I'm trying to find a Tuffy 023-03 center console for my FJ40. The gray one seems to be out of stock at the moment. If anyone has one available, I would love to buy it.
The rear heater pipes cleaned up well. The foam had some scuff marks after nearly 50 years so I used some heavy duty heat shrink to spruce them up a bit.
On my 09/77, the 3 point belt anchor point just moves from the hard top side to the roll bar when top is removed. It has the bigger 11mm bolt in that spot. I would assume yours does as well.
You're not far off. In my line of work I deal with allegedly smart people (engineers) making stupid decisions on various military systems. I have to be nice to them. This situation is similar in that they also do not have real world experience. We have a running joke in the office of a...
* You will not be able to source the parts to make your engine DI.
* If you were to find the parts (essentially a whole engine) the cost to import it and build it would far exceed the cost of a 15bft.
All of your ideas are terrible. Sorry if your feelings are hurt. Listen to the more experienced members here and install a direct injected engine if you want more power from your van. The idea of making a DI out of your engine is not realistic. I'm not sure how your price comparisons are...
Not quite done with the whole heater refurb but, I did reinstall the box to clear some workspace on my tool box.
These heater pipes were looking a little ragged, so I cleaned them in my solution and refinished the insulation with heat shrink.
I loaded up the car seats this afternoon and...
#protip fill the recess for the o-ring with grease prior to installing the o-ring. The grease keeps the o-ring in place while the solenoid is reinstalled.
The megacruiser only has an oil pressure switch here, so I removed it and installed a new 12volt sender.
With the ACSD removed, I swapped out this block drain plug which was previously also the ACSD coolant return. The new plug also has a barb but, this one is for catching the coolant when you drain the block. I had a hard time finding this part number and even ordered the incorrect plug first...
Since I ordered new springs for this unit im going to hold off on installing it back in the 40 until they arrive. It does look like I'll be able to replace them without taking it back apart so I went ahead and slapped it the rest of the way together.
Lots of scrubbing with GooGone and a brass brush to get all the old foam and glue off.
New foam for the sides, I had an adhesive backed foam for this but, the end tanks needed something a little different, so I used an adhesive spray to attach the foam.
I taped the core so as to not get...