What did you do on your 70 series today?

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Let the fun begin. I've been ordering parts from Partsouq and Impex to refresh all the rubber bits on the 1FZ-F that I'm going to swap into the troopy. Took awhile, but finally ready to go!
Was going to pull the engine/tranny/transfer case, but I would have had to unhook the AC and that is impossible to get drained and recharged in my town. So...decided to just yank the engine and leave all the AC intact. Pretty simple even though I've only done a few in the past... at 14 or 15 (1982) my dad gave me his 67 Ranchero with a blown engine (#1). In 2001 I could afford a nicely built engine/tranny (351W with aluminum heads and T5 tranny for that same car (#2). Ironically the day after my dad passed in 2006, the engine in my wife's Outback gave up a headgasket (#3), and I swapped a Soobie engine into my Vanagon in 2008 (#4). So #5, here we go:
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And out after working about an hour solo. (Couple hours of prep before this. Thank god for loooooong extensions. Those top bellhousing bolts were a bear).
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About 25% of the electrical connectors vaporized when I tried to disconnect them. Other than that, pretty straightforward.
Now, time to get rid of decades of Omani dust and grime.
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ranchero7 said:
Let the fun begin. I've been ordering parts from Partsouq and Impex to refresh all the rubber bits on the 1FZ-F that I'm going to swap into the troopy. Took awhile, but finally ready to go!
Was going to pull the engine/tranny/transfer case, but I would have had to unhook the AC and that is impossible to get drained and recharged in my town. So...decided to just yank the engine and leave all the AC intact. Pretty simple even though I've only done a few in the past... at 14 or 15 (1982) my dad gave me his 67 Ranchero with a blown engine (#1). In 2001 I could afford a nicely built engine/tranny (351W with aluminum heads and T5 tranny for that same car (#2). Ironically the day after my dad passed in 2006, the engine in my wife's Outback gave up a headgasket (#3), and I swapped a Soobie engine into my Vanagon in 2008 (#4). So #5, here we go:
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And out after working about an hour solo. (Couple hours of prep before this. Thank god for loooooong extensions. Those top bellhousing bolts were a bear).
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About 25% of the electrical connectors vaporized when I tried to disconnect them. Other than that, pretty straightforward.
Now, time to get rid of decades of Omani dust and grime.
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In my few times of pulling the transmission, I’ve got it down pretty quickly. The easiest way to reach that is from up top through the shifter cover plate. You don’t need a super long extensions, but by far that was the easiest and fastest way for me
 
FJBen said:
In my few times of pulling the transmission, I’ve got it down pretty quickly. The easiest way to reach that is from up top through the shifter cover plate. You don’t need a super long extensions, but by far that was the easiest and fastest way for me
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Nice tip! I didn't even consider that.
 
ranchero7 said:
Let the fun begin. I've been ordering parts from Partsouq and Impex to refresh all the rubber bits on the 1FZ-F that I'm going to swap into the troopy. Took awhile, but finally ready to go!
Was going to pull the engine/tranny/transfer case, but I would have had to unhook the AC and that is impossible to get drained and recharged in my town. So...decided to just yank the engine and leave all the AC intact. Pretty simple even though I've only done a few in the past... at 14 or 15 (1982) my dad gave me his 67 Ranchero with a blown engine (#1). In 2001 I could afford a nicely built engine/tranny (351W with aluminum heads and T5 tranny for that same car (#2). Ironically the day after my dad passed in 2006, the engine in my wife's Outback gave up a headgasket (#3), and I swapped a Soobie engine into my Vanagon in 2008 (#4). So #5, here we go:
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And out after working about an hour solo. (Couple hours of prep before this. Thank god for loooooong extensions. Those top bellhousing bolts were a bear).
View attachment 4046025
About 25% of the electrical connectors vaporized when I tried to disconnect them. Other than that, pretty straightforward.
Now, time to get rid of decades of Omani dust and grime.
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Ahead of the curve, wanna come help me? 🤣 Nice job, good luck with the rest of it :beer::beer:
 
I found out what the useless stereo cubby's true use is: holding salsa containers and breakfast taco foil.

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Been doing a few small things while the garage is at a balmy 15F. Replaced the spark plug wires, cap and rotor. Got to say, these factory plug wires are works of art. The live clips on the wires snap right on to the distributor cap so nicely despite the cold. I also had my buddy fix the seam on my seat that had decided to let go. Took the truck out for a drive today to test everything out. I’m always so impressed how solid the build quality is on these 70 series, this thing is like driving an earth bound version of the space shuttle. Thanks @bottombracket for starting my desire for a 70 at SAS after driving yours up corkscrew gulch!

Part numbers for those with a 1FZ-F
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Installed and running even better!
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Before fix:
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Stiles said:
I wish l had breakfast taco foil
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Yes, one can’t get good breakfast tacos in my area. My rule of thumb is one has to be south of the Mason-Dixon and West of the Mississippi River for quality
 
FJ73Texas said:
Not to start the LHD vs RHD debate but having owned both....either way works for me honestly so I would take it if I was looking for a troopy.
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I personally, would take condition & accessories over steering wheel placement, any day.
 
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