What did you do to your pig today?
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Additional update, including shots of clamping fenders and aprons while panel bond sets and work on a bobm fender patch. Finishing, primer and paint today, reassembly tomorrow, installing rooftop tent and loading gear Monday and leaving Tuesday am for the Great Basin, Yosemite, Sequoia, Death Valley, Anza Borrego and San Diego. Also in the middle of remodeling two bathrooms and it's tax time. No stress here!
Get on some of those little walls while your up in Yosemite!
Some real nice patina on that tailgate.
Jim,
I always work better under pressure, but man you're cutting it close. Good luck and pictures of the trip.
I always work better under pressure, but man you're cutting it close. Good luck and pictures of the trip.
rat rod!!!
Yesterday...ready for final prep. Final paint today!
It's a one man shop. He's been doing 10-11 hour days since he wasn't able to get us in as early as originally scheduled. I'm helping with reassembly in the morning. We'll be mounting the rooftop tent and loading up tomorrow afternoon and taking off Tuesday am.Body guy is fast
Rockers are wonderful and the patch panel really helped with the fender. You can do the final inspection in June at Rico.
I started in on the fluids. Trans was full. Fluid ok.
Transfer was nearly empty.
Rear diff was milky. Nasty.
Ran out of 90wt before I got to the front.
I can only get my grease gun on 1 of 4 u-joints . Gotta get a needle fitting for the others.
So far the only leak is the manual steering box. I'm gonna pressure wash it and then fill it up with Lucas rack magic snake oil stuff. Hope that works.
Transfer was nearly empty.
Rear diff was milky. Nasty.
Ran out of 90wt before I got to the front.
I can only get my grease gun on 1 of 4 u-joints . Gotta get a needle fitting for the others.
So far the only leak is the manual steering box. I'm gonna pressure wash it and then fill it up with Lucas rack magic snake oil stuff. Hope that works.
Got it started for the first time in a few years: 20170402_162037.mp4 Hoping it helps to move it...
I'm always amazed how they fire up after sitting so long. 
New carb and new coil...There is some adjustment needed of course but I was pretty surprised.I'm always amazed how they fire up after sitting so long.
Post 2F engine rebuild tuneup:
Re-torque head, re-torque rockers, adjust valves, adjust timing and change oil and oil filter.
Running great!!!
After 3years of contemplating how I want to deal with getting tall narrow tires, today was install day for Cooper Discoverer A/T3's. 235/85R16's with new steel rims.
For the short amount of time I drove around town, mountains and freeway here's my take.
1st and 2nd gear were an improvement around town(not needing to jump to 3rd) 3rd gear was an improvement for mountain highways(good torque), 4th gear at normally 60mph is now 67 mph. A bit more work as the grade increases. What I will miss is a low 1st in low range. As it was it was not low enough. At the moment I believe I will enjoy the change and get used to the compromises.
Re-torque head, re-torque rockers, adjust valves, adjust timing and change oil and oil filter.
Running great!!!
After 3years of contemplating how I want to deal with getting tall narrow tires, today was install day for Cooper Discoverer A/T3's. 235/85R16's with new steel rims.
For the short amount of time I drove around town, mountains and freeway here's my take.
1st and 2nd gear were an improvement around town(not needing to jump to 3rd) 3rd gear was an improvement for mountain highways(good torque), 4th gear at normally 60mph is now 67 mph. A bit more work as the grade increases. What I will miss is a low 1st in low range. As it was it was not low enough. At the moment I believe I will enjoy the change and get used to the compromises.
Heading out camping! Looks like a lot of fun, too. No trouble with the tires rubbing any where?