Recent content by Wasatch Jay

I've been away from the forum for a time, but I'm leery of crate engines from many rebuilders, Jasper and Jegs included. Standards are not specifically defined, and their profit margin is determined by how little they can get away with. Conversely, I'd trust a crate engine from GM. Looking at...

Thank you for the added winch pics, and any additional info you can provide. It's only fair for me to preface my remarks by saying there are many people on this forum smarter than I. My impression is for some reason people are going away from springover conversions. Maybe it's because some...

As far as thoughts on what you should do, I think it’s important to know what your objectives are for the vehicle. Things that would bug the cr*p out of me could easily be in the meh category for someone else. That said, thinking of your FJ40 as a canvas waiting for your touches, I think you’ve...

Eric, Like many others I've thoroughly enjoyed this thread. I read every post over about a ten day period. I didn't want to binge read, but rather savor your progress and your descriptions. You did a wonderful job of capturing the highs and the lows one goes through in such a project. I think...

Tim, I appreciate your desire to create parts that are correct, as opposed to parts accurately described as "wrong, but will fit”. In that light, I took some photos of the correct mounting bracket, the license plate bracket that attaches to it, as well as a door. Then I put all three together...

Dave, I've been a long time fan of your products. For years I've seen them on Man-A-Fre... and lusted after them. (I do have one of your tire carriers.) It's one thing to have design foresight and skill. It's another to have fabrication skill, And yet a third quality is having the dedication...

Toyota managed to do a decent job of painting the underside of the fenders, as have a whole lot of paint shops. I don't understand why your's can't seem to do what so many others have accomplished?

I will confess I have a rust issue with my 1978 right ambulance door. I purchased a "patch panel" from Real Steel Cruiser Parts and am sincerely disappointed in the product I received. Yes, I suppose I'm "pickier" than most, but "patch panel" implies a level of fitment, and the actual level of...

A comment and a question. Comment first. I 100% agree with cruisermatt that you could sell a significant quantity of patch panels IF they are produced to accurately match OEM Toyota sheet metal. I looked at the TP Auto Parts website and specifically at the ambulance doors. The website says...

Good to know. Thank You!

Ryan, I used a different 80 mil sound deadening mat, made by a company called Noico. (IIRC, it was the least expensive material of that thickness available on Amazon at the time.) My friend and I installed in on a snowcat project, and we pretty much lined the inside of the cab with it...

My 1978 FJ40 was originally a CA spec vehicle and it's now powered by an LS engine. I have some of the engine emissions stuff from the original engine. But honestly I don't know all of the differences between the CA spec vehicles and the 49 state spec vehicles. I also don't know if the parts are...

Welcome!

Ozzy75, This probably won't endear to to at least a few, but POR-15 is crap. I bought all their hype, and the Internet BS, and I used it on a previous restoration project. NEVER AGAIN! It's a lot of work to get a vehicle all the way down to the frame. Don't cheap-out on the paint once you've...

Congratulations Matt, and welcome!