What did you do to your truck today?

Carbs?

 

Crosleys

 

My bad. Completely read over where it said crosley. I guess I never would have thought you could he them that cheap

 

Messed with jetting on the grizzly 660 carb. Biggest pilot jet that the kit came with was a 37.5 and it’s not quite big enough. 38-65 pilot jet kit is now on the way. Wish me luck on Tuesday when they get her. Will post the setup and current jets once it running decent

 

A thumping new sound system!

* bluetooth media player with mic for phone calls
* 8" subwoofer mounted to custom platform
* 5" speakers mounted in doors

I’m a boom box rolling on 12" rims!



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That was back in the late 1950s. Now days they are too expensive for me to fool with.

 

Cross-posting in this thread…. Fabricated a wooden headliner for Daihatsu Hijet.

https://minitrucktalk.com/threads/wooden-headliner-for-hijet.25191/

 

Received bigger pilot jets for my grizzly 660 carb swap today. Seems to be somewhere between #60-70 for the pilot. Ran out of time to five deeper into it. The main jet is currently a 155 and once the main takes over it sounds smooth throughout the rest of throttle up. Needle is set to the middle setting. more to come tomorrow.

 

Worked on mitsi more today. I ended up going with a #47.5 pilot jet and a #155 main jet. I also set the needle jet "E" clip to the most rich setting, the bottom slot. Air/fuel mixture screw is about 2.5 turns out. I'm happy with how it turned out. Manual choke install and diaphragm breather hose is all that's left

 

I evacuated my Suzuki, tractor and riding mower from my weekend place in the country 40 miles up the road. TS Debby dumped a huge amount of rain on eastern NC. My place is near a creek. Flood waters supposed to crest Tuesday. Hurricane Florence put my place under about 10 feet of water, but this flood should be maybe 9 or 10 feet less. I brought my Kubota and riding mower home to high ground. A friend has 300 acres a couple of miles away with a spot of high ground that didn't flood during Florence. Some of my neighbors and I moved our rolling stock to there. My neighbor has a nice place down on the creek but he's about 5 feet lower than me so he's definitely going to have problems. I use my Suzuki off road so it felt strange getting out on the paved road and going fast. I ran it up to 80kph with no problem, but then dropped it back to 60-70kph for the rest of the drive. The truck handled well. It was a fun drive. Now I want another mini to keep at home just to run to the grocery store, etc. For some reason I'm once again unable to load a photo to this site from my phone.
Kevin in soggy Wilmington, NC

 

Installed an aftermarket rear bumper/hitch and started on the model 3BS 2" lift kit on my '96 carry.

I'll see about getting some photos uploaded later, but think the bumper bracket and the rear shackles are going to have interference issues when flexing off road.

I also installed the bumper upside down to keep spare and rear plate access. There's just enough room to get the spare out without dropping the bumper.

The self tapping bolts from the bumper mount into the frame are going to get a helping weld or two to keep things secure once the weather clears up a bit.

One step at a time.

 

Nothing major, but I've been hauling some motorcycles and realized it would help a lot with the wheel chock setup I made to have some hooks at the front of the bed. There were three existing factory holes at the front of the bed. I put some eyebolts in them but when attached and tightened ratchet straps to them, the bed had a lot of flex and I was worried it could bend the front bed panel. I picked up a 4' long piece of 1"x 1"x 1/8" aluminum angle and drilled holes in the corresponding locations and reattached the eye bolts with the angle aluminum. It really beefed up the front top edge of the bed and I feel a lot better about cranking down on some ratchet straps.

 

Facing potential flooding from Tropical Storm Debby last week, my neighbor and I evacuated our rolling stock to higher ground a couple of miles away. I brought my tractor and riding mower back home and left the mini truck parked here on high ground in front of a friend's barndominium. As it turned out, my place didn't flood but my neighbor's place sits a few feet lower down by the creek, so it's a good thing he moved his stuff to higher ground. Neither of us live in the area, we just have our places in the country to get out of town now and then. This morning, we met to get our stuff back. It's over a quarter mile of sandy, rutted road to the highway, so I towed the trailer in 4WD, then switched to 2WD. The Suzuki towed the trailer just fine. I got up to 70kph. Once I got back to Louie's place it was dirt road with mud and some standing water, so back to 4WD. I have no idea how much this tow weighed but the truck handled it fine. You can't do that with a golf cart.
Kevin in NC

 

I love that. Your picture reminds me that sometimes these little trucks are like ants, small but mighty, working with objects that are much heavier than themselves.

 

I swapped the wheels from my Minicab to my Carry, not crazy about adaptors but this isn’t a road going rig. I also started building a hitch for it, need to add safety chain attachment points and paint it.

 

Started the process of getting the Diahatsu ready to sell. Took apart the drivers door to investigate a "faulty regulator" as reported by the guy I bought it from. Ended up being the window had jumped off the front track at some point. Once restored until the track, working perfectly.

Now to bleed the brakes as the first step to chase a soft pedal. Per a search thru the threads, leaning towards an air pocket in the lines. Should know before calling it a day.

 

I swapped in a new timing belt. I had one of those JZK brand belts from when I bought it 3 years ago and after 22,000 kilometers I was nervous about its condition given the rep these belts have. So a swapped in a new Gates belt I got from Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075Q6XBLQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1.

The JZK belt was showing signs of delamination and had fibers hanging off the edges in places. Not a good sign but probably caught it just in time.

 

4WD button on the shifter was sticking - then it wouldn't go into 4WD at all without getting into the crawler gear. Got a new vacuum solenoid from Japan and this shiny toggle switch installed.

 

converted Kiki from square to round headlights.. i call it the derpy look!
And installed a subwoofer... Instructional video eventually....

 

Get an 8-Ball Knob and one of these: https://ohkeigarage.com/store/ols/p...t-knob-adapter-with-4wd-button-switch-ks4-kv4

 

Even better get a knob like this

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09CKM57RL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

Love the lights and the subwoofer! I added a subwoofer to my Hijet and the sound suddenly became 3d. I'm a fan!

 

thanks... it really does make a huge but also little difference..

 

Cleaned the contacts on my multifunction switch and got my headlights back. Hopefully lasts awhile, if not it’s easy to replace the switch.

 

here is the link to the headlight conversion walkthrough video :: sorry it took so long

 

My gas cap door lock has been sticking and getting worse for like six months, today I finally popped it off and filled that bastard with 3-In-One Oil. Unlocks like a dream now.

 

Gotta do preventative maintenance on things.


Limestone

 

Looks good that you we're able to get the contacts cleaned up! If it we're mine, a little, Di-Electric grease on a Q-tip, lightly spread over all of the copper contacts, would prevent any, tarnish from returning, that creates a film, like a thin Vaseline, if you will, and keeps out air that causes rust and corrosion. Been successful with it for years. Carefully covering everything involved works extremely well in this application. IMO!


Limestone

 

I quit Facebook and changed my oil

 

Is your funnel system soldered or just slip fitted together?
Pretty smart idea.