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Rally preps...DONE!

Started by Capn Ron, May 22, 2015, 01:49:54 AM

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Capn Ron

May 22, 2015, 01:49:54 AM
This one has got to be right up there with Skymaster's full-engine-diesel-dunk, rebuild from a bare frame a week before the WCR...I finally finished this rally prep today!!!  With just a few days remaining...I'm cutting it close!

Cap'n Ron. . .


There are two types of people in the world...Those who put people into categories...and those who don't.

FJmonkey

#1
May 22, 2015, 09:31:24 AM
Look at that, a Throttle locker and a Brake locker...

All I did yesterday was install a Tourmaster wire harness. Just in case it gets too chilly. 
The glass is not half full, it was engineered with a 2X safety factor.

'86 Ambulance - Bent frame, cracked case, due for an overhaul
'89 Stormy Blue - Suits my Dark Side

movenon

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May 22, 2015, 10:58:34 AM
Quote from: FJmonkey on May 22, 2015, 09:31:24 AM
Look at that, a Throttle locker and a Brake locker...

All I did yesterday was install a Tourmaster wire harness. Just in case it gets too chilly.  

"Just in case"  :lol:... Those vests look nice. Have a safe ride.
George
Life isn't about having the best, but about making the best of what you have...

1990 FJ 1200

moparman70

#3
May 22, 2015, 11:02:56 AM
clue me in --- what am I looking for --- your emergency brake mod or did you add Vibranators  ------ from Callie-fornia
     

pdxfj

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May 22, 2015, 11:09:25 AM
Quote from: moparman70 on May 22, 2015, 11:02:56 AM
clue me in --- what am I looking for --- your emergency brake mod or did you add Vibranators  ------ from Callie-fornia

Front brake bleeding and throttlemeister?

FJmonkey

#5
May 22, 2015, 11:12:21 AM
Quote from: moparman70 on May 22, 2015, 11:02:56 AM
clue me in --- what am I looking for --- your emergency brake mod or did you add Vibranators  ------ from Callie-fornia

Since Ron tends to stay up later than many of us he also sleeps in later, so I will take crack at it. He re-bled his brakes, the cable tie is a debated technique for getting the last of the air out. Compress the fluid overnight and the next day all is better.

[edit] The throttle lock is existing.
The glass is not half full, it was engineered with a 2X safety factor.

'86 Ambulance - Bent frame, cracked case, due for an overhaul
'89 Stormy Blue - Suits my Dark Side

Capn Ron

#6
May 22, 2015, 02:13:35 PM
Yep...just woke up!

I was up late last night putting that zip tie on the brake lever.   :biggrin:

Compared to Skymaster's Herculean effort, I thought I would contrast it with the least effort possible.  That's all I did to the hydraulic end of things.  Just attached the zip tie and went to bed.  This morning, I snipped it off and voila!  ...harder brake lever feel!  I think the debate is *why* it works not *if* it works.  It's magic I say!   :good2:

If I'm being honest, I also replaced the front brake pads with EBC HH pads.  I'll finally get to see what everyone is on about.

The ones I removed:



After 12,000 miles, those suckers didn't owe me a DIME!    :shok:

Oh, and that IS a glass of wine on the garage floor... :biggrin:

Cap'n Ron. . .


There are two types of people in the world...Those who put people into categories...and those who don't.

FJmonkey

#7
May 22, 2015, 03:13:21 PM
Wine for breakfast... What wine goes with Cap'n Crunch?  :scratch_one-s_head:
The glass is not half full, it was engineered with a 2X safety factor.

'86 Ambulance - Bent frame, cracked case, due for an overhaul
'89 Stormy Blue - Suits my Dark Side

Capn Ron

#8
May 22, 2015, 04:38:06 PM
Quote from: FJmonkey on May 22, 2015, 03:13:21 PM
Wine for breakfast... What wine goes with Cap'n Crunch?  :scratch_one-s_head:

That was late last night.  No wine before 5!   :good2:

Well, unless I'm tasting at a winery, then it's no wine before 10:00am...'cuz that's when they open.   :biggrin:
Cap'n Ron. . .


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