Cdan retired from American Toyota a couple of years ago, but I've still been buying a lot of parts from American Toyota, primarily from Don and Antonio. It helps that I'm usually able to provide the current Toyota part numbers. They're in Albuquerque, and offer a 25% MUD discount. The phone...
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You're right on, late March or early April 1980. Those days that platform was considered to be deep water, Vermilion Block 380 "A" is about 110 miles offshore in 340 feet of water. Details here: Vermilion Block 380 platform - Wikipedia
Unfortunately, there are many errors on the page (the...
I know a little about subsea applications. Back in my younger days I designed fixed offshore oil and gas drilling and production platforms for the Gulf of Mexico, including this one:
BTW, the fire was not my fault, it started during routine platform maintenance more than 30 years after...
Comes as part of the louver, just like the rear side vent grilles.
BTW, on my '86 FJ60 project vehicle I harvested rear side vent grilles from my '84 FJ60 parts vehicle, my '89 FJ62 donor vehicle, and my '86 FJ60 project vehicle. Out of those there were one each uncracked left and right vent...
At times like these I'm glad I have lots and lots of good used spare parts for both FJ60s and FJ62s (and FJ40s). Hopefully the parts that need to be replaced with new (e.g., consumables) will be available aftermarket for a while. One can only hope.
Part of my '86 FJ60 project includes swapping the dash over from my '89 FJ62, along with the 3FE, transfer case, axles, wiring harness, fuel system, brakes, etc. About the only part of my '86 remaining will be the rust-free body and frame, 3F bellhousing, flywheel and clutch, driveshafts, and...
Well, considering the relative cost of the dash vs. the money I've already put into my project ('89 FJ62 + '86 FJ60 = ?), it made sense to me. I'm building the '86 to last me as long as I'll be able to drive. The old dash is in really bad shape, with cracks the size of glacial crevasses. It's...
Wow, in looking through my stash of FJ40/55/60/62 parts this morning, I discovered a new, unopened radiator overflow cap/hose set, Part Number 16405-90A00 (IIRC, superceded by 16405-90A03) that I purchased over the counter from Marv in CA over a dozen years ago. I'll need it to complete my '86...
For that reason I'm glad I'm having my 3FE rebuilt now instead of later - it should be finished this week. Cdan has been called on by the machine shop (across the street, which helps) twice in the last couple of weeks to provide parts that I was worried might not be available, such as timing...
I'd check my harness right now but the vehicle has 4 inches of fresh snow on the hood (and I haven't shoveled the driveway yet) - maybe later this morning.