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Hey Buffy. Sorry about that. I am having withdrawals too. I had to sneak in a job on a Jeep which needed to be ready for the "wheeler's for the wounded" Rubicon trip, but I'm back on the job now. No distractions until completion. I'm working on the power steering reservoir today. A Toyota mini...

Thank you. Are you friend's with the owner of this truck? He's in Longview also. There is a pinch point at the transmission pan, but I think a simple trim will solve the issue. On the FJ40 buggy I built a couple years ago, we had to build a two piece front shaft to get through the tight frame...

Building the exhaust. Starting from the headers, using 2.5" tubing and stainless V-band clamps, the y-pipe is a tight fit. Most exhaust shops would not use a collector, they would just plunge the one side into the other side, and call it god, but I want my designs to be at least as good as OEM...

Having trouble with photobucket. I imagine they are being overloaded lately... I'll try again later.

Trying to finish up all the fab work. The last FJ60 I LS swapped had a bit of a lift on it, so oil pan clearance was not an issue. This truck had a bit of an oil pan clearance problem. The pinion flange would possibly contact the kickout on the custom pan at full suspension compression. I doubt...

I don't know. This is the one that came with the wiring harness.

I'm really liking the proportions. It's not too wide, the front end is clipped for a compact approach, and the ride height is perfect. It reminds me of an old Power Wagon, but scaled down.

I have the round type of MAF. Here's the one I bought - https://www.summitracing.com/parts/ICB-551252

My local welding shop. It's a national brand, so I am not surprised. It it the first time it's ever happened to me and I was seriously doubting that the new bottle would be the fix, but it was. Thankfully too, because I hate the down time in repairing equipment. I haven't mounted it yet. I was...

When most of the work is one off, it's hard to justify spending the time to design things on paper. By the time I get the design going, I can usually have something roughed out of metal and be well on the way to getting it done. There is a balance for sure, but I do this stuff because I like it.

On a side note, turns out that the tank of argon I had for my TIG was contaminated. I built the whole fan shroud with bad gas, and didn't stop to ponder why the welds looked ashy and grey. When I started building the intake tube is when the problem really showed up. I could not get even a small...

Built the upper coolant tube, finally. The tubing was backordered and there's only one place I know that makes this super tight radius bend, so I was at the mercy of parts...again. I order a couple extra this time. Why not just move the upper radiator nipple? This radiator is a bolt in...

The last one I built, the AMF was it's own tubing connector, which made a nice fastening point for the air box. This new AFM is the plug in variety, so I had to make a ring to bolt the tube to the air box.

Here's a quick progress report. Pics mostly. Air box and intake tube, almost compete. Gotta clear the upper radiator hose. The battery box strut gets ditched and the front of the air box becomes the new battery box strut.

I too like watching what Brennan comes up with. He is quite imaginative. I hear what you're saying about patience. It does require restraint to not just run and grab the MIG and weld er' up. TIG is much more time consuming up front, but the time saved in metal finishing is worth the wait. I...

We need to like what we do. Sometimes that means doing things that we may not get paid for, just to keep it interesting and up to our standards. On vehicles that I build just to sell, I do a lot of that nitpicky stuff and the results speak for themselves. Buyers often comment on the level of...

TIG welding seams produces a softer, more malleable weld vs MIG, making it easier to planish without as much of a fear of cracking or over hardening the weld. I have been trying to TIG weld panels exclusively for the past few years and it does make a lot less finish work.

Curious to see what you come up with.

Hey John. Which commercials?

Thanks. The devil is definitely in the details. And another cliche' is also true: beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But if I had my way with that last one, I'd say that beauty is beauty, period. You can't fake attention to detail.