84 FJ60 Resto, (1 Viewer)

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It seems like I do more reading than posting on Ih8mud, but I thought I might share a couple photos of my 1984 FJ60. I pulled the body this weekend with plans to complete an overall freshening (hopefully a quick one at that) in time for paint this spring.
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Basic plan is to go through and freshen everything. Current plans include AAL, new shocks, rebuild both propshafts, rebuild steering gear, knuckles, replace brake/fuel lines, reseal the SBC, and I have the TBI setup from an 89 C1500 that will be going on. Oh, and of course clean and paint frame, springs, axles, underbody, etc.

After this is all completed I should be ready for paint in the spring. :beer:
 
Sounds like a good project. Nice shop. Keep us posted. I enjoy the pictures.
 
Wow!
Nice shop, should make things just a little easier!


Keep us posted on the progress

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Nice resto.

How do you tear yourself away from such a beautiful shop?
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holy hell i'm jelous. is that your personal shop? you should be able to make quick work of her w/ a set-up like that.
 
Thanks for all the compliments on the shop! I built it last year and it sure makes things easier. I've spent too much time working on my back in the weather, but now I have 1100 sq.ft of heated paradise (seperate from "the wifes" garage) to work in!

The lift was a christmas present from my wife, so a frame off only makes sense, right?
 
The lift was a christmas present from my wife, so a frame off only makes sense, right?

holy ****

My wifes Christmas present to me(that she doesn't know she gave me) was a set of OEM Aussie mirrors....:meh:
 
Skinner, You the MAN!:cheers:
 
Quick Update

Just a quick update: another engineer I work with asked if I could put a clutch in his car this morning....Murphy's Law! So I am now working to drop the body back on the frame so that the FJ isn't tying up the lift. Before hand I decided to pull the engine, trans, transfer case, and Ranger overdrive. Couple pics:
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I went ahead and set the body back on the frame last night and got the shop cleaned up. Sorry, no pics.

I'll be back up and running as soon as I get this clutch job off of my lift.

Anybody have any recommendations on the easiest way to clean the 24 years of grime off of the cab floor (while overhead)? I did a preliminary pressure washing on my back, however, there are still some areas of heavy build up.
 
What does a lift like that cost? Looking at building another garage and this thread just talked me into a lift.

They can vary widely, however, mine was a steal at $1400.
 
I got a chance to pull the cruiser body again tonight (bye-bye clutch job:D). I've also stripped the 350 down and have degreased as best as possible. I'm now waiting for a warmer day (25*F today) so that I can roll it outside for a good pressure washing before painting and swapping intakes.

As for the frame, I've got it stripped of bumpers, spare tire xmember, brake/fuel lines, etc., and started wire wheeling it tonight in preparation for a good coat of RustBullet. However, my wire wheel is worn out from my last project so progress was slow. And again, I'm waiting for a warmer day so that I can pressure wash.

Here are a couple pics:
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Damn. Nice shop, nice progress.
 
Great thread, Skinner. Keep it coming!
 
Weekend Update.

I made a lot of progress cleaning the frame this weekend. 3 wire wheels later, I just about have the entire frame stripped (need to flip and do bottom side yet). I started this inside the garage Friday night and managed to make a HUGE mess. Luckily, it warmed up to 44 this afternoon. So, I rolled the frame outside to finish wire wheeling the front half (which gave me a chance to mop the floor). Enjoy:

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I also set up a pseudo paint booth (using the FJ as a ceiling:D) to start freshening up the 350. I'll show a pic of the paint booth; but you guys will have to wait for a pic of the 350 until after it's done.

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:cheers:
 

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