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A-man930

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  1. Completing the floor found it's way to the back burner; I guess I was just getting bored with it and wanted to do something more fun.
  2. Jealous. Scout IIs are the quintessential "SUV" in my book.
  3. Nice to finally know what that little plate is/was actually for! So this thing attaches where exactly? The frame, and also to the oil pan?
  4. Just now reading this thread. Some of us believe that there's always a purpose behind suffering, though it's not a guarantee we'll ever really know what it is/was. Not sure if we share this perspective, but I'm praying for you regardless.
  5. When you say "mating area" are you referring to the entirety of the flange, or just the welds themselves? Has he had any opportunities to study the long-term effectiveness of this?
  6. So, you're planning on only weld-thorough primer on the entire flange surface? I would recommend looking into weld-through primer's adhesion properties (or lack thereof). What I have read indicates that what makes the stuff "weld-through" also greatly diminishes how well the stuff protects from corrosion on the long term. This is what led me to mask off for a tiny heat-affected-zone around each plug weld area and apply the good stuff to the remaining surface. What I am unsure of is whether to spray the weld through on these masked off areas right before welding. But I've not seen much to indicate that the weld itself gains any corrosion resistance from the primer. I need to read up on this topic again.
  7. Success with the diffuser nozzle tube thingey! This can seemed to empty itself quite rapidly compared to the last one with the regular nozzle. This is where the wand came from; I've just been clearing it out with some brake clean and re-using it wherever it'll fit
  8. Thank you for the kind words. I hope to get a solid 25 more years out of this thing.
  9. This is the best I can come up with. I bought a bunch of small round stickers and I mask off the weld holes already drilled in the part. I'll be using some kind of aerosol with a diffuser wand/nozzle on the areas I reach after welding; ideally a 2k epoxy like in the above picture, but I'm not sure the wand I have is compatible with those cans. Otherwise I'm probably just going to rely on a cavity wax like Fluid Film reapplied periodically. What I'm not sure of is if applying a weld-through primer onto these surfaces is beneficial, ineffective, or actually harmful. I was digging around on I-CAR's website the other day and noticed that some OEMs have semi-recently advised against using weld-through primers due to concerns regarding weld puddle contamination compromising the integrity of the weld. I'll see if I can find the article again.
  10. Finally getting back into the MJ game! I couldn't bring myself to close up the frame without doing some kind of reinforcement/bracing. So here it is; should add quite a bit of strength without a bunch of extra weight and moisture-trapping:
  11. Following this build is making it hard for me to not cage up mine while it's stripped down. Thanks a lot!
  12. Mine had roll pins stock... they shouldn't work themselves out. Bigger question is how do you intend to drill out the chassis-side to install a bushing?
  13. I've considered this exact swap and quickly steered away because of the JK price gouge factor. $2k sounds about right. They shouldn't cost that much, but they're for a JK so they're gold plated
  14. Not just the S-10, all kinds of GM vehicles from the 80s - early 2000s. If they're different at all they would still be chock-full of donor parts; like all of them except the lower housing and the steering shaft...
  15. more pics/details on that visor??
  16. Very intrigued; please be sure to update frequently on how this goes.
  17. Good points. Bummer to hear the terminals in the bulkhead aren't something commonly replaceable I want to totally refresh it (and likely reconfigure much of it) when I do my engine swap; any recommendations?
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