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@adistler1 Thank you!! I'm not sure about "boss" though!! hahaha Let me know when you start on your OME lift.
Builds 1979 FJ40 Old School Overhaul
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Mounted my tire carrier!!! Oh boy!! New bushing and a little grease!! This thing is TIGHT and SMOOTH!! I shouldn't have to worry about this rattle ever again !!
I have had two Labrador Retrievers over the years and trained them, worked them and played with them and loved them. When I bought my first Lab, I did tons of research to learn how to train them.
All of that to say this, of the working breeds.
Beagle and Blood Hounds are "nose strong", you can never call a them off the trail of a rabbit or convict.
Grey and Wolf Hounds are "sight strong", you can never call them off the chase of another animal.
The retrievers on the other hand.... Labs, Goldens, Chesapeake Bay...... are "Owner Strong". A well trained retriever will always come when called no mater what they are doing, chasing cats, eating something delicious, etc. They are in my opinion the best of breeds, they can doing anything and will do anything for you!
My dear ole dad help me in my understanding of animals. In the day he was the best rodeo cowboy in the area. He even qualified to go out to Las Vegas to ride in the late 60's. He had "horse sense" and he helped me translate that to "dog sense". I had to go off to college and I gave my first Lab, Sugar Bear, to my Dad for his keeping on the farm. Four months later I come home from college and my Dad calls on Sugar Bear and gives her the command to go get the cows up. She takes off to the field herding all the cows to the barn.Very strange to see a yellow Labrador Retriever herding cows.
I'll bet it was!!
When we first got Chester, he was very strong headed and completely untrained, at 2 months... Our daughters back yard is huge and we couldn't catch him. So, my son-in-law told Herc, his border collie, "go get Chester". Herc went right out and herded him to us... We were never sure just how he knew who Chester was. But, that's a border collie and they live to herd/work.
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Congrats Douglass! I had not kept up with your progress. Love that you were able to fix the gap!!!
When I start cutting metal again, you are coming over to consult and make sure I keep it square.
When I start cutting metal again, you are coming over to consult and make sure I keep it square.
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Happy Easter!!
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Got a break this weekend and made a little head way.
Thanks to @Vae Victus !! Scott let me use his sand blasting cabinet to clean up my bolts.
What a nice machine....
After I rechecked all my parts. I boxed them up. Ready for the trip to the plater.
Thanks to @Vae Victus !! Scott let me use his sand blasting cabinet to clean up my bolts.
What a nice machine....
After I rechecked all my parts. I boxed them up. Ready for the trip to the plater.
Looks good. From experience you might want to build a crate if you are mailing the parts to the platers.
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Almost forgot my door latches... I was scared to put them through the blaster... so I opted to soak them in Gunk (chem dip.)
I DID NOT REALIZE IT HAS RUBBER INSIDE THE MECHAMISM. I HOPE I DID NOT SCREW UP!!!.
After the dip
I DID NOT REALIZE IT HAS RUBBER INSIDE THE MECHAMISM. I HOPE I DID NOT SCREW UP!!!.
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In the process of inspecting my door latch. I realized there was a spring missing from part of my latch. Pictures to follow.. But I had to drill out the hole to make it bigger, so I could "hook" the spring.
This is the good one " passenger side"
To follow is the driver side, which needed the spring reattached.
This is the hole I had to drill out.
This is the good one " passenger side"
To follow is the driver side, which needed the spring reattached.
This is the hole I had to drill out.
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Ok here is the one I worked on.
I had to hook that spring.... what a pain ..
I had to hook that spring.... what a pain ..
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And here is what the other end hooks to.
Mission complete!! Well this mission.
Mission complete!! Well this mission.
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On to more pressing issues... mounted my rear doors so I can drill holes, and mount the hardware that the screws bolt too.
Squared eveything.. and checked my gaps
Squared eveything.. and checked my gaps
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Welded what ever this is called...
This is the back side where the screws bolt too.
This is the back side where the screws bolt too.
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And ... more holes..... in my NEW QUARTER PANELS!! Got to love it!!
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CHEERS.....
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I'm needing some help...
On my right rear amby door, the bottom hinge is sprung. Looks to have happened when the door is opened too far.
Anyway, how can I best mount the hinge to bend it back straight? Or hammer it straight??
On my right rear amby door, the bottom hinge is sprung. Looks to have happened when the door is opened too far.
Anyway, how can I best mount the hinge to bend it back straight? Or hammer it straight??
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I got my lower hinge fixed... Vise and hammer... and straight edge.
Here is the door, I put antisez down so you could see the contact patch.
The bend is just before the bolt heads, about 1 1/4 inches in.
Here is the door, I put antisez down so you could see the contact patch.
The bend is just before the bolt heads, about 1 1/4 inches in.
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Hammer time
