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Dem to little ones on drivers side are for clips for that fuel vent that goes into and Stops in the body mount🤔
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Thank you @Lifelong40Fan and @bobm , that helps me out.

More “What Did You Do To Your Cruiser Today?” posts, as today I knocked out a couple small things.
The first was the transfer-case twin-stick project which has been a process eliminating what wasn’t working and re-engineering something that would. When I picked up the NV4500/split-case combo, it had a couple pieces of linkage, and what is possibly an Advance Adapters shifter mount which is a piece of 1/4” plate with four mounting holes, a couple of bends, and an interestingly fabricated 5/8” bolt (shaft) with 1/2” x 13 threaded end coming out of the head (opposite of the shaft) and threading into the plate, the threaded end of the 5/8” bolt was turned down to 3/8” x 16 to secure the stick(s) to the bolt (shaft). Anyways, with the twin stick blocks I made installed on this shifter mount, it would flex like crazy when trying to engage/disengage the front output, like to the point I thought it would break something. No matter what I did, I couldn’t make it work correctly.

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So I decided to build a new mount, one that wouldn’t flex.
3/8” plate, 5/8” - errr, I mean 16mm bolt, welded to the back, no reduction in thread size.
No flex. Easy shifting. So nice.
Painted and installed.

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Don't forget to crush that nut on your driveshaft flange. 😊 I forgot mine somehow and it created quite a rattle when things come loose. 😊
 
Well, no dice. #8 cylinder is .002” out of round and the difference between the biggest measurement of the cylinder (3.781”) and the measurement of the piston (3.772”) is .009” - the limit (clearance) is .0028”.
Looks like it’ll be heading to a machine shop.

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It’s been a question mark with this for awhile now because of the issue of there being no engine machine shops in my area. I was seriously considering going with Jack down at Engine Exchange and Machine in Tucson simply because the guy has an FJ55. But Tucson is 3+ hours from me, and the idea of traveling back and forth from there is not appealing.
Interesting thing - met a guy this week that said he works at a machine shop in Sedona who ended up putting me on the phone with the owner. This is much more realistic and hopefully not too good to be true. I’ll get back with them on Monday or something and see when a good time would be to start bringing over some iron.
 
One step back and frustrating I’m sure. Just remember all the giant steps forward so far. You’ll git ‘er done.
 
Sh*t man, I have two of them! The thought actually did rattle through my brain cavity for a moment, then I just shook my head and chuckled.

Funny you post the consummate slow learner on Yellowstone. Freudian slip perhaps? :hmm:
 

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