Recent content by Red Tintop

Here is an example of some local ingenuity:

I have been following this because I have heated seats from a Volvo that I talk about wiring up, but never have. Mostly because the heater works pretty good, and it doesn't get that cold here. In theory you could run 12v straight to the 0 ohm wire and cycle the seat on and off as it got too...

Cool sticker, though :)

Motor swaps are nice, but sometimes they cost more than the truck is worth. Usually you will not see that in resale either. Some of the nicer builds it adds value, not always. If you are going to drive a 30 year old truck you pretty much have to accept that some wrenching will be involved...

Bearings for sure. How do the cylinders look from the top? Had good compression across the cylinders, so if the cylinder walls look good I wouldn't mess with the pistons or rings. Oil and water pumps are easy to do now, but not that hard later, so 50-50 on those. Do a timing chain. Get a...

It sure can, and it will not shift--it just seems locked up. Pretty easy to check too.

Oh, all that is if you do not have ADD. I have never had a truck with that.

Yes it is. I was thinking of a locked chunk. So if the gears and lock outs are behaving correctly it is the t-case. Is the shifter "tight" or does it wobble? If it is not tight in place it could be the shifter bushing is worn out. Using the pattern from before, does the shifter pull...

Hang on a minute, you can't get to 4lo without going through 4hi: Does the truck drive alright in 2wd? Do the hubs lock and unlock smoothly? With the t-case in 2wd use your hands to check if the front drive shaft turns when the hubs are unlocked. It should. Now lock one hub and try to...

That thing is beautiful! What's next?

Looks really good. Nothing quite like the feeling of the first time you pop the top off :)

Old school looks good on that truck!

I'd sport a Trailcat. Goofy name, but it looks like fun.

Ooops, my bad :redface:

Mine is 30 years old and in the couple of summers I have owned it I have taken the top off over and over. Sometimes a couple of times a week because of the rain. It has never leaked because of the top. I am knocking on wood as I type that :) Now, the sunroof, that's a different story!