What did you do with your 60 this weekend? (9 Viewers)

[chichiflys]

Did some hurricane clean up

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Bummer man. That's all I can say. Well, other than glad you seem to be OK.

 

[cheeese]

Dang Richard! If that’s the worst that happened it’s at least repairable.

 

[rw74228]

Luckily that was the only damage that was done. Also, being in insurance has one benefit as the adjuster already came out and gave me a price to total it and I was surprised at the valuation--all of the guys overpaying for 60s might have just made me some money. As it looks now I might end up totaling the car and looking to buy a new one in the near future.

 

[MACFJ60]

Curious the number they quoted for payout? If not comfortable sharing the exact number a range would suffice.

TIA

 

[erse]

Re-dipped the truck. Got about 2 years out of the rattle can job I did last time - also bought a cover to hopefully get a few more years out of this job. Used a real gun instead of the cans...although I had to do it in stages, so the color wasn't a perfect match everywhere, but it looks better then before which adds 15 hp and 3 mpg, as we all know. Also bled my new clutch master cyl properly, so it works much more better now. And then, for no particular reason, I took her for a drive. View attachment 1790182

When you say

Re-dipped

do you mean plasti-dip?

 

[MANUCHAO]

How does she pull that trailer?

I like to know too....
How heavy is that trailer?

 

[TallCityCruzer]

How does she pull that trailer? We had a pop-up years ago and our 60 did OK, nothing stellar, but it worked for the most part.

She did ok. The trailer weighs about 3600lbs loaded and I was able to go 60mph on the interstate at 3000rpm. Uphill was around 45mph and downhill up to 65mph. Other than that, she didn’t overheat and wasn’t as squirly as I had read on other posts. Drove pretty straight and steady.

 

[808fj]

View attachment 1782270 One last lake trip.

nice ! gotta any pics of tour trailer setup? looks perfect for what i need

 

[NQCruiser]

Messed around with some other rims & tyres I’ve got on a trailer I’m building. They’re 8.25 R16 - really old school size. Look to be slightly larger than my 285/75 R16 s that I usually run. I kinda like the steelie look at the moment, and there is plenty of rubber between the rim & the road in this size.

 

[chichiflys]

When you say
do you mean plasti-dip?

Yep. it's not all that durable like a bedliner (did that once to a '78 FJ40 back int eh day and loved it), but the old girl was looking rather freakish with multiple patches of primer, missing parts, etc. So it's an easy, relatively cheap, and removable top coat....until I can get a real paint job (or new truck without the cancer issues).

 

[chichiflys]

She did ok. The trailer weighs about 3600lbs loaded and I was able to go 60mph on the interstate at 3000rpm. Uphill was around 45mph and downhill up to 65mph. Other than that, she didn’t overheat and wasn’t as squirly as I had read on other posts. Drove pretty straight and steady.

Nice - sounds about the same from when we pulled the pop-up years ago.

 

[BlackCat]

Finally diagnosed and repaired the prior owners band aid of super advanced timing to mask a driveability issue. Feels good to have it running well!

 

[CenTXFJ60]

The rear now matches the back . Found this turbo decal from Back 40 imports.

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

Rough fit a 80 dash in Dingo.

J

 

[johnnyshaner]

Changed out a few coolant hoses, replaced the fan clutch and split the fan shroud.

 

[NeverGiveUpYota]

After a gruelling day of feeding meds to old people I cracked a s*** eating grin upon seeing my 60 w/ it’s colorful steering rods and mismatched front valance and body and missing front bumper waiting in the lot. She’s so me.

 

[Skniper]

Changed out a few coolant hoses, replaced the fan clutch and split the fan shroud. View attachment 1791072

Wise man with the cardboard protection over the radiator. I mashed a huge hole in the middle of a radiator once tugging on the water pump and it suddenly let go. FAWK!!! Not sure cardboard would've been enough to stop my f'up.

 

[2mountainfish]

Did some wheelin with our 4x4 club near Bridgeport, CA. The mine ruins are from the Chemung mine. Also an old mining town called Masonic. There were a couple of 60s, mine and McVicker's , who is also a mud member. Awesome run with just a hint of fall colors starting to show.

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[CenTXFJ60]

Rough fit a 80 dash in Dingo.

J

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Hey J, not sure if you’ve seen Jeff’s threat (@fl4031003 ) but he’s doing the same thing in a 62. Pretty cool stuff yall are working on

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

Hey J, not sure if you’ve seen Jeff’s threat (@fl4031003 ) but he’s doing the same thing in a 62. Pretty cool stuff yall are working on

Build thread? Curious to see his method. I'll need to trim/sculpt the back side a bit to make it fit nicely and then adjust centering for the steering. Current plans are to use the 80 steering wheel as well. I'll need to look at the firewall in more depth for all new fittings and holes and possible re-routing for the 80 series AC, heater, gauges, vent tube, etc..

J