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SWEET!!! You are doing an AWSOME JOB!!!!I am having fender alignment issues on the passenger side as well (along with other things) but seeing the great job you are doing makes me want to do mine the right way. I am trying to take the shortest route from pile of parts to the trail as possible, but after seeing this thread it would be well worth going the extra mile.
Again GREAT JOB!!!
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10-29-09, 04:23 PM
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thanks guys!!! I'm way too excited about this whole thing so i started building the truck without actually having the body on the frame..... I got a lot of work done today but damn its going to be heavy...
fenders are getting sprayed tonight so i'll pick them up tomorrow and bedline them + the truck + the tranny hump!
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Oct '76 FJ40 (used to be) used for parts
78' FJ40 in progress - body '77 converted to '78, '78 engine, '78 wiring harness and switches, 4 wheel disk, '68 bib, Ehsan Khaki Soft Top, half doors with khaki uppers, rear half doors with khaki uppers
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10-29-09, 04:24 PM
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even the tiny clips look new!! too bad the metal on the pads that goes into them is all rusty... 
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Oct '76 FJ40 (used to be) used for parts
78' FJ40 in progress - body '77 converted to '78, '78 engine, '78 wiring harness and switches, 4 wheel disk, '68 bib, Ehsan Khaki Soft Top, half doors with khaki uppers, rear half doors with khaki uppers
'84 S-10 - '94 S-10 blazer leather interior, 3" hocky puck lift
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10-29-09, 04:24 PM
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more pics
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Oct '76 FJ40 (used to be) used for parts
78' FJ40 in progress - body '77 converted to '78, '78 engine, '78 wiring harness and switches, 4 wheel disk, '68 bib, Ehsan Khaki Soft Top, half doors with khaki uppers, rear half doors with khaki uppers
'84 S-10 - '94 S-10 blazer leather interior, 3" hocky puck lift
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10-29-09, 04:26 PM
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last one - only put on nick in the door hinge.. that pin was reallllly hard to get in..
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Oct '76 FJ40 (used to be) used for parts
78' FJ40 in progress - body '77 converted to '78, '78 engine, '78 wiring harness and switches, 4 wheel disk, '68 bib, Ehsan Khaki Soft Top, half doors with khaki uppers, rear half doors with khaki uppers
'84 S-10 - '94 S-10 blazer leather interior, 3" hocky puck lift
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10-29-09, 07:01 PM
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Totally bitchin'
Seriously, the Milkmen should have sang about a "Bitchin' forty" instead of that stupid camaro.
Very, very nice!
Dan
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10-29-09, 09:00 PM
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Nice job!
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79fj40 rebuild and 3B diesel conversion
85 fj60 gasser
00 Chevy 6.5 td 14' van
03 Camry
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"It's a dogs life" aren't we all just dogs anyway?
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10-31-09, 03:41 PM
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sooooo it didn't rain today after all.. and jim and pat showed up to help.
pics..
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Oct '76 FJ40 (used to be) used for parts
78' FJ40 in progress - body '77 converted to '78, '78 engine, '78 wiring harness and switches, 4 wheel disk, '68 bib, Ehsan Khaki Soft Top, half doors with khaki uppers, rear half doors with khaki uppers
'84 S-10 - '94 S-10 blazer leather interior, 3" hocky puck lift
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10-31-09, 03:43 PM
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after bedlined...
it only dried for a couple hours then got rained on.. DAMN WEATHER MAN!! ... i wiped it all down and it looks like it will be okay. the color was realllly light when it was wet then darkened up a whole bit
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Oct '76 FJ40 (used to be) used for parts
78' FJ40 in progress - body '77 converted to '78, '78 engine, '78 wiring harness and switches, 4 wheel disk, '68 bib, Ehsan Khaki Soft Top, half doors with khaki uppers, rear half doors with khaki uppers
'84 S-10 - '94 S-10 blazer leather interior, 3" hocky puck lift
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10-31-09, 03:43 PM
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now for what got done today
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Oct '76 FJ40 (used to be) used for parts
78' FJ40 in progress - body '77 converted to '78, '78 engine, '78 wiring harness and switches, 4 wheel disk, '68 bib, Ehsan Khaki Soft Top, half doors with khaki uppers, rear half doors with khaki uppers
'84 S-10 - '94 S-10 blazer leather interior, 3" hocky puck lift
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10-31-09, 03:44 PM
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there is a lot of little stuff that got done.. although you can't really see any of it..
huge thanks to pat, jim, my dad, and my mom
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Oct '76 FJ40 (used to be) used for parts
78' FJ40 in progress - body '77 converted to '78, '78 engine, '78 wiring harness and switches, 4 wheel disk, '68 bib, Ehsan Khaki Soft Top, half doors with khaki uppers, rear half doors with khaki uppers
'84 S-10 - '94 S-10 blazer leather interior, 3" hocky puck lift
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10-31-09, 05:23 PM
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Sweet rig! I will be heading out to work on mine now... Thanks for the motivation! 
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11-04-09, 06:15 PM
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looking awesome!!
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11-05-09, 07:18 AM
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dude.... that thing rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! more and more pics please..............
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11-05-09, 09:12 AM
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looks awsome!
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11-05-09, 05:37 PM
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no pics but how about this....
(i have a small leak coming out of my rear heater.. i'm going to have to plug it off for now and get it recored later) :/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUtPl5oqixQ
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Oct '76 FJ40 (used to be) used for parts
78' FJ40 in progress - body '77 converted to '78, '78 engine, '78 wiring harness and switches, 4 wheel disk, '68 bib, Ehsan Khaki Soft Top, half doors with khaki uppers, rear half doors with khaki uppers
'84 S-10 - '94 S-10 blazer leather interior, 3" hocky puck lift
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11-05-09, 05:38 PM
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there we go
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Oct '76 FJ40 (used to be) used for parts
78' FJ40 in progress - body '77 converted to '78, '78 engine, '78 wiring harness and switches, 4 wheel disk, '68 bib, Ehsan Khaki Soft Top, half doors with khaki uppers, rear half doors with khaki uppers
'84 S-10 - '94 S-10 blazer leather interior, 3" hocky puck lift
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11-05-09, 05:40 PM
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Great rebuild , great pictures , cant wait to see the finished project. Thanks for your service commitment.
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11-06-09, 03:40 PM
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thanks for all the comments guys! i'm getting really excited about nearing the end of this build.. all the gauges work all the lights work (that I have on) and best of all... I drove it around the street today!!!
brakes work great.. have a few leaks out of some ends.. i think i might of had a few bad flares :/ but that will have to wait for another day - i won't be driving this but I do need it all together
got the tirecarrier on today.. i had to drill holes in the sill for the rubber mount and the hook... well its all fucked up and i didn't catch it until after i started drilling.. i'll take some pictures tomorrow.. i'm going to need some help with this one
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Oct '76 FJ40 (used to be) used for parts
78' FJ40 in progress - body '77 converted to '78, '78 engine, '78 wiring harness and switches, 4 wheel disk, '68 bib, Ehsan Khaki Soft Top, half doors with khaki uppers, rear half doors with khaki uppers
'84 S-10 - '94 S-10 blazer leather interior, 3" hocky puck lift
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11-08-09, 07:20 PM
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this is my tire carrier issue.. bought it used cleaned it up painted it... went to bolt it up and then drill the holes for the rubber mount and hook in the sill in installed... and well.. it doesn't line up.. the tire carrier seems to be an entire inch lower than it should be.. i can't even see where the thing might be bent..
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Oct '76 FJ40 (used to be) used for parts
78' FJ40 in progress - body '77 converted to '78, '78 engine, '78 wiring harness and switches, 4 wheel disk, '68 bib, Ehsan Khaki Soft Top, half doors with khaki uppers, rear half doors with khaki uppers
'84 S-10 - '94 S-10 blazer leather interior, 3" hocky puck lift
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11-08-09, 07:21 PM
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some more pics
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Oct '76 FJ40 (used to be) used for parts
78' FJ40 in progress - body '77 converted to '78, '78 engine, '78 wiring harness and switches, 4 wheel disk, '68 bib, Ehsan Khaki Soft Top, half doors with khaki uppers, rear half doors with khaki uppers
'84 S-10 - '94 S-10 blazer leather interior, 3" hocky puck lift
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11-10-09, 04:52 PM
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its DONE
going active duty tomorrow and leaving for mississippi so my truck is going to have to sit through winter until i can come back and get it registered and take it down. everything is pretty much done just need to put the running boards on and redo the rear doors - the canvas isn't quite sitting right.
thanks for all the help and I couldn't have done this without my dad and the support of my family.
its going to be sad leaving her behind.. enjoy some pics
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Oct '76 FJ40 (used to be) used for parts
78' FJ40 in progress - body '77 converted to '78, '78 engine, '78 wiring harness and switches, 4 wheel disk, '68 bib, Ehsan Khaki Soft Top, half doors with khaki uppers, rear half doors with khaki uppers
'84 S-10 - '94 S-10 blazer leather interior, 3" hocky puck lift
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11-10-09, 04:53 PM
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last ones
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Oct '76 FJ40 (used to be) used for parts
78' FJ40 in progress - body '77 converted to '78, '78 engine, '78 wiring harness and switches, 4 wheel disk, '68 bib, Ehsan Khaki Soft Top, half doors with khaki uppers, rear half doors with khaki uppers
'84 S-10 - '94 S-10 blazer leather interior, 3" hocky puck lift
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11-10-09, 04:57 PM
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The top, doors and ambi doors look awesome on it!
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1971 Freeborn Red FJ40 w/85 2F, 3 speed on the floor, Warn 8274, 33X9.5 BFG M/T's.
1965 FJ45
"The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind." -Humphrey Bogart
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11-10-09, 04:57 PM
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Very nice work dude, been following your build.
Who needs a stinkin' shop to work out of anyway!! 
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11-19-09, 05:29 PM
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okay so those last pictures weren't completely complete... here are the running boards
rear doors are totally lined up yet.. and I need to buy those mega expensive soft door seals from SOR still
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Oct '76 FJ40 (used to be) used for parts
78' FJ40 in progress - body '77 converted to '78, '78 engine, '78 wiring harness and switches, 4 wheel disk, '68 bib, Ehsan Khaki Soft Top, half doors with khaki uppers, rear half doors with khaki uppers
'84 S-10 - '94 S-10 blazer leather interior, 3" hocky puck lift
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11-19-09, 05:30 PM
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last ones my friends dad took the cool ones
also I don't actually ahve the truck... its going to sit in CT for this winter with a cover over it (it won't fit back in the tent I made) and I'm probably going to have to pay to have it shipped down here to Mississippi
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Oct '76 FJ40 (used to be) used for parts
78' FJ40 in progress - body '77 converted to '78, '78 engine, '78 wiring harness and switches, 4 wheel disk, '68 bib, Ehsan Khaki Soft Top, half doors with khaki uppers, rear half doors with khaki uppers
'84 S-10 - '94 S-10 blazer leather interior, 3" hocky puck lift
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11-19-09, 05:49 PM
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Amazing restoration...it looks AWESOME, and one to be very proud of!
Seeing these sweet FJ's make me regret deciding to restore this last CJ.
Good luck to you going Active Duty!
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11-19-09, 06:41 PM
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1964 FJ40 Hard Top...doing a true restoration!
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11-19-09, 08:36 PM
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WOW.
Amazing man, really amazing.
Love the soft top and doors, especially the soft ambi doors. Don't see that too often.
Congratulations on a job well done. I'm sorry you wont be able to drive it for a while. Thats got to be the hardest part of the whole project.
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