Just got my truck back and couldn't resist doing putting these in!
Also got the wheels polished!
Also got the wheels polished!
Whatchu Workin' On?
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Very nice.
What kind of seats? They look comfy.
Wheels look great too. Did they have any of that yellowish staining rust on them before hand or were they in pretty good shape to begin with?
What kind of seats? They look comfy.
Wheels look great too. Did they have any of that yellowish staining rust on them before hand or were they in pretty good shape to begin with?
Seats are Bestop trailmax 2's with 60 brackets so the bolted right in very pleased and super comfy
They had a nice layer of just grime on them and you can see alittle rust on the outer part of the rim all around got most of it but not all.
Yea, alot of older homes don't have anything close to that. Or they had something until somebody put a fireplace insert in. When this was an open fireplace, it would have had about 14" of concrete hearth in front of it, but the insert reduced it to about 2". The new slate extends about 2' I think.
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Well.... had some free time this week and I pulled the body off the frame, took the axles out from undernether her, bought a hoist and pulled the engine, pulled the gears out of the tranny, and pulled all the glass out of the body.
I've been a busy boy. Pics soon.
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Well.... had some free time this week and I pulled the body off the frame, took the axles out from undernether her, bought a hoist and pulled the engine, pulled the gears out of the tranny, and pulled all the glass out of the body.
I've been a busy boy. Pics soon.
This one is goin back together right? If it doesn't, your just that kid that takes a clock apart and can't put it back together lol
No work on the 80 til Monday/Tuesday when I have off. I'll do a compression check and hopefully have decent numbers, or atleast verify that the rings are good.
Until then, I've been playing with this. Got back into RC racing after a 12 yr hiatus. Glad I did it!
Until then, I've been playing with this. Got back into RC racing after a 12 yr hiatus. Glad I did it!
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No kidding. If you get the itch to take the sawzall to this one call me and I will take it off your hands!!
Well, the 80 saved me a lot of time this morning during the compression check. Cylinder one topped out at ~95 psi. Dropped a few squirts of oil into the cylinder and it jumped up past 120 psi. Looks like rings are shot. No wonder it's been so low on power. Now to find something that's in better condition to drop in... Any ideas on where to look? The quotes for rebuilding or a swap are too excessive for this guy.
I think $1200 might be a bit high, but he says it's rebuilt~5k miles.
http://denver.craigslist.org/pts/4773584676.html
Believe me. Checked on that one about a week ago. That's a steal since a rebuilt motor will be upwards of $5k.
I guess it makes sense. In my mind its a hard sell because so many want to swap for a v8 or diesel.
I have seen the same combo in "working" condition for only a couple hundred.
You might consider a basic rebuild...I would think a hone and new rings might buy a few ponies and years back, if things are not too rough now.
You might consider a basic rebuild...I would think a hone and new rings might buy a few ponies and years back, if things are not too rough now.
You're right. But I have no experience tearing down a motor, and it'd be just as pricey to have a shop do that as rebuild it. Unless someone here has that expertise?
Taking stuff apart is the fun easy stuff! Getting it back together with the right tolerances and working is the magic part
No surprise that Travis liked your post lol