is in your truck, should I call 911?"
Jesus, give me a second to find the flashlight will you?
So yeah, nobody was in the truck. Obviously.
We have a pretty good f***off driveway AND a gate, so it seemed unlikely to me even with 330am brain fog.
If there had been someone, they clearly were a terrible car thief. Inside an old Toyota for 2 minutes and it hadn't even started yet.
Just the brake lights coming on by themselves. Gave pedal a push and they shut off.
So, my hope is the brake switch is just loose, which I'll look at tomorrow, or maybe later today when everyone else has gone home.
I did buy a vinyl decal remover thing a couple weeks ago. So I'm counting that as progress.![]()