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today I stuck plates on and went for a quick test drive. Brakes are hard with the v6 master and stock booster but can always change that out later. Rear brakes need some adjustment and gotta play around with the proportioning valve.
other than that it went well! I need to swap the alternator, wire up the brake master cap light and some other odds and ends before I do a safety.
I’m concerned about an oil leak above the water pump but I have a few options to try before I do anything major
Should have read closer, it would be a real pain to try to remake those quarters out of sheet metal, that’s for sure! Hope everything goes smooth.
Instead of finding faulty wiring today, I bought stuff to do my exhaust and I installed this!
Note to everyone on TNTT: copper nickel brake line is superior to steel. And I had some leftover braided lines so I ran them on the back axle too.
Got all line plumbed In and hooked up, and bled the master. really hope everything bleeds ok.
Rear quarters definitely need some work!
Have you though about cutting off the rear quarters at the same height as the bottom of the tailgate? And just capping it off with sheet metal?
Two big upsides to that idea are simplicity and you can run a high clearance bumper similar to the one I built, that wraps around. I’ve never worked on a 60 so I dont know if there are setbacks or difficulties with doing this, but just a thought!
Thanks guys.
Todays progress, pulled the bumper off and welded up the tabs for the turn signals, and wired them in using leftover factory connectors and shrink wrap. Then I welded a hook to the stinger to hook the winch cable too and added the winch. Re installed it and it’s all good.
Gauge cluster wasn’t working, the engine fuse in the kickpanel was blown so I changed it and it worked. But when I put the reverse lights on it blows again so I need to figure that out.
Orange Saphhire isn’t really orange anymore, maybe it’s time for a new name. First time moving under its own power in a long time, finally outside enjoying the sun! Beyond excited!
Love the detail! 9 inch front with 80 outers would be cool, and never thought to use a 10.5 tundra diff.
the 79 series is my favourite I think.
Ok cool, pickups are so much easier, 4runner bodies areheavy and awkward. I used an engine hoist and excavator to take my old body off. And the new body, I used engine hoist and some ceiling joists with a come along and ratchetstrap.
pumped to see some progress pics!
When’s the April meet? I’m really Hoping to be at the meet and greet may 6th in mississauga, that one might be a bit easier for me to get to!
Got it fired up this morning! I still have things to button up.
