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11-19-2013, 01:18 PM | #1 |
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Re: Winter Beater Build- '66 BBW Custom Short/Fleet with Heat!
Popped the back slider out and removed the mirrors on my lunch break. It's starting to look like something I won't be ashamed to drive.
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11-20-2013, 12:08 PM | #2 |
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Re: Winter Beater Build- '66 BBW Custom Short/Fleet with Heat!
I would have gotten rid of the slider too....don't care for them personally unless theres a camper on the back.
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Yeah, it just looks out of place on the truck.
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11-20-2013, 07:49 PM | #4 |
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Re: Winter Beater Build- '66 BBW Custom Short/Fleet with Heat!
Picked up a pair of free jeep springs today and also a fuel sending unit. Going to pull the seat, tank, and old fuel lines tomorrow after work.
This is the look I'm going for, except I'll keep the original caps.
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11-20-2013, 09:32 PM | #5 |
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Re: Winter Beater Build- '66 BBW Custom Short/Fleet with Heat!
Then drive the wheels off of it.
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11-21-2013, 09:35 AM | #6 |
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Re: Winter Beater Build- '66 BBW Custom Short/Fleet with Heat!
I love the Cropwell truck.
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11-21-2013, 08:39 PM | #7 |
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Pulled the seat and tank tonight, then cleaned all the trash out... in the rain.
The interior is nasty, definitely my least favorite part of the truck. The floormat is in decent shape though, so I'll pilfer it and use it in Goldilocks until reproductions are made or I find a NOS mat.
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11-21-2013, 08:42 PM | #8 |
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Well at least your rust issues don't seem to bad...my has holes all along the rocker panel.
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What no worth while memorabilia
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Nothing noteworthy. There was a slim stainless ruler that we'll keep, that's it.
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11-21-2013, 10:41 PM | #11 |
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Re: Winter Beater Build- '66 BBW Custom Short/Fleet with Heat!
Have you ordered all your Porterbuilt stuff yet? As I understand it that stuff takes a while to come in.
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nice find!
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11-21-2013, 10:56 PM | #13 |
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I'm not sure what you're taking about? The wait time on the Porterbuilt TJ mild rear drop kit was pretty short, had them only two days after I placed my order on Craigslist. I already had his "Choose Your Drop" front coil kit in the barn loft, lost the instructions that said "Cut X amount of coils for X amount of drop" though. Would appreciate if anybody could pm those ASAP!
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11-21-2013, 11:35 PM | #14 |
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Re: Winter Beater Build- '66 BBW Custom Short/Fleet with Heat!
PDf on it's way
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11-21-2013, 11:36 PM | #15 |
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I had the "Choose your drop" instructions on a PDF on my last computer but a bad beer accident nixed that. Sorry!
So you went with the TJ coils? I have heard so much either way about using them for a rear drop. Some have said they did a good drop, others said they didn't do anything. Almost everyone speaks of the loss of payload ability. I think its truck dependent. Meaning, how much the truck was used and what kind of sag it has. You truck looks to be in great shape and sits pretty high so it will be a good candidate to settle the TJ coil mystery once and for all. Take measurements!
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11-21-2013, 11:38 PM | #16 |
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^^^Duallyjams beat me to the PDF punchline! LOLOL!
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11-22-2013, 12:28 AM | #17 |
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Your truck looks like it is in pretty good shape overall. Get the few things done to it and then drive the wheels off of it...I hope to find one like it someday, good luck with your new find!
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Man truck looks really good, can't wait to see the rest
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11-29-2013, 07:46 PM | #19 |
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Worked on the fuel lines today and cleaned the tank.
We bought Eastwood's tubing flare set awhile back as haven't used it yet so I tried it out on the pump-to-carb line. Works great! After bending, flaring, and installing line from the FLAPS. New pump, flex lines, and filter. Drying out the tank. Found out why the shifter doesn't work...
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1) your not stuffed from Thanksgiving
2) it's always fun to get to use new tools 3) still has the ground strap from the valve cover to the firewall
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Very nice truck
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Thanks!! The filler neck and grommet came in today so I painted the tank and got it ready to install. Should have it in and running tonight.
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It will be a blast driving the new (to you) truck.
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Re: Winter Beater Build- '66 BBW Custom Short/Fleet with Heat!
I agree 100%. I own and LOVE my Eastwood flaring tool. It makes a PERFECT flare every time. This is a brake line I did. One of the best tool investments I ever made.
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