The difference between 045 and 058 illustrated!
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The difference between 045 and 058 illustrated!
Watched my 79 Series drive away this evening. 
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The last glamor shot before it went bye-bye. 
wait, you sold it?! :-(The last glamor shot before it went bye-bye.
What the heck is a "high grade" speedometer? Is it somehow more accurate than a "normal grade" speedometer?
Or is it maybe just more optimistic??I'm not even talk about the "cruiser cotrol" lol
I have to admit, the new style is growing on me, and I do like the 4 door truck style, but I wish they would offer different length wheelbases for different length truck boxes. Like in NA, we can get 2 or even 3 different lengths of truck boxes in our domestic market trucks.
Started replacing my radiator today. Replace the rotten original with a cheap $140 from China aluminum 4 years ago. Rust and other stuff in the coolant system kept clogging the AC heat servo valve. Flush numerous times and finally resorted to a vinegar flush. Cheap china radiator was too thin for the vinegar flush. Stop leak to fix the leak and finally blew out.
So a cheap channel aluminum radiator got me four years. Worth it in my book. Due to Bidenomics replacement was $280 but did come with mounting flanges that would work with the factory radiator supports that unfortunately I no longer have. We'll have to fabricate new ones tomorrow. If I get 4 years out of this one I'll be happy.
So a cheap channel aluminum radiator got me four years. Worth it in my book. Due to Bidenomics replacement was $280 but did come with mounting flanges that would work with the factory radiator supports that unfortunately I no longer have. We'll have to fabricate new ones tomorrow. If I get 4 years out of this one I'll be happy.
FJBen
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Watched my 79 Series drive away this evening.
Buy cruiser supposedly restored
Dump tons of money into it
Sell
Negative profit
Get another, start painful cycle again
Seems about right
High grade speedometer = one that goes up to 200km/hWhat the heck is a "high grade" speedometer? Is it somehow more accurate than a "normal grade" speedometer?
I'm not even talk about the "cruiser cotrol" lol
I have to admit, the new style is growing on me, and I do like the 4 door truck style, but I wish they would offer different length wheelbases for different length truck boxes. Like in NA, we can get 2 or even 3 different lengths of truck boxes in our domestic market trucks.
How do I know this? Engrish is my second language
Yep, you hit the nail on the head however I plan to make up for the loses with volume.Buy cruiser supposedly restored
Dump tons of money into it
Sell
Negative profit
Get another, start painful cycle again
Seems about right
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Yep, you hit the nail on the head however I plan to make up for the loses with volume.
Don't keep it a secret, what is next for you?
Productive last several days at the shelter. Finished building that @2fpower inspired cubby spot for the 73. I'll post a few more pictures of the build in the 73's thread. Then spent the weekend on the 77 1HZ rebuild. Cooling, IP/fuel lines, manifold/turbo, exhaust, AC/Alt....etc.. Less and less dime bags of nuts/bolts every time we wrench on it. I routed the harness incorrectly. Need to pull those electrical connections and re-do when my hands heal from this last session. Have a stock example of a 1HZ right in the driveway and I didn't look. PITA. Hope to work on getting the intercooler re-installed this week.
Cubbies! Built to fit two FRO flat packs I move from rig to rig as needed. Covered my so-so woodworking with my so-so carpeting! Added some leftover Dry-Dek from a sauna build to the bottom. It'll work. Screw having more than one passenger. Get an Uber.
Painted the exhaust manifold with Slip Plate like hot rod guys. Curious to see how it holds up.
Good time to replace clips and clamps since they come with free shipping when you order a metric sh1tton of other heavier parts from far away places.
Cubbies! Built to fit two FRO flat packs I move from rig to rig as needed. Covered my so-so woodworking with my so-so carpeting! Added some leftover Dry-Dek from a sauna build to the bottom. It'll work. Screw having more than one passenger. Get an Uber.
Painted the exhaust manifold with Slip Plate like hot rod guys. Curious to see how it holds up.
Good time to replace clips and clamps since they come with free shipping when you order a metric sh1tton of other heavier parts from far away places.
Solid. My kind of build. 
Thanks. Then you'll be happy to note... New PS and vac pump o-rings, resealed turbo, rebuilt starter, new oil relief valve and copper washers and hoses everywheres. All new studs, nuts and bolts where appropriate. Ummm. Radiator shopped the IC and radiator. Blah-blah. Largest "while I'm in there" project to date. Having all that extra time waiting on the new short block was a wallet lightener.
Did our yearly Christmas-tree harvesting up north... our best tree yet. Merry Christmas to all of you!
Got the Ram phone mount set up in the grab handle. These three items from Home Depot will get the B-size ball mount fixed to the handle. I cut the spacer and used about 40% to get the ball further away from the handle. Still messing around with positioning, I want it to be in the same space as the A-pillar so it doesn't block my view of the road.
For those of you with factory dash mounted inclinometers...you know how those little knob and screws are. I had lost one of those screws when I was putting mine all back together and never found it.
I managed to get some new OEM knobs and was pleasantly surprised to find they come with the screws in the bag.
I managed to get some new OEM knobs and was pleasantly surprised to find they come with the screws in the bag.
