Eli- you are still my hero. Keep it up.
Builds My First Landcruiser: 78' Frame Off Resofication
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Finally decided on the Mini PS? Good Choice. I think youwu will be pleased.
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Wow, looks awesome, I am in awe of your project!
Do you have a brand/part# for the seats? I'm interested in checking these out.
Do you have a brand/part# for the seats? I'm interested in checking these out.
looks great man!!!! check out my thread just put my brake lines in on saturday! they are easy... you guys will have them installed in a few hours...
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The seats are just the generic ones that checker has....also very similar to the seats that jegs carrys under their own brand name...
going good my man
I have a 1978 myself and just started taking it apart this past weekend for a restore. I am going back and forth on keeping the 2f i got. it runs good but i do like the chevy and the gauge set up you got. how hard was it to make that work. Also, my tub rust is still to be determined but i didnt' want to get an aluminum tub because bolting steel to it isn't the best thing. How is yours doing?
Paul
I have a 1978 myself and just started taking it apart this past weekend for a restore. I am going back and forth on keeping the 2f i got. it runs good but i do like the chevy and the gauge set up you got. how hard was it to make that work. Also, my tub rust is still to be determined but i didnt' want to get an aluminum tub because bolting steel to it isn't the best thing. How is yours doing?
Paul
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Paul, If your asking about how hard it was to get the guages to work...it wasnt. I had to rewire the whole thing and used a 12 circut GM Painless wiring harness...the gauges were easy to put in. 30min-1hr job. Man if I had a functional 2F I would keep it...seems cool to keep it origonal...but depends on your purpose. Mine was allready converted over to a 350 Chevy when I got it...all I did was replaced it with a new one.
In regards to the alum tub bolting up to the steel front- I definately wouldnt worry about that. When you recieve the tub, it comes with a big thing of Sikaflex, which is an agent (similar to sealer) that forms a thin layer between all steel to alum. surfaces...so they never touch. It was all very straight forward, and what appealed to me was that its a bolt on job rather than weld up. This topic has been extensively covered in THIS link.
Answers alot of questions.
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Yeah, I toss and turn over what to do to the beast but I probably will keep the 2f running till the end. I like what you did though. Lucky for me that my dad has worked auto body his whole life so we are going to try and keep the steel going and just weld in the panels as needed. Im in Fl so rust from here on out is really not a factor. Well Keep the post uo because I love what your doing and it give me tons of Ideas.
Paul
Yeah, I toss and turn over what to do to the beast but I probably will keep the 2f running till the end. I like what you did though. Lucky for me that my dad has worked auto body his whole life so we are going to try and keep the steel going and just weld in the panels as needed. Im in Fl so rust from here on out is really not a factor. Well Keep the post uo because I love what your doing and it give me tons of Ideas.
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Allright well I just got my W. Dorry PS bracket, so hopefully I can get that in tmrow...otherwize it will all happen on thursday. Hopefully followed by a test drive...but maybe that is too much wishfull thinking.
Love the sound of open exhaust on a 350. Can't wait to see it drive, hopefully today?
Nice work
Kevin
Nice work
Kevin
Drill your holes straight!!!
thurs
My man you are doing great! Every time I check on here your onto the next step. Im sure everything will go great or you will solve the prob w/ some help from your friends. Now, how is that shoulder rehab commin?
Paul
My man you are doing great! Every time I check on here your onto the next step. Im sure everything will go great or you will solve the prob w/ some help from your friends. Now, how is that shoulder rehab commin?
Paul
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well we called it a short night last night, because I started to feel ill...and today im definately sick. So...im going to sleep for the all day today, take tons of vitamin C, and then my mechanic buddy and I are going to pull a partial all nighter on saturday 5;30PM SAT- 3am sunday....or aatleast thats the plan.
Last night we got the tub bolted down, and made the custom throttle cable work.... also the new MSD wires I got are a bit short, so we have to spin the cap 180 so that the #1 is in the back, and re time it....then it all should work....
Last night we got the tub bolted down, and made the custom throttle cable work.... also the new MSD wires I got are a bit short, so we have to spin the cap 180 so that the #1 is in the back, and re time it....then it all should work....
Checkin' to see if you are on he job?
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What is the best way to remove rhino liner. I heard use a torch but that seems a lil over the top, but may be necessary. The PO rhino lined everything (including most bolts) and the stuff is real thick. If anyone has a easy method I would appreciate it.
Paul
What is the best way to remove rhino liner. I heard use a torch but that seems a lil over the top, but may be necessary. The PO rhino lined everything (including most bolts) and the stuff is real thick. If anyone has a easy method I would appreciate it.
Paul
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hmmm not sure about how to remove the stuff...have you searched it? I remember reading a thread about how to get it off...im sure a wire wheel on a grinder would work...but the dust would be super bad. Well we called last night off. I just got back from the doctors and have strep throat. So I guess this weekends plans are being moved to next weekend....It would have been nice to take it out for a test drive for my birthday (tmrow) but thats obviously not going to happen.
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in the mean time....here are some pics from friday... just messin around.
chad and myself (note the one arm wrenching)
chad and myself (note the one arm wrenching)
Eli,
You're making awesome progress. Nice work too.
In looking at your picutres it seems that your cruiser is larger than your garage door...hopefully you'll be able to get it out
You're making awesome progress. Nice work too.
In looking at your picutres it seems that your cruiser is larger than your garage door...hopefully you'll be able to get it out
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hahah yea it is....The roll bar scrapes when I take it out of the garage....so it will have to live outside under a fabric car cover for a few months before I move 
