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Will be nice to let this back out of the rafters after the durabak shows up… dont mind sketchy hey kids go play somewhere else please.
1976 FJ40 BUILDUP - Chief $*itty Pants
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Will be nice to let this back out of the rafters after the durabak shows up… dont mind sketchy hey kids go play somewhere else please.
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I didnt notice when I bought it but after I installed this chevy tilt column I realized it had some awkward slop…. Not your normal loose torx screws issue this was more when (I know its hard on it) you grab the wheel and pull your self in it had sprung resistance but would move a bunch. Since I wasnt sure what else it would be I googled some utube videos and tore it clear down to find one of the pivot pins had backed out. I went ahead and checked the normal torx screw issue and lock tighten them but they were tight. I am hoping the pin stays if not I see they make some slightly oversized ones. I wish I would have used some sleeve retainer that i had but I didn't think of it. Lesson learned free play slop - torx screw issue, spring resisted slop pivot pin issue.
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Also i didnt have a pivot pin puller so i ran to a couple shops and neither did they. I googled in the parking lot and found a youtube video. A metric machine screw, a nut and a washer later pins were out - fyi
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I normally wouldnt use a baked coating on a part like this but with them being by my feet, coupled by i plan to use a bit of adhesive during install, I dont want to have to touch them up later.
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Drivers door seal showed up along with the grey (dark) smooth version of durabak -18. Says it bonds well to itself so we shall see how smooth goes over the textured.
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One more weatherstrip is done
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I have had it hooked up and running for years in the shop off of just using the lower hookup more less under the tank towards the center console. But it is time to hook the charcoal canistor/vent and get rid of any unnecessary lines. I have the little metal line and then a heavier line currently that both run from tank to engine compartment. If i recall I have one heavier larger metal line removed. Any help on how those with a V8 set theirs up while still using vent as to not stink out the can or build pressure? I searched this once and am headed back to do so again now
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Disregard I am back in business. I will cap/plug the return and hook the fuel separator back up to the small line and use it as a vent into the engine compartment
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Lessons learned on coating over textured durabak with smooth durabak. I used a shutz gun each time. I really like the outcome of the semi texture now. I am not and was not a huge fan (for me) of the textured. It would have been on the harder side to clean. A gallon for the inside counting gas tank cover and both sides of trans cover is close! The first time i also did fromt of firewall and I used ot all and wished i had another quart. This time i have a little left but not much and I didnt redo fire wall. First item I like hitting it and then giving it a chance to set up and then from more of a distance hitting it lightly. It was identical to sheetrocking and provided an even texture even over areas that pooled on me by mistake. Next the tape line was a pain!!! The texture of the previous allowed material to get under the tape. It took a ton of hand work with xylene. If i could do it over I may have dropped my tape line a smidge onto non textured but it worked out fine just took an hour of elbow grease and a tad of panic
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Also this time after i was done and it was close to cured i put a tap in an electric cordless drill and quickly chased all of the threads. Game changer!!! Highly recommended vs my last crap show
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Ordered another swath of stuff to chip further away
So far working bugs out: Now realize the return line from the tank will spill out on corners (grr that was dumb on my part). Front rotors both locked up - new ones installed now. Now back calipers/brakes locked up and appears to be the proportioning valve stuck. After some work it is ready for another test run.
