the_10mm

Haha! Hey! I know what I got...

Yep, bought a house. That's a whole new project. So, you want a fresh pile of parts?! I'm honestly hesitant to sell, but the new house has a smaller garage and we're out of room. I'm okay w/ leaving it in the driveway but my partner says it looks tacky. I'll keep plugging away at it till someone comes for it.

Hey gang, quick update. YoM registration has been successful! Thanks for the info everyone. Not many other updates quite yet. Cleaning under the bed getting ready to POR the frame and underside. That's about it, on the lookout for the right KA24 to come along. Can anyone let me know how to post pics here?

Haha, maybe. But I'm a completionist. It may take me a while, but of I were to fail you'll have first dibs on the carcas 🥲

Yeah, I have the funds for the project and I've weighed the options. I've even researched an EV conversion. I don't plan on butchering the poor truck too much. And I will be holding onto the L16, maybe find another shell for it. I think worst case I end up with a loose SR20, and those things have shot up pretty significantly in value and there are plenty of half finished 240s around here 😅.

I just went through the DMV. They were very excited about it. Said it was the second time that office has ever started one.

I've considered keeping the L16 amd upgrading it, but I dont think that path would make me happy. I've always wanted to do a fun swap and I picked this truck as an opportunity to do so.

UPDATE: Helloooo everyone! Been way too hot here to do much wrenchin' but I had a couple weeks off so I did a little brake + suspension work: -3" blocks in the rear and drop in the front -changed all the rear drum bits and bobs, what a pain in the ass removing old drums. -installed the disk brake conversion from Silvermine -pulled the water pump to discover a sandy material. head gasket fixer? i had originally planned to restore the L16 but now i really really want an SR20 <i know it's dumb> -kyb gas a just for the front and rear -got some new to me wheels in from Japan, need to install longer studs now -picked up a couple NRG bucket seats, need to figure out how those are going in Next phase is pull off the cab and bed for a real good cleaning. Theres a thick layer of nasty caked on something. Also want to clean/paint engine bay and interior of the cab and rhino liner the bed. Oh, and I've started the YOM process back in early August and still waiting on a response. Hmm, I am having trouble posting images. If you're interested I've started an Instagram page for this project. It's @the_10mm there too.

Hi there, looking for the rear hardware kit for my '72 521.

Yep, these are blue an I love them. In rough shape but the same folks who sell tje stickers do restoration and I may go that route.

Let's start inflating these prices so we all win!

@pidge for sure. I'll be looking for something a little more low profile. Undecided wether fender or door mount.

I do have the title showing the plate number. Part of the reason I went with this truck is because it has the original plates. I'm going to try and hold on to them because it is out of the system. Will I need to make custom plates using the old plate numbers? Is this possible?