SeaKnight, thanks for the thread, been following since the beginning, the chapters seem to serve up a dose of reality and appreciation of the past and future, for everyone who has been following.
Lost Dad 2 years ago, he wasnt an old truck guy, but he was an old car guy, after making it back...
I have been following since the beginning and am as hooked as the rest. I have a bunch of miles under my belt and a ton of stories that folks have said I should put in print, a trick my childhood buddy, who owns a book store in Paso Robles, said, was to carry a small digital recorder and anytime...
Hey Yellow Cake,
dont listen to the naysayers, although he is correct stating that the ambi doors started in 75, the 75's were kind of a bastard/changeover year...I have one, and have had this arguement a couple times, I have a 75 FST, NO its not a 74 tub that somebody transplanted the cowl, No...
We are going to have some more conversation so I will get additional pics.
He does have the original tool roll:)
Carpet definitely goes, it is a lovely shade of 1970 orange, indoor outdoor, its fitted perfectly, the guy is your classic old school aerospace engineer/desert rat, the rig is...
OK, here it is,just a couple pics, I need to get my star back, it doesnt have the original, original soft top, but it does have this early original style soft top, apparently the windows faded out out on the factory top so this was installed some time in the 70's,all the factory bows, the door...
I just found out that a friend of mine has an original, 1966 FJ 40 FST, that his Dad bought new, just sitting in a garage collecting dust, all the FST parts, canvas covered metal door frames, all the goodies, trouble light, hubcaps, original wheels, no rust no mods, I am supposed to get some...
Kinda hard to figure where to send you, L.A is a big place and SoCal even bigger, but there is a guy in my hood SCV that although not cruiser specific is the guru for the street rod scene, I have seen his work and have had him look at my rig, JT Metal Fab, Jim Tucker, he is an old school metal...
Excellent work ! Your first post said that you fiberglassed the dash pad, how did that go? was the pad solid, were there missing pieces, or did I mis read.
Any body guys out there? :)
I had a shop quote me $1000.00 + to do the work, just trying to save some bucks, I may swap the shop a patio cover in trade, but it will still be my time and a bit of material, I can do the welding, just have not pushed metal around.
Tell me if you think the...
Mod's, if this should be in paint go ahead and move it.
Short story long, my 40 was hit in the drivers quarter some time ago, I have collected all of the necessary parts to complete the body work, correct doors, top, hatch, replacement quarter, I have mig, stick, porta-power, cut-off tools...
My oldest Daughter just turned 30 last Friday, we spent the evening with her and her husband and a pack of their friends, she started reminiscing and one of the memories she keeps close is the time I hauled one of my old Flatfenders out to Jawbone Canyon, put her in the drivers seat, everything...
J.T Metal Fab in Santa Clarita, he is on Springbrook across from the Saugus Cafe. Jim Tucker, the guy is an artist, all of the Hot Rod guys go to him, prices are very fair and work is excellent, he quoted me $1200 bucks, I got hit by a dump truck in the drivers side door, bent the door opening...
The more I look at the pictures, I would bet those covers are stiched onto the chains, the bead down the length is short on both ends where the hooks are, allowing the hooks to be covered, I bet the tube was slipped over the chain then a round bead was installed and sewn in place.
Now I remember...
Yeah, that would be excellent, it would be nice to get some real close-ups, I have a commercial sewing machine and could fab something up that would look real close, but if you really look at the pics there are specific diagonal lines of stiching at each opening, the guys doing the perfect...
Bike Tube,OK, excellent idea.
I have been searching for a picture of an original cover, cant find one yet....what was the original cover? I had a small piece when I got the chains but cant find it and cant remember, I definitely dont have a full resto but something psuedo-original would be...
So, what are you guys using to cover the OEM chains on a FST with a tailgate?
Originally I guess they had some kind of canvas or plastic cover, I have thought about stiching something up, but is there something cool that I can use at the local hdw place?
I dont want a piece of rigid hose...