What did you do with your 60 this weekend? (24 Viewers)

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My 1.5 year old Mishimoto radiator is leaking, so I made a warranty claim. Obviously I’m not super happy with it leaking in a short amount of time, it has approx 4000mi on it. I will, however, say the claims process was super easy, they were very quick to respond to the inquiry, and have another on the way.

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My 1.5 year old Mishimoto radiator is leaking, so I made a warranty claim. Obviously I’m not super happy with it leaking in a short amount of time, it has approx 4000mi on it. I will, however, say the claims process was super easy, they were very quick to respond to the inquiry, and have another on the way.

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Is it properly grounded? Running coolant through aluminum and cast iron creates an electolysis condition and plates the iron with aluminum from the radiator causing pin hole leaks. A simple copper wire jammed in the core and grounded to the frame is all it takes. They also have sacrificial radiator caps that are grounded and designed to take the damage over time. However, I thought the moshimoto units came with a proper grounding kit... I would wager that a grounding issue caused your abrupt failure.1.5 yrs is about how long it takes for problems to arise from what I’ve seen around the forum here.
 
A couple 60 life hacks in this photo...

A 4’ LED shop light and 2 magnetic hooks from Home Depot lights up your engine bay like the sun.

Some paracord and a hook in the ceiling gets the hood up and the support rod out of your way without the hassle of removing the entire hood then trying to re-align it when you put it back on.

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A couple 60 life hacks in this photo...

A 4’ LED shop light and 2 magnetic hooks from Home Depot lights up your engine bay like the sun.

Some paracord and a hook in the ceiling get the hood support out of your way without the hassle of removing the entire hood then trying to re-align it when you put it back on.

..also, honorable mention: if you don’t already have one of these organizer tray things, you should.

Amazon product ASIN B081QR65BC
 
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A couple 60 life hacks in this photo...

A 4’ LED shop light and 2 magnetic hooks from Home Depot lights up your engine bay like the sun.

Some paracord and a hook in the ceiling get the hood support out of your way without the hassle of removing the entire hood then trying to re-align it when you put it back on.

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Good idea! Those are great lights, I have four similar hanging in my garage and will be adding at least two more. They throw a really clean useful light.

The lamps can be tethered together in a string, and individual lamps in the string can be turned off/on without affecting the others.
 
I had intended to fit my nice, new, genuine speedo cable, but after waiting for an hour on the side of the highway for a tow truck due to a blown clutch slave cylinder, I lost interest... (I found a new one (and clutch fluid) at a parts store close-by, but couldn’t get hold of anyone to pick it up for me)...
It took longer to get the 60 off the tow truck than it did to replace the part...

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New bed day

when you don’t have a truck because you spent all you money on 60’s and this is the only rig not under the knife

230 miles to the city and back, got a couple good looks and the boys at NFM wanted to know if I wanted to put it inside the rig or not, told them to impress me I’ll be back in an hour... they tried I watched 🤣😂🤣😂

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I had intended to fit my nice, new, genuine speedo cable, but after waiting for an hour on the side of the highway for a tow truck due to a blown clutch slave cylinder, I lost interest... (I found a new one (and clutch fluid) at a parts store close-by, but couldn’t get hold of anyone to pick it up for me)...
It took longer to get the 60 off the tow truck than it did to replace the part...

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what!??! pops didn't teach you how to drive without using the clutch. man, he was slackin':hillbilly:
 
Rebuilt my rear diff, which was a PITA since it was my first ever diff job, but worked out well in the end. Will be posting a thread about my experiences, findings and tips for anyone else who does theirs for the first time. Also had the cover powder coated and used some nice shiny new hardware when I reinstalled it.

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Now on to my next window relay box job....
 
Rebuilt my rear diff, which was a PITA since it was my first ever diff job, but worked out well in the end. Will be posting a thread about my experiences, findings and tips for anyone else who does theirs for the first time. Also had the cover powder coated and used some nice shiny new hardware when I reinstalled it.

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Now on to my next window relay box job....
Good work
 
Thanks for the reminder of the very first day I bought my FJ 10 years ago. Picked it up in Houston at 6:00AM, drove to Dallas to buy beds and somehow made it to New Mexico the next day. Still have those beds and that truck!

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