Tales,Trails and Trials of a (wet) Dream Machine

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Got a chance to use the A/C that has the supercalifragilisticexpialidocious stuff in it today. Hell my strechies disappeared.
 
Been driving miss piggy regularly all week to shake out any bugs. So far so good. Looking forward to time off, road trip, and hanging with the crew, (old and new).

Check list almost done, food and wardrobe all that’s left, Hope to hit the road Saturday. Waiting till then to see which way the wind will blow.

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What’s the best way to get odometer serviced with out replacing entire cluster.

It stops and starts randomly, currently stopped

Also, any lighting upgrades for dash clusters

Thanks for input
 
Thanks jmack
While I have my odometer out, I figured I’d upgrade the dash lighting.

The grease hardening in the odometer tumblers damaged one of the drive gears. A new unit probably the way to go, if available. Will start the hunt.

A couple of suction cups pulled 95% of the 1/4 panel PP damage out.
Will work on it some more.
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I think puffing out the clear coat will clean most of the pin stripes out
 
Thanks jmack
While I have my odometer out, I figured I’d upgrade the dash lighting.

The grease hardening in the odometer tumblers damaged one of the drive gears. A new unit probably the way to go, if available. Will start the hunt.

A couple of suction cups pulled 95% of the 1/4 panel PP damage out.
Will work on it some more.View attachment 3929331View attachment 3929332View attachment 3929333View attachment 3929334View attachment 3929335

I think puffing out the clear coat will clean most of the pin stripes out
If ya wanna replace side light surround I think me guts 1 🤔🧐😉🐖👈
 
I am about to experiment with a rubber gasket I found for the infamous tailgate roll up window problem. Mine separated 3rd to the last day of travel from PP.
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The sample on the left is almost the exact dimensions as the original on the right. Unless someone else has a closer remedy.

I’ll tell you if I break the glass:bang:
 
Drove down to Spector Off Road yesterday to pick up an ignition key cylinder as mine had been acting up during PP. Want to have one on hand in case of full failure. Took pics a 55 that I admire.

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It reminds my of an article I read back in the 70’s.

The Russians set up a base inside the border of Libya whiteout permission.

Early one morning, 7- FJ45’s with 50 caliber machine guns mounted in the back attacked the base. The whole base was asleep and had no idea what was happening. Some Russians made it to some tanks but the 45’s ran circles around the tanks and chased them into the desert till the tanks ran out of gas.

The base was wiped out in less than an hour, permanently abandoned.
 

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