Lord what have I done now.... - Page 2

Vitesse_6 · 05-19-07, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cruiserlad

That combo is a very tight fit. I just tried a trial fit with my radiator with the same set up. Even with the short water pump I had to move the radiator forward. Good luck!

Cool, Thanks.
I will be running a Taurus far as well as a short water pump.
I had it all measured out, It will be tight, I just need to keep working

Vitesse_6 · 11-10-07, 06:28 PM

After a chat about some types of cross members that AA made with Kurt @ cruisersoutfitters , I decided to build my own, I picked up some brackets from rocklogic4x4., I bent up some 2"x3/8" flat stock, Now all I need to do is find a place to weld this sucker up.

I bent this up with my HF tube bender :grin:

Drilled and mounted.

What I need to do next.

This is the mounts from rocklogic4x4., They came highly recommended.
Im slowly but surely working on the 40, I have both axles refurbed and just need to get this part finished then I can get to more pressing items.
Once again slowly but surely....
Have fun

73SoCalCruiser · 11-16-07, 09:53 PM

Ohh man. Looks like things are going nice. But makes me say what am I getting into. I am in the infancey of mdoing something similar. I am rebuilding a 1993 chevy NV4500 4x4 and getting the balancer off is just killing me. Is that a standard price for sand blasting seems like alot of work for 175? I need to sand blast also and that lwould be a relief.

Mike

Vitesse_6 · 11-16-07, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 73SoCalCruiser

Ohh man. Looks like things are going nice. But makes me say what am I getting into. I am in the infancey of mdoing something similar. I am rebuilding a 1993 chevy NV4500 4x4 and getting the balancer off is just killing me. Is that a standard price for sand blasting seems like alot of work for 175? I need to sand blast also and that lwould be a relief.

Mike

Its hard to say what you might get charged for sand blasting, There were a few threads in the paint/bodywork section about it, It is a bit cheaper than most who posted.
Good luck on your build up, Dont let my time frame discourage you, It can be done MUCH quicker, I need to find time for stuff

Vitesse_6 · 11-16-07, 11:50 PM

The wife has been very patient with me over the last week or so...

Now all I need to do on the running gear is make sure all the fluids are topped off, Grease what is needed and then....?

Vitesse_6 · 11-25-07, 01:17 PM

Been a busy weekend.
I got the 40 striped and loaded!

My failed attempt at priming the tub while it was on the frame...

Last one...

Im going to have them blast the bottom and the bulkhead, That way I can seal all the underside, I will be painting the trans cover and inner/under front fenders.
I was quoted $100.00(if its easy and not a lot of undercoating) to do underneath the tub, But now I want them to blast the bulkhead as well.
Have fun :grin:

tehcruiser · 11-25-07, 01:48 PM

Awesome, I love it. It's like seeing my dream take place in some way. Thanks for al the pics, and keep them comming.

1973Guppie · 11-25-07, 04:57 PM

I like the way you did your traction bars, can you post up some more detailed pics/descriptions on how you build / mounted them?

thanks, Noah

Vitesse_6 · 11-25-07, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1973Guppie

I like the way you did your traction bars, can you post up some more detailed pics/descriptions on how you build / mounted them?

thanks, Noah

Here are some pic's, I didnt build it, I had it installed about 9 years ago by DJ Traction systems...Now out of business, Ive seen the display he had on the wall but I cant seem to find it on the net

Kurt @ cruiseroutfitters might have an idea who actually came up with this design, I have no idea, It is a strong well thought out design, I havent hit any rocks with the bars yet, But who knows.
Oh and please dont mind the dust or toys, I need something to keep me occupied

Vitesse_6 · 11-26-07, 03:40 PM

I dropped off the tub at 9:00 AM this morning and received a call at about 10:30 saying to come pick it up....I had just got back to work!
Here is what they did...

Total was $200.00...A bit more than I had planned, But they did almost twice as much work, Im still happy however :grin:
I covered it with a tarp on the way back to work, So there is a bit of sand to vacuum up, Didnt want the :cop: to give me any grief.

Vitesse_6 · 11-26-07, 03:41 PM

Oh and no crap from the bezel police about an upside down bezel

PHAEDRUS · 11-26-07, 08:26 PM

Looks good Brian,
Your right Michelle is patient with you. Maybe one day you will drive the 40 again.....
Dave

Vitesse_6 · 11-26-07, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PHAEDRUS

Looks good Brian,
Your right Michelle is patient with you. Maybe one day you will drive the 40 again.....
Dave

Thank you good sir!
I hope to drive it some day as well.
Oh and welcome to the 40 section

Larr75fj40 · 11-28-07, 10:55 AM

Man I'm jealous! I feel like I'm watching a good version of "Power TV" with projects that I really want to see.

camcruiser13 · 11-28-07, 12:13 PM

bout time you give us some updates.

i may have to swing by one night to check it out with my own eyes

Vitesse_6 · 11-28-07, 03:42 PM

Glad you guy's like it, Im a bit bummed, Its been real wet and cold, But I gotta get some paint or something on that tub :(

Vitesse_6 · 12-26-07, 05:38 PM

Success!

Not to shabby for a one man job :nuts:

I dont know how many of you have followed this, But here is a little of what led up to this point...

http://forum.ih8mud.com/paint-body/1...ercoating.html

Hugh Heifer · 11-30-08, 04:54 PM

Almost a year. What's up?

Vitesse_6 · 11-30-08, 09:19 PM

yeah, Im a bum...

Not a whole lot has been going on, I have 3 other vehicles that have been taking up time as well, Just doing maint. and what not, Let alone wheelin and camping

I will most likely start working on it again soon, Its a bit of a stress reliever.
Thanks for the poke

fj40forlife · 11-30-08, 09:27 PM

you got a 60 under there>?

65swb45 · 11-30-08, 09:30 PM

I'm a tellin ya man, that 80's gonna make ya soft if you don't watch out!

Brian, I'll be happy to help in the nudge department. Otherwise, that 40 is gonna slip from the rumour category into the myth category.

Maybe give yourself a deadline to work towards.

CM09?

toy4fun · 11-30-08, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 65swb45

I'm a tellin ya man, that 80's gonna make ya soft if you don't watch out!

Brian, I'll be happy to help in the nudge department. Otherwise, that 40 is gonna slip from the rumour category into the myth category.

Maybe give yourself a deadline to work towards.

CM09?

2nd

Vitesse_6 · 11-30-08, 09:46 PM

My mind is always straying from the 40...

Ive been pining over a 100 series lately. :(

EDIT!

We did this over the weekend

Gotta love my kid with a mouth full of marshmallows

toy4fun · 11-30-08, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vitesse_6

My mind is always straying from the 40...

Ive been pining over a 100 series lately. :(

EDIT!

We did this over the weekend

Gotta love my kid with a mouth full of marshmallows

I think if the 40 pulls out of the driveway(under it's own power) you would not be able to keep the smile off your face. Not sure if it would be the same smile if you pulled a 100 out of the driveway?

11-10-07, 06:28 PM	#32
Vitesse_6 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Taylorsville Utah TLCA# 8382 Posts: 1,281	My idea for a cross member After a chat about some types of cross members that AA made with Kurt @ cruisersoutfitters , I decided to build my own, I picked up some brackets from rocklogic4x4., I bent up some 2"x3/8" flat stock, Now all I need to do is find a place to weld this sucker up. I bent this up with my HF tube bender :grin: Drilled and mounted. What I need to do next. This is the mounts from rocklogic4x4., They came highly recommended. Im slowly but surely working on the 40, I have both axles refurbed and just need to get this part finished then I can get to more pressing items. Once again slowly but surely.... Have fun __________________ Enjoy Brian Passey KE7TGH wasatchcruisers 71 FJ40 Stinky 94 FZJ80 Ryoku Ryu Cruiser ring's anyone Stuff I've done... My 40 work in progress

11-16-07, 11:50 PM	#35
Vitesse_6 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Taylorsville Utah TLCA# 8382 Posts: 1,281	The wife has been very patient with me over the last week or so... Now all I need to do on the running gear is make sure all the fluids are topped off, Grease what is needed and then....? __________________ Enjoy Brian Passey KE7TGH wasatchcruisers 71 FJ40 Stinky 94 FZJ80 Ryoku Ryu Cruiser ring's anyone Stuff I've done... My 40 work in progress

11-25-07, 01:17 PM	#36
Vitesse_6 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Taylorsville Utah TLCA# 8382 Posts: 1,281	Been a busy weekend. I got the 40 striped and loaded! My failed attempt at priming the tub while it was on the frame... Last one... Im going to have them blast the bottom and the bulkhead, That way I can seal all the underside, I will be painting the trans cover and inner/under front fenders. I was quoted $100.00(if its easy and not a lot of undercoating) to do underneath the tub, But now I want them to blast the bulkhead as well. Have fun :grin: __________________ Enjoy Brian Passey KE7TGH wasatchcruisers 71 FJ40 Stinky 94 FZJ80 Ryoku Ryu Cruiser ring's anyone Stuff I've done... My 40 work in progress

11-25-07, 01:48 PM	#37
tehcruiser IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: nw Posts: 153	Awesome, I love it. It's like seeing my dream take place in some way. Thanks for al the pics, and keep them comming. __________________ Move along folks, nothing to see here!

11-25-07, 04:57 PM	#38
1973Guppie IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,297	I like the way you did your traction bars, can you post up some more detailed pics/descriptions on how you build / mounted them? thanks, Noah __________________ Front disc brakes: http://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.p...+brake+dummies 1973 FJ40 - Finished! Vortec/NV4500/ARB's/SOA FJ40 ROTW: http://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.p...uppie%27s+fj40 1970 FJ55 - Restoration Project in the works /2F/AC/PS FJ55 Restoration Thread: http://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/102079-guppies-fj55-build-thread.html

11-16-07, 09:53 PM	#33
73SoCalCruiser IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 33	Ohh man. Looks like things are going nice. But makes me say what am I getting into. I am in the infancey of mdoing something similar. I am rebuilding a 1993 chevy NV4500 4x4 and getting the balancer off is just killing me. Is that a standard price for sand blasting seems like alot of work for 175? I need to sand blast also and that lwould be a relief. Mike

11-26-07, 03:40 PM	#40
Vitesse_6 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Taylorsville Utah TLCA# 8382 Posts: 1,281	I dropped off the tub at 9:00 AM this morning and received a call at about 10:30 saying to come pick it up....I had just got back to work! Here is what they did... Total was $200.00...A bit more than I had planned, But they did almost twice as much work, Im still happy however :grin: I covered it with a tarp on the way back to work, So there is a bit of sand to vacuum up, Didnt want the :cop: to give me any grief. __________________ Enjoy Brian Passey KE7TGH wasatchcruisers 71 FJ40 Stinky 94 FZJ80 Ryoku Ryu Cruiser ring's anyone Stuff I've done... My 40 work in progress

11-26-07, 03:41 PM	#41
Vitesse_6 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Taylorsville Utah TLCA# 8382 Posts: 1,281	Oh and no crap from the bezel police about an upside down bezel __________________ Enjoy Brian Passey KE7TGH wasatchcruisers 71 FJ40 Stinky 94 FZJ80 Ryoku Ryu Cruiser ring's anyone Stuff I've done... My 40 work in progress

11-26-07, 08:26 PM	#42
PHAEDRUS IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Mar 2003 TLCA# 16520 Posts: 1,816	Looks good Brian, Your right Michelle is patient with you. Maybe one day you will drive the 40 again..... Dave __________________ "The time has come" the Walrus said," To talk of many things.." In the Trees.... OH 80 fj40, 2.5 OME Dakaar springs, 33" bfgs. "Charlie Brown" 88 fj62 Bone stock, Wifeys snow cruiser "Moby"

11-28-07, 10:55 AM	#44
Larr75fj40 IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cypress, OC- CA Posts: 180	Man I'm jealous! I feel like I'm watching a good version of "Power TV" with projects that I really want to see.

11-28-07, 12:13 PM	#45
camcruiser13 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: in the garage after dark in UT Posts: 5,133	bout time you give us some updates. i may have to swing by one night to check it out with my own eyes __________________ cc ------------- 76' fj40 camcrusier13 build threads the following are links, just click, go on try it Traction Bar Sliders Ram Assist Bumper Poison Spider Style Shackle Reversal Half Doors if your doing it im sure ive done it, need help just ask.......

11-28-07, 03:42 PM	#46
Vitesse_6 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Taylorsville Utah TLCA# 8382 Posts: 1,281	Glad you guy's like it, Im a bit bummed, Its been real wet and cold, But I gotta get some paint or something on that tub :( __________________ Enjoy Brian Passey KE7TGH wasatchcruisers 71 FJ40 Stinky 94 FZJ80 Ryoku Ryu Cruiser ring's anyone Stuff I've done... My 40 work in progress

12-26-07, 05:38 PM	#47
Vitesse_6 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Taylorsville Utah TLCA# 8382 Posts: 1,281	Success! Not to shabby for a one man job :nuts: I dont know how many of you have followed this, But here is a little of what led up to this point... http://forum.ih8mud.com/paint-body/1...ercoating.html __________________ Enjoy Brian Passey KE7TGH wasatchcruisers 71 FJ40 Stinky 94 FZJ80 Ryoku Ryu Cruiser ring's anyone Stuff I've done... My 40 work in progress

11-30-08, 09:19 PM	#49
Vitesse_6 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Taylorsville Utah TLCA# 8382 Posts: 1,281	yeah, Im a bum... Not a whole lot has been going on, I have 3 other vehicles that have been taking up time as well, Just doing maint. and what not, Let alone wheelin and camping I will most likely start working on it again soon, Its a bit of a stress reliever. Thanks for the poke __________________ Enjoy Brian Passey KE7TGH wasatchcruisers 71 FJ40 Stinky 94 FZJ80 Ryoku Ryu Cruiser ring's anyone Stuff I've done... My 40 work in progress

11-30-08, 09:27 PM	#50
fj40forlife IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Dec 2005 TLCA# 5624562435 Posts: 1,121	you got a 60 under there>? __________________ What is rock crawling? My build http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=637144

11-30-08, 09:30 PM	#51
65swb45 elder statesman Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: so cal, going 45 TLCA# 1086 Posts: 6,887	I'm a tellin ya man, that 80's gonna make ya soft if you don't watch out! Brian, I'll be happy to help in the nudge department. Otherwise, that 40 is gonna slip from the rumour category into the myth category. Maybe give yourself a deadline to work towards. CM09? __________________ A carbureted man in a fuel injected world. 65SWB45, 64LWB45, 68FJ40,72V840, 76HJ45[going],84FJ60[gone], 76K5, 73Sub454, 89Sub7.4[gone], 97Sub5.7 TLCA delegate, Trail Crew-LAC TLCA, The White Trash of the Elwood Chapter my website: http://www.marksoffroad.net

11-30-08, 09:46 PM	#53
Vitesse_6 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Taylorsville Utah TLCA# 8382 Posts: 1,281	My mind is always straying from the 40... Ive been pining over a 100 series lately. :( EDIT! We did this over the weekend Gotta love my kid with a mouth full of marshmallows __________________ Enjoy Brian Passey KE7TGH wasatchcruisers 71 FJ40 Stinky 94 FZJ80 Ryoku Ryu Cruiser ring's anyone Stuff I've done... My 40 work in progress