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Block drain back in place.
PNW 67 Patina Blue (1 Viewer)
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I sacrificed one of my road bike tires to use as a insulator. I couldn't find a used one laying around.
All back together.
Back in place. The new lines look great!
All back together.
Back in place. The new lines look great!
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For the air cleaner bottom, I just treated the rust and put on a light coat of fluid film. I'm quite curious to see how this holds up.
All back together with the top. It really ties the room together.
All back together with the top. It really ties the room together.
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Thanks! that is very helpful. How long is that bolt? Like 4cm?
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Good eye! 36mm on or about.
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There must have been a ton of these things sold in Washington. I've seen so many of them with Washington plates on the front, including mine, when I bought it.
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Yeah, it's the most common color I see. Second would be forest green.
And by common, I mean the 1 or 2 per year that I spot in wild.
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Back onto buttoning up the cooling system. I bought a kit for the coolant hoses but it didn't quite work out. I needed one more piece of hose for the lower coolant line.
I actually had a great experience at an O'Reilly's. I usually have to walk in with part numbers. This time I asked about bulk hose and the dude said no dice larger than an inch but I could go scrounging around their heater hoses and look. I figured I could find something that I could cut up. He mentioned that they are priced by the bend so I looked for an elbow.
Et voila!
It was covered in dust. Dude said it had probably been there since long before he started working that job. So he gave me hell of a discount!
Here we go.
First test fitting. The bends on the coolant pipe are not at right angles. This is how it lays naturally.
I actually had a great experience at an O'Reilly's. I usually have to walk in with part numbers. This time I asked about bulk hose and the dude said no dice larger than an inch but I could go scrounging around their heater hoses and look. I figured I could find something that I could cut up. He mentioned that they are priced by the bend so I looked for an elbow.
Et voila!
It was covered in dust. Dude said it had probably been there since long before he started working that job. So he gave me hell of a discount!
Here we go.
First test fitting. The bends on the coolant pipe are not at right angles. This is how it lays naturally.
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Snipped off just about an inch. That'll do!
All buttoned up.
All buttoned up.
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Final measurements. Upper hose on the coolant pipe is just under 4 inches. Bottom hose is just under 3.
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Last piece of the coolant puzzle, the rear heater lines. When I cleaned up my heater, I put the ports at 90 to the base. But mine is in an odd location. Looking back at the old pics, it was clocked a bit. At 90, the lines hit this seat belt eyelet.
This pic was take from the side, so it looks off but they are at a 90 to the base.
Clocked a bit to the side.
I used my old tank to test the line locations. I'll be ordering up one of CoolerMan's rear heater plugs along with a few other things.
And that does it. Next up is a pressure test.
This pic was take from the side, so it looks off but they are at a 90 to the base.
Clocked a bit to the side.
I used my old tank to test the line locations. I'll be ordering up one of CoolerMan's rear heater plugs along with a few other things.
And that does it. Next up is a pressure test.
Two summers ago those were more expensive than the original Toyota part would be.
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I haven't had much time to wrench this week. I did manage to do a pressure test. I found 3 leaky hoses. I tightened them up and it held 4lbs overnight.
Buuuuuuuuut there was a dinner plate sized puddle of water on my shop floor in the morning. I need to investigate that. And do a shorter test with higher pressure. Fingers crossed it's another loose hose.
Buuuuuuuuut there was a dinner plate sized puddle of water on my shop floor in the morning. I need to investigate that. And do a shorter test with higher pressure. Fingers crossed it's another loose hose.
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Since the rear heater is back in place, I can put the driver's seat back for now. I need to fix my hold down clamps though.
I got a nice and complete set of hold down clamps from the 66 that @65swb45 is parting out. They are white. Shell white or lily white I think. I'm not sure yet. Mine are obviously capri blue.
My original plan was to just swap the loops onto mine. I might still do that. Or maybe not. If I just install them as is, it kind of tells a story. Who knows, maybe some time down the road I'll run into some dude with capri blue clamps on their white FJ40 and we could swap haha.
I'll clean up both and see how they look.
I got a nice and complete set of hold down clamps from the 66 that @65swb45 is parting out. They are white. Shell white or lily white I think. I'm not sure yet. Mine are obviously capri blue.
My original plan was to just swap the loops onto mine. I might still do that. Or maybe not. If I just install them as is, it kind of tells a story. Who knows, maybe some time down the road I'll run into some dude with capri blue clamps on their white FJ40 and we could swap haha.
I'll clean up both and see how they look.
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That’s a good plan.
When I bought my blue 45, it had bucket seats in it. Took basically a decade before a sh-tty set of lime green stock seats became available. Two sets and 4 years later I fell into a blue pair from @poorboypulling that I am still running. Fabric deteriorating after 14 years of near daily use. Then they got a new lease on life with a pair of covers from @tahoe40/45.
And all without me lifting a finger to change the color myself.
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That’s a good plan.
When I bought my blue 45, it had bucket seats in it. Took basically a decade before a sh-tty set of lime green stock seats became available. Two sets and 4 years later I fell into a blue pair from @poorboypulling that I am still running. Fabric deteriorating after 14 years of near daily use. Then they got a new lease on life with a pair of covers from @tahoe40/45.
And all without me lifting a finger to change the color myself.
Love it!
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I haven't have much shop time these last few weeks. I did manage to get the toolbox/seat latches in place.
First pic after a CLR bath.
I used some lacquer thinner and got that white top coat off.
I had to do a little light metal work to bring back the mount profile that needs to clear the toolbox lid.
Installed. They wink at ya like a set of bright white venneers haha!
First pic after a CLR bath.
I used some lacquer thinner and got that white top coat off.
I had to do a little light metal work to bring back the mount profile that needs to clear the toolbox lid.
Installed. They wink at ya like a set of bright white venneers haha!
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I was going to put the jack under the seat but I tried to operate it and it's frozen up. So I opened it. Should be an easy refresh. It looks like my underseat toolbox was holding water at some point, so I was expecting a rust filled jack. This was a nice surprise.
Not gonna paint it though!
Not gonna paint it though!
