Build The Warthog - 1977/73 combo

[wngrog]

Got the white applied over the baby poop green primer.

Once the spray bomb cures I’ll go back over it in spots to blend it with the doors (flap disc)

 

[wngrog]

Finished interior pics. A little vasaline on the faded old plastic has it looking like new.

 

[bobm]

Ooohhh, how cum u don't Vaseline da steering weel .

 

[wngrog]

Cut the sliders material Down today. Heavy. Holy crap.

 

[wngrog]

Had some cargo ties from HiLift in the shop that I installed in the cargo area

Popped the top on Patina yesterday too

 

[71greenpig]

That's a mighty fine pair right there.

 

[PabloCruise]

That's a mighty fine pair right there.

Last time I said that out loud, she slapped me!

 

[Ol Yeller]

We are all pigs after all...

 

[wngrog]

Parked the pig in a new spot today with its ass uphill with a full tank. Came back a few hours later. Smelled gas. It was puking out the cap. Full tank. Who knows. I figured the best option was to burn some fuel off so I loaded up Pig and went exploring.

 

[LAMBCRUSHER]

Make sure the vapor can isn’t leaking, has its check valve inline to the charcoal can and works and a VC120 charcoal canister from autozone is installed and it’s outlet has a way to get back into the manifold when the engine runs(vcv or solenoid valve). Mine used to do that till I did all of the above. It has been super polite like never in my memory has it ever never had a venting issue. But now it works great. Vc120 and a way to suck fumes into the combustion process...

 

[wngrog]

All my charcoal stuff is still stock. I swapped hoses on the can just for the fun of it. I’ll watch it. Replace the can as needed

 

[dogfishlake]

I am so pig hooked I have a perfectly restored 55 as my phone homescreen. I'm changing it to your 55. Hope you don't mind.

 

[wngrog]

I am so pig hooked I have a perfectly restored 55 as my phone homescreen. I'm changing it to your 55. Hope you don't mind.

Motivation I hope. You got this!

 

[wngrog]

Clocked another 100 miles on the Warthog today.

Runs so good.

 

[71greenpig]

Good little piggie

 

[wngrog]

Way back when it was going to be a battle pig I sold the the weatherstripping kit I had because the dried up mess I had on the doors was “good enough”

Well @SLOCRUISER has weatherstripping again so I got a set.

The weatherstrip door channel may be the only good design on the 55 series.

I was so happy to find I was not gluing 360* I almost cried.

Scraping the old out was the hardest part

 

[scrapdaddy]

Man, you're lucky the bottom of the doors kicked my azz. I had to glue and reglue with different glues, I was glued out. I think it has a lot to do with door fitment and making sure you clean the rubber with a solvent before gluing, as I am now an expert!

 

[wngrog]

3M weatherstrip Glue is the cats ass

Get it holding and slam the door.

 

[scrapdaddy]

I used that three glues ago. I finally had to pull chunks out of the weather stripping so the glue could get a bite of it. Glue it and tape it, let it dry. I don't want to do that again.

 

[wngrog]

This job was 100x easier than a FJ40. Laughingly easy.