hey terry, the frame holes were not the same it was like the hoist was for a different frame had to make new holes it also wouldent fit into the guide pipe in the frame so we made things work

stopped by exhaust shop an he said its an easy fix so hat lined up on the 18th

so new holes drilled we had to adjust their side to side width a bit to get the hoist in the channel got wirewheeled an painted prior to the hoist being bolted in final time


quickly found out that the hoist wasnt going to just fit though an we added a hose clamp to the end to hold the hoist end when it goes through the pipe binds a little but it works


bit of rust removal an cleaning then hit with paint


modifications to bumper for the hoist handle

 

Nice work, as always, dragon!

 

meh i try but this was so-so if id thought ahead id drilled two holes in the bumper to keyhole the crank instead of notch the darn thing

 

well got a couple chips fixed in my windsheild (gravel for ice)
the lady (quite nice an very friendly) fixed the chips an part of the service cleaned all the glass an even supposed to vacuum the runner i was nahh ill do the vacuuming

then i got the clean bug so gave her first bath of the year an then got the buffer had to make a bonnet for it an some compound then wax an polished her up a bit







even with the ripples the rustolium holds up an took a shine an so smooth couldnt set phone on it slid right off LOL

now dragon hurts waiting for ibuprofin to kick in ow...

 

Trucks looking good as always!

 

thank you, eventually will get the steel to fix the rear quarters then can do the insulating an such to make her quieter an temp stable like terry an mark have done

 

Hey dragon I bet you thought I forgot about you, well I haven't I've just been slammed with life stuffs, the sheet metal I told you about months ago was way rougher than he gave the impretion of and truly was worth cutting out but alas I have found another one and as soon as I get some free time I will do my absolute best to keep my word buddy, sorry for dropping the ball and not staying in contact with ya. Hope all is well and the ibuprofen is kicked in.

 

Dang!!! Your truck is looking good and has come along way. You have done great bringing it back. Great Job!!!

 

its ok jason i knew life was hitting ya all around the place ya didnt drop the ball so no worry

thanks terry

 

some pictures an some experiments

got a picture of the fixed exhaust from last week



got tired of the dark gray stains an corrosion so decided to see what i could do about it did some emery cloth for the really bad pitting on the lower 1/4 of the rim that didnt do so hot fixing things
then wire brush meh
chrome polish nope

annoyed a bit i got the can of easy off (the last dregs of it) sprayed it on


ok not bad trying more got pictures of it so you can see what went on cleaning a bit more easy off then hitting it with a wire brush to scrub it

before


oven cleaner applied


yes i know the easy off takes the clear coat off...isnt much of a problem they arent in the greatest shape right now

after


likely to take a sanding sponge an then start polishing things a bit hit it with clear after degreaseing

 

Those look great dragon, I've always wondered how oven cleaner would work.

 

well its 3/4 of a rim didnt have enough to finish lol

 

Easy Off cleaned them up nice. I will give that a try on Mistys rims. Hers are in bad enough shape it wont hurt them any.

 

today after much drama around the house i got on a minor project thats bugged me for awhile my rear wiper arm found the parts in the side compartment the mount still on the pivot on the top

so work area after 3 searches of our screws an nuts not a single one would fit to replace the missing one and the nearly stripped one barely holding the ramp on the arm

so trip to the bolt store 50 cents each two alen headed metric cap screws in a thread we have a tap for the arms 2 screws are some funky 5mm not a standard thread either



drilled out an retapping threads had to drill out the blades mounts just a bit the ramp the bolts were perfect size sanded things a bit as i went to get rid of corrosion an such




assembled but bolts are too long so grinding down



all fixed! ugh what i had to go through to fix this



painted



now i have to reconnect the switch in my center console

 

installed need new blade but its finally installed after all the time ive had it

 

Very nice. I just replaced mine a few weeks ago as well. There was some other kind on there from the day I picked up my runner. It just never worked right and had 1 screw that would hold the blade on.

Plus it would always get stuck on the window and not fully retract.

 

i dont know if mine will retract yet, need the new blade an to get the switch plugged back in

 

Once you take them off they are a pain to get them where they retract right. It has it sweet spot that it just likes. One spline off either way and it seems to make a difference.

 

nod the wipers on the old 79 hylux was the same an the arms were wore out from slipping snagged a pair off an old mazada which worked pretty good

 

finally bought the headlight harness upgrade for my ol girl an got more frameless wiper blades my current ones getting a bit streaky

in other news i want to enjoy my runner this summer likely gona be the last i do dr's want to do or i should say they are recommending...
a below the knee amputation of my right foot due to the long term non healing wound