Pete M

standard bathroom scale should be able to weigh it.

can I hide this thread then?

for the 88 I'm working on I coated the top and bottom around the weak pinhole areas with POR15 and later added a blob of seam sealer to top and bottom. mostly because those were the tools I was using for other areas anyways and so they were on hand.

month old fuel is practically brand new fuel. unless it's been open to the air it should be fine.

last time I had to do it, I brought 12v to the pump and used it to pump out the gas. but inspecting the pump is never a bad thing. don't forget that if the gas level is above the pump, it'll make a giant mess in your face if you pull the pump out. how old is the gas in the tank? how much gas is in the tank?

unfortunately the longbeds printouts usually say 20gal (which is the XJ tank) and I change them all to 23. I figure if someone is replacing it, they should hunt down the 23. plus if I remember right, the 16 and 23 are the exact same tank, just the 16 has a longer tube which prematurely cuts off the fuel input.

yet another brilliant solution to the no-cupholders dilemma.

sorta. the belts punch through the bench seat at 90* to what the bucket seat belts are orientated to. it's honestly very weird to me.

several hundred pounds of engine and transmission are definitely going to change the geometry of everything.

nope.

I guess I can poke around and see if I have any intact.

seatbelt sheaths? they disintegrate pretty easily over the decades but I managed to snag what might be a part number off of a part of one in the garage

what's your budget? time frame to completion? do you have a garage to work in?

look at that smile! the fact that the car is sorta captured by a rail did nothing to dampen her excitement of her first time driving. the previous photo was their second time around where she took he brother for a spin. below is a photo of me during my first solo ride many decades earlier.

yup I've heard both sides too. it's not even like southeast michigan has -40 temps either. they just sucked. maybe the opinion is based on whatever they had before? I'd wager that new BFGs are way better than 30k mile summer tires. I did love my previous gen BFG ATs though (back in '97). very good in the snow.

make sure they are what the seller says they are. wouldn't be the first time someone confused a 30 and 44.

I can vouch for that. mine were a deathtrap in the snow. I use it as a relative term.

reliability > toughness. before you get crazy with the plans, you're going to want to go through EVERYTHING. twice. chances are slim that your dana 30 is going to be the thing that leaves you stranded if you're still rocking ancient cooling and fuel systems. the link in my signature has a link to Cruiser54's wiring tips. start there and do all that apply.

paperwork for it popped up for sale on fb

everything under there is different. probably going to need some welding to make it work, and at that point I'd probably just get some tube and make my own.

literally just a single plastic gargoyle outside this year. I took the rest of my decor and spent an afternoon with my niece and nephews making their house the spookiest on the block. but no pumpkin carving. still a couple days to go though. we'll see.

did you bench bleed the new master?

nice! just make sure that the rearward facing light is sufficient. I had to trash a set of LEDs I had bought for my PT Cruiser that absolutely sucked at putting the light in the driver's eyes behind me. tried again with a more expensive brand and they looked much better. if they are good, there's a member who's selling special blink pots that accommodate the LEDs.

pics of what ya got? there are plenty of different reasons for a suspension to ride bad. heck, you might simply need better shocks. cheap shocks kinda suck. also, what's the pressure in your tires?