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most of the bows were modified from a later fj40 set. the fronts i bent up using a cheap bender (can't remember the name, but they were advertised on here. it's pretty crappy and while the rep i talked to before i bought it said it would do the larger tube of the fj40 bows and the small square stock that i would need for the doors, it won't, so now that i've got a template, i'm going to farm the bows out to a pro.
 
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she still seems happy to "cruise at 80mph all day long" (or evening in this case.View attachment 929012
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today on the way to work, i fired up the gps speed program on my phone and determined at 40mph, i'm actually going 30, at 60 i'm going 45 and at 80 i'm doing 60.
 
white wheels are gone...freshly powdercoated black early rims in their place with the appropriate hubcaps on the rear and spare. need to find two open ones for the fronts
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white wheels are gone...freshly powdercoated black early rims in their place with the appropriate hubcaps on the rear and spare. need to find two open ones for the frontsView attachment 1095635 View attachment 1095637
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Only hubs caps I bought from Mike were a couple with holes. Those seem to be the hardest to find. All my other ones look like a PO used tin snips. Didn't SOR end up with some of Mike's reproduced hub caps? Might be one of those things you just bite the bullet and paid SOR prices including their shipping and handling.
 
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no way am i paying the outrageous prices sor charges on caps. i want a set, but not that bad.
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I remember seeing them on their site but never checked how much they were charging. Ouch. Guess that explains why they still have them. As far as I know only the one batch was made, so is SOR now having more made? If I hadn't gotten a couple from Mike I would have made do with what I have.
 
Great thread! Especially enjoyed the stuff on the carb. Playing with a big window '63 aisan at the moment.

What a beautiful vehicle- thanks for all the great info!
 
thanks. it's been a blast. kind of on hold now while i deal with a couple of other projects and try to find a fab shop for bows and door frames.

so for now, i'm forced to just drive her :)
 
found the ever popular brake fluid leak, so i pulled it tonight, honed and painted. tomorrow i'll assemble and bleed.
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Looks like you kept the original "tin cup" reservoir? Did you find a kit with internals to refurbish after honing?

I love this thread- what a great cruiser Annie is!
 
10mm said:
Looks like you kept the original "tin cup" reservoir? Did you find a kit with internals to refurbish after honing?

I love this thread- what a great cruiser Annie is!
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Thanks.

i think i've got a couple of kits in my stash, but kurt probably carries them
 
my last oem kit. but, final cleaning done, rebuilt, installed. just need to pump the master a couple times, hook up the line and bleed the system . new phone takes really bitchin photos. the cylinder is much smoother than it looks
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Looking good! Brake fluid in your floorboard is never a welcoming sight. X's 2 on a great cruiser and great build!!
 
Just read the whole thread! Awesome truck and build. Especially liked the snow drive video. :D
I do have a request for you...

Can you take some pics of the wiring between the generator and regulator? I found one pic early in this thread showing the generator wiring end but really need to see the routing of the sub harness and the attachment to the regulator. I have a MUD member asking if I could build them a new generator harness as theirs went missing during his tear down...
You can post them here or email them to fj40coolerman at gmail dot com

Thanks!
 
crap, gonna have to see if my harness has been repaired at some point
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no clue why the wire is black at the generator. cant' be repaired in, as the tape on the harness is tight and it still has the parts tag taped to it (although the print appears long gone). spray paint i guess
entire path of the harness
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