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And remembered to take the spring off of the gas door I got from the junk yard a while back. I no longer have to ask vulnerable coeds to help me open my gas tank. Fitting that the door came off the worst color 80. Upgraded one notch tithe second worst color.

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Washed it for the first time in about 8 months. Doesn't seem to run any better.
Try leather conditioning the seats.
 
Oh great, another mod for me to feverishly research lol

Nothing to research. Just grab a grinder/cut off wheel and hack away. It typically works best to mask a line to see what you would be left with. And to check behind the bumper for stuff.
 
Nothing to research. Just grab a grinder/cut off wheel and hack away. It typically works best to mask a line to see what you would be left with. And to check behind the bumper for stuff.
I'm just checking out the different lines to cut. Some are more than I want, others have different angles. I never just jump into things!
 
I'm just checking out the different lines to cut. Some are more than I want, others have different angles. I never just jump into things!

Just start hacking! :grinpimp:

There is one out there where a guy shortened the bumper. It looks really good. I'm going to chop mine.
 
Committed myself to Rubithon.

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Driving back from Colorado in the dark at 11:30 PM I failed to see a sign. I probably had 1/2 tank of gas (on the indicator) at this point.

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The light came on with 40 miles to go before services.

I discovered that in the exact conditions I was driving in, I am able to traverse exactly 320 miles. At that point, the engine stops producing power.

I saw it coming... the light came on, found a sign indicating next gas 32 miles after the light had been on for about 15. There was nothing I could do by the time I saw the light and I tried drafting a semi truck to save fuel. The truck driver started (understandably) getting pissy about that though and tapping his brakes at random. Coasted down the hills. 6 miles short of Salina, UT the cruiser ran out of gas.

Had just bought two 5 gallon plastic Jerry's at Costco a couple of days before, but had not filled them up. :( I grabbed one and a flashlight and started walking. After about 5 minutes, a guy in a van with a kayak on top stopped and asked if I needed a ride. I did. He was a very interesting fellow who liked incense and vitamins a lot. I got in and there was only a drivers seat available for traditional vehicular seating, but there was a foot stool in the passenger area so I sat on that and held on. He mentioned that he was taking his dog to his dad's house for the summer while he worked a seasonal job (fire fighting). I looked in the back and saw a very large doberman sleeping on a bed in the back of the van. Nice doggy. The dog only woke up once and he just yawned at me. I tried not to look at the vitamin rack or the incense burner (or anything) too closely. But the man gave me a ride to the gas station and took me back to the cruiser with my full jerry can.

Kind stranger, I'll pay it forward it next time I see someone that needs gas now that i have two full jerry cans.
 
Driving back from Colorado in the dark at 11:30 PM I failed to see a sign. I probably had 1/2 tank of gas (on the indicator) at this point.

MissedSign-L.jpg


The light came on with 40 miles to go before services.

I discovered that in the exact conditions I was driving in, I am able to traverse exactly 320 miles. At that point, the engine stops producing power.

I saw it coming... the light came on, found a sign indicating next gas 32 miles after the light had been on for about 15. There was nothing I could do by the time I saw the light and I tried drafting a semi truck to save fuel. The truck driver started (understandably) getting pissy about that though and tapping his brakes at random. Coasted down the hills. 6 miles short of Salina, UT the cruiser ran out of gas.

Had just bought two 5 gallon plastic Jerry's at Costco a couple of days before, but had not filled them up. :( I grabbed one and a flashlight and started walking. After about 5 minutes, a guy in a van with a kayak on top stopped and asked if I needed a ride. I did. He was a very interesting fellow who liked incense and vitamins a lot. I got in and there was only a drivers seat available for traditional vehicular seating, but there was a foot stool in the passenger area so I sat on that and held on. He mentioned that he was taking his dog to his dad's house for the summer while he worked a seasonal job (fire fighting). I looked in the back and saw a very large doberman sleeping on a bed in the back of the van. Nice doggy. The dog only woke up once and he just yawned at me. I tried not to look at the vitamin rack or the incense burner (or anything) too closely. But the man gave me a ride to the gas station and took me back to the cruiser with my full jerry can.

Kind stranger, I'll pay it forward it next time I see someone that needs gas now that i have two full jerry cans.


This story warms the heart and tightens the sphincter.
 
And remembered to take the spring off of the gas door I got from the junk yard a while back. I no longer have to ask vulnerable coeds to help me open my gas tank. Fitting that the door came off the worst color 80. Upgraded one notch tithe second worst color.

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Ugh, wished we remembered this earlier. I could have shaped one out of the spring steel used on the spare brake hardware I have.
 
Driving back from Colorado in the dark at 11:30 PM I failed to see a sign. I probably had 1/2 tank of gas (on the indicator) at this point.

MissedSign-L.jpg


The light came on with 40 miles to go before services.

I discovered that in the exact conditions I was driving in, I am able to traverse exactly 320 miles. At that point, the engine stops producing power.

I saw it coming... the light came on, found a sign indicating next gas 32 miles after the light had been on for about 15. There was nothing I could do by the time I saw the light and I tried drafting a semi truck to save fuel. The truck driver started (understandably) getting pissy about that though and tapping his brakes at random. Coasted down the hills. 6 miles short of Salina, UT the cruiser ran out of gas.

Had just bought two 5 gallon plastic Jerry's at Costco a couple of days before, but had not filled them up. :( I grabbed one and a flashlight and started walking. After about 5 minutes, a guy in a van with a kayak on top stopped and asked if I needed a ride. I did. He was a very interesting fellow who liked incense and vitamins a lot. I got in and there was only a drivers seat available for traditional vehicular seating, but there was a foot stool in the passenger area so I sat on that and held on. He mentioned that he was taking his dog to his dad's house for the summer while he worked a seasonal job (fire fighting). I looked in the back and saw a very large doberman sleeping on a bed in the back of the van. Nice doggy. The dog only woke up once and he just yawned at me. I tried not to look at the vitamin rack or the incense burner (or anything) too closely. But the man gave me a ride to the gas station and took me back to the cruiser with my full jerry can.

Kind stranger, I'll pay it forward it next time I see someone that needs gas now that i have two full jerry cans.

I'm lucky to hit 240 miles
 
Did some garage style fabrication and made a fuel can carrier. It looks pretty good as long as you don't look too closely.

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Repainted the front bumper and started on the interior.

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