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11-29-04, 09:59 PM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Portlandand Bend, Orygun
Posts: 401
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Here's my baby!
Currently being restored by Scott Gesik and crew in Lincoln City, Orygun. I went out last Wednesday with my mother (the original owner), and my son, and took a few photos:
https://home.comcast.net/~khays/share/DSCN2217.JPG https://home.comcast.net/~khays/share/DSCN2218.JPG https://home.comcast.net/~khays/share/DSCN2219.JPG https://home.comcast.net/~khays/share/DSCN2220.JPG https://home.comcast.net/~khays/share/DSCN2221.JPG Another couple of months, and "Elsie Mae" will ride again! Elsie is a box stock 1982 FJ-40, no PS, no AC, 143K original miles by one owner. I'm sticking with the original Nordic Blue, and she'll be wearing BFG AT/KO 30x9.5R15 tires on the original white spokes. To date, the frame has been sandblasted, with the rear gussets popped off, and the whole frame powdercoated. All rust in the doors, tub, and fenders has been fixed, including replacing the rear sill, and the rear quarter panels. All body panels have had the sandwiches popped apart, cleaned, high-zinc painted, rewelded, and seam-sealed. The tub has been coated on the bottom, and on the floor. The mechanicals have been cleaned and detailed. Replaced parts include the exhaust pipe and muffler, the clutch master cylinder, the choke cable, a few bolts that were rusted into the tub, and misc. gaskets and rubber bits. No other mechanical work is planned, or needed, other than a carb rebuild when I get her back. Kirk 
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11-29-04, 10:03 PM
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IH8MUD Lifer
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I love the color! It's definitely lookin' pretty sweet!
-Ferg- __________________ Ben F | TLCA 12162 Big Blue Box--1984 FJ60--wannabe 80 series--R.I.P noname--1994 FZJ80--already got the locks... __________________ 80 Series E-Lock Diffs Retrofit for FJ60 |
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11-29-04, 10:19 PM
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IH8MUD Addict
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 677
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damn dude. you have a astin martin as a daily driver too? That sounds like a saweet resto!
Looks great. love that color blue. and that youre keeping her stock is great. once you move to the dark side, its all over. keep it up! -Dustin |
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11-29-04, 10:30 PM
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IH8MUD Lifer
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 2,898
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Way to go!
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11-29-04, 10:32 PM
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IH8MUD Addict
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Latitude 58
Posts: 646
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I'm jealous. It looks better than mine already.
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11-29-04, 10:33 PM
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Undocumented Mechanic
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Cool stuff! great that Mom geats to see it restored too.
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11-29-04, 10:48 PM
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IH8MUD Addict
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 613
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Looks like you have the past, present and future all liking what the see. These pictures motivate me.
It must be nice to get it passed down to you, LOOKING GOOOOOOOOOOD !!!!!! __________________ 81 BJ42 3b full cage, rear locker, rocky mountan Parobolic springs , 4 " lift., 63 Fj45 swb. started rebuild w\ 78 Fj55 running gear (Stalled) 65FJ45 lpb needs work. 2 65 FJ40s parts rigs Polson MT |
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11-29-04, 11:24 PM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Portlandand Bend, Orygun
Posts: 401
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Of course, his older sister *may* have something to say about it. Kirk |
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11-30-04, 07:51 AM
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Kneel for the Shaman
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Congrats. I hope you continue to take lots of pictures. If you ever plan on wheeling it, you may want bigger tires like 33's.
This cruiser has to mean a lot more to you than most of ours since you have had it since you were a kid. Ken |
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11-30-04, 08:12 AM
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IH8MUD Lifer
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looks GREAT, your mom is cool
 few things How are they painting or whatever the goldish cad plated hardware under the hood? you should paint the shocks black or replace them with OEM or OME painted black. Now would be a great time to add OEM PS. Prolly the best upgrade you can do and you do it OEM. those wheels are not stock 82 fj40 white spokes, they are aftermarket. If you haven't I would replace all the TRE's and stuff, just makes it drive so much better. If you got any leaks, might want to replace some gaskets............but as you know the list could go on and on  again looks killer and not cheap! I have heard of Scott before, interested to see his work, looks very good so far.
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11-30-04, 08:17 AM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Near Madison, WI
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Looks good. I can't wait till my project is that far.
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11-30-04, 08:56 AM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Portlandand Bend, Orygun
Posts: 401
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They've got some goldish paint that matches the cadmium plating pretty well - you have to look very closely to see the difference. I'll take care of the shocks, later - thanks for the catch. No PS, thanks, I've got great upper-body strength! Those wheels aren't mine - mine are out for powder coating, those are just some junkers Gesik had around the shop that they put on so they can keep it on the dollies. The steering has been gone through, and the TREs all replaced. No leaks, so no need to replace gaskets. I compression tested last year, and all the cylinders came in above 140 PSI, and are within 10% of one another. Doesn't use oil, either. The engine and drive train have been babied, as Mom is a very conservative driver, so I may make 200K before needing a rebuild. Not cheap is right - I paid Mom $2300 for the cruiser (she'd have given it to me for free, had I asked), and Gesik's work will run $13K to $15K, plus another $600 for tires. It's not about the dollars, though... Kirk |
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11-30-04, 09:44 AM
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IH8MUD Lifer
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Nice to see it still in the Family
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11-30-04, 11:39 AM
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Me and my Big Wheel
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: in the garage after dark in UT
Posts: 5,042
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nice work, my father bought his off the show room floor in 77' and he passed it on to me when i was 18 or so. it was rusted and needed some work but i was happy to do the work. i will some day pass it on to my boy. (when i have one of course) looks great
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11-30-04, 11:56 AM
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IH8MUD Lifer
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Vancouver Island BC Canada
Posts: 3,688
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That is bar none one of the most detailed restorations I have ever seen on a cruiser, drilling and pulling apart the panels is top notch.
How many hours do you figure will be into it when your done? Rob __________________ Check out our new location in Duncan, BC www.raddcruisers.ca --> 60 Series Cable Lockers available - 4.11s or 3.70s - all hardware included --> 12HT & H55F combos available - complete & running Limited Quantities - Deposit or Full Payment Required to hold your order while they ship |
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11-30-04, 01:08 PM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Portlandand Bend, Orygun
Posts: 401
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I really wish I could have been there when much of the work was done, but Scott has been very good about explaining the how and why of what he does. No trade secrets, that I've seen, just lots of "best practices", things that have been discussed here. From what I've picked up, he uses the restorations of Landcruisers to fill "dead time" in his shop. Since I wasn't in a hurry to get the job done, didn't have the time myself, and could afford to have it done, it was a good match. I believe this is the first non-spec restoration they've done. I was told they just picked up five FJ-43 cruisers from Saudi Arabia, former police cars. One was in the shop. The *only* rust on the whole vehicle was under the passenger side floor mat, where it appeared someone may have spilled coffee, resulting in a couple dozen tiny rust spots. The Saudi license plate was on the front seat... Kirk |
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11-30-04, 01:14 PM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Portlandand Bend, Orygun
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11-30-04, 01:32 PM
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IH8MUD Lifer
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on the tub, are they/you planing on leaving the spot weld dimples? I know some folks think they need to be smooth, me I think on a resto they should show like they did from the factory.
also, spending the money you are on the 40 is fine, you will still come out ahead of what it would have cost to buy a different 81+ 40 and it wouldn't have been one your mom bought new good job \looking at the before pics, the 40 was in really good shape, the seats are like new(same as mine but my DS seat bottom is torn, but i have a new OEM cover in the bag) Even has the AM radio, OEM antenna in the correct spot. DANM fine 40! |
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11-30-04, 01:37 PM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Portlandand Bend, Orygun
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Think of it as an anti-fraud measure  Kirk |
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12-01-04, 11:25 AM
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IH8MUD Lifer
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Vancouver Island BC Canada
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If and only if you had hudge bank and you really wanted to be extremely picky the next big step would be to pull the rivets out of the frame and seperate the whole thing.
After sandblasting and powdercoating our FJ45, the frame did show signs of rusty water coming from the frame seams a couple of years later. I understand were Landpimp is coming from on the factory spot welds, I really think it would be nearly impossible without the factory style equipment to duplicate these welds? After drilling all the old spots and removing the panel, you would then drill prior to the new wheel wells being installed and mig them back in place. The thing behind the factory spots is the head slightly worped and sucked the panel together leaving a slight void then seam sealed. Actually I think they seam sealed, sandwiched then spot welded. __________________ Check out our new location in Duncan, BC www.raddcruisers.ca --> 60 Series Cable Lockers available - 4.11s or 3.70s - all hardware included --> 12HT & H55F combos available - complete & running Limited Quantities - Deposit or Full Payment Required to hold your order while they ship |
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12-01-04, 11:44 AM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Portlandand Bend, Orygun
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Given my druthers, I'd have had the frame boiled out, and then hot zinc dipped, but couldn't find a vendor within a reasonable distance. Maybe next time !Quote:
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12-01-04, 12:09 PM
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IH8MUD Lifer
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Vancouver Island BC Canada
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Seeing as how the spots were drilled out it would still be difficult to put the spots back on the original part of the material seeing as how they are removed. Unless he went to the trouble of carefully filling each spot smooth then rewelding with the factory styl spot machine.
In any case you would have to dolly all the metal back to original in order to get the fatory appearance, over all sounds like a lotta work to see those spots. My personal favourite is smooth and glass like, not many people these days care about the factory spot welds like they do at a car show. The rust I speak of comes out from were ever the frame was not fully dissasembled, between any two pieces of metal on the frame rails. __________________ Check out our new location in Duncan, BC www.raddcruisers.ca --> 60 Series Cable Lockers available - 4.11s or 3.70s - all hardware included --> 12HT & H55F combos available - complete & running Limited Quantities - Deposit or Full Payment Required to hold your order while they ship |
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12-01-04, 05:42 PM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: east coast Canada
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use a product called " ACF 50 " , it is an areospace corrosion inhibitor or stopper and works awsome ! It is not a waxy type fluid rather a very viscous fluid similar to " rust check " but better . It will creep into all the tight joint and travel to every nook and cranny . It is also great for electrical connections . Have used it for 15 years in aircraft maintenance and never have had a bad expeirience !
HTH , Daryl __________________ 74 fj/bj40 88 fj/bj62 , full OME lift kit , home brew turbo , 4 runner brakes . |
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12-08-04, 05:33 PM
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IH8MUD Lifer
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Your cruiser's really shaping up well, keep the pics coming
__________________ 73 FJ40 trail rig, 79 FJ40 sloooooowly rebuilding, 64 FJ45LV project, 83 FJ65 project, 04.5 Dodge 2500 CTD, 04 VW Jetta TDI |
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12-08-04, 06:09 PM
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IH8MUD Lifer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Humboldt county, CA
Posts: 1,007
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Your cruiser is looking sweeeeeet!
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