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This is hands-down the easiest and cheapest solution I've seen for a DIY smoke test to find vacuum leaks....

Both. The battery isn't that old but, it's been drained and charged a few times.

November 2024 update, see first post. 8 new additions this month for a total of 2340.

Have Faith! I'll work on the first miracle, you work on the next two... I'll see you there!

Nice! Flat Iron is beyond what my MJ will tackle, but hopefully our paths will cross...

Depending on how much they roughed the surface up, I wonder if you’d be better off DAing the whole thing down with 180 followed by 320, then priming and painting it. I’m not talking about making it too nice, but rather making it all one color. That truck looks straight enough and solid enough that it deserves paint.

Yeah it's definitely roughed up underneath hate people that think that green looks good.

Lol! Youre welcome.

Thanks for the link! Just picked it up

Passenger side front fender on the 83 has been flared to match the width of the bed. Maybe this truck will end up with a razor grille

Gauge cluster and steering column are installed. Custom shifter linkage for the column shift

but.. it looks like there's a clear coat issue on top of the blue... like my dark gray pioneer.

Yes. We put a Christmas tree on the roof.

I’d wet sand it with 800 grit. Then up to 1500 when you’re down to blue to get rid of the sand scratches.

I’d start with odorless mineral spirits and see how that spray-over reacts. Mineral spirits are not as fast working or severely cutting like acetone. More time to work without getting into what’s below.

Cool! Thanks for the info. I had no idea that such a network of cabins existed.

Let me know if you want it, someone else is asking about it.

Paint thinner, acetone. Not airplane stripper. That will take everything off. It looks like a rattlecan paint which is not resistant to rough chemicals.

Anyone got suggestions too strip a thin layer of paint off? They painted it this terrible green when it's got a great stock blue color underneath.

Almost done. Gotta treat the rust in the roof and put some matt up there. Then I gotta find a dye and paint my interior the black like these seats.

Thank you so much!

after going back and again checking the items suggested by OHM (thank you!) the only other thing left was a TCU I looked thru evilbay, and finally sourced a unit the seller indicated was working (he also offered a 'cheep' unit but stated "parts only). I communicated with them and he would not indicate 'that one' would be a good unit. Not the 'best' of $$$ deals, but.... (if anyone knows of a decent supplier let me know I may buy a spare) Item arrived 11/27 and today i installed, but before doing so re-checked voltages at C232, pins C8 and C9 I did get voltage per the shift position, and I had backup lights.. so the NSS replacement was also a positive, but now even with voltage at the pin with lever in D, no shift, no start in 1 I R&R the TCU with the sourced unit, buttoned it up and knocked on some wood. hoo ray! Have not given a long drive 'yet' but enough to know the vehicle starts moving in gear 1, and shifts on its own. Road was blocked by utility construction, so my drive was cut short, will give er a go a bit later today to test converter lockup I want to extend a BIG to OHM and others that responded to this thread. Hope to repay the favor one day.

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