I took off Depo lenses and swapped them to refurbished old oem bodies. On my Depo the bulb sockets did not lock properly when turning. Not really good quality but lenses look right.
What did you do with your 60 this weekend? (20 Viewers)
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This past weekend I cleaned up my set of newly acquired fj60 wheels and installed them on the truck for the first time. Thanks to @jas89 for selling them to me. I had been hunting for a set for a while.
A little Simple Green, 0000 steel wool, and some elbow greased shined them up beautifully.
A little Simple Green, 0000 steel wool, and some elbow greased shined them up beautifully.
Jamieson22
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I need to do this at some point. It’s impossible to find a 62 seat back though.
This bolts right in the same way a 60 seat back does?
From all my searches on this forum it’s supposedly an easy swap out. I found this one on eBay, probably over paid but with kids it’s a must.
Jamieson22
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I have a spare grey 62 seatback w/ headrests though imagine shipping from IL to CO would be prohibitive.
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Just building some bumpers.
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Beautiful rig, the wheel/tire combo looks great! I need to clean my factory wheels up a bit too and remove some areas of surface rust, did you use any polish or coating after the simple green? Did the steel wool pads scratch the wheels at all? I’ve read a little aluminum foil works well too and is softer, may start with that and increase to steel wool as needed.
Finished installing the headliner and installed the front carpet. Windshield going in Monday and then I will be able to drive it for the first time in nearly five years. First stop, fill the tank with ethanol free pure gas.
Jamieson22
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Gorgeous day in Chicago. Spent it with my 62.
Installed @TRAIL TAILOR apron seals as my front halves were missing. Much nicer than OEM (and cheaper).
Radiator overflow was missing the output tube and it required a flashlight into the top hole to see level. Not to mention the cap had no gasket. So replaced it, the hose assembly, and radiator cap. Crazy the effort the new cap takes to remove/put on vs old.
Had some new hood bumpers in the pile as one of mine was just the screw. Got that done.
Installed @TRAIL TAILOR apron seals as my front halves were missing. Much nicer than OEM (and cheaper).
Radiator overflow was missing the output tube and it required a flashlight into the top hole to see level. Not to mention the cap had no gasket. So replaced it, the hose assembly, and radiator cap. Crazy the effort the new cap takes to remove/put on vs old.
Had some new hood bumpers in the pile as one of mine was just the screw. Got that done.
Jamieson22
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Continued...
Decided to take a stab at detailing my engine bay. Some spots cleaned up really well but definitely more work to do on this. I didn't both dressing anything at this point. Pretty happy with the way the painted panels cleaned up. But still look more like a before than after shot.
Decided to take a stab at detailing my engine bay. Some spots cleaned up really well but definitely more work to do on this. I didn't both dressing anything at this point. Pretty happy with the way the painted panels cleaned up. But still look more like a before than after shot.
Ocho77
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@adamsfly Your choke knob is crooked………………………just messing with you, it looks incredible. Nice work! I can’t even imagine not being able to drive mine for 5 years! Man the day you drive it is gonna be pretty special I bet.
hell of a job
Dekeman
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Emerged from hibernation after a long, snowy winter, made bearable only by working on the truck every Saturday.
Among things done: changed all AC parts (now works); replaced side cover gasket; Jim C dissy recurve; fixed some minor lower tailgate rust, zinc plated ton of parts and installed them, OEM alternator rebuilt, adjusted valves and refreshed valve cover, repainted bunch of rusty bits under hood, replaced a ton of clamps and fasteners with OEM; new C-channels and rear cross member (thank you @TRAIL TAILOR ), new OEM rear bumper, replaced U-joints, new power steering pump ( thank you @orangefj45 ), bunch of other stuff.
Work was worth the reward — performed flawlessly and felt so good.
Among things done: changed all AC parts (now works); replaced side cover gasket; Jim C dissy recurve; fixed some minor lower tailgate rust, zinc plated ton of parts and installed them, OEM alternator rebuilt, adjusted valves and refreshed valve cover, repainted bunch of rusty bits under hood, replaced a ton of clamps and fasteners with OEM; new C-channels and rear cross member (thank you @TRAIL TAILOR ), new OEM rear bumper, replaced U-joints, new power steering pump ( thank you @orangefj45 ), bunch of other stuff.
Work was worth the reward — performed flawlessly and felt so good.
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Took truck to smog shop for the Kalifornia smog requirement on a 36 year old truck. Their equipment is "not working" so I have to take it elsewhere. I was told by a local repair shop that many smog check places will not touch these trucks because doing so triggers the state emissions authorities alerts of potential gross polluters. Hoping the next smog shop equipment is "working" and more importantly that the rig passes emissions.
This is fen ridiculous. I don't even drive this truck enough to put out more emissions than a couple cows farting all day. Will report back later. <sigh>
This is fen ridiculous. I don't even drive this truck enough to put out more emissions than a couple cows farting all day. Will report back later. <sigh>
Well I was fortunate enough to purchase an amazing 60 from a fellow memeber here and not only is the cruiser a wonderfully maintained and clean machine, it also came with a plethora of extra new/used parts. Today I installed rear interior panels…not really sure who manufactured them and a new set of 6.5” speakers that also came with the truck. Very pleased with the upgrade.
I thought those were the panels I sell at first … but they’re not.
Dang! I thought all choke knobs were crooked. Now I'll have to fix that too! Lol. Thanks for the kind words. It's been a long haul getting things back together after recovering it from being stolen and missing for 8 months. Thieves can destroy a vehicle in days so 8 months its like.......................@adamsfly Your choke knob is crooked………………………just messing with you, it looks incredible. Nice work! I can’t even imagine not being able to drive mine for 5 years! Man the day you drive it is gonna be pretty special I bet.
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