Thanks Ian. It's been a journey!
The adhesive on the Velcro is rated for up to 150 F and I stuck it directly to the painted steel of the transmission tunnel. The super glue I used to glue the Velcro to the MLV is rated up to 176 F. The Velcro adhesive wasn't compatible with vinyl so I used...
I used a combination of dynamat to absorb the vibrations of the steel, and then the MLV to stop the sound waves.
Dynamat and Lizard skin are predominantly vibration reducers. And I didn't want to spray anything on that I wouldn't be able to check underneath for corrosion. I only put dynamat on...
The mass loaded vinyl on the underside of the transmissions tunnel cover with heavy duty Velcro seems to be doing the trick.
Other than that, it's a slow process of putting everything back together "one piece at a time" I've got that old Johnny Cash song running through my head when I'm out...
Progress. Slow but steady.
Trying to wrap the underside of the transmission cover with the Mass Loaded Vinyl too. Best I've come up with is to Velcro it up in there. Fingers crossed it will stay long term. Should block a ton of noise if I can get it to stay out there.
Finally diving into the front wiring harness. Adding a couple of wires for the tac as well as some power for an accessory fuze panel in the glove box.
Putting 2lb/ft mass loaded vinyl down on the floor as well as the firewall to soak up some of the road and engine noise.
While bolting parts...
Another question:
My FJ40 came with a 2nd set of rear curved glass, but they are noticeably smaller than what I pulled out of my hard top side panels. Are these smaller curved windows not Toyota? Or do they go on a different year or model of hard top?
Any help is appreciated👍🏼
Cleaned all the old over spray from the rear curved glass windows. Also cleaned the seals and used some silicone spray to help soften them and lubricate them. Should be ready fo reinstallation once the rear side panels are painted. Exciting!
Should be painting the side panels next weekend if...
So I'm borrowing shop space over the weekends to do my larger painting in. The shop is set up with an industrial 120 gallon NAPA brand air compressor. Very nice and actually surprisingly quiet too.
When I've painted in my garage I've used a combination of smaller compressors. Basically three...
Unless it was leaking from the oil galley plug I'd assume you'll be fine. After replacing mine I'm guessing it was probably unnecessary. But for a $5 plug I'm glad I went ahead and did it while I was there.
Let us know how it turns out for you and if any leaks show up.
More paint this weekend. Got a few runs in the paint that'll need to be sanded out and resprayed but overall it was a good day. Still learning how to use my HVLP gun.
Prepping a lot of smaller bits and pieces for paint.
Installed a trailer wiring plug. It's not super visible and is easily removed with no permanent modification to the frame. I'll be wiring in a converter for this as well to convert between truck signals and trailer signals.
Roller the chassis outside to give me room to work on the rest of the body panels.
The drivers side rear side panel has suffered some damage in the past and has some filler and rust that will need to be addressed. Ill probably leave the existing body filler in place since it's in good...
Installed a new throw out bearing on the clutch fork hub.
Got a couple more inches of snow. Frustrating when I'm trying to prep for paint.
Luckily I was able to use a heated shop over the past weekend to finish hand sanding the body, seam sealing and prepping for paint.
Reinstalled the...
Got a set of body mounts from SOR.
I'm confused by the thicker mounting rubber and the seemingly "extra" hardware and the thin rubber squares bottom right of the main photo.
Anybody know where these go?
New cam plug, oil galley plug and pilot bearing from Spector Off Road installed.
Cleaned up the steering box.
Cleaned out the frame rails as much as possible with a 4' homemade wire wheel on a drill that I could insert into the frame and knock all the dirt and surface rust off. After blowing...