Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Update

Met with Joe the mechanic over at Classic Camber today. Cool dude. He drives a 67 smaba. Good news is up on the rack the bus looks really solid. Nothing "scary" at all.

It's a big nut stock tranny, with standard gearing and the reduction boxes are in good shape. She does have a front sway bar and the shocks are KYBs.

Here's the revised list:

The link pins need some adjusting to tighten up the steering.
Drum brakes all around and they are in need of a rebuild/restore.
Replace the master cylinder with a dual unit.
Upgrade the brake lines to braided steel.
Possibly upgrade the fronts to disk but may not be necessary even with a full load.
Replace the frayed clutch cable

Tranny
Hard to tell without driving her. Fix the brakes and then do further diagnosis.
The mounts are pretty shot and Joe thinks its still leaking.
Maybe nothing, but then again it may need replacing with a Rancho or rebuilt again right.
If the tranny needs pulling then fix the mounts and install the fuel sending unit

Engine
Sweet shape. Ready for adjustment after the break in.

Exhaust
Needs a pretty pipe end. Mounting Brackets need tightening.

Misc
Driver Door Alignment / Closing & Locking
Headlight Alignment
Safari Clip - Passenger Left Inner. Nuts & Bolts


Not importante at the moment
The driver's side rocker spear trim is too high
Front and Back Roof Racks (vintage)
Chrome Passenger Step
Jack Point Mounted Chrome Plugs w/ Hub Cap Removal Tool
Back Seat Luggage Rack / Jail Bar
Middle Seat - Hold Down Brackets
Trailer Hitch

Paint Repair, Buff & Clear Coated

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