What did you do with your 60 this weekend? (26 Viewers)
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464 tan BC/CC complete. Now to decide what direction to go with this cruiser.
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suzuguru
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I wish I had a TIG welder. I used to be pretty slick with one, but I haven't TIG'ed in about 20 years. I just can't seem to justify buying one. Nearly everything I do, can be done with a MIG.
Man I’ve gotten to the point where unless it’s too big to fit on my table or up under the truck I’m going to tig it. It’s so much cleaner and more precise. No spatter holes in my clothes haha. It also challenges you to get your fit up to be pretty much perfect which means your joints will be stronger anyways.
As far as the machine, I use an everlast 185DV. I got it on sale for $700 and upgraded the pedal and gas line and couldn’t be happier. It does AC/DC up to 185 amps which is a pretty healthy number. Sometimes the torch can get hot on thick cast aluminum repairs like aluminum engine blocks but a water cooler would fix that. I learned on this machine and was planning on upgrading but I haven’t really found the need to. The one thing I wish I had was more control over pulse settings.
My Mig welder is a miller211 and imo it’s a complete waste of money. The everlast that is similar has the same specs at half the price.
If you don’t need to do aluminum the DC only tigs get even cheaper
suzuguru
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I'm sure if I had one, I would probably use it more than really necessary. The one I used every day years ago was water cooled. It made it really nice. It was a Lincoln Square Wave 250. It had a pulse setting, of course, but I used to pulse manually with the foot pedal. I became really good at that. I could lay down some beautiful welds on the stainless I was working with. I often wonder how long it would take me to get back to that point after not doing it for 20 years.
Man honestly I bet you could get it back pretty quick. For me it was all seat time to learn. I just did 30 min a day all last summer and now I can not touch the machine for a month and hop on it like nothing changed.
I have a Miller 210 at home, it can even do aluminum.
I’m going to welding school and I’m probably going to buy a tig welder. But I have always found the Mig to be so good.
As someone who is currently dismantling their interior, with plans to take out the whole dash down to the firewall, this picture gives me anxiety.
Been thinking of replacing the OME shocks on mine. What PN are those? I have a 2" OME suspension. Also, is the Dampening noticeably better?
Do it. Bilstein is an improvement over OME.
cps432
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You could direct it into my driveway.
As someone who is currently dismantling their interior, with plans to take out the whole dash down to the firewall, this picture gives me anxiety.
I bet it’s way easier than you think.
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Is the BC/CC preferable to the original single stage paint?
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I prefer BC/CC and 95% of my rigs and customers builds I apply BC/CC
A little reading:
Base Coat Clear Coat Vs Single Stage: What's The Difference
Do you know the difference between base coat clear coat and single stage? Learn how to select the proper paint system for your next project
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Hey it works perfect! Im pretty surprised, because I added a TON of length to these, but there isnt any wiggle at all. This setup is way better than whats in my 60. The extra 8 inches of vertical height is because the height of the trans tunnel cover on the fj40 is super super tall
It’s still going to feel stiff because they’re both digressive shocks but the 5100s are a better shock. Try and find a linear or progressive shock if you’re looking for more comfort
Finished swapping out the stock seats for some new (to me) Recaro LX seats
I reused the bases/sliders from the stock seats, though I had to break them down and rebuild them to adapt the wider Recaro bolt spacing to the mounting points in the cruiser’s floor.
Plan from here is to strip down the stock front seats and scavenge the reusable upholstery. I’ll eventually replace the diagonal striped fabric on the Recaros with stock striped fabric.
I also plan to cut the headrest portion of the frame out and adapt that to the rear seat so I can get headrests back there. Then I’ll add 3pt belts from seatbelt planet (used a dental pick to confirm the pillar has the anchor in there already, luckily).
This has all been an interruption to the new h55f I’m prepping on the bench for install soon(ish)
I reused the bases/sliders from the stock seats, though I had to break them down and rebuild them to adapt the wider Recaro bolt spacing to the mounting points in the cruiser’s floor.
Plan from here is to strip down the stock front seats and scavenge the reusable upholstery. I’ll eventually replace the diagonal striped fabric on the Recaros with stock striped fabric.
I also plan to cut the headrest portion of the frame out and adapt that to the rear seat so I can get headrests back there. Then I’ll add 3pt belts from seatbelt planet (used a dental pick to confirm the pillar has the anchor in there already, luckily).
This has all been an interruption to the new h55f I’m prepping on the bench for install soon(ish)
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These are sooooooo good. Hell yes
Prior to shifting over to cruisers I’d run Recaros in pretty much all of my project cars, though usually with bigger bolsters to keep me more planted in the corners. This particular set has shorter thigh bolsters (“A” model bases), which are intended more for trucks and commercial vehicle use and won’t get as beat up climbing in and out. I tried to mount them as low as possible for a bit more headroom.
I have a set of the very 80’s fish net headrests I may recover to match and swap in, too. Besides just liking the appearance, they’d probably also help maintain the cruiser’s good 360 visibility for passengers.
nice! now i have a good idea as to how my 1st gen 4runner seats are gonna look in my 60, thanks. i'd love a set of recaros but i like the 1st gen 4r seats, the price was right, free.95
