We see a picture of you wearing the USC Shirt within 24 Hours OR the Steering Arm Gets it
lol...looks too familiar...you have Italian blood in ya as well
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lol...looks too familiar...you have Italian blood in ya as well
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Okay Rob..... you WIN!! I can't stand to see helpless cruiser parts tortured by a mad man and his angle grinder
here you go.....
here you go.....
Nice just 7 more to go LOL and I see you didnt burst into flames
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you don't know how much it bothered me to dawn that shirt..... if word gets out about this my reputation will be ruined
JP,
How do we know that is actually you wearing USC's colors????
How do we know that is actually you wearing USC's colors????
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JP I think you need to cut the sleeves off. It would certainly fit in a lot better here in the south.
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I think the long sleeve was all part of Rob's cruel plan
On a side note I left the camera at home but had some cell phone pics to show some of the work yesterday.....
my first t-case rebuild, it was so much easier than I anticipated.
and what I spent most of my day doing... my pops got a Green Egg for farther's day and it rocks for slow cooking meat
I'll post up the rest of the photos of our progress when I get home
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more progress pics
well it turns out I did not take near as many pics as I thought a had....... also it is hard to believe we put in two full days worth of work and all we have to show for it is a few painted parts and a rebuilt t-case. This restoration work seems to take double to triple the time I think it will on every little project
I wish we had a fancy paint both like I've seen in some of the other build threads here on Mud, but unfortunately we don't and are on tight budget for this build, so good ole red-neck engineering wins out again
but the good thing about summer in the south is there isn't a breeze to be found thus our paint actually came out nice with no dirt, bugs, or debris being blown around
well it turns out I did not take near as many pics as I thought a had....... also it is hard to believe we put in two full days worth of work and all we have to show for it is a few painted parts and a rebuilt t-case. This restoration work seems to take double to triple the time I think it will on every little project
I wish we had a fancy paint both like I've seen in some of the other build threads here on Mud, but unfortunately we don't and are on tight budget for this build, so good ole red-neck engineering wins out again
but the good thing about summer in the south is there isn't a breeze to be found thus our paint actually came out nice with no dirt, bugs, or debris being blown around
great job... love this thread!!
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a few more shots
We put a good 4-5 hours between the two of us just cleaning and preping the t-case and trans. for paint. It was amazing how much gunk had built up on the them through the years..... but we did finally get them cleaned and painted. We went with the same Easwood gloss black engine paint on the trans. and used a generic silver on the t-case. In the end I think they both came out nice
Steve-O prepares to dive into the t-case rebuild!
working hard....
that's all for now, we plan to mate the t-case and trans. tonight and maybe get the engine back into the chasis
We put a good 4-5 hours between the two of us just cleaning and preping the t-case and trans. for paint. It was amazing how much gunk had built up on the them through the years..... but we did finally get them cleaned and painted. We went with the same Easwood gloss black engine paint on the trans. and used a generic silver on the t-case. In the end I think they both came out nice
Steve-O prepares to dive into the t-case rebuild!
working hard....
that's all for now, we plan to mate the t-case and trans. tonight and maybe get the engine back into the chasis
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Thanks for the kind words...... I know this isn't nearly as technical and structured as most builds on MUD but I hope most find our style of restoration atleast a little entertaining and amusing
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Please stop by whenever you can, just shoot me a PM and I'll get you directions.
My pops and I love nothing better than free labor
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We Have Success!!!
Well we took a big step in the right direction last night and got the engine mated back to the chassis
We still have alot of reassembling to do on the engine, but it sure felt good to get her back to her home!
new oil pan gasket installed...
and some shiney new hardware to hold it in place......
new rear main.....
Well we took a big step in the right direction last night and got the engine mated back to the chassis
We still have alot of reassembling to do on the engine, but it sure felt good to get her back to her home!new oil pan gasket installed...
and some shiney new hardware to hold it in place......
new rear main.....
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almost there.......
throw in a little Trojan love for good luck and longevity
ahhhhh, now all is right in the world....
that is all for now, taking the weekend off for some much need R&R but we will be back on it next week
throw in a little Trojan love for good luck and longevity
ahhhhh, now all is right in the world....
that is all for now, taking the weekend off for some much need R&R but we will be back on it next week
You're making great progress. Not sure if it matters to you, but you should have packed the knuckle with grey moly grease as opposed to the pink high temp wheel bearing stuff you put in there.
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and thanks for the heads up!
Not sure. But I would run the proper grease because you are running drive flanges and your birfs will be spinning all the time. I have to believe the Toyota engineers had a reason to run moly in there. Most auto CV shafts also are packed with moly.
and thanks for the heads up!
Nah, as long as you use high temp. I run the same stuff in my lexus. better to just not tell anyone... huge debate from a bunch of people that haven't tested. Just like flat towing an 80
. Go with it.
