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after:
and you guys were right. That clear coat on the engine made it look a lot better!!
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06-27-07, 01:14 AM
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great thread, I also have a 78 FJ40 and want to do the same. Great work so far. Looking forward to your progress. Good luck bro.
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06-27-07, 01:24 AM
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Also that engine looks sick love the paint job.
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06-27-07, 07:24 AM
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cool.... thing looks just like mine... guess we can say Ed started a cult following...
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06-27-07, 10:48 AM
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Now its time for Kool Aid 
Cult following, indeed 
Looks Great!
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06-27-07, 10:51 AM
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things lookin good. keep it up!
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06-27-07, 10:54 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Degnol
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hahha... took me a while to get that.... 
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06-27-07, 05:40 PM
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Quote:
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Now its time for Kool Aid
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HA! I'll stick to beer, but thanks. Although, I'm sure I'll feel like drinking that Koolaid a couple times during this build...
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07-24-07, 08:02 PM
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Small update:
I only have two batteries for my drill (which I use to wirewheel the frame in preperation for por), so I can't clean up too much frame per day. They heat up when I use them, so they won't charge till cool... long story short, since I can't do much with that, I've been spending the rest of my time painting small stuff and starting to put the engine stuff back together. here are some pics:
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07-24-07, 08:03 PM
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Couple more:
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07-24-07, 08:04 PM
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I'm almost done wirewheeling the frame though, so I'll hopefully be por'ing it this coming weekend.
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07-25-07, 10:49 PM
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engine is looking reallly nice. maybe time to invest in a cord powered wire wheel?
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07-26-07, 02:44 AM
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Definately!! and an endless supply of wheels... those don't seem to last too long at all.
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07-27-07, 01:25 AM
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Hey Mike! You wanna borrow my 4 1/2" grinder and knotted cup brush? No worrys. U2U me.
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08-01-07, 06:38 PM
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Thanks Dave, but I got the frame all cleaned off.
This morning I finished 'wheeling' it, then marine cleaned, and metal readied it.
Instead of pacing back and forth waiting for it to dry, I thought I'd get some pics up here for you guys.
The first two are an overview of the garage now, and the third is where I sit for many hours getting dirt and grease of parts in prep for paint:
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08-01-07, 06:41 PM
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Now here are some of this mornings work.
First one is the frame after the wire wheeling was done.
Second is the dirt pile that came out of one of the frame rails. (just used the jet stream of the hose and my hands... toilet brush helped a little)
Third is a rock that came out of there too.
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08-01-07, 06:43 PM
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Now here's the frame after marine clean and metal ready.
I also found the VIN under all that crap on the front right of the frame...didn't even know it was there.
I'll post up more when I get the first coat of por on there.
Last edited by mikedickbek; 08-01-07 at 06:55 PM.
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08-01-07, 07:05 PM
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Oh yeah!
It's a boy!! Just found out the other day.
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08-01-07, 08:29 PM
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congrats!
Build looks like its comin along nicely
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http://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=110920
"Id take a FJ40, IH Scout, or an Early Bronco over a jeep any day"- some guy on a jeep forum!
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08-02-07, 01:08 AM
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Spectacular! A boy!
The cruiser is really coming along! congrads all the way round
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08-02-07, 05:23 PM
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Thanks guys!
Here are the pics after the silver por. In the last one, you can see the toilet brush I used to get in the frame rails.
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08-02-07, 06:20 PM
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Gloves Shmloves
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08-03-07, 04:52 AM
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Just finished reading ALL the threads.
Great job, she's coming along fine. I may have missed it but what color are you going to paint her? 
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08-03-07, 07:18 AM
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give us a report when you finally get that off your hands... I am betting a week!!
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08-03-07, 08:31 AM
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Hey Aussie, Thanks. I was planning on painting it the original olive brown, but due to money being a little tight, I'm going to rattle can some flat cammo green on.
Yeah, when I painted the front axle with this it took about that long. Oh well. It'll give me something to do at work (lots of picking).
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08-03-07, 08:23 PM
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Looks good. Keep up the good work.
Yep, that POR is one there for at least a week. Use some surgical gloves and then the real thick chemical resistant gloves on top of those to prevent the POR from getting on your hands. Unless you wear a plastic painter's suit, you'll get it on your arms, legs, face too. Don't ask how I know...
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08-07-07, 06:12 PM
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Silver por's almost all off my hands, but today I put on the chassis Black! Looks awesome.
Don't worry, I used gloves this time...
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08-08-07, 07:10 AM
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looks great!!
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08-16-07, 04:07 PM
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With never having seen my spark plugs I just figured I'd need to replace them. Who knows when the po did it. I decided to leave in the old ones while I painted so I wouldn't have to mess with blocking off the holes in the block. I'm glad I took this route because this is what I found when I removed the spark plugs this morning (pic 1 and 2). I measured the gap and some weren't even .020. I bought some NGK's from Napa yesterday (pn: BPR5EY-11) and gapped them to .055 because of my H.E.I. (pic 3).
I'm assuming this is going to make a world of difference when I get her running again. Before it was very hesitant when speeding up.
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08-16-07, 04:11 PM
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I also got a couple coats of paint on the headers. I used rust-oleum high heat that says it's good for wood stoves and up to 1200 degrees, but i'm not getting my hopes up. I'm sure it'll burn off quick when i'm back on the roads, but as long as it looks good now, that's all I care about
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