diesellibrarian

Copy anything you want. Let me know if you have any questions that maybe I can answer since I have one torn apart. It would be nice to know that others can possibly benefit something from us taking this thing apart.

Speaking of as stock as possible; I took a few minutes today to pull these puppies out of the clear zinc tub. I have no idea why I find replacing the brand new Toyota screws with the original ones so satisfying. Definitely some kind of mental...

There’s supposed to be a spacer between the windshield bracket and the dash bracket

This probably isn’t what you wanted to hear, but I ended up drilling mine out. No amount of hammering would make them budge, and putting a torch on them would have ruined the paint. So instead I ruined a couple of drill bits.

For anyone who might be interested, I’ve posted another episode of my FJ55 rescue project. I’m not doing this to get YouTube famous (I’m nowhere near charismatic enough to pull that off): I’m just wanting to document and share the things I learn...

Got around to installing the NOCO plug bezels and got most of the tail pipe tacked together.

A great time, not without incidents myself.

Took a few days and went camping with @overhanger and @Fyffer last weekend. Probably the last one before the snow flies. Not without drama though! On the way I finally found the source of my weird rear end clunk: the front hanger bushing of the...

Ah, good idea, lighten the beast up a bit. couple 4 x 8 sheets of alum and some alum rivets and your done.

I've not had the golden opportunity to closely compare & contrast early and late front doors like you do. Trying to visualize how much you'd have to swap to make it work. Pics of your door catch and later latch and stuff might help.

Thank you for this, sir! The pic above, coupled with this pic (which I shamelessly copied from your build thread) gives me a really good idea of how the rear end comes together on these rigs. Much appreciated!

I guess we'll never know. 🤣 Edit: in all seriousness, I will do some measuring. If the mounting hole pattern for the strikers is different between old and new, that eliminates the final and preferred option. If they're the same, be on the...

That sounds easiest and, therefore, best. Would it be too much to ask that the mounting holes for the early strikers be the same as what's on your '77? Hopefully, the hardest part is sourcing those early strikers. Where, oh where, could we find...

Thanks for the reply, @Pighead! That helps a lot. I'll do a bit more measuring and whatnot, but based on what I've learned from your post, it looks like I have a couple of options to explore: Swap the upper frame, window, etc. from the early...

You should be able to use the square doors, your A-pillar is made for them...but the wind-wing doors stopped in '72(?). The first one-piece window/non-wind-wing doors (like what came on my '74) had a problem in that you couldn't roll them all the...

Hi everyone. I’ve done a search and gathered some info, but would like some help/clarification. Hoping someone here knows the answers! My truck is a ‘77 (not sure about production month, will get that info if helpful). It came with a set of...

With the quarter panel cut away, I got a pretty good look at some of the other rust repair that awaits me: It looks as though the bottom of the d-pillar will need some attention, along with the bottom of the inner quarter and the last inch or...

Starting right in on the rust and dent repair on Yukon Jack. First up is the right rear corner, which was crunched up pretty bad. As you can see in the photo, it was pushed in on the side and also from the back, creating a pretty tight pinch...

Love the flares on the fenders, thats a good cantidate for a build, have fun.

Yep, that's the torsion bar. A real PIA to replace, without it the tailgate will take two hands to lift and close. That cracked plastic window gear won't last long, there are still some printed reproductions out there, probably should replace it...

I made new rockers. They are pretty accurate to the original shape.

This is where we are with it as of now. To get it here was a ton of labor from the last photos back in July. This week we will work on the gutters and roof, hopefully.

As mentioned above, I am making some short videos about this build. This one is of my first walk-around. I’m far from a professional actor or videographer, but feel free to check it out if you have a few minutes to kill.

Welp, I got the Pig moved into the garage just in time for our first snowfall of the year. A few friends were going to help me push it in, but a couple of them bailed last minute so we ended up pushing it in with the 40 series, which worked...