New Ride: 67 Stout (1 Viewer)

[Trollhole]

Looking real good.


Shocks: I've become a fan of bilsteins. Maybe rig up some tail lights and drive it bed less to the muffler shop. Bet they could do a really good job with all that room.

 

[Turkeypen]

Found my 5 gallon bucket of 90 weight in the garage and secured new diff plugs from Toyota. The diff only holds a smidge under 2 quarts, so my lifetime supply of gear oil remains.

Dropped the wheels off at Asheville Powdercoating - - an impressive operation! Tonight, I start working on the gas tank: gently remove rust, prime, and paint (I'm thinking a hand-hammered pewter color (Rustoleum), reminicent of the "Big Gay 2F")

 

[Trollhole]

Come on David I think it would look great purple.

 

[Turkeypen]

The fuel tank project is underway. Dismantled the filler neck from the tank, only to discover that the PO had used a clear vinyl filler tube and overflow tube, rather than a fuel resistant rubber hose. Replaced at Carquest with correct new parts: $11 (sheesh, why risk something like this to save so little money?)

This is the before shot:

 

[Trollhole]

Plan to take everything out, clean, prime and paint compartment red.

What engine does it have? Model? Curious if I can get a carb for it.

 

[Turkeypen]

It's the 1.9l liter that was used for the corolla and pickup up to the early 70s. I will post some pics and get the actual engine model.

 

[Turkeypen]

Gas tank complete!

 

[Turkeypen]

And new shocks installed ( Monroe). I went with Monroe because 1 they were on sale and 2 their website was the most helpful with actual measurements of compression/expansion as well as bushing sizes. Perfect fit. 5 minute install.

 

[Turkeypen]

Unobtainium goods received from Cabe Toyota in San Diego. Thanks Mike Bingham!

 

[99UZJay]

I bet it's the 3R

 

[Turkeypen]

And the winner is

Jay! You will receive all the PBR you can drink when you come over and help me put the bed back on. It is indeed a 3R

 

[Turkeypen]

For Marshall

 

[CruisinTiger]

And new shocks installed ( Monroe). I went with Monroe because 1 they were on sale and 2 their website was the most helpful with actual measurements of compression/expansion as well as bushing sizes. Perfect fit. 5 minute install.

Of course it's a 5 minute install....when you don't have to crawl under the truck...jeesh

 

[Turkeypen]

Back on all fours

Finally finished de-rustifying the underside, with only a few casualties. Need to put new boots on the ball joints, maybe replace the coil springs and radiator and hoses. You should see the lower radiator hose--- looks like someone is trying to synch a size 50 pair o Levi's around a 30 inch waist. Otherwise, the underside turned out well with no rust through. Highlight was bleeding the brakes with a hand vacuum pump, a new experience that may well have worked.

Stats: 16 cans of primer and paint; two rear shocks; 4 knotted wire wheels; 20 feet of split loom for wiring.

It's on to redoing the engine bay--- already ordered a new fuse box from the outback. Plan on taking out the components, split loom the wires, sanding down the bay, and repainting. New gaskets for valve cover and oil pan.

 

[forrest5000]

See you found the guy on eBay how the rims turn out

 

[Turkeypen]

The rims are still at the blaster, and the fuse box is somewhere over the Pacific. The shipping from Au was more than the part . . .

 

[Turkeypen]

Gutting the engine compartment

took out starter/solonoid, battery & bracket, horns so far. Gonna replace the starter with a toyota reman. Messy work, but still a bunch easier than under the truck work. Ordered a set of 10.9 zinc plated bolts, nuts, washers for good measure.

Consider this the before pic:

 

[Trollhole]

David does the carb have a model number on it?

 

[99UZJay]

I'll come up whenever you are ready to put it on... I think I owe you that much. I saw you at Moe's BBQ the other day, but was in a hurry to get back to class so I didn't stop... Call me when you are ready to put that bed back on and i'll come up!!

 

[Turkeypen]

Jay, thanks for the offer, but I have 3 teenagers coming over Saturday Morning to help. Should be a 5 minute job.

Marshall, I will search for a number on the carb as soon as I start diassembling the other side of the engine bay, which should be tonight.

I have an original starter & solenoid on its merry way from Southern California, along with a new Clutch Master and some suspension goodies.

Discovered that new boots for the Knuckles don't exist, so the plan is to patch up the old ones like you would a bike tire. On the boot that has a rip rather than a hole, I plan on using a suture kit to first stitch it up, then apply the patch. (Slime makes a nice 56 piece patch kit). I figure if those patches can hold 110 psi, they can hold back grease at very little pressure. We will see.

There is a guy in Mint Hill, NC, who is the national guru on Coronas (the car, not the beer), which share the 3R engine (1.9 liters of fun) and I am buying some bling for the engine from him (read here decals).