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VTbaja
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Joined: March 20, 2023
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Location: Vermont
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 Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2023 4:40 pm Post subject: New Owner of a '68 Baja |
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New to the forum, I just picked up this '68 Baja from CA, it's been off the road for 20 years or so. It has a 1776 which seems to have gotten water in one side of the motor at some point in time. Excited to get working on it! Just got the motor out, haven't torn down the side in question yet. It spins over a decent amount but seems to get stuck at a certain point in the stroke. Dual 40 carbs, one functions well, the other seems to be seized up 
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plotch
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Joined: December 22, 2004
Posts: 526
Location: jeffersonville, vermont
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| Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2023 6:12 pm Post subject: Re: New Owner of a '68 Baja |
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| Most excellent. Hope to see you on the road soon. |
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DesertSasquatchXploration
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Joined: April 16, 2021
Posts: 218
Location: CA
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| Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2023 8:23 pm Post subject: Re: New Owner of a '68 Baja |
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Very nice Baja. Mine was in similar shape. The California cars have far less rust but were used heavily in the Desert bent frame horns and stress cracks on the inner wheel wells will tell you how much and how hard it was used. Along with bashed in floor pans. I had all three plus crack pipes in the heater ducts but no rust 
I make a USA made gasket on ebay If your going to pull the motor apart I can leave out the 34pict gasket and throw in a double of something else.
ebay 185623039853 |
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DesertSasquatchXploration
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Location: CA
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| Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2023 4:08 pm Post subject: Re: New Owner of a '68 Baja |
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| Geez New member here Not very welcoming C'mon GUY'S |
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Buggeee
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Joined: December 22, 2016
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Location: Stuck in Ohio
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joemama
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Joined: February 09, 2006
Posts: 1613
Location: La Crescenta, California
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| Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2023 11:37 am Post subject: Re: New Owner of a '68 Baja |
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| that looks like a great start! |
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VTbaja
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Joined: March 20, 2023
Posts: 3
Location: Vermont
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| Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 10:43 am Post subject: Re: New Owner of a '68 Baja |
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| DesertSasquatchXploration wrote: |
Very nice Baja. Mine was in similar shape. The California cars have far less rust but were used heavily in the Desert bent frame horns and stress cracks on the inner wheel wells will tell you how much and how hard it was used. Along with bashed in floor pans. I had all three plus crack pipes in the heater ducts but no rust
I make a USA made gasket on ebay If your going to pull the motor apart I can leave out the 34pict gasket and throw in a double of something else.
ebay 185623039853 |
Makes me a little worried to really inspect the frame horns and inner wheel wells! haha oh well, makes sense though. No crack pipes found yet.  |
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VTbaja
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Joined: March 20, 2023
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Location: Vermont
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| Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 10:45 am Post subject: Re: New Owner of a '68 Baja |
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| Most excellent. Hope to see you on the road soon. |
I see you're just over the hill from me, hope to have it on the road this spring! |
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las912
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Joined: April 02, 2014
Posts: 51
Location: Denmark
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| Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 11:25 am Post subject: Re: New Owner of a '68 Baja |
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| A very classic looking baja, looks really good |
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