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FirstGenFreak

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  1. Not familiar with Dough De Muro over here, but I'd praise the legendary Z24 engine, the rugged good looks of the 2-door and the general utility of being able to fold the rear seats down (mine always live folded down) as well as the short wheelbase, narrow track and short overhangs. 

  2. 18 hours ago, RainGoat said:

    I would echo[mention=41900]PathyDude17[/mention] , just get out & use it first. Almost all the modding is really entertainment, the truck is quite capable stock. Tires are probably your smartest first investment though it does start to push the size question which pushes the lift question. I’d also recommend a set of X-Bull recovery boards, a hitch shackle & a basic recovery strap. Get your basics down & see where you find limitations that you want to address. There’s no need to be in a hurry.

     


    Exactly, change things as you need to, unless you want to invest a pile of money in stuff you're really not going to use, or you just want it to look a certain way.
    Tyres and a good set of driving lights is a sensible starting point.

  3. So I mentioned a couple of posts ago that I noticed some rust stains around the top of the windscreen. My OCD wouldn't let me leave it alone. 



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    Windscreen needed replacement anyway, so out it came. 

    Far better than I was expecting, some minor pitting and scale, all cleaned up and hit with rust convertor. 

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    Another sand and some primer

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    Coat of generic rattlecan white and a coat of clear

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    After that was done I filled the inner quarters and sills with fish oil, I do this to all my cars.

    The only other rust this car had was the bottom of the RHS guard I fixed in an earlier post.
    Also ran wiring for my 12v fridge/freezer before reinstalling carpet and seats.

    So now its a waiting game, I've ordered OEM replacement upper windscreen molding and retainer, waiting for those to come in the mail and obviously engine rebuild. 

    More updates coming!

    Stay safe all 

    FGF

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  4. So we are finally all moved in and although flat out working on our house, I have got the ball rolling again in this turd!

    Pulled it out and gave it a wash, installed a new stereo and have ordered a set of headers and a 32/36 weber kit. 
    I've also found a machine shop to build the engine, so I will be getting the core form my parents house in a few weeks when I next make the trip in to Melbourne. 
    I found a bit more rust at the top of the windscreen, it looks to be surface rust only but I'll be pulling the screen to have a better look in coming days, but not today or tomorrow as it's 41 degrees Celsius here today (106 F). 

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    Onward!

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  5. I had a similar problem with my WD21 after doing all rear brakes (new drums, shoes, cylinders, handbrake cables) many moons ago. Didn't have the vibration but the grabbing. 

    My conclusion was that the brake shoes aren't made to the same standard they used to be. Also make sure the leading edges of the shoes are chamfered.
    I took mine to an old school brake shop  ( this is about 10 yr ago - they don't really exist here in Aus anymore). The guy there measured the drum, skimmed the surface and then radiussed the brake shoes to match the diameter of the drums (this optimizes the contact surfaces), plus put nice leading chamfers into the friction material. That fixed it in my case. 

     

    Let us know how you go!
     

  6. 20 hours ago, onespiritbrain said:


    I haven’t does this... but I often imagine opening my sunroof right when I leave the house and then flipping pennies out from below the plane of view at people that ride my ass. Then when they hop out at the next stop to do something about it— well the imagination goes on but I’ll leave it here.


    I often think about keeping a handful of marbles in my jacket pocket when I am out on my Harley, but I resist the urge!

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