ranchdawg

Finally, I put the head back onto the block.

Next, I dropped the motor back onto the frame. Got to use my fancy new VTP rear motor mount bolts.

Got the frame back yesterday and went to work trying to tidy up my garage. Which really means putting stuff back on the frame. Picture me rolling…

Brought this home today.

Another month and half… Spent more money, but not a lot of progress. I tried my hand at replacing some rivets and failed miserably. The rivets didn’t like getting hot and staying hot and large pieces were falling off despite out best efforts to...

Here’s a map.

Oh, and more maintenance, but left to someone way more capable.

Some preventive maintenance before it gets put back together.

I believe so. I even stuck a screwdriver in there to be sure.

Here’s mine. 06/75 2f.

Well it gets way colder here and lots of fog on occasion too. Climbing Hilltop here in the winter was a struggle. If it made it to the top with out choking out is was rare. Usually it was pull over and wait like 1/2 hour for the ice to melt -...

No, block off that bottom opening, get city racers intake hose, be happy

Not really. 40’s mostly, occasional 30’s.

Does it get cold where you are? Yes consider making/buying a fluid heat riser for the bottom of the intake manifold - will prevent carburetor icing most of the time...

So I took apart the air cleaner and separated the flapper from its base. And then…I dropped it. Is it necessary? My plan is to install headers, which means the bracket for the warm air hose won’t/can’t be reinstalled. Photos below for reference...

Thanks for the follow up. I was very curious how it turned out.

Ok, it’s done and it looks a whole lot better. The shop removed the inner plate for the center arm and the shackle mount to straighten the frame and then welded them back on. They had to do the inner plate twice though because when I went to pick...

Got a set of Conferr shackles for sale, taken off my FJ40. $65 shipped.

Thanks for all the help. I got behind the plate with a screw driver to put pressure on the nut and and finally got the nut off of the outer door handle and the threads mush have been cross threaded at the factory and now the threads are wiped...

Just the nut for the outer handle.

After two years almost complete.

I need to do this…

@ranchdawg I really hope you found the right Sumo Warrior to get that "massage" job done !

Another month and a half has gone by. Got a little stuff done. I got the square tubing for the spring mount repair, but I didn’t like the fit. It needed to be a little wider to fit center better over the mount, so instead I had some plates made...

Just to follow up on this thread, the frame is head to a shop to get massaged. I’ll get it back next week. Stay tuned…