I was going to rec a terrain tamer video of a birf job... those hoons down under know their chit.
Builds Zeke, the 1975 Wanderer and DD (2 Viewers)
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Upon further review, I've decided to put off the headliner replacement until warmer weather.
Bubba ain't got nothing on me, man....
That's some Pebble Beach Concours shiznit going on right there.
that looks fine.
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Started looking closely at the roof today.
These strips have a single rivet at each end, and all the rivets are loose, which means when it rains and snows, water WILL get into the interior.
I cannot find a reason to not just drill the rivets out, get rid of them and plug the holes.
Can you?
These strips have a single rivet at each end, and all the rivets are loose, which means when it rains and snows, water WILL get into the interior.
I cannot find a reason to not just drill the rivets out, get rid of them and plug the holes.
Can you?
What are those strips? Do you have a larger picture? I'm not sure what their purpose was.
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They are cargo friction strips. Which is ridiculous, since the metal up there is way too thin to put anything on. I assumed they were stock.
I don't think they were stock, at least I never seen anything like them. Remove and seal up.
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Just went out in the cold and snapped a picture of them from the front.
Also gives an idea of my garage clearance with that lift.
Also gives an idea of my garage clearance with that lift.
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I'm also getting ready to pop out the old windshield and put in the new.
The gasket came with instructions, which I found fascinating. I'm going to test fit the gasket to the new windshield glass before I pop out the old one. Nothing worse than being caught halfway through a job like this. Am planning to take Zeke up to Northwest Iowa for Thanksgiving at my brother's house.
The gasket came with instructions, which I found fascinating. I'm going to test fit the gasket to the new windshield glass before I pop out the old one. Nothing worse than being caught halfway through a job like this. Am planning to take Zeke up to Northwest Iowa for Thanksgiving at my brother's house.
The rope trick works well.
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I was reading through my helpful Owner's Manual, when I happened across the coolio Inspection Light Socket on page 19.
I decided then and there that I must have this wonderful thing.
About a minute and a half and $21.73 later, I had ordered one. What a cool thing, and for so cheap!
Have I mentioned how much I looooove new toys?
I decided then and there that I must have this wonderful thing.
About a minute and a half and $21.73 later, I had ordered one. What a cool thing, and for so cheap!
Have I mentioned how much I looooove new toys?
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Waiting on a fence contractor for the second day in a row, I had time to do this:
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I broke the glass in my parts pig trying to push it out
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Yeah, pushing out is hard on glass. If you want to save it, either cut the gasket or do the fishing line trick
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Well, crap. Got the windshield out, and am having the devil's own time getting the new one in, rope trick or no.
The new gasket has this wide flange on the outside that keeps curling under the bottom every time you try to do anything, and then you have to start all over, as the top pops out, regardless of how hard you try to push it back down.
I'll wrestle with this piece of crap for another day, and then it goes to a pro.
As an aside, the YouTube "experts" showing how to do this may know how to do it, but they all suck s*** at teaching. They fail utterly and completely at actually identifying the critical tasks involved and demonstrating how to overcome them.
The new gasket has this wide flange on the outside that keeps curling under the bottom every time you try to do anything, and then you have to start all over, as the top pops out, regardless of how hard you try to push it back down.
I'll wrestle with this piece of crap for another day, and then it goes to a pro.
As an aside, the YouTube "experts" showing how to do this may know how to do it, but they all suck s*** at teaching. They fail utterly and completely at actually identifying the critical tasks involved and demonstrating how to overcome them.
you need princess to get up on the hood and apply pressure in as you are pulling the rope...that's what I had to do anyway...
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Well, I am feeling quite chuff, having figured it out on my own, and doing it single-handed to boot.
The problem is, my lovely bride WAS applying pressure; where the instructions miss the boat is on what is fundamentally happening. You aren't putting the windshield in, you are putting the rubber gasket in, and the windshield is just along for the ride.
I took a paintless dent suction cup, put it on the inside of the windshield, and after having squared everything up perfectly, and putting the bottom of the windshield in LAST, not first, and slightly below the rim of the frame, I sucked it right up into the frame. Once it had a purchase, I then moved the gasket around until it fit perfectly. Trying to get the windshield in kept causing the gasket to curl up, and get in the way. Also, I had the gasket too tightly onto the glass; the gasket needs to be loosely situated on the glass and to be able to move outward to ensure the flange stays flat and doesn't curl up, and again get in the way.
The rope did help, but it is the least important part, and really doesn't do all that much. I did the same thing with a used paint stirrer, that gave me superior results.
End result:
The problem is, my lovely bride WAS applying pressure; where the instructions miss the boat is on what is fundamentally happening. You aren't putting the windshield in, you are putting the rubber gasket in, and the windshield is just along for the ride.
I took a paintless dent suction cup, put it on the inside of the windshield, and after having squared everything up perfectly, and putting the bottom of the windshield in LAST, not first, and slightly below the rim of the frame, I sucked it right up into the frame. Once it had a purchase, I then moved the gasket around until it fit perfectly. Trying to get the windshield in kept causing the gasket to curl up, and get in the way. Also, I had the gasket too tightly onto the glass; the gasket needs to be loosely situated on the glass and to be able to move outward to ensure the flange stays flat and doesn't curl up, and again get in the way.
The rope did help, but it is the least important part, and really doesn't do all that much. I did the same thing with a used paint stirrer, that gave me superior results.
End result:
Nice!
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The stirrer was exactly the right width and thickness and was just bendy enough. The paint on it provided a soft beveled edge. A surprisingly useful tool.
fj55 = 10% inspiration ++ 90% perspiration. more of the second half as the years of the owner get on... it took me ALL day today to weld 4 weensey bed risers to the bottom of the new tray frame, and they were just square and plumb stubs of 1/8" 1" x 3" A500...
