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  1. JustOneMore

    My 1972 Fj40 Build

    Thanks. I saw someone here on mud with them and knew as soon as I got a cruiser I had to get a set. Haven’t put many miles on them at all but so far they’re surprisingly quiet for how aggressive they are. I used lacquer thinner but no steel wool. I alternated between gray and red 3M scuff...
  2. JustOneMore

    My 1972 Fj40 Build

    No problem. Happy to help! If I get the bilsteins and get some miles on them relatively soon I’ll report back here on how I like them
  3. JustOneMore

    My 1972 Fj40 Build

    Thanks! I’ve only driven it about 4 or 5 miles since the lift and clutch/brake work because I’ve haven’t gotten new shocks yet so I can’t really comment on the ride. For shocks I’m pretty much set on going with bilsteins but that’s just based on what I’ve read here. No personal experience. As...
  4. JustOneMore

    My 1972 Fj40 Build

    Thanks! I’m working on finding a good Cygnus white right now actually. I tried to get the paint off the bezel down to the original white but unfortunately it just wasn’t working. It seemed in some places like it was there but no matter how easy I took it I went from green to primer to metal so I...
  5. JustOneMore

    My 1972 Fj40 Build

    Next I finished cleaning up the paint. The polishing was finished but it had gathered a lot of dust over the last month or so if sitting, so I cleaned it off and started waxing it. I’m super happy with how it came out. Much nicer than when I first got it.
  6. JustOneMore

    My 1972 Fj40 Build

    The last few weeks have been pretty busy so I haven’t got as much done as I’d like but I’m making progress where I can. I forgot to take pictures but I pulled the old windshield base weatherstrip, cleaned under it, treated the little bit of rust there was, and replaced it with a new seal from...
  7. JustOneMore

    My 1972 Fj40 Build

    Good to know. Thanks!
  8. JustOneMore

    My 1972 Fj40 Build

    Yes definitely! As soon as I can make some room in the shop for paint the roof and bezel are going back to white
  9. JustOneMore

    My 1972 Fj40 Build

    I appreciate it. The square body was my first real car project so I’m trying to apply everything I learned on it to the 40
  10. JustOneMore

    My 1972 Fj40 Build

    That just about catches us up. The most recent couple things that have been done are the wheels. Got them repainted. I know they should be gray from the factory for a 72 but I really like black wheels so that’s what I went with. If I want to change it later I always can. For a while I wasn’t...
  11. JustOneMore

    My 1972 Fj40 Build

    As for the paint, it’s almost finished. All of the big parts are done. The only things left are some little things like hinges and few small parts of the top, and the roof itself which is going to get repaired white anyway. Everything came out great. As someone guessed earlier, the rear...
  12. JustOneMore

    My 1972 Fj40 Build

    I also checked all the top parts for rust and while there was some it was again better than expected. I forgot to get the before pictures but this is after being treated
  13. JustOneMore

    My 1972 Fj40 Build

    Having the top off and apart also let me check the rust under all the seals and weatherstripping. It was way better than I expected. What rust is there is getting treat with rust converter and then sprayed with fluid film to keep it from getting any worse. I also ordered all new seals and...
  14. JustOneMore

    My 1972 Fj40 Build

    I also made a lot of progress with the paint. The entire body except for the top was finished. I pulled it out of the shop, took the top off, and took it apart to make it a little easier to clean it off.
  15. JustOneMore

    My 1972 Fj40 Build

    Work has been crazy lately so I haven’t been updating this but I have still been doing some work and have some updates. I got in my lift springs and tires and got them installed. I went with 4” skyjackers and 33x10.50 accelera badak extremes. I love the look. They’re a pretty big jump up from...
  16. JustOneMore

    My 1972 Fj40 Build

    I'm thinking I'm going to do the 4+ tire carrier
  17. JustOneMore

    My 1972 Fj40 Build

    Yeah right now a spare tire carrier won't work at all but I'm planning to fix that. The bumper right now is just a big piece of round tube welded to a couple of pieces of rectangle tube that are welded to the original bumper. I'm planning to cut that off and put the factory taillights...
  18. JustOneMore

    My 1972 Fj40 Build

    Yes it has been changed to a different gauge cluster. Unfortunately the original one did not come with it. I'm sure as I get into the stack of receipts and everything I'll find when the new one was bought and hopefully some documentation of how many miles it had before that. Thanks! I'll...
  19. JustOneMore

    My 1972 Fj40 Build

    Oh wow I never considered that it may be a fst. That’s really cool. Thanks
  20. JustOneMore

    My 1972 Fj40 Build

    I’m a little confused and am hoping someone can help me out. I’m looking to get a spare tire carrier soon and just assumed I’d put it on the passenger side because from what I understand that’s factory on a 72. It hit me the other day though that my tag and tag light are on the passenger side...
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