1968 fj40 resto

[JADCRUISER]

WELL IS ABOUT TIME AND I THINK THIS IS A RESORATION
I BEEN UPLOAD MANY PICS , ON MY REQUEST, SO I DECIDE THAT THIS BEEN ON MY TRHEAD
THANK ALL SOLUTIONS YOU GEVE ME AND THE ONES THAT IM GOING TO NEED
BEST!

I START WITH THE DOME LIGTH
......... NOW IM ON A LOT OF SMALL PARTS SO I CAN GET ALL PARTS LIKE NEW AND WHEN I GOT TO THE FRAME AND BODY I JUST PUT AL TOGEDER

 

[JADCRUISER]

At last i so happy i be able to match the famous powder pewter color!!!!

 

[mruff]

What is the actual color code you used for the pewter?

 

[JADCRUISER]

Well I match the OEM color from the rear bumper I buy from SOR!!

 

[JADCRUISER]

I buy , silver, bronze, and yelow just mix all powder some like 90% silver 5 % bronze and 5% yelow
some around that!!

 

[JADCRUISER]

Oil filter time
i found one like this.......
Sand blasted hardware zinc and frame powder satin black and polish a bit!!

 

[destin]

damn man!

Looking SHARP!

more photos

You started restoring the intake / exhaust manifold yet>?

Would love to see how you are going to already have redone the heat riser valve

 

[JADCRUISER]

Well thats a hard one , almoust all of those are rusted and demage
lets see on the manifold i found if works good!!

 

[JADCRUISER]

NOW i FINISH THE AIR CLEANER!!
AATLAS SELL A GOOD CUALITI DECAL FROM THE TOP AND I MAKE THE ONE ON THE SIDE!!

 

[krzyabncanuck]

Man, those parts are looking sharp. Can not wait to see more.

 

[Michael Hanson]

Very nice work! MIke

 

[JADCRUISER]

This is the oil presure regulator
before and after!!!

 

[JADCRUISER]

I found the hood latch on original steel material and I found the top ones new in stainless steel, and used on ebay
I clean trhe used ones and powder coated !!

 

[JADCRUISER]

THIS IS HOW IT LOOKS AT THIS TIME
LOCATION AND i START WITH THE FLOOR PAN!

 

[JADCRUISER]

THIS IS ONE OF THE PECES WAITING FOR THE CAR DONE!!
TREASURE WAITING!!!

 

[JADCRUISER]

Dash knobs holders???
Well in soome of the car resto years ago
a guy supoust a "profesional car restorer"
pull those with a mecanic twissers and demage all of them, i think he beleve they are easy to finde!
So i send those to the milling machine and get redone!:d
they also make the nylamit plastic washer inside!!

 

[Hogan]

You are doing an awsome job, keep up the great work.

 

[JADCRUISER]

Now I want to do this??
How posible do you think is to do this part????
Let me know where to start!!!

 

[JADCRUISER]

well I start it my self hehehe
if this came wellthru!! I let you know the price!!!!

 

[JADCRUISER]

I found the tube!!
do you think is going to work??