Build el bandito rojo

[gnob]

went ahead and ate $$$ on an oe tcase mount. the Chinese mount basically immediately collapsed.
fücking customs and tariffs are out of control. think it was like $70 shipping and then another $100 in customs bullshyt. clearly just cheaper to ship via the states.

part number. this is an 81-91ish 4cyl mount. the beefier one sold on Marlins site is basically unobtanium and double the price.

 

[aztoyman]

Hopefully that one holds up for you.

 

[gnob]

that looks better

 

[gnob]

went and grabbed this today. these are actually a bit tough to find here. guys are proud of these and the lc boxes. typically almost $3-500 used. this one was $160.
really wish I could find a double arm so I don't have to eat shipping on a kit down here

 

[gnob]

working on some yard clean up

 

[gnob]

tstat and system flush. old tstat was hung open. i figured it wasn't there. possibly original.
new part #
9091603099 THERMOSTAT

1634154040 GASKET, WATER OUTLET