pb4ugo
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Most gas tanks I've seen have a ground wire going to one of the sender mounting screws.
Builds 1969 FJ40 Father / Son Build
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Look what I found Shane!
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What's crazy to me is you have so much stuff that that kind of thing just pops up. Haha.
We can chat; I was setting up the one I've got for now but interested.
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Got a couple more things done. I don’t think this is the right bracket from a 69 but belt is on and everything seems to be ok.
Bent up and ran a fuel line from carb to pump. That copper nickel is way different than working with steel lines.
Bent up and ran a fuel line from carb to pump. That copper nickel is way different than working with steel lines.
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So the PO had an interesting connection to the transfer case vacuum line, where B was hooked up to C in the photo, with two different diameter lines shoved into each other. My goal is to plug that manifold hole, then connect to A (for some reason there's a grease zirk in there??). So from what I can tell there's a union that screws into A with the hose bib on the end?
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Tying up loose ends…
I really wanted to use the Graham bearing tool for hard line/soft line interface but that thing is $250. I thought I would give the Aeroflow tool a shot. It’s $20 and for soft metal, but the copper nickel line modulus is really low so tried it out.
It creates the bead just fine but it’s pretty small. I still think it’ll do the job when clamped but wish the ridge was just a bit bigger.
I really wanted to use the Graham bearing tool for hard line/soft line interface but that thing is $250. I thought I would give the Aeroflow tool a shot. It’s $20 and for soft metal, but the copper nickel line modulus is really low so tried it out.
It creates the bead just fine but it’s pretty small. I still think it’ll do the job when clamped but wish the ridge was just a bit bigger.
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Ran the hard line underneath and now finally connected from fuel tank to carb.
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Also buttoning up the radiator and heater hoses. Cleaned up the unions in the cab a little with plugs for the rear lines (I assume?). Still a mess of clamps though.
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Lastly I made a hangar for the fuel line to the carb from a piece of brass I had. I milled it down in thickness but still to thick; wasn’t that easy to form.
Good job on all the clean work! You may want to consider flipping the outer hose clamp so the tension bolt is on top of the hose. I think it may interfere with your usage of the trouble light socket.
Also, the hard line clip you made for the line from the fuel pump to carb used to be tied to the RHS thermostat housing bolt that goes into the block if you have a need to go OE.
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Yes good eye, I will have to flip that clamp. I am going to look to replace that 12V socket.
I did consider going to the thermostat housing but was a hit too tight for the brass I had. Thanks for the kind words!
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Realized I forgot to reply! Yes this should take care of it then - appreciate the reminder.
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Decided to tackle some fittings I needed to connect up the transfer case vacuum line and plug another hole in the manifold. The way it was set up before was really strange with two different sized hoses mashed into each other, and they had one hole plugged with a grease fitting.
I turned the parts from brass; and actually had a 1/8 BSP die. Cutting the taper for the threads and flare on the lathe took some setup but worked out. Brought it over to the mill and cut the hex.
I turned the parts from brass; and actually had a 1/8 BSP die. Cutting the taper for the threads and flare on the lathe took some setup but worked out. Brought it over to the mill and cut the hex.
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Set off next to get the steering buttoned up. Mounted the steering box and cleaned up the column cover tube to paint. Was glad I got the old paint off since there was some rust under there.
By the way that tube had a ton of grease inside it near the box end. I assume that was from a leaky box prior to @65swb45 rebuilding. Unless grease is supposed to go in there…
By the way that tube had a ton of grease inside it near the box end. I assume that was from a leaky box prior to @65swb45 rebuilding. Unless grease is supposed to go in there…
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Worked on the horn a bit today to try and complete the steering install.
The brush looked pretty worn; I’m assuming it started flat.
I took a stainless bolt and turned it down to make a new brush. Now that I think about it maybe I should have made it brass.
I did make a pin out of brass to hold the spring on the other side, and peened it over to keep it in place. Lastly I cut a piece of rubber for the spacer; hopefully it’s the right size. So much work on the details!!
The brush looked pretty worn; I’m assuming it started flat.
I took a stainless bolt and turned it down to make a new brush. Now that I think about it maybe I should have made it brass.
I did make a pin out of brass to hold the spring on the other side, and peened it over to keep it in place. Lastly I cut a piece of rubber for the spacer; hopefully it’s the right size. So much work on the details!!
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Finally got around to getting the steering buttoned up. One of the last things was rebuilding the drag link, then got the toe in just slightly and plan to get it aligned once it’s on the road.
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And today I tackled the fenders. These fenders were bought mid-body work so I never got to fit them up. Took all day of monkeying with, enlarging holes and some shimming to get everything to fit. It’s not perfect but I’m going with it.
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Don’t get too excited. There’s another round of tweaking in store once you set the hood.
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I can’t even think about it right now… I’m not looking forward to it.Don’t get too excited. There’s another round of tweaking in store once you set the hood.
DTSkyCop
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Incredible progress... It looks awesome!
