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I got back from the Rubicon and started working to get more and more crap out of my garage and property. Project Space Shuttle is less about a Land Cruiser and more about property value at this point.
You might be a redneck if...
This is the only part of the Space Shuttle still in my soon-to-be guest room. I also discovered that I have a Stainless Steel barbecue in there as well.
I finally put the dash back in. I bought a $60 cover from Amazon a few months back and it actually turned out quite nice.
I found a set of door speakers that fit my stock location. They are Kicker audio 5.25 speakers. The previous owner had hooked the speakers to the door panels (instead of the door sheet metal) and the weight of the speaker simply tore the door panel. I like that these look stock. I have already Dynamated and Lined my door with two layers of MLV / Closed Cell foam to insulate and isolate any road noise. I got the driver's side door panel on, but haven't done the passenger side because I need to make a new latch rod since the body shop broke / lost mine.
As I've noted earlier, FJ 60 rear bumpers are obscenely expensive. I don't plan on carrying all sorts of crap on mine, and I have no desire to hang the spare tire back there. I don't really understand why guys with stock tanks don't put a spare in the stock location. I measured and I can fit a 38 x 13.50 tire and still have it above the hitch. But I digress.
I chose 2 x 5 x .120 wall rectangular tubing, with slight kickouts to protect the corners. The bumper is mounted using the stock rivet holes that the stock bumper bracket bolted to. The bumper mounts also double as clevis mounts (they run through the tubing) and are .500 x 4" band iron. I should have about $100 in material in this bumper when finished.
I threw some dimple died parts on there because I'm also posting this build on Pirate and you can't fabricate without dimple dies!
I worked on this until about 1 AM tonight because it's hot as hell outside and it takes my house this long to cool down - thus I'm out in the garage where it is much more temperate.
You might be a redneck if...
This is the only part of the Space Shuttle still in my soon-to-be guest room. I also discovered that I have a Stainless Steel barbecue in there as well.
I finally put the dash back in. I bought a $60 cover from Amazon a few months back and it actually turned out quite nice.
I found a set of door speakers that fit my stock location. They are Kicker audio 5.25 speakers. The previous owner had hooked the speakers to the door panels (instead of the door sheet metal) and the weight of the speaker simply tore the door panel. I like that these look stock. I have already Dynamated and Lined my door with two layers of MLV / Closed Cell foam to insulate and isolate any road noise. I got the driver's side door panel on, but haven't done the passenger side because I need to make a new latch rod since the body shop broke / lost mine.
As I've noted earlier, FJ 60 rear bumpers are obscenely expensive. I don't plan on carrying all sorts of crap on mine, and I have no desire to hang the spare tire back there. I don't really understand why guys with stock tanks don't put a spare in the stock location. I measured and I can fit a 38 x 13.50 tire and still have it above the hitch. But I digress.
I chose 2 x 5 x .120 wall rectangular tubing, with slight kickouts to protect the corners. The bumper is mounted using the stock rivet holes that the stock bumper bracket bolted to. The bumper mounts also double as clevis mounts (they run through the tubing) and are .500 x 4" band iron. I should have about $100 in material in this bumper when finished.
I threw some dimple died parts on there because I'm also posting this build on Pirate and you can't fabricate without dimple dies!
I worked on this until about 1 AM tonight because it's hot as hell outside and it takes my house this long to cool down - thus I'm out in the garage where it is much more temperate.
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