I see. I did something similar on my driver side. An oops when I built it that required surgery to fix.
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time for progress pictures
not for Pirate use
and this is where I started
not for Pirate use
and this is where I started
I can't believe you swapped out that beautiful 6 cylinder motor for the American monstrosity.
No jam nuts used on your steering linkages?
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I know, right... other then more power, less expensive to build (twice), better fuel economy and EFI .... I can't think of a reason why I'd change it (other than I think someone needed an anchor and that was all I had available
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Last but not least.... the roof. I seriously considered a soft top, after all, I won't be leaving this in some downtown parking lot anytime soon - however, they cost between $1500 and $2500, to which I say... no. That said, this is old tech, so I won't be doing this the standard rebuild way (that includes rivets and a $400 rubber seal). But that's later, first was take the metal bits to the sandblaster then strip what was left.. of course that plan went out the window - as you'll see in a minute
as you can see, someone painted it red. I thought it was just because someone liked mono color - nope
I did remove and throw away the quilted, red vinyl headline (sorry to those who wanted it)
the enemy is red
stripper working
I always liked strippers
as you can see they're very abrasive and caustic
wait, why do I see green?
Because Toyota couldn't put on gel coat - they didn't get the release wax out of the mold so the gel color didn't fully adhere... and now we know why it was painted.
sigh
But the strippers did their work
however, I was planning on not removing the edge metal
yeah
fortunately they make some dang good panel adhesive, but that requires the ring and assorted bits to get blasted as well to give it good tooth
anyway, another day
as you can see, someone painted it red. I thought it was just because someone liked mono color - nope
I did remove and throw away the quilted, red vinyl headline (sorry to those who wanted it)
the enemy is red
stripper working
I always liked strippers
as you can see they're very abrasive and caustic
wait, why do I see green?
Because Toyota couldn't put on gel coat - they didn't get the release wax out of the mold so the gel color didn't fully adhere... and now we know why it was painted.
sigh
But the strippers did their work
however, I was planning on not removing the edge metal
yeah
fortunately they make some dang good panel adhesive, but that requires the ring and assorted bits to get blasted as well to give it good tooth
anyway, another day
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Oh yeah, 6 mpg. I have some work to do.... granted it's all city driving and lots of start/stop, but still... I do still have the 6.5 turbo diesel....
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and a question.... what if I put this in the '40?
http://drwzpk38qkpfb.cloudfront.net/www.slidingragtops.com/uploaded/images/ragtop_40x80.jpg
http://drwzpk38qkpfb.cloudfront.net/www.slidingragtops.com/uploaded/images/ragtop_40x80.jpg
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it's dry enough, Sat afternoon or Sunday we need to take this beast out. It drives well enough that I know it should survive a good run. I'm thinking Liberty would be a good run... but I'm open to suggestions....
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Yard work was accomplished.... and I picked up most of the blasted parts
there will be some rust repair
there will be some rust repair
Looks like the back corners of the Hard Top are in pretty good shape. I was hoping you would need to fix them, so I could see how to do it. mine are shot at the top and bottom of the door pillars in the rear, plus at the mounting "pole" pictured above. Lots of complex angles and curves. Having no body work experience, this scares me.
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My intermittent groaning power steering is now constant. Thankfully I have a nearly new replacement pump. We will be on a family outing Saturday so I hope to work on it Sunday.
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sounds like you're whining
The pump was whining for sure. If you are up for Evans Creek Sunday maybe you can stop by my place and help me replace and bleed the pump and also shim the hydroboost so the push rod is straight. It was not perfectly straight and now is leaking. From what I read it means "replace" the hydroboost. I think a little stop leak is in order for now. I swear, if it's not one thing it's another. Evans Creek is 45 minutes from my house.
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Sounds like a plan, my wife is out saving the children (staffing a lost-and-found-children-booth) so I have the entire day to myself
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metal ring is in tough shape
ugh fiberglass
start of fix
I always thought the doors between the 76 up was interchangeable, they're not
ugh fiberglass
start of fix
I always thought the doors between the 76 up was interchangeable, they're not
Did you get jamb nuts for your various steering linkages?
I recall my doors had the opposite problem. There was a gap at the top corner. It was like the windshield didn't lay back far enough. Shim your windshield forward a bit? I had to pull mine backwards a bunch. Not easy to do with a hard ancient rubber gasket at the bottom of the windshield.
I recall my doors had the opposite problem. There was a gap at the top corner. It was like the windshield didn't lay back far enough. Shim your windshield forward a bit? I had to pull mine backwards a bunch. Not easy to do with a hard ancient rubber gasket at the bottom of the windshield.
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no, I haven't. If anything, I'm going to pin it.
that door is going to be a half door (or a 1/3 door if I don't fix the bottom)
that door is going to be a half door (or a 1/3 door if I don't fix the bottom)
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Got more done, and tomorrow I need to go get my aluminum tank filled with nitrogen.
first though, etch the bare steel with phosphate
then work on the lay out of the door shortening
interesting, notice how the top offset bend is about the same as the missing bottom? I now know how I'm going to fix it.... which lead me to other tasks (like clearing a bench)
side boxes now formed
and the bench is now free to do the lay out on the doors.
As for the nitrogen - in passing, Filthy suggested checking the pressure of the nitrogen in the shocks. One is 50 psi (didn't even bother checking the other), which it should be 150 psi... so tomorrow I'll go get my tank filled (bonus is I can use it for tire filling)
first though, etch the bare steel with phosphate
then work on the lay out of the door shortening
interesting, notice how the top offset bend is about the same as the missing bottom? I now know how I'm going to fix it.... which lead me to other tasks (like clearing a bench)
side boxes now formed
and the bench is now free to do the lay out on the doors.
As for the nitrogen - in passing, Filthy suggested checking the pressure of the nitrogen in the shocks. One is 50 psi (didn't even bother checking the other), which it should be 150 psi... so tomorrow I'll go get my tank filled (bonus is I can use it for tire filling)
Where are the boxes going?