What did you do with your 60 this weekend? (5 Viewers)

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A romantic day with my cruiser. Changed the oil, greased drive lines and the pins on the springs. Advanced the timing 3°. I think we both felt better. So satisfying hearing her purr after all she went through with the desmog this spring.
 
Some rocker switch updates and restore upgrades

I think 🤔 this is the beginning of something way

bigger .... 🦨


Removing 30 years of eye buggies and McDonald’s fries 🍟 grease ....

has posed to be a bigger challenge
😆


@Spook50 gets a shout out for taking a OEM. Decals anything addict to the next level ....


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Some rocker switch updates and restore upgrades

I think 🤔 this is the beginning of something way

bigger .... 🦨


Removing 30 years of eye buggies and McDonald’s fries 🍟 grease ....

has posed to be a bigger challenge
😆


@Spook50 gets a shout out for taking a OEM. Decals anything addict to the next level ....


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I've found that plastic safe contact cleaner works like a champ for getting any contaminants out of these old switches.
 
I received a message on FB I sent over a year ago to a guy with the same name and same location that was on some maintenance receipts from when I bought my 60. Turns out, he actually was the previous owner! He told me some cool stories of where the truck had been, some info on the owner before him, and why the hood and fender were replaced. Turns out, the truck lived in Mexico with him for a couple of years, and has been up and down Baja. The hood and fender were replaced due to a fender bender with buddy in an FJ45 in Tucson. He even still has a picture of it on his wall. I dunno, I think that is super cool. It’s really neat to hear about where the truck has been before me.

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Changed out the body mounts. The old rubber ones didn’t look too bad to be honest, but these new poly bushings are really nice!

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I Picked up a new Keg of IPA for the kegerator. Can't have that run dry in the shop. The brewer facetiously asked if my tailgate could be any taller.
 
How hard was it getting to the top of the bolts, and where did you source the hardware from?
It’s easy to get to the bolts. Just pull back the carpet. Some of them have a rubber gasket covering the access hole. The two in the very rear had some panels that come off with philips head screws. They’re under the truck and right below the tail lights.

Mounts and hardware kit came from 4crawler.com

Easier job than I expected and more improvements in the ride than I expected. Well worth the effort.
 
Built some sidesteps.
Main focus was for kids to have easier access to car and maybe some protection as well.
And weekend before that built full size (even little bit over sized) roofrack.
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Also changed, thermostat, belts and air filter, and first time got engine temp really down. Lower 1/4 on 90-100kmh and rises to 1/3 if 110kmh, before that it was in middle and little bit above. Can't be happier.
 
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Nice work! I bet that makes a noticeable difference. Did you happen to check if the OEM rubber mounts are still available or NLA?
They are still available. A set of oem rubber body mounts was around $600. The poly kit from 4Crawler is as about $265 shipped. No brainer there.
 

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