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75 FJ40
85 FJ60
75 FJ40
85 FJ60
1970 FJ40 newly aquired, need advice
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Ummmm who's gonna tell him...about ya know......
I can't believe no one's said anything
I can't believe no one's said anything
Silicon 70 said:Ummmm who's gonna tell him...about ya know......
I can't believe no one's said anything
LMAO! Flip it baby!
We're gettin soft. It should never take us that long....
Nice truck, I also have a 70, 5/70 to be exact.
Nice truck, I also have a 70, 5/70 to be exact.
Silicon 70 said:
I also have a May 1970. Did you add the 4 speed? Mine is 3 on the tree.
Yeah, it came like that from the PO
Silicon 70 said:We're gettin soft. It should never take us that long....
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umm, it did'nt take "this" long.
the orginal poster reffered to it IN THE FIRST POST.
it was then reffered to agian in the 4th and 11th post
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brian you forgot the 5th post although I said to leave it upside down.
although I said to leave it upside down.
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We made it home, after the two flats, there was no more excitement. whew.
yup, two greys, they did the whole trip with us. They travel so well, its amazing.
Sure did, I didn't only drive out there for the cruiser, I also visited family, and acquired some antique furniture in the process. Additionally I went rock climbing for two days, and my wife did some riding.
Its a Nikon D200 with a 17-55mm f2.8 lens. I dabble in semi serious photography as a hobby.
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greytandy said:
yup, two greys, they did the whole trip with us. They travel so well, its amazing.
wesintl said:
Sure did, I didn't only drive out there for the cruiser, I also visited family, and acquired some antique furniture in the process. Additionally I went rock climbing for two days, and my wife did some riding.
jmode said:
Its a Nikon D200 with a 17-55mm f2.8 lens. I dabble in semi serious photography as a hobby.
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Congrats on your pick up. You have a good foundation to start with. Fare warning, once you own a cruiser the sickness never ends. Best a luck on your build.
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x2. Although once you start modding beware that gets fairly addictingVolunteer said:Congrats on your pick up. You have a good foundation to start with. Fare warning, once you own a cruiser the sickness never ends. Best a luck on your build.
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Finally working on the NM wanderer
So here we are five years later (BTW it is a 71 not a 70 as I originally thought). What has changed you might ask? On the FJ40, not much, in my life, plenty. Earlier someone asked if I was married, well that detail is different, I am no longer married. Maybe that is why I am finally able to start work on my cruiser.
In the last five years, the poor thing sat in garages and was moved from NM to MD and finally to TX, soon it will be moved (under its own power this time) back to NM. I really should have left it in NM, but I guess it is a good thing that it was able to be garage stored for the entirety of the five years.
So what is the first thing you do when starting a Cruiser project? Build a climbing wall of course.
Which as you can see is quite steep.
Second order of business, flip the bezel
So here we are five years later (BTW it is a 71 not a 70 as I originally thought). What has changed you might ask? On the FJ40, not much, in my life, plenty. Earlier someone asked if I was married, well that detail is different, I am no longer married. Maybe that is why I am finally able to start work on my cruiser.
In the last five years, the poor thing sat in garages and was moved from NM to MD and finally to TX, soon it will be moved (under its own power this time) back to NM. I really should have left it in NM, but I guess it is a good thing that it was able to be garage stored for the entirety of the five years.
So what is the first thing you do when starting a Cruiser project? Build a climbing wall of course.
Which as you can see is quite steep.
Second order of business, flip the bezel
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Once the bezel is righted, whats next?
My chosen task, was to remove the 100 lbs of sand in the Tub and all over the engine. Any ideas on getting the half filled frame rails cleared of sand short of a full tear down? Oh yeah another thing to do is to rip off the diamond plate.
This is the worst of the rust found upon removal.
The Tub looks pretty good, I think the earlier rust is the only body panel I am going to have to replace. I am sure I will be proven wrong though. No matter I have a good starting point I think.
That is factory paint revealed under the undercoating. Loving the needle scaler. Gets the undercoat right off, first pass.
and that is factory frame paint as well. Have to love desert raised cruisers.
My chosen task, was to remove the 100 lbs of sand in the Tub and all over the engine. Any ideas on getting the half filled frame rails cleared of sand short of a full tear down? Oh yeah another thing to do is to rip off the diamond plate.
This is the worst of the rust found upon removal.
The Tub looks pretty good, I think the earlier rust is the only body panel I am going to have to replace. I am sure I will be proven wrong though. No matter I have a good starting point I think.
That is factory paint revealed under the undercoating. Loving the needle scaler. Gets the undercoat right off, first pass.
and that is factory frame paint as well. Have to love desert raised cruisers.
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While cleaning up the sand, I found that there was problem with the passenger side knuckle. Note the missing plug. Crap sand in the birfield. That might be a problem So what to do?
Oh right mini truck disk swap.
Except be careful how you evaluate your donor axle. My drivers side donor knuckle did not survive the impact that took it out of service. Note the bent tab and ovaled bolt holes.
This is what should have clued me into the state of the knuckle damage. That pyramid sheet metal should not be dented. Grrrrrr.
Thanks to Junkyarddog.com, a new used knuckle is on the way and the other parts from the donor axle seem fine so the project moves forward.
Oh right mini truck disk swap.
Except be careful how you evaluate your donor axle. My drivers side donor knuckle did not survive the impact that took it out of service. Note the bent tab and ovaled bolt holes.
This is what should have clued me into the state of the knuckle damage. That pyramid sheet metal should not be dented. Grrrrrr.
Thanks to Junkyarddog.com, a new used knuckle is on the way and the other parts from the donor axle seem fine so the project moves forward.
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So we should probably address the engine. This Cruiser has a 350 Chevy in it, with unknown engine modifications.
The New HEI is in place to make sure the firewall would allow it to be there. Fortunately it fits.
I was told it has an RV cam in it for Torque, and the intake is an Offenhauser Dual Port which is paired with a Eldelbrock Carb. I unfortunately broke off a bolt head trying to assess the thermostat. Thus the engine got torn down more than I originally planned. At least at this stage of the project. I was extremely happy to see how clean all the valves and the interior of the engine were after an unknown amount of use and five years of sitting.
After media blasting and having a machine shop get the broken off bolt and broken off easyout the engine looks like this. BTW the Carb is fully rebuilt and the offroad kit was installed.
and of course Beer makes all of this work much easier.
The New HEI is in place to make sure the firewall would allow it to be there. Fortunately it fits.
I was told it has an RV cam in it for Torque, and the intake is an Offenhauser Dual Port which is paired with a Eldelbrock Carb. I unfortunately broke off a bolt head trying to assess the thermostat. Thus the engine got torn down more than I originally planned. At least at this stage of the project. I was extremely happy to see how clean all the valves and the interior of the engine were after an unknown amount of use and five years of sitting.
After media blasting and having a machine shop get the broken off bolt and broken off easyout the engine looks like this. BTW the Carb is fully rebuilt and the offroad kit was installed.
and of course Beer makes all of this work much easier.
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A few more photos of what I have as a starting point.
Note the wire hanging down. That is pretty much the state of the entire wiring harness. I think I will be trying to get a new one as this one seems to be connected to nothing except the engine. It is a victim of the wanderer being a trailer queen and low budget project for too long.
I do have power steering though. Yay!
It has a GM t15 in it. I hear this a very strong transmission, Anyone care to comment on it?
I guess that is all for now, Many projects to come and many photos as well I am sure.
Thanks for all the info, I have been searching and reading for a month. What a wealth of knowledge Ih8mud has to offer. Again thanks, I hope to add to the collective knowledge as I go.
Note the wire hanging down. That is pretty much the state of the entire wiring harness. I think I will be trying to get a new one as this one seems to be connected to nothing except the engine. It is a victim of the wanderer being a trailer queen and low budget project for too long.
I do have power steering though. Yay!
It has a GM t15 in it. I hear this a very strong transmission, Anyone care to comment on it?
I guess that is all for now, Many projects to come and many photos as well I am sure.
Thanks for all the info, I have been searching and reading for a month. What a wealth of knowledge Ih8mud has to offer. Again thanks, I hope to add to the collective knowledge as I go.
Holy Crap - Take a break much?? J/K man, glad to see you're gettin after it. I believe Cruisers are as therapeudic as they are addictive.
X2 on the knowledge base here - it is amazing.
Enjoy your build.
X2 on the knowledge base here - it is amazing.
Enjoy your build.