Recent content by FJ406

My $.02: 4/77' FJ40 247140; 2F 165117

Have you contacted Wheel Ventiques? A local guy I talked to a while back was set to get a custom set of wheels for his 40 at very reasonable price. Not sure if he pulled the trigger, but he said they were great to work with. I look forward to seeing what you come up with, good luck

SMG, That truck is super sharp! Where did you get your rear bumper/carrier? Nice, work, seems like finish line would be in your rearview by now... Cheers, matt

Hey sandcruiser, weatherstrip project looks great (as does the 45). What product did you use to get the old weatherstrip adhesive off? Thanks, matt

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Dood, saw the mag in Barnes and Noble a while back and maybe a little jealously thought wow another rich guy "builds" a 40. Then I read your build thread, holy cow man, what an inspiration!, your exhaustive research and ability to bring so many disparate elements together so seamlessly is...

I made a shim calculator worksheet if anyone is interested. Checked it with @OTRAMM numbers from his video--thanks Ryan! Here is a PDF of the worksheet as an example. As a spreadsheet the (blue) measured values can be changed to calculate shim measurements. I'm not able to upload the...

Not quite sure I understand your question, but I think the answer is no. Hope this helps. Cheers,matt

The 'shoulder to shoulder' measurement in the pic above seems the critical measuring component of the SST. @iptman specs: 1.614in or 40.99mm and @OTRAMM specs: 1.612in or 40.94mm suggests to me that OEM is basically 1.613in or 40.97mm (or so). Since my 'shoulder to shoulder' distance is...

I meant to convey, that you have some of the most knowledgeable people on this forum taking an interest in your project/questions, and I recognize your good fortune and wish you luck.

Holy heavy hitter help, vtx78fj40 make hay while the sun shines :beer:

Warning if you don't want to get fussy, walk on by and have a nice day... So I'm going to do my knuckles because my axle seals seem to be fried...3k miles after the PO had knuckle work done according to service records--not sure to what extent = red flag. Without the red flag, I would be OK...

I don't know about the tent parts, but that 45 is impressive :beer:

My kit from cruiser outfitters didn't have torque specs for u-bolts, but consensus is 80 to 100 ft/lbs. Attached is for greasable shackles: Cheers, matt

These are the 2 1/2" Performance shackles from SOR. 2 1/2" longer than stock: 5 1/4" pin to pin. 4 shackles with bolts and washers. $80 + shipping