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My girlies helped me put a couple rivets in the corners of the NVH firewall blanket. With exception to cutting out one slotted hole that I missed (traced, cut out pvc but not underpadding), and test fitting and installing, this task is complete!
Next I need to make a couple patch plates for the firewall. One where the clutch master cylinder used to come through for mating to the pedal, a second patch plate to cover up an access hole for one the bellhousing bolts. Not gonna get too fancy here at all, can’t risk it taking 6-weeks to complete.
Gotta call my windshield buddy again, really hope to get it sealed up before I reassemble my dash. I really Don’t want old silicone rattling around in the dash after I can guarantee right now I’m rattle free (but only because I’m dash-free). Fingers crossed for an inexpensive repair.
Chalked up another small victory last night. Got the two layers of the NVH blanket glued together and put under some weight to help curing.
Think I’m gonna put a dozen zip ties around the perimeter to prevent the edges from peeling apart. I’ve been trying to find where to buy a “plug or post” style zip tie. Something that resembles an anti-theft tag for clothing, only need to poke one hole in the corner, rather than “stitching” the two together.
Hey Evan, did you do anything special to winterize the Orange Saphire?
That JK you parked beside looks tiny in comparison…looks like some good parts on it though.
Oh for sure Mark. Feels good to make some progress wherever I get it.
I still have to arrange with my buddy to seal up the windshield. I wanna get it resealed before I put the dash back together just in case there’s some grinding or excessive scraping required.
Hoping Santa brings me T-100 brake calipers, master & booster.
Had a couple hours in the shop midday today, and got non-4Runner related tasks complete.
Got the power wheels, wagon and stroller packed away into the shed (out of the shop!!) till spring time.
Found out the Taco will fit in the shop with less than 10cm to spare. Good to know should another ice storm come our way. Last winter I was able to get the Taco and Sams caravan inside before a crazy wind/freezing rain storm hit, but the bigrunner was parked in the backyard.
Anyways, with the extra crap out of the way, I got Little Trucky some overdue service. Oil change, engine air filter, and zerks greased up. I bought frint brake pads 3 months ago, but there’s still life left on these original pads @ 108,000km.
Tomorrow I gotta do an oil change in Sams Focus. Perhaps afterwards I’ll make another attempt to glue that damn blanket together.
Tested my spray adhesive in joining the PVC to carpet underpadding on a few pieces of scrap with satisfactory results. There is enough resistance to peeling, that I’m not worried the two pieces will separate under normal conditions.
Mark, condolences to your family. 91.5 years is a solid run, especially with the love from your family that is quite obvious.
Thanks guys. Feelin’ the encouragement here.
Made progress yesterday. Using old yucky NVH blanket as a template, I got the tile liner cut to shape. Then used the new liner as a template for carpet underpadding. Just need to glue the two pieces together, another day when it’s not so dang cold out.
That’s all for now. Small victories!!!
No progress again. Started making the firewall NVH blanket, had a neighbour pop over long enough to distract me. Hour later make my first cut, and its 8″ too short vertically. F#€k sakes!!! Might as well have just stayed in the house last night.
Waiting for a common free day for windshield repair has killed progress. Not even a whisper of progress in tbe last month. Not cool.
Think I need to start on a new task to build motovation again. Either gonna drop tbe gas tank, or pull some brakes apart tonight. Have to roll the dice and find out.
I only flip offroad bikes and atvs, sold as-is where-is no warranty. I look for flashy bikes with bolt on parts and destroyed engine internals. Or even better, when all the parts are present, but in tupperware and baggies. Those are fun for me, I like that puzzle.
My best flip to date was a filthy KX80 I bought for $300, power washed it and put back on kijiji. Sold it a couple days later still broken but clean for $600.
Missed breaking even by $7 on a bike I bought for $100. Another machine I ended up losing $50 when a weak battery let me down. Guy showed up with cash, wouldnt start, guy wanted $50 off previous offer to offset a new battery, I wanted to stop the bleeding haha.
