Pete M

What brand was it?

That's actually one of the things WSU put on the short list of items to keep out of sight when parking on campus. Backpacks, music players, laptops, loose change... :roll:

New time is Midnight this Sunday. :D

Master cylinder is on the firewall Slave cylinder is in the bellhousing (or on the side of the bellhousing in some instances)

If you can find a set of decent condition 4x4 MJ coils/leafs, they will boost you up by an inch. Maybe more if your truck is sagging. Don't forget that any change in height will tweak you alignment.

Ahhh, the discussion about what constitutes disrespect, and what shows pride in their country. Everyone has their own opinions on car flags, and paint jobs, and , um, bikinis and such. There's such a fuzzy line dividing "respectful" from "tasteless" and it's mostly in the eye of the beholder. Me, I'll just go with the opinion that if the person is doing it out of pride in the good ol' U. S. of A., then I'm not going to get too worked up about it (as long as they take care of it). Having the stars and stripes on your headliner? That's cool with me. Why? Because it's being displayed in a location that should stay pristine. For contrast, having the stars and stripes as a seat cover? Not so cool. It will clearly get worn and look bad. Using an actual US flag to do the headliner? I'm a bit torn on that one and think it's more on the side of not cool. On car flags, I like my US car flag and fly it with pride. I can't stand other people still flying the poor thing even though it's clearly falling apart and tattered. That frustrates the heck out of me. They crossed the line from pride to disrespect. I know there's an official book that lists all the dos and don'ts, but I go more for the pride factor. Did the person mean well? and do they continue to take care of the flag or image? A tattered flag sits far worse with me than even the bikini.

What's wrong with some v8 ZJ coils from the junkyard?

I too don't have any pics from when I bought my 88 back in 97, but trust me, it was a pile of crap. This shot was from it's heyday as a sporty 2wd: And now... slightly modified. Pretty much the only thing original and untouched is the engine.

:rotf:

But relatively speaking it'll be worse than it is right now. Currently my truck is already rust colored and so the rust doesn't show at all. :D You just see holes in the sheetmetal. :roll: I want to go with a military look, but I don't really want OD green. Should look pretty sweet once I get the canvas cover made up.

That's actually kinda dangerous to drive that way. You could lose your clutch completely at any time if the leak gets worse. :( Brake fluid softens the plastic (causing it to sorta "melt" and become very brittle) and accelerates corrosion in the metals.

Well, looks like the next few days are going to be my last chance at painting the 88 (the one in my avatar). The Zolatone has a limited shelf life and it likely won't survive the winter (got it last spring). The next few days are supposed to be in the low 60s and dry and I'll probably never see that again till March. So, anyone ever used Zolatone and have any pointers? I'm guessing the answer is no, but you guys continue to surprise me with the breadth of knowledge this group has. :D From what I've been told it's fairly toxic to breath, so I'll be using a cartridge mask and full goggles. Tomorrow I'll be hitting up the junkyard for a passenger side fender. The one in the 88 is pretty smashed (contact with the tire) and, while my expectations for this project are pretty low, if I'm putting this much effort into it I'd prefer to start from scratch. If I smash it again later, so be it. I plan to remove all the fender flares and will be putting black ones back on the truck. So in the end it'll be a speckled desert tan color with black flares and the black rockers (I'll be keeping the black liner on them black). Bumpers and rollbar will also remain black. Pretty much all I'll be doing is changing the red color to tan. I don't know. We'll see how this turns out. :dunno:

You'll never be able to get a pics-only thread. There are always questions to be asked. :D Before: (before jbhill stripped it that is) Now:

Keep me posted on when you're going to the "museum". I'd like to meet you there. :thumbsup:

And always carry an ABC rated a fire extinguisher.

Wow! That turned out pretty good. :thumbsup:

The mini spool in my 44 was not especially cheap. :( I do believe they have come down in price though.

I prefer Renix. :D

Our site host has graciously offered to do the forum update for us. I will update with more info as I learn it, but at this time I don't know exactly when it'll happen. Be prepared. :cheers:

I love a good strong bumper. :D

That all depends on your wheeling habits, your tire size, and how much time the truck spends on the freeway. I'd go with the JK rubicon axles before getting a custom front. Under 3 grand gets you the pair of axles (Dana 44 strength and with air lockers and 4.10s). But, they only come in 4.10 flavor, so that's a limiting factor depending on what you're looking for.

Oh, I know I could go faster. I drive faster up here in Michigan. I just love angering the tailgaters. :D

I think it might be 25. :hmm:

Having now driven quite a bit in Georgia, I can say that, while the lack of turn indicator use is a bit unnerving at times, I LOVE going the speed limit on the curvy 2-lane roads. Those idiots on my bumper can kiss my grits. :D I don't fear them. My unofficial record is 9 so far. Georgia better watch out if I move down there. If I'm in a bad mood one day, I might just slam on the brakes for no apparent reason. :brows: In days gone by, I had a toggle switch on the dashboard wired to the brake lights ... My goal now is to mount a pair of Boeing 747 landing lights to my Garvin safari rack -- on the rear, for the doofuses who can't seem to find their dimmer switch whilst riding my bumper.

Firefox has a built-in spellchecker. I love it. :D