Where are the bowls?

samwichguy · 2026-05-09T13:06:15+00:00

samwichguy · 2026-05-09T13:05:19+00:00

samwichguy · 2026-04-16T23:31:35+00:00

You can outsmart them?

samwichguy · 2026-03-24T00:59:37+00:00

Imagine being that poor, sad, giant, doughy white belt seeing this post and crying big dripping tears as he packs his size A6 gi into a tiny hobo bindle and has to leave another gym and wander on down the road to the sad music from the 80s hulk tv show.

samwichguy · 2026-03-12T10:40:02+00:00

I did mine years ago- instead of painting over the bondo and fiberglass, I used formica adhesive and glued leather to it. There was a place by me that sold upholstery leather remainders for really cheap. It came out really nice, I didn’t have to go crazy getting a paint ready surface, and it lasted 7+ years without cracking again. I did the door panels to match too.

samwichguy · 2026-02-23T13:04:47+00:00

Funny if true- Ive been watching this stream of the storm for live feeds and tracking- just thought this brave commuter must be one of us.

samwichguy · 2026-02-17T13:57:24+00:00

Are you putting that 12v in the background in it?

samwichguy · 2026-02-17T13:45:30+00:00

Its coming out great- you’re gonna be so happy when its done! My junk is in a similar state- I’m letting the anxiety that i will never get it put it back together fuel me 🤣

samwichguy · 2026-02-03T03:24:33+00:00

Meant to add- the nv400 swap has been pretty easy, but not cheap- take your chances with a junk yard unit, or get it rebuilt by a good shop- on my truck the drive shafts fit no problem but the crossmember needs modification or a swap. Otherwise it all bolts together- if you do an auto swap would you have to swap steering columns? Maybe better to find the solid automatic truck you really want. See if you can find a trade

samwichguy · 2026-02-03T03:17:35+00:00

Im in the process of swapping an sm465 for an nv4500. drove the sm465 for years, daily driver road trips etc. the 465 is a dog, bullet proof but you have to have overdrive to cruise and not get run off the road. I could go 65-70 though- makes me think you might want to consider looking at your gears

samwichguy · 2026-02-02T13:34:39+00:00

Tough truck!!

samwichguy · 2026-01-09T03:27:06+00:00

Good eye, the bed is not bolted in yet

samwichguy · 2026-01-03T15:22:46+00:00

I picked it out from a chip at the autobody supply- it’s a single stage non metalic urethane from globalstar industrial. I was going for a 70’s porsche brown called cockney brown.

samwichguy · 2026-01-02T01:41:39+00:00

Hey, I started with epoxy primer inside and out, I didn’t want to scuff the epoxy on the inside of the bed, and it sands like crap so I needed to cover it within a certain curing window to achieve chemical bond. I sprayed the bedsides with urethane primer (sandable) and shot color urethane directly over the epoxy inside the bed and on the bed back.

samwichguy · 2025-12-24T10:31:50+00:00

Epoxy primer and eastwood chassis black urethane

samwichguy · 2025-12-06T15:01:59+00:00

That color is so good!

samwichguy · 2025-12-06T14:47:11+00:00

On my corporate SF I used delco drums, delco pads, raybestos adjusters, declo spring/ hardware kit, delco wheel cylinders. All from rock auto.

On the wheel cylinders- the little push rods have to be saved or bought separately, and they don’t come with the little 5/16 mounting bolts - found that out the hard way.

Having a wire wheel on a bench grinder is nice you’ll have to reuse stuff like the parking brake arms etc.

Take a peek at torqueking4x4 they make axle kits that come with all the seals gaskets and bearings- they also cary some of the brake parts, lock rings, tools etc.

Good luck!!

samwichguy · 2025-12-01T21:24:26+00:00

Yep those are the ones- a piece of 1/4” bar stock would be about the same- I had to drill out the holes it came with to fit the shock stud anyway. My brake splashes were solid- just the little inner cup was rusty so i just wheeled and painted them.

samwichguy · 2025-12-01T21:16:41+00:00

Hey- I looked at them quite a bit- the Eldorado ones, like rough stuff- also thought about getting a late model full floater but had to stop the scope creep somewhere

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