Got the new radio installed. The rats nest of PO wiring was a beast.
What did you do with your 60 this weekend? (21 Viewers)
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I went the opposite direction haha. I had a '18 offroad in cement and sold it after I got my 60 series.
NWxDrew
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Same here! I sold my ‘18 turd-gen for an ‘85 60!
Drove it. First time for a real drive after getting stolen 7 years ago. And, during that time, driving more modern vehicles daily I realized that A: this thing rides like a stagecoach. B: It is awfully slow. C: 33x10.50 are too big for stock gearing at 6000'. D: Guzzles gas and did I mention slow? E: Soooooooooo happy to have it back and driving it again.
Overhauled the Trollhole carb which was much needed after sitting for years. Didn’t fix my problems but can mark it off the list. Desmog might be in the near future.
600 miles from Denver to Omaha without missing a beat yesterday, the truck ran perfect the whole way. Amazing what a well tuned 2F can do at 40 years old. 68mph max speed, but hey, it does the job. Verified the HAC worked somewhere around Wray when I dropped below 4000’ elevation and my Air:Fuel gauge changed. Right up to that point it was running super lean though, which is by design: the most oxygen rich air possible with the HAC still active. 16-17.5mpg all day long, so no complaints there.
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Same here. I sold my '17 Trd offroad to get back into cruisers
Man if i was getting 16 mpg i wouldnt mind 68 mph one bit
BigHighBlue
GOLD Star
That's impressive fuel "economy"
Cheating! Denver -> Omaha is downhill 
BigHighBlue
GOLD Star
Cheating! Denver -> Omaha is downhill
Mileage makes more sense now LOL. Lets see the return trip stats!
It’ll be close to that. 4000 feet of elevation loss over 600 miles is enough to make it feel pretty flat. A smogged 2F just runs lean at cruise. Valves and spark plugs suffer long term, but it helps with gas mileage. My temps stay between 185-195* always though, no matter the outdoor temps, uphill or downhill, highway or city.
BigHighBlue
GOLD Star
Solid. My only experience is with desmogged and I drive it like I stole it. I should probably turn down my timing...
red66toy
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So sick!CAUSE YOLO...
Drove it to CO last weekend..
Picking it up next weekend...
The crew at CAMPTEQ are great folks..!!
Can't wait to drive it back...
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Didn't re-gear. All stock gearing. I daily this thing and gearing feels great. I'm in Atlanta GA so pretty flat.
I haven't seen it yet. Thanks for the heads up. Let me run them a bitt more and I'll report back.
These things are badass. I just wish they weren’t so boxy. If they made them look like the high-roof model I would like it a whole lot more. But, man, what a cool concept!CAUSE YOLO...
Drove it to CO last weekend..
Picking it up next weekend...
The crew at CAMPTEQ are great folks..!!
Can't wait to drive it back...
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I got one c channel off. I used the air chisel to remove all major rust scale and brushed on Ospho. Tomorrow I'll spray it with Eastwood frame saver paint, then some black chassis paint. Then a nice layer of marine grease over everything before the Trail Tailor replacement channel goes in. My question is, since the metal is thinner now from the rust, and because it bent out a bit due to expansion from the rust, the new channel isnt going to fit properly. If I tighten it up on the top there will be a gap on the bottom, and vice versa. And the bottom needs to be tight since the spring hanger attaches through it. What do people do, just split the difference and put in all bolts loose and tighten up evenly? Or put in some spacer sheets of metal to fill the gaps?
red66toy
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I would vote evenly tighten the bolts to see if it pulls in the metal.
