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Typical with the wire giving you probs huh? Always seems to be something very simple like that. FYI, in the future, if you need to clear a code, just unhook the battery for a few minutes and then hook it back up. This should clear all codes. Also if you have a smartphone, very cheap apps...

Good eye, that sold today and is now gone, headed for the PNW. Cheers

Thanks for the tip bud! It sold today to a guy on that forum. so SOLD! Cheers

happy, regardless of what anybody says, this truck shoudl drive absolutely outstanding now. I feel 99.8% sure of this because my buddy Krazytoy did this same thing to his 80 and I got to drive it right after that. It was one of the most amazing trucks I have ever driven. That is why I did all...

Do the 5.7L vortec and you are legit. My Cruiser is a Cali truck, fully smog legal with engine swap door sticker. The 5.3 is a better motor but if all you can do to keep it legal is go older, the 5.7 is not a bad engine at all. Eventually I will swap to a 5.3L but my 5.7 runs so darn good I have...

Front axle is all back together. I am OCD and that slows me down. All the cleaning and painting really slowed me down. Ended up not having to buy any new bearings or seals for the soupy side. Just lot's of cleaning, bearings and seals all seemed ok. All parts cleaned individually and painted...

Thanks! 4.5 degrees I have a major OCD problem. Never an issue accept when I am in a hurry. Oh well, let the OCD flow any ways. front axle parts all cleaned up, painted and ready to install. I wire brushed all this stuff, brutal task on the die grinder, and then primed and painted. New OEM...

Well, I have crested the hill and am on the downslope. Both knuckle balls have been cut and turned to 4.5 degrees. Both steering arms and the pitman arm have been reamed out to accept the GM tres. Every thing is cleaned up and de-greased. I have still got to cut off the part of the steering arms...

Indeed but the winch makes recovery so much easier. See the Congo thread for lot's of recovery winchless. The 35's are not needed but are nice unless you have to find a replacement. The roll cage can save your life. I don't like to put a value on things that save lives. So you can do it in a...

It is! Thank you for the pictures, helps with the wait. :) I camped at Juncalito Beach for 5-days last trip. Had my kayak so I paddled out around the point and island fishing. Met a very nice couple down at the far end of the beach in the Ex-pat area. They own an organic apple farm in...

No not to far but getting clean before sleep is another step that could be skipped if I just stayed in the shop 24/7. Can't do that though, got to walk away from it when it is upsetting me. Two steering arms reamed out and ready to go, pitman arm left to ream. One side cut, rotated and ready...

Myself, I have three Patrols. A 68, a 77 Ute and my 83. Here at my place is another 4 Patrols that are clients. I think I have four threads going on Patrols. Cheers

Alright not so bad. Got some rest and got a lot more cleaned up via parts washer. I reek like grease, oil and cleaning solvent but that is all part of the fun. Going to pull the 3rd member soon and clean it since the diff center was contaminated with the soup. Might get lucky and be reassembling...

Oh fun! It is 4:30 am, just finished 15hrs in the shop. Front axle is ready to go for c&t but one big problem. I had birfield soup on the RHS, knew about it for 3+ weeks now. Not a Huge deal as 1 year ago I put in a cheapo local auto store mini truck seal on that side. Surprised it lasted a...

The only guys who get how much work this is are guys who work on their own trucks. It is a lot of labor, especially when things fight you and you must fight it to repair it. More than once in the last week or so I am exhausted when I finish for the day in the shop. New ign. barrel in last...

There is a thread on Mud about the GM y-link steering upgrade. There is debate as to whether or not the inserts are a concern. In my opinion it is a concern because the inserts require more than 10mm of material to be removed while just reaming the hole to fit the GM tre only requires under 5mm...

Here is some pics finally! I actually am digging the steps/sliders. makes roof access way easy. Had to paint this, got to represent! The GM tre reamer I have been waiting on My new and improved RLCA I got a little artsy fartsy with it, notching the angle iron to wrap up and around...

Thank you! I wish I had more time for the build, really feel like I am crunching to get everything I want done before departure. Would have started earlier on it but I had to finish out my work season and then get paid! That took more time then I like. Last night I tore out my rear lower...

Hey I have an old Viair compressor that I bought like 6yrs ago for my trips. It is still going strong so that will be my air source. Cheers

Lot's more progress. Apologies if it seems like I am spamming my own thread but the Cruiser is in build mode with only 16 days left until departure. Fabb'ed some brackets last night for the Baja Design lights out the back. These are just tabs mounted to the old rear jump seat mounts. Most of...