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Fuggin tight.
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This is a game of patience for sure and I've found myself undoing many things that I get in a hurry and do.
Today as I swapped a wheel I worked a bit in each corner as I did each tire.
The rear brakes looked terrible but after I cleaned and oiled it all it looks pretty good on both sides.
Rubber is good. No leaks. Im calling the rear axle good.
Pulled the shocks and both are in great shape. Put em back on.
Today as I swapped a wheel I worked a bit in each corner as I did each tire.
The rear brakes looked terrible but after I cleaned and oiled it all it looks pretty good on both sides.
Pulled the shocks and both are in great shape. Put em back on.
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I did replace the front shocks. Painted the area around them. Cleaned the front brakes.
I'll do a nasty ass knuckle job this summer when I'm bored. I Georgled us at Trail Thamer kit from @orangefj45
The rear Ubolts were 3" too long so I cut them off. It took 6 sawzall blades.
6.
Do sawzall blades suck these days? Why would it take so many?
I'll do a nasty ass knuckle job this summer when I'm bored. I Georgled us at Trail Thamer kit from @orangefj45
The rear Ubolts were 3" too long so I cut them off. It took 6 sawzall blades.
6.
Do sawzall blades suck these days? Why would it take so many?
I use the same blade and run them as slow as the saw will adjust down to on the speed adjustment. On my saw this is still reasonably fast but not shooting sparks off the blade fast.
I also brush CASTROL MOLY-DEE CUTTING FLUID 16OZ PN 98-890-7 on the cutting edge of the blade before each cut, they seem to last quite awhile.
CASTROL MOLY-DEE CUTTING FLUID 16OZ PN 98-890-7
I quit using sawzalls for anything but wood. Straight to cutoff wheel.
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The sawzall has come in handy for hacking up the body on the donor Pig.
Use Diablo torch blades. Anything else is like using a wet noodle.
I find good use for both cutting appendages... Georgled. Priceless
my metal sawzall blades def. last longer than a bolt or two. No particular brand of blade, what ever is cheapest.
but the cutoff wheel is far better for bolt cutting
what tires are going on the 60?
but the cutoff wheel is far better for bolt cutting
what tires are going on the 60?
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I pulled out my rear heater to sell it. Part of this project it to try to bring it home cheap and the only way to do that is to feed itself via parts sales and other sales of cruiser junk.
When I took it and the factory AC out I was left with gaping holes in the firewall. When I put my rear heat delete hose (1/2" v 5/16" like the rest of the hoses for some reason) I looped it through the engine and plugged the holes with some leftover rubber plugs.
Worked great. Hopefully I won't have an air problem bleeding the system.
When I took it and the factory AC out I was left with gaping holes in the firewall. When I put my rear heat delete hose (1/2" v 5/16" like the rest of the hoses for some reason) I looped it through the engine and plugged the holes with some leftover rubber plugs.
Worked great. Hopefully I won't have an air problem bleeding the system.
Is that a good match for factory pewter?
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I think it's damn close. Close enough.
Close match for factory gray wheels, not the pewter on the glove box or seat backs etc.
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Bumpers and grill? Or no.
Darn, that is what I was hoping to find...
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I tried to order some at $15 a can from JT Outfit but it never came in. Supposedly the color you want.
Looking at this pic of a pig that was my original color and the color my Pig will (very roughly) be painted, it looks like grill and lights and vent and wheels gray and bumpers are pewter
Looking at this pic of a pig that was my original color and the color my Pig will (very roughly) be painted, it looks like grill and lights and vent and wheels gray and bumpers are pewter