Build Mission Impossible......My 74 & 76 Build up by a Top Gun Land Cruiser builder :)
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haha.... yea that was funny........... anyone else been mudding in a fork lift!!! I have................ had to be pulled out by a big red truck!!
I think my favorite is the 1967 Dodge Cornett 500, 440/727 car that Millhouse’s old man purchased in 1968, right after he graduated.
Car had not ran in ten years at least.
Put the new battery in it, some gas down the carb a few times, and it was running off the half-tank of old gas.
This is the only picture I took of it.
Car had not ran in ten years at least.
Put the new battery in it, some gas down the carb a few times, and it was running off the half-tank of old gas.
This is the only picture I took of it.
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I wish I had a pic of the fire coming out of the header and the top of the carb.... I was very impressed the thing ran and drove... cool car!!!!
It is too dang cold there! Love them old cars though.
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got alot done on friday night... MILLHOUSE stopped over about 6 and we worked until 1:30 AM or so. there was a few 
drank and some stories told but for the most part we worked pretty steady the whole time.....got all the knuckles put back on for the 1000th time
with all new "L" connectors. got the calipers drilled and tapped for the larger bolt. the rest of the brake lines put together and bleed them out. everything went really well and no leaks at all.... so I got brakes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
I was very happy to be done with this whole brake deal and I can move on with the rest of my life now...
no pics you have all seen them a 100 times... probably take a few once I repaint everything...
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then we moved on to the 4Runner as I needed to adjust the rear brakes, fix the parking brake, and take the hubs apart and re grease them...
pic 1- hub off, taking off snap ring, mine were very very clean, probably because this is or has been a soccer mom truck its whole life, I am almost sure this has never been taken apart before in its life time. all gaskets looked good so I was able to reuse them all..
pic 2 - showing the little spring and ball bearing inside... when you take the red part off be really careful you dont loose these... they may be under pressure and spring out.
pic 3 spring under the ball bearing
pic 1- hub off, taking off snap ring, mine were very very clean, probably because this is or has been a soccer mom truck its whole life, I am almost sure this has never been taken apart before in its life time. all gaskets looked good so I was able to reuse them all..
pic 2 - showing the little spring and ball bearing inside... when you take the red part off be really careful you dont loose these... they may be under pressure and spring out.
pic 3 spring under the ball bearing
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Pic 4- just showing the stopping points
Pic 5- grease up this rubber seal well... make sure not to crush it when you are putting it back in the housing... I had to turn it back and forth to make sure it was in there and together correctly.
now just put back together.... I always put them in the "free" postion that way you can put the spring back on there all the way tight.. just seems easier I guess for me
Pic 5- grease up this rubber seal well... make sure not to crush it when you are putting it back in the housing... I had to turn it back and forth to make sure it was in there and together correctly.
now just put back together.... I always put them in the "free" postion that way you can put the spring back on there all the way tight.. just seems easier I guess for me
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pic 6- threw 4Runner on the lift
pic 7- you can see the bolts you have to put in the drum and tighten to get the cover of the drum off.. we put plenty of liquid wrench on there (oh and probably had a cocktail while that soaked in
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pic 8- cover off and cleaned out... just used air, it had alot of brake dust in there so make sure not to breath that in or get it in your eyes... and not in your glass either
pic 7- you can see the bolts you have to put in the drum and tighten to get the cover of the drum off.. we put plenty of liquid wrench on there (oh and probably had a cocktail while that soaked in
)pic 8- cover off and cleaned out... just used air, it had alot of brake dust in there so make sure not to breath that in or get it in your eyes... and not in your glass either
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pic 9- take off the bracket that is suppose to be free and move but frozen up, you have to remove a spring and it is just hooked in there...
pic 10- remove cable (small pin, mine was rusted off) and pull out bracket
pic 11- put in vise, spray with lots and lots of liquid wrench, (wish I would have had heat also) but just start working the bracket back and forth... we had to use a hammer at first. (make sure not to hit too hard as you will break them) I bet we worked them for a good 20 min each... they should be loose enough that they will fall on their own... you will be able to tell for sure, keep in mind that he spring has to have enough tension to retract them.
put them all back together same as you pulled them apart, pull on cable and hear the clicking sound... that will be your rear brakes adjusting themselves.
throw a pizza in the pizza oven and drink the rest of the night...
Thanks MILLHOUSE!!!!
pic 10- remove cable (small pin, mine was rusted off) and pull out bracket
pic 11- put in vise, spray with lots and lots of liquid wrench, (wish I would have had heat also) but just start working the bracket back and forth... we had to use a hammer at first. (make sure not to hit too hard as you will break them) I bet we worked them for a good 20 min each... they should be loose enough that they will fall on their own... you will be able to tell for sure, keep in mind that he spring has to have enough tension to retract them.
put them all back together same as you pulled them apart, pull on cable and hear the clicking sound... that will be your rear brakes adjusting themselves.
throw a pizza in the pizza oven and drink the rest of the night...
Thanks MILLHOUSE!!!!
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is it McGarvey coffee selections???
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hell no!!!!!!!!!!!! it is my carb straight from JimC all cleaned up, rebuilt, and ready to go!!!!
now my office smells like gas......... haha... it is awesome!!!!
now my office smells like gas......... haha... it is awesome!!!!
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quick list of what JimC did
1. clean paint off
2. val clips in wrong spots
3. tag on wrong screw 
4. missing main body lockwasher- replace
5. gasket and RTV on carb base cleaned
6. fuel return regulator 80% closed-corrected
7. FIF way tight-corrected
8. missing CB link washer-replace
9. PIV plunger bent- straighten
10. bowl full of trash-cleaned
11.destroyed PRI slow jet- replace
12. Missing thru bolt lockwasher-replace
13. Missing thru bolt AP weight- replace
** he also test ran it and got it all adjusted
Thanks Jim!!!!!! cant wait to try it!!
1. clean paint off
2. val clips in wrong spots
3. tag on wrong screw
4. missing main body lockwasher- replace
5. gasket and RTV on carb base cleaned
6. fuel return regulator 80% closed-corrected
7. FIF way tight-corrected
8. missing CB link washer-replace
9. PIV plunger bent- straighten
10. bowl full of trash-cleaned
11.destroyed PRI slow jet- replace
12. Missing thru bolt lockwasher-replace
13. Missing thru bolt AP weight- replace
** he also test ran it and got it all adjusted
Thanks Jim!!!!!! cant wait to try it!!
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I hated to send that box back to you.
It made my desk smell good.
It made my desk smell good.
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got the carb bolted up on there and started it up last night... ran like a top!!!!! I was very happy!! Thanks again Jim!!!!
MILLHOUSE and I also figured out how we are going to run that power stearing... We did find a belt in the stuff Steve left at my house but it is too wide.... good thing is we know the length.... so most of the guessing is done... going to take my radiator off and change all the hoses as I got new ones...
ohh yea......... I need a side cover gasket... the one the engine builder put on he over tighten and wrecked it... going to order one of those today....
I was a good day!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MILLHOUSE and I also figured out how we are going to run that power stearing... We did find a belt in the stuff Steve left at my house but it is too wide.... good thing is we know the length.... so most of the guessing is done... going to take my radiator off and change all the hoses as I got new ones...
ohh yea......... I need a side cover gasket... the one the engine builder put on he over tighten and wrecked it... going to order one of those today....
I was a good day!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Great news on the carb! I hope to be firing my Jim C. carb up in a couple of weeks.
On the side cover: If it was overtightened, you may need to hammer out the 'dimples' around the bolt holes. I did on mine...
On the side cover: If it was overtightened, you may need to hammer out the 'dimples' around the bolt holes. I did on mine...
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you should.... I seriously bolted it back on... and done!!!!! and I am not used to s*** working out for me
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