Builds The Oddball 80 - Middle East GX Renovation

[wngrog]

A friend of mine had a set of Acc carpet mats that he sent me for the project. I was worried if they would not fit the Oddball with the weird seats but other than a little bit of interference from the jump seats and the front seat belt they dropped right in.

 

[OGBeno]

Those look great.

 

[Andrew S]

Nolen,
Agreed, those mats look nice! Does your original carpet have the floor mat retainer clip hole? I have a spare set I'd be happy to send you. They're cheap, but this way you won't have to order one.
Andrew

 

[wngrog]

Nolen,
Agreed, those mats look nice! Does your original carpet have the floor mat retainer clip hole? I have a spare set I'd be happy to send you. They're cheap, but this way you won't have to order one.
Andrew

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I’ll message you. I’ll send back some stickers!

 

[wngrog]

I ordered some Depo eBay corner lights. They are not exact but they are not broken either.

They come with a white bulb and a different harness plug but thankfully the OEM yellow bulbs still worked and they fit right in the slot.

The only kit I could find that did not ship from China had new blinker lights (white) so if anyone wants these cheap let me know. My truck has yellow and they are good.

Bezel around the marker lights is chrome but they fit great.

 

[MoJ]

Closer to original. eBay.

 

[wngrog]

Closer to original. eBay.

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The photo of the ones I ordered looked like that then came like this. Damn. I’ll find those.

 

[WarDamnEagle]

Nolen,
Agreed, those mats look nice! Does your original carpet have the floor mat retainer clip hole? I have a spare set I'd be happy to send you. They're cheap, but this way you won't have to order one.
Andrew

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Thanks. I wasn't able to find that part number a few weeks back.

 

[Jroc561]

The photo of the ones I ordered looked like that then came like this. Damn. I’ll find those.

I sold my clears here in the classified because I rather the amber look, could always throw up a wanted ad.

 

[wngrog]

I sold my clears here in the classified because I rather the amber look, could always throw up a wanted ad.

I ordered the right ones. I’ll send these back since the photo on eBay was wrong.

 

[Grandlooser]

Jesus Christ. That thing is a holy grail in my book. I bet there's like, i dunno, ONE other one like this.

 

[wngrog]

Jesus Christ. That thing is a holy grail in my book. I bet there's like, i dunno, ONE other one like this.

The way they get destroyed in Saudi I’d bet this is the only one in this condition. It’s a cool truck.

 

[MoJ]

I ordered the right ones. I’ll send these back since the photo on eBay was wrong.

You can also shop around for lx450 corners as they were clear from the factory

 

[wngrog]

I dumped a can of Rust Converter on the mystery trailer this afternoon.

This thing is so cool. Cowboy approved.

 

[scottryana]

Not a huge deal, but the aftermarket clears turn to crap. I have some pics somewhere that shows how the plastic just disintegrated. The LX are clear with just a square of amber on them. They really are much higher quality. JMHO

 

[wngrog]

Not a huge deal, but the aftermarket clears turn to crap. I have some pics somewhere that shows how the plastic just disintegrated. The LX are clear with just a square of amber on them. They really are much higher quality. JMHO

Im sure they do. I keep my trucks inside so it’s not as much of an issue but yes, I hate plastic lights. It’s amazing these headlights still look new. Because GLASS

 

[wngrog]

Tackling the fuel setup. I’ve been installing PowerSurge fuel pumps in my Holly Sniper systems with great luck for the last few months.

This setup allows you to use the extremely reliable engine mounted mechanical fuel pump with low pressure CLEAR fuel filters fore and aft the mechanical pump. I know I’ve got some junk in the tank and I’m going to try to get this setup going without pulling the tanks out. The clear filters will let me know pretty quick if that’s going to be possible.

Either way, I’m a big fan of this setup. It’s been highly reliable.

The RobbieMac PowerSurge is fed low pressure fuel via the stock system and it pressurizes the fuel to the EFI

So, seeing the engine had its block off plate I installed an OEM pump and found a good spot for the PowerSurge.

I’m waiting on my fittings for the PowerSurge from Summit to plumb it. As of now I’ve kept the old system in place so it’s still mobile until I have everything ready to install.

I made a bracket that puts it in a great spot ans was able to use one M8 pre threaded hole and just addes a Rivnut in an existing hole

 

[Broski]

Love this Rig so COOL!!!!!!

 

[Bomar]

Nice Job

 

[davegonz]

Yeah, nice job. A Sniper is next on the list for my '77 FJ40.