Sweet!Still waiting for the new brake MC to show up, but it's Snowing today and had an ice storm yesterday, so not great conditions to be in the garage.
I did get these in the mail tho!
There`s no collector plates in Iowa, but you can register as a classic and use original plates if they match the year. Found a set on evil bay, even have my lucky number "33" in there!
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J1000
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I believe we have the same thing here in CO if you can get a plate that matches the year.
Man those brakes look dreamy... I bet you almost go over the handle bars first time you really hit em.
MDH33
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I sure hope so! And for as difficult as they are to find parts for, I hope I don't have to mess with them again.
awesome, Tama county... close. you need a 29?Still waiting for the new brake MC to show up, but it's Snowing today and had an ice storm yesterday, so not great conditions to be in the garage.
I did get these in the mail tho!
There`s no collector plates in Iowa, but you can register as a classic and use original plates if they match the year. Found a set on evil bay, even have my lucky number "33" in there!
Yep. I have a 1953 Colorado plate on my 1953 Willys CJ3A. It's easy to add old, original plate(s) to your registration and there is no fee to do so. I wish I had both front and rear plates, but I just have the one.
MDH33
Hard Core 4+
Mine would be 85, Story County, but correct county isn't required luckily.
MDH33
Hard Core 4+
Made some good progress on Godzilla today. Warmed up a bit so the 1/2 " of ice covering everything outside from the storm last week started thawing and raining down.
I got the new brake MC from Cruiser Outfitters. Bolted that up and realized that it had an odd size fitting for the brake line. It was neither an old 9mm or a newer 10mm? Weird. I have some old parts I pulled out to compare. I found one from my '69 40 with the old 9mm. One that came with it in the parts box with a 10mm fitting... so, I disassembled my brand new MC and the old one with the 10mm plate and swapped them.
I got my daughter outside to help me bleed the system. That took awhile as usual with drums. Got it all bled but one of the rear cylinder bleeder valves kept leaking. Dammit! They were pretty crusty when I pulled them originally, so not a huge surprise..
The cylinders on the stout use a ball bearing in the bleeder to seal and the rears were rusted and pitted but I had tried to clean them up. Wasn't enough and one leaked. I spent a couple hours driving around town trying to find ball bearings... No auto stores carry them and the machine parts place is only open weekdays. Dammit!
I hit the farm supply and got a generic bearing, looked about right. Cut that sucker in half and pulled the balls out. Perfect match! Couldn't believe it.
Got it back together, bled it a second time and it seems like it's leak free! Then spent way to much time laying on my cold garage floor adjusting and fidling with the brakes before finally bolting the wheels back on. It's been on jack stands 6 months!
Back on the ground with new rubber.
It's ready for a test drive but It was getting dark and tomorrow looks like it's going to be a really nice day. 👍
I got the new brake MC from Cruiser Outfitters. Bolted that up and realized that it had an odd size fitting for the brake line. It was neither an old 9mm or a newer 10mm? Weird. I have some old parts I pulled out to compare. I found one from my '69 40 with the old 9mm. One that came with it in the parts box with a 10mm fitting... so, I disassembled my brand new MC and the old one with the 10mm plate and swapped them.
I got my daughter outside to help me bleed the system. That took awhile as usual with drums. Got it all bled but one of the rear cylinder bleeder valves kept leaking. Dammit! They were pretty crusty when I pulled them originally, so not a huge surprise..
The cylinders on the stout use a ball bearing in the bleeder to seal and the rears were rusted and pitted but I had tried to clean them up. Wasn't enough and one leaked. I spent a couple hours driving around town trying to find ball bearings... No auto stores carry them and the machine parts place is only open weekdays. Dammit!
I hit the farm supply and got a generic bearing, looked about right. Cut that sucker in half and pulled the balls out. Perfect match! Couldn't believe it.
Got it back together, bled it a second time and it seems like it's leak free! Then spent way to much time laying on my cold garage floor adjusting and fidling with the brakes before finally bolting the wheels back on. It's been on jack stands 6 months!
Back on the ground with new rubber.
It's ready for a test drive but It was getting dark and tomorrow looks like it's going to be a really nice day. 👍
rushthezeppelin
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Now that's some ingenuity. Nice thinking trying to find matching ball bearings from a farm supply store of all places. I felt bad leaving my rig on stands for 48 hours and that was a huge relief getting back on some feet, can't imagine what it's like having one on stands for half a year.Made some good progress on Godzilla today. Warmed up a bit so the 1/2 " of ice covering everything outside from the storm last week started thawing and raining down.
I got the new brake MC from Cruiser Outfitters. Bolted that up and realized that it had an odd size fitting for the brake line. It was neither an old 9mm or a newer 10mm? Weird. I have some old parts I pulled out to compare. I found one from my '69 40 with the old 9mm. One that came with it in the parts box with a 10mm fitting... so, I disassembled my brand new MC and the old one with the 10mm plate and swapped them.
I got my daughter outside to help me bleed the system. That took awhile as usual with drums. Got it all bled but one of the rear cylinder bleeder valves kept leaking. Dammit! They were pretty crusty when I pulled them originally, so not a huge surprise..
The cylinders on the stout use a ball bearing in the bleeder to seal and the rears were rusted and pitted but I had tried to clean them up. Wasn't enough and one leaked. I spent a couple hours driving around town trying to find ball bearings... No auto stores carry them and the machine parts place is only open weekdays. Dammit!
I hit the farm supply and got a generic bearing, looked about right. Cut that sucker in half and pulled the balls out. Perfect match! Couldn't believe it.
Got it back together, bled it a second time and it seems like it's leak free! Then spent way to much time laying on my cold garage floor adjusting and fidling with the brakes before finally bolting the wheels back on. It's been on jack stands 6 months!
Back on the ground with new rubber.
It's ready for a test drive but It was getting dark and tomorrow looks like it's going to be a really nice day. 👍
Awesome! Looks great!
Can’t wait to hear how the test drive goes.
Can’t wait to hear how the test drive goes.
SteveH
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..........I'm hoping to see overhead drone footage of you doing massive donuts in a snow-covered Iowa parking lot.............
MDH33
Hard Core 4+
Well, the good news is that it starts, runs, shifts, steers and stops! 🙂👍
View: https://youtu.be/9TLVflz7ahU
Bad news is that after a trip around the block to check under the hood (looked fine), when I closed it, the hood catch missed the hole, angled backwards and punched a nice big hole in the radiator! 😑 didn't even get to do donuts or take it to the car wash yet...
Oh well, at least it runs, and I can tell it will be super fun to drive. Going to pull the radiator and see if the radiator shop can repair it. Fingers crossed. Will be a good time to replace the heater hoses with it drained again. Might see if I can track down the proper Toyota double wire hose clamps too.
And going to replace/modify this hood harpoon. Not a thoughtful design!
View: https://youtu.be/9TLVflz7ahU
Bad news is that after a trip around the block to check under the hood (looked fine), when I closed it, the hood catch missed the hole, angled backwards and punched a nice big hole in the radiator! 😑 didn't even get to do donuts or take it to the car wash yet...
Oh well, at least it runs, and I can tell it will be super fun to drive. Going to pull the radiator and see if the radiator shop can repair it. Fingers crossed. Will be a good time to replace the heater hoses with it drained again. Might see if I can track down the proper Toyota double wire hose clamps too.
And going to replace/modify this hood harpoon. Not a thoughtful design!
Awesome to see it on the road man! The radiator thing sucks, but not that huge in the grand scheme of things. Good job buddy!
simps80
Rising Sun Member
So great Martin
I love your stout and your work!
And the struggle is real but also inspiring!!
I got a sweet 82 sr5 hilux..who wants this modern 41 year old iron when you can have OG!!
Just fyi when you’re ready ;-)
I love your stout and your work!
And the struggle is real but also inspiring!!
I got a sweet 82 sr5 hilux..who wants this modern 41 year old iron when you can have OG!!
Just fyi when you’re ready ;-)
MDH33
Hard Core 4+
Dropped the radiator off at a local small-town-old-school radiator repair shop. He thinks he can fix it! Said it might be a week or two though. Must be busy. Going to work on cleaning up engine bay and cooling system upgrades while it's apart. Found a 5R alternator I think will work, so might mess with some electrical too.
rckhound
Rising Sun Member
Nice work Martin!
MDH33
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I got the radiator back. The repair guy said it was really bad and there were several other cracks. He repaired, but wouldn't guarantee it. I got it reinstalled and it does have a couple small weeps, but it's driveable! I actually took it to the carwash (probably first wash in 20+ years) today and then on a nice long drive around town. 😍 It ran pretty well. There's a stumble and idle is still kind of rough, but it seemed to improve the more I drove it. Blast the cobwebs out is the plan. It blew the fuse for the guages, so need to start going through wiring deeper. Turn signals are touch and go but lights work.
Also ordered seatbelts from seatbelt planet and they are awesome, got them installed this morning. This truck had none but there was a captive nut in the B pillar and rubber knock outs in the floor behind the seats, so install was easy with their hardware kit. Only had to drill 2 holes. Cool period correct and even got shoulder belts.
Anyway, here's a Video in a parking lot near the ISU campus and a bunch of pics out of the garage!
View: https://youtu.be/QvUpNOthjlw
It's kind of stink bug, so might lower the back a bit. Maybe drop a leaf or put in some blocks. It won't be doing any heavy hauling.
Godzilla!
Also, Wes made me feel guilty about the incorrect Iowa County plates, so found a set!
Also ordered seatbelts from seatbelt planet and they are awesome, got them installed this morning. This truck had none but there was a captive nut in the B pillar and rubber knock outs in the floor behind the seats, so install was easy with their hardware kit. Only had to drill 2 holes. Cool period correct and even got shoulder belts.
Anyway, here's a Video in a parking lot near the ISU campus and a bunch of pics out of the garage!
View: https://youtu.be/QvUpNOthjlw
It's kind of stink bug, so might lower the back a bit. Maybe drop a leaf or put in some blocks. It won't be doing any heavy hauling.
Godzilla!
Also, Wes made me feel guilty about the incorrect Iowa County plates, so found a set!
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That thing is so cool Martin! I love the part where it starts rolling away at the end of the video.