1969 FJ40 Refresh (8 Viewers)

[kevos37]

I've had this Land cruiser for a couple years now and haven't done the thing to it. I'm waiting on my body guy , he is working on my fj45. So in the meantime I thought I'd freshen this thing up with some new springs, shocks steering, seats, electrical. Getting the top painted this week. It deserves some attention.

 

[kevos37]

Doing a dry fit of the top before painting. When I originally got the cruiser the previous owner had dropped some trees on it a couple of times so I had to source a new top. It has a had a couple of tweaks. Had to reweld the cracked drip rail, had to be careful not to heat up the fiberglass and the drip rail had already been sealed with self-leveling filler. The door hinge had been stressed and bent out of shape, It did a number on the frame trim too. Nothing a little tap tap tap can't fix.

 

[kevos37]

Got the top and the bezel painted.

 

[kevos37]

Time for a little striptease. I'm planning on replacing all of the body mounts so I'm going to go forward and just remove the body from the frame. I am going to upgrade the axles to disc brake from a 78. Fj40 and I located some OME springs. Figure it'd be easiest IF I just send it over to the shop and have the frame sandblasted and powder coated.

 

[kevos37]

There is a lot to be said about having the right tool for the job. Especially when trying to loosen the bolts that hold the windshield in place. I have tried handheld and battery impact tools. But I found that a little bit of kroil pretreatment overnight , then seating a JIS screwdriver in the slot and tapped on it a few times. Does the trick of course, but having the grip on the screwdriver shank doesn't hurt. That way you can put a crescent wrench on it and loosen it up.