I hate rats....
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GTSSportCoupe
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WTF? Now that is weird.
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Haha, yeah not really cruiser related other then how old school it is. Had to make some new leather cups for the ancient pump.
Thought it was pretty cool how well they turned out.
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stevebradford
In the shop
Was just looking into making well pump leathers!
GTSSportCoupe
2LTE abuser
Ahhh...never would have thought. You're hardcore.
Nice to see the pump coming along.
Nice to see the pump coming along.
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Haha it was pretty easy. Took literally 10 minutes.
I was initially looking for a bit of pipe with the right i.d. but, wasnt having any luck.
a couple holes in a lump of wood with the right size forstner bit worked fine.
We'll see how long they last. Bore isn't as smooth as I'd like.
I was initially looking for a bit of pipe with the right i.d. but, wasnt having any luck.
a couple holes in a lump of wood with the right size forstner bit worked fine.
We'll see how long they last. Bore isn't as smooth as I'd like.
Leather is fun stuff. Russet leather (aka vegetable tanned) soaked in boiling water is quite formable as tater has demonstrated. Different parts of the hide have differing amounts of stretch. In a thicker piece it can be harder to notice though.
You must have some drum brake cylinder bones... would they help?
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Your tax dollars at work...
Never really understood the adulation 8274's get. Cheap juuuunk.
So this'll either put off more breakage or cause a much more spectacular failure. Either way, wasn't worth the price of a new end plate to fix this piece of s***.
Never really understood the adulation 8274's get. Cheap juuuunk.
So this'll either put off more breakage or cause a much more spectacular failure. Either way, wasn't worth the price of a new end plate to fix this piece of s***.
stevebradford
In the shop
Your not supposed to move the whole barn with it...
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They shouldn't call it an 8k winch if it can't handle 400lbs.
It isn't the winch, maybe you shouldn't run 12v winches on 24volts? They do make a 24v motor for that winch. The most impressive thing about an 8274 is the line speed. They actually scream with a 24volt motor on them. I wouldn't have any other on my off road rig. I can flop and be back on my wheels before most catch up to me on the trail.
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Don't think it's anything to do with motor, more the 1/8" thick brittle cast aluminum the mounts are made of.
Marginally faster on 24v, and probably a bit more power, but this broke in a situation where it wasn't working very hard at all.
Basically , I just really don't like them...
Marginally faster on 24v, and probably a bit more power, but this broke in a situation where it wasn't working very hard at all.
Basically , I just really don't like them...
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Bored at work, and I need to keep myself awake, so time for an exciting update. 
I have actually done more than just listen to the 61 rust and bitch about it's wrong handedness over the past 6 months... although not much more mind you.
Removed dodgy LSD that was clunky in the rear end, replaced with one of the spare 4.1's I've been packing around for years ( a front, so considerably less s***ty than the average rear), and threw in the rear spring bushings that I bought 3 years ago with some greasable pins ( because I finally found the damn things)
Redid the rear heater lines with some copper I found, and added a bleeder for the coolant system. I was sure that weird fitting on the back of the engine was a bleeder, but buggered if I could get it open if it is. Heater is noticeably warmer this year, so maybe I had an airlock, but more likely the rear heater bypass was causing some backflow.
And, I got sick of looking at this.
So I had a go at seeing how badly I could fxxx up some bodywork after managing to not do any for something like 5 years...
We got considerably more snow than Duncan yesterday...
Had to sneak under a downed tree to make it to work yesterday morning, it was dangling off the powerlines, but going around would've taken an hour in that mess ( damn near a blizzard, I couldn't see more than 20')
Turned out better than I thought would, considering the general impatience and ineptitude of the dude involved. It's a 60, so maybe it'll last 2 years. 
Actually found a spray bomb at crappy tire that's a pretty close match for the paint. They have a pretty good selection with Toyota p/n's even.
Still have to do the other side, strangely the lip is fine, it's just a bit of the dogleg that's s***ty and the door bottoms.
I grabbed a full set of doors complete with 80's striping from John before he fled to the interior, but I'm going to wait to put them on until after the salt trucks are gone.
Can spare them from one winter at least.
And lastly, I rekeyed the passenger side door, having been frozen out of the driver's door a couple times. Hardest part of the whole process was getting that freakin chrome cover off without messing it up too badly that it wouldn't go back on, and then getting the little door flap to stay put while reassembling.
Adjusting for the key itself was easy. Half dozen little blades that get pushed out of the way by the key, mix and match until they're as flush as you can get them, then file off any excess. I only had to file one blade. Did it more out of interest than anything, but it worked out fine.
New batteries were in there somewhere too...Old ones were from 2008. That's a record for me with a 24v truck. Suspect the little solar panel battery minder has a lot to do with that.
Here endeth this mesmerizing edition.
I have actually done more than just listen to the 61 rust and bitch about it's wrong handedness over the past 6 months... although not much more mind you.
Removed dodgy LSD that was clunky in the rear end, replaced with one of the spare 4.1's I've been packing around for years ( a front, so considerably less s***ty than the average rear), and threw in the rear spring bushings that I bought 3 years ago with some greasable pins ( because I finally found the damn things)
Redid the rear heater lines with some copper I found, and added a bleeder for the coolant system. I was sure that weird fitting on the back of the engine was a bleeder, but buggered if I could get it open if it is. Heater is noticeably warmer this year, so maybe I had an airlock, but more likely the rear heater bypass was causing some backflow.
And, I got sick of looking at this.
So I had a go at seeing how badly I could fxxx up some bodywork after managing to not do any for something like 5 years...
We got considerably more snow than Duncan yesterday...
Had to sneak under a downed tree to make it to work yesterday morning, it was dangling off the powerlines, but going around would've taken an hour in that mess ( damn near a blizzard, I couldn't see more than 20')
Actually found a spray bomb at crappy tire that's a pretty close match for the paint. They have a pretty good selection with Toyota p/n's even.
Still have to do the other side, strangely the lip is fine, it's just a bit of the dogleg that's s***ty and the door bottoms.
I grabbed a full set of doors complete with 80's striping from John before he fled to the interior, but I'm going to wait to put them on until after the salt trucks are gone.
Can spare them from one winter at least.
And lastly, I rekeyed the passenger side door, having been frozen out of the driver's door a couple times. Hardest part of the whole process was getting that freakin chrome cover off without messing it up too badly that it wouldn't go back on, and then getting the little door flap to stay put while reassembling.
Adjusting for the key itself was easy. Half dozen little blades that get pushed out of the way by the key, mix and match until they're as flush as you can get them, then file off any excess. I only had to file one blade. Did it more out of interest than anything, but it worked out fine.
New batteries were in there somewhere too...Old ones were from 2008. That's a record for me with a 24v truck. Suspect the little solar panel battery minder has a lot to do with that.
Here endeth this mesmerizing edition.
Catching up on the little things. So far the salt trucks are silent in Ladysmith. Back and
forth a few times and nothing. Nice to see either common sense, or they spent all their money.
forth a few times and nothing. Nice to see either common sense, or they spent all their money.
GTSSportCoupe
2LTE abuser
Nice work; truck's lookin good.
I wish I had your motivation.... Mines off the road waiting for some lovin' that it's just not getting.
I wish I had your motivation.... Mines off the road waiting for some lovin' that it's just not getting.
We'll fix it on Wednesday. We got what, 45 minutes??
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That pic is the "good" side from 20 feet away...
I've kinda resigned myself to being stuck with it, so bugger it. I'm going to deal with the s*** that's been annoying me.
It's a long list...
stevebradford
In the shop
Just cut at that unnecessary metal off your springs will thank you. And it’s easier than skilled body work!
I trimmed out the lip in the wheel arches and welded it up.
The rockers got cut off and a pipe welded to the body in thier place.
The rear quarters also got cut off and stainless welded in place.
I trimmed out the lip in the wheel arches and welded it up.
The rockers got cut off and a pipe welded to the body in thier place.
The rear quarters also got cut off and stainless welded in place.
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Ha, I'm not quite there yet. it's a pretty minor dogleg repair, and the rockers are good.
I could see doing the quarter panel chop at some point, but I could also see euthanasia and a vigorous organ harvesting....
I could see doing the quarter panel chop at some point, but I could also see euthanasia and a vigorous organ harvesting....