Those knobs looks fantastic! NOS or refinished?I think i need to move some knobs around.![]()
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Those knobs looks fantastic! NOS or refinished?I think i need to move some knobs around.![]()
What color name and code did you paint your rig?View attachment 1477267 View attachment 1477268 View attachment 1477269 Moving forward.
Did the steering wheel / column. More dash stuff.
I think i need to move some knobs around.![]()
Those knobs looks fantastic! NOS or refinished?
What color name and code did you paint your rig?
Thanks - they look brilliant. This is on my list...these are the originals for this rig. I refurbished them. Started with some compound and a buffing wheel. Then some glass/ plastic polish and more buffing. Then topped it off with some white paint applied with a wire, then wiped clean.
I finished all of the final piddly details on Saturday. My buddy came over Sunday with his high-end Snap-On diagnostic toys, we turned her over, and ............no start. Injectors were pulsing but no fuel, everything else was spot on. Apparently the injectors were pretty gummed up. After changing out to a spare set of injectors (with new O-rings) after work yesterday she fired right up and ran smooth as silk, waaaaay smoother than my earlier TBI. I'm heading out of town until Friday, so next Saturday we'll make sure the transmission is dialed in, put a few hundred miles on her and ...... Rubithon here we come!
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Nice! Does the Vortec have the same bellhousing bolt pattern as the earlier TBI SBC's?
@David1947 You may also want to "heat shield" the hump-lots of heat emmenates from there..............
Got the oil report today - with no background on the engine, I'm pleased overall - I'll keep doing these on the FJ40 as it's cheap insurance, imo.Changed the oil using Valvoline VR1 20w-50 and a Mobile1 M1-301. Captured a sample of the old oil to send off to Blackstone Labs for a health check of the engine.