Builds 1969 FJ40 named Mavis (3 Viewers)

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And this beauty just showed up in the brown truck of joy.

 

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Moving and shaking...

 

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Putting cooling tin and skid plate back on.

 

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Finished product

 

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Might have missed it in a previous post, but who's aluminum radiator did you use?

I have been on the fence over the years on aluminum radiators.

 

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Champion 2 row.

I'm running a Champion 3 row in my built 67 mustang and it's way more radiator than it needs. Never had a problem with it.

 

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Took it for a prolonged test drive today in the heat and the needle stayed right in the middle the whole time.

 

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Finally stopped playing with Mavis long enough to actually install the tailgate.

Didn't even try to get the screws out, so drilled them out and popped the heads off with a punch.

Anyone need a core? You can have it for the cost of the ride.

 

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Did about 4 hours of windshield time through beautiful middle Tennessee a long the Natchez trace. This spot is famous during the civil war as three Confederate generals thought one of the other ones were defending it, and the union army marched right through unopposed to Chattanooga.

Note the Coolio road names in rural Tennessee.

 

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Real Steel sent me some metal bits. Appear to be high quality.

 

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I want to sing some praises of this Real Steel sill. For $300, it comes complete with the sill cover, and is quite an elaborate bit of metalwork. Only nit I can pick is only two body mount holes are drilled, but that's no biggie.

 

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Things are shaping up

 

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As you can see from that last picture, I need to make the two bolt top frame fit a four bolt base. I have a gazillion bolt holes in the tub so will just weld plugs in them when I do that.

I got this little puppy from @hyhpe and it finally closed up that backplate. Anyone know what used to go in there? I had a 1972 bench seat in a 1969 FJ40 so it didn't come with it originally.

 

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Shot some regal red on this puppy and did a final assembly.

My windshield already had captive nuts for an FST. I hope I put the windshield piece on the correct orientation

 

[firemanj92]

As you can see from that last picture, I need to make the two bolt top frame fit a four bolt base. I have a gazillion bolt holes in the tub so will just weld plugs in them when I do that.

I got this little puppy from @hyhpe and it finally closed up that backplate. Anyone know what used to go in there? I had a 1972 bench seat in a 1969 FJ40 so it didn't come with it originally.

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Emissions stuff in the middle. Came on my 6/70 split bench seat.

 

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More dirty nasty work today. Those middle two body mounts are near impossible to get to so I'm going to just cut them out

Happy I was able to rescue the little locking plate. Have new screws for it.

 

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Cut out the rotten sill and am trying to get the new one to fit. My left quarter is misshapen so need to figure that out.

 

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Received a really nice set of folding rear troop seat supports from Dave Gore at 4plusproducts.

 

[Roastchestnuts]

dude its looking good! I am going to buy my real steel bows really soon. Waiting on my next paycheck.

 

[thatcabledude]

Received a really nice set of folding rear troop seat supports from Dave Gore at 4plusproducts.

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Nice. He whipped those out quick. I’ll have to give him a shout.