1985 HJ75 Pickup (6 Viewers)

[Gun Runner 5]

My ole BJ71 is being resurrected. : )

 

[eman375]

So there was a potential project in your plans? Sweet!

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Oh, it's not mine although it once was. It now belongs to a local doctor who is having the shop restore it.

 

[broth9640]

Curious,if you don't mind me asking. What's an injector pump rebuild cost?

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Curious,if you don't mind me asking. What's an injector pump rebuild cost?

In my case I don't think an injector pump rebuild will be necessary. I've either got a delivery valve issue or an injector problem.
Hopefully when I return to the U.S. on Friday, I'll know the verdict.

 

[cruiserdan]

Hopefully when I return to the U.S. on Friday (with all my winnings from Monaco to pay for my exotic habit), I'll know the verdict.

 

[elkaholic]

I see what you did ...

 

[Gun Runner 5]

My goal is to make enough $ so I can buy one of those fancy OEM fuel filters.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

The next time you see an advertisement that states "rust in the usual places but easily repairable" remember this post.
This is the roof of my previously owned BJ71 and the symptoms of this damage was a couple of insignificant paint bubbles.

 

[broth9640]

That seems like a strange place for rust. The fender wells must be Swiss cheese if the roof has holes already.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

There are also issues in the fender wells and the rocker area.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

That seems like a strange place for rust. The fender wells must be Swiss cheese if the roof has holes already.

One of the reasons "recent" paint jobs, where the seller can't provide detailed "before and after" photos makes me nervous.

 

[broth9640]

One of the reasons "recent" paint jobs, where the seller can't provide detailed "before and after" photos makes me nervous.

So very true, there are so many tragic stories of guys in the 40 series section buying eBay gems with fresh paint jobs or restorations. A complete resto should have somewhere in the neighborhood of 500 photos. I think I have over 700 of my fj40 restoration, but I can be a bit photo happy sometimes. Curious if anyone knows about the assembly process for 70 series bodies. I know the 40's were spot welded together without weld through primer. 35 yrs later and some road salt equals Swiss cheese. Hopefully the 70's were done differently.

 

[Billyfj7312ht]

One of the reasons "recent" paint jobs, where the seller can't provide detailed "before and after" photos makes me nervous

Charles, thankfully we don't have to worry about that here.


BTW if you need any parts for the BJ71 I have a few parts left over from my build..............rust in the usual places, but repairable.
The old lady who owned the car before me only went to church and back, which was only a few miles up the road.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

OPINION BOYS.....
I'm either going to change the canopy to match the black trim on the truck or the grey on the rims. What do you guys think?

 

[NanaMaru]

I like the look of the grey.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

I like the look of the grey.

Grey ..... 2
Black .... 0

 

[NanaMaru]

Well there you go! That was easy to settle. What is our next project?

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Well there you go! That was easy to settle. What is our next project?

 

[NanaMaru]

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