73fj
Tho at sumbitch in ayer!
Nice work man, look's factory.
Build Mouldy Mario gets defoliated.
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Gahd damn that is nice! #correctratio
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For you are wise 73fj........... I shall seek your counsel and I will refuse to let the paint/plate struggle define who I am as a person......as man!
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Thankyou Cult. You are also wise. The green brake line is a thing of beauty.
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Yeah man I have all new #hardlines for my rig and they just look so dang fine next to fresh satin chassis black. But yours is next level!
Looks great Ben!
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G'day style gurus. I have been contemplating wheels and tires. I have two sets of rims. The first set are the original split rims that I had sand blasted and powder coated a while back. The second set are 16 X 8 steel rims that came from an 80 series. These would obviously need to be sand blasted and powder coated. I cleaned up an old tire I had sitting behind the shed to use as a spare. I'm leaning towards the split rims. Let me know what you think??
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And if anyone is interested. 750 R16 Vs. 235/85 R16 Size difference is about half an inch. 31" Vs 31.5". There seem to be very limited tire choices if you want 750/16's. So if I go splits it will be with 235/85R16's.
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After the kids went to bed, I shot down to the shed and got the rear axle set up on the work bench.
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Rusty old beast.
73fj
Tho at sumbitch in ayer!
When I have a difficult decision to make I consult my snow globe.........and let the flakes fall where they may
Ben I vote for the split rims.
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x 2 on the splits. Get a set of 33 x 12.5's on the 80 series rims and keep em for your mid life crisis.
73fj
Tho at sumbitch in ayer!
I'm digging the splits too
Splits 
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G'day Fellas, The 'splits' have it. And I didn't even have to consult the snow dome (Which would obviously have been my next course of action).
I got out into the shed tonight and stripped the rear axle. A couple of minor frustrations, rusted bolts here and there that needed to be drilled out. Using two 6mm bolts to remove the drums worked a treat.
I got out into the shed tonight and stripped the rear axle. A couple of minor frustrations, rusted bolts here and there that needed to be drilled out. Using two 6mm bolts to remove the drums worked a treat.
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Getting the cone washers proved to be a PITA, and I had to get pretty primitive with it. I then broke the two 6mm bolts trying to get the passenger side axle out, so I will have to drill those out at some point. You can see the end of the broken bolt in the second image.
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The little phillips head screws that lock the wheel bearings in place were also in hard and I had to drill two of them out.
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The brakes actually looked okay and I assume must have been replaced not too long ago. I will clean and re-use the springs. The wheel bearings looked pretty nasty witha fair bit of surface rust.
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The backing plates seem pretty good and I'll take the drums down to my local brake place tomorrow and see if they have any life left in them.
