Builds 1964-1984 FJ40 - "I got it one piece at a time..."

[bmoonhajjar]

Custom condenser box. Making my own Vintage Air

 

[bmoonhajjar]

Nothing like maximizing the fuel capacity...

 

[65swb45]

Nothing like maximizing the fuel capacity...

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Holy flashbacks Brian. @DHONDAGOD built a tank for that for his rockcrawler twenty years ago!

Once of the cool extra little features Chris did was to create a trough in the middle of the underside that was about six inches wide and two inches deep. He put the pickup for his fuel pump in so that it sat in the trough. It greatly improved the odds that however Off camber the climb was, his fuel system would never starve in the middle of a technical ascent.

 

[rlong]

That is sweet!

 

[bmoonhajjar]

Holy flashbacks Brian. @DHONDAGOD built a tank for that for his rockcrawler twenty years ago!

Once of the cool extra little features Chris did was to create a trough in the middle of the underside that was about six inches wide and two inches deep. He put the pickup for his fuel pump in so that it sat in the trough. It greatly improved the odds that however Off camber the climb was, his fuel system would never starve in the middle of a technical ascent.

Ha. I did the same thing. I guess good design is good design. I also created a "one way" baffle sump so that the sump always has fuel trapped in it for the off camber issues.

 

[bmoonhajjar]

Baffle and sump box for fuel cell.

 

[bmoonhajjar]

 

[bmoonhajjar]

AC Vent Mock Up

 

[bmoonhajjar]

Final Mock-Up of the Brakes

 

[bmoonhajjar]

Got the roof rail re-riveted and sealed...

 

[bmoonhajjar]

Fuel Cell mocked up and ready for final welding.

 

[bmoonhajjar]

Final fitment of Spare Tire Carrier. I set it high to give the bumper and brake lights some visibility and breathing room. I am probably going with a WolfBox rear view camera like a have in my Grenadier, so the Spare Tire siting high will not be an issue,