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    85 FJ60 Project, AKA "Boomer"

    Boomer is out of the garage and wearing new shoes. Went with the Cooper AT3's. I have run BFG AT's for years across many rigs but my last set didn't last very long. So I got a flat (bolt) and made an appointment to have the new meats thrown on. On the way there, about a 7 mile trip down the...
  2. fe sus

    85 FJ60 Project, AKA "Boomer"

    Thanks @Samppahj, I saw that the shifter boot brackets should be fitted under the carpet but thought they would be helpful to hold down the carpet. Since this 60 came to me with no existing carpet it was a challenge to match up all of bolt holes and other sections where things needed to be cut...
  3. fe sus

    85 FJ60 Project, AKA "Boomer"

    Finally done with the carpet... for now. Not a fan of the carpeted wheel wells. I feel like my old 60s had vinyl covers so I'm going to be on the lookout for those. All of the trim and cargo panels in the back are gone. I have templates for the panels and will find those trim bits sooner or...
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    85 FJ60 Project, AKA "Boomer"

    Carpets are in and mostly complete. Not really happy with the wheel well sections but it will do for now. Very happy to be done with the hot knife and soldering iron. This little rubber pad ended up in a bad location but that's where it had to land in order for the rest of the section to fit...
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    85 FJ60 Project, AKA "Boomer"

    Moved on to carpets. Have been referencing this thread: FJ60 sound proofing and carpet install - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/fj60-sound-proofing-and-carpet-install.1135377/page-5 Biggest challenge so far is that the original carpets were gone when I purchased the truck. Would have been...
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    85 FJ60 Project, AKA "Boomer"

    New dash cover and stereo installed. Upgraded the speakers to some 4.5" Pioneers while I was at it. And the Koito headlight kit from Cruiser Trash. Used the Cruiser Head stereo bracket. Far better than anything I've tried in the past. I wouldn't say it's perfect but I think it looks pretty good...
  7. fe sus

    85 FJ60 Project, AKA "Boomer"

    Firewall is all sealed but in the process of removing one of the fenders I broke the radio antenna. Since I needed to swap that out I figured now would be a good time to replace the old pioneer tape deck. Might as well recover the dash. Existing dash looks to have been covered in leather at...
  8. fe sus

    85 FJ60 Project, AKA "Boomer"

    I do have the tube assemblies. Removed them to clean things up. Lots of junk in there.
  9. fe sus

    85 FJ60 Project, AKA "Boomer"

    I guess I should have fixed the exhaust before I installed the new shocks...
  10. fe sus

    85 FJ60 Project, AKA "Boomer"

    And I found an old screwdriver. IIRC this is part of the smog stuff?
  11. fe sus

    85 FJ60 Project, AKA "Boomer"

    Next up I decided to address the water in the floorboards so that I can go ahead and soundproof and install carpets (thanks to @dnp on here for the kit). Decided to ahead and pull the fenders. Looks like an attempted previous repair. Also looks like they swapped the upper hinge but I don't...
  12. fe sus

    85 FJ60 Project, AKA "Boomer"

    Finished remodeling my house so I decided to buy an old cruiser to eat up all this damn free time. Basic details: 1985 FJ60 purchased in WA from a retired submariner at the end of October 2022. Came with a Navy Base Kitsap sticker and some matte black primer over the original paint. 188k miles...
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