Another light restoration thread. 1978 Blue FJ40

oldIron

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• Sep 21, 2006

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Shane,

Where do you come up with these? And where do you find the time to work on them?

Very nice rig.

Pete

 

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The past 4 have been here in Oregon. All from owners older than 45, most in thier 60's......Alot of leads from friends all over the state. I have not looked in a truck trader or the local paper in years. I wonder how many I have missed?

The time? I work 11 to 9 Thursday to Monday. From 10 ish to 3 am I am in the garage and my days off are chasing parts from the powder coaters and platers.

I just listed a beautiful 78 on ebay that needs to go to a good home.

 

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This baby needs a leather steering wheel cover, you think?

 

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Nothing to report.........Waiting for parts....

This brought back some memories...............

 

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thought it was cool that Toyota shipped the mufflers in thier own box...

 

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• Sep 24, 2006

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wow.. factory muffler.. that is a resto.

 

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$88 bucks.....Better and about the same price as any MIDAS....

 

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• Sep 25, 2006

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AATLAS1X said:

I just listed a beautiful 78 on ebay that needs to go to a good home.

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Didn't last long!! Hope the sale goes smoothly for you Shane!! She is a beauty...

 

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Part of the deal is that I install 5 33x9.5x15 BFG KO's
Instal one set of rear shackles
Install one OE muffler.
Under undercoat the wheel wells.

I will post a pic when completed.

Shane

 

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Wish the mustard was red.

 

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• Sep 28, 2006

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Wow, great pictures, and great cruiser. One of these days I'm gonna have to go through all your posts and save all the pictures to inspire me when I'm fixing up my 40. What happened to the bezel on the blue one?

 

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• Sep 28, 2006

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It's like a museum.

If it was your three girlfriends in bikinis it wouldn't be prettier. The one in the middle has her top off. I can see her headlights.

Where'd you get the windshield hinge screws and washers? Toyoda-san? What is the inlet/outlet size of the factory muffler?

TIA

 

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There has got to be a photoshop master on here! Come on, someone can surely change the mustard to Freeborn Red...

Better yet, get a new pic Shane with the white one in the middle, then photoshop the mustard one Freeborn Red...

AATLAS1X said:

Wish the mustard was red.

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Fast Eddy said:

Where'd you get the windshield hinge screws and washers? Toyoda-san? What is the inlet/outlet size of the factory muffler?

TIA

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INLET IS 2 1/4 AND OUT IS 2 INCHES

I wish I had them lining up for pictures................

Windshield hinge screws are the original ones in these pictures. I rarely have to buy those and if I do, they are from Toyota. The later models I have found aftermarket ones that work and look the same.

 

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I still have a head ache from undercoating the white one 2 days ago........I used 3m under coat after masking all the edges off. It was thier non rubberized product, so it did not have a heavy build up.

 

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• Sep 28, 2006

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Red White & Blue

AATLAS1X said:

Wish the mustard was red.

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That would be this picture

 

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Thats what I am talking about!

I just wish the white one was going to be here a few more weeks so I could get some nice pics together.

 

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• Sep 28, 2006

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I am speechless

Ok the photos have me speechless. Sweet FJ40's boys

Aaron

 

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• Sep 29, 2006

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AALAS1X:
nice rig you've got there, hope u dont mind me asking, waht was the lenght of the shackel of the blue one? how much lift did you gain? for the white, am i seeing shackel reversal
thanks
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The blue had 5.5 inch shackles from center to center and they are CON-FER's the tires are also 33x9.5x15's like the white ones, but the BFG cup out and have a straiter side wall than the blue ones. Same footprint, but look way differant.