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    Sandblasting an FJ40 Hood

    I've read somewhere on these forums that walnut shell is also pretty safe for sheet metal. - Matt
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    Smooth steel body fj40

    Pretty awesome paint job :) It all looks so clean and smooth... like a new car. Very sharp. What happened to the windshield wipers? I've been to CT... it rains there too :D - Matt
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    How much would you pay for this '78??

    It's a litte hard to tell from the pictures, but if the Tub is in good shape, $2000 would be a bargain, at least around here. A lot of rusty (but running) rigs seem to be bringing in several thousand... and the csot of body work can be really expensive if you're not doing it yourself. Even if...
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    Transmission hump seal - gasket?

    Hmm... I see the SOR ones now, they're a bit more pricey than what I had in mind. I stopped by the hardware store this morning and saw that they had some 1/4" closed cell foam that looked pretty sturdy... maybe I'll give it a try. And it's only $10. thanks - Matt
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    Transmission hump seal - gasket?

    I just removed my transmission hump from my 77 fj40, and discovered that the PO had sealed it on there with tar. It's a sticky mess. I'm assuming that Toyota didn't make it that way. Was this something that had typical seam sealer? I'm guessing that since it's a removeable part, it would have...
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    Stripping Paint?

    Hmm. $700 buys a lot of sanding discs. I have a lot more free time than I have money.... maybe I'll do the bulk of it with a sander and then touch up the tight spots with a cheap media blaster. I'll be replacing the quarter panels and rear sill, which takes care of the bulk of my rust. - Matt
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    17 mpg on my FJ40

    LOL OK, fair enough... I was surpised at how high it was. Still, I really was intending that to be in the context of the comparison to my earlier mileage. - Matt BTW- Shelfboy, in case there was confusion... this is with TBI on my 2F engine, not a SBC.
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    17 mpg on my FJ40

    Perhaps I should repeat myself; I'm not claiming that my rig is better than anyone elses.... just saying that it's a lot better than it was. :rolleyes: - Matt
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    Stripping Paint?

    Hmm. How much should I expect to pay to have my Cruiser soda blasted? I can't imagine that it would be as cheap as buying some paint stripper, but it would be nice to have the surface rust removed... - Matt
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    Stripping Paint?

    The paint on my Cruiser is a mess. There are at least three coats of paint.. the original, someone painted over that in the original color, and then I rattle canned over sections of that. So, my plan is to repaint the whole tub, but I don't really have the facilities to remove the tub...
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    17 mpg on my FJ40

    Kevin, I'm sure you're right... I could certainly believe that there are some awesome running 40s out there that get mileage like this. My point wasn't really to say "Hey, look how much better my TBI cruiser is than your carbed cruiser", it was more to say... "Hey, look how much better my...
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    17 mpg on my FJ40

    Yeah, the power is a LOT better all around. Take that with a grain of salt, though... before I did the TBI conversion, my carb was jetted and tuned for about 400 feet above sea level, and I live at 5000 ft. Never could get it running smoothly here in CO. However, John at Coyote Cruiser here in...
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    17 mpg on my FJ40

    I just had to post this... I took my first long drive to calculate gas mileage with my new TBI setup, and got 17 mpg! :D This was mostly on a country road, going about 55 mph, about a quarter of the trip was in traffic in town. Bullsh*t, you're saying... and I would be too. A year before I...
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    Straight 6 fuel injection/ throttle body CONV.

    For what it's worth... I did the TBI conversion on my 2F, mostly using the tech links on the forum here, there are a couple of good ones. It was cheap... went to the junk yard and pulled most of the parts (but did buy a few new sensors). I didn't keep track of the cost of all the parts from the...
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    Preventing Rust between Blasting and Paint

    What about using something like POR-15 or RustBullet? Seems like the perfect time to do it, if you're going down to bare metal. - Matt
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    Rear Sill for 1977 FJ40... home made?

    I've seen afew great examples of people who have made their own rear channels for earlier 40s, and they looks great to me. Coolerman and Jeff Zepp's were what I have mind, I guess... like so: http://www.rzeppa.org/tech/sill.htm However, I have a 1977 with ambulance doors... which means that...
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    Would you drive 500 miles in your cruiser?

    I drove my 40 from Athens, Ohio to Fort Collins, Colorado a few years ago when I moved here, WHILE towing a big trailer. The cruiser didn't like the trailer, but the drive was pretty comfortable otherwise. I think that's around 1400 miles. Took a couple of days longer than it should have, since...
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    parting out 78 fj40

    How about the two pieces that attach to the rear sill for the tubular spare tire carrier? I just need the bumper type thing and the actual hook that the loop on the carrier attaches to. - Matt
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    76 fj40 49k part out

    If it has a tubular spare tire mount, I need the two parts that are on the sill below the ambulance doors; one is a bumper of some sort, the other is the actual latch that the loop on the carrier attaches to. Hope you have them available, don't want to pay spector's shipping charges... - Matt
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    TBI conversion EPROM burning problem

    BTW, I don't have access to my current EPROM image, since I don't have a burner. Maybe in the future, though.... - Matt
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