Recent content by unixman

I did not use anything. There was no adhesive or sealer there when I disassembled mine.

Thanks for the info. I’ve looked at McMaster Carr but wasn't sure of the dimensions to order since I’ve never seen one in person.

I've been looking for a couple as well. I have a hard top but like the look of the eyebolts better than the hinge brackets. Are they OEM or are they similar, suitable replacements?

I don't believe the controller measures the rate of resistance change; it simply measures the resistance at any given time. The controller is a collection of analog components of which any can eventually fail. My board had ruined diodes after a previous owner replaced the 5A fuse with a 15A one...

If there is one, I do not know what it is. I used Krylon Farm and Implement Yellow.

I replaced my missing speaker with one from Amazon described in this thread: 1978 FJ40 Stock Restoration – 15 Years Long - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/1978-fj40-stock-restoration-15-years-long.762631/post-9785226

I think what you're planning is what I'd suggest. My gutter was rusted almost beyond repair so I bought the kit from CCOT for $375 including shipping. Using the old one as the template, a local shop welded and powder coated the gutter and visor. One step I almost did incorrectly was drilling...

I'll Dremel its to match other '78s I've seen. Wish I'd noticed this when I disassembled it years ago. It just came back along with the gutter from being powder coated.

The top came off my FJ40 almost ten years ago and I'm slowly reassembling it. The FJ40 is a 5/78 but I know that the fiberglass top was replaced at some point so the visor may not be correct for a '78. There was a very large rubber grommet under the washer nozzle and it was all glued in place...

I have one pin, but need another one.

He has nearly everything, but not the parts listed as #4 and #52 above. Only SOR has advertised them that I've seen and #52 is discontinued.

I'm restoring the top and replacing all of the rubber. There is one part that I haven't been able to find anywhere. SOR refers to it as the TOP BOW PACK (#52). At first I thought this was referring to the rear corner pad (#71), but it is not. If this was on my top when I disassembled it years...

Looks great! I tried a while back to do the same. Was never able to find a good FEA energy star logo. Would like to have your file to edit. Nonetheless, great work.

Great, thanks!

I haven't had a top on the '78 FJ40 for years and am curious what these bolts are for as I don't remember using them and don't see them in the SOR diagrams. (Maybe there are better online diagrams elsewhere?) I believe the red-circled ones are for soft top bows and were present on both soft- and...