1977 FJ40 in 653

[Coolerman]

I'm stunned!

Who did your plating work? Was it reasonable? Yellow zinc or cad plating?

 

[cruiserloser]

Thanks - if you don't mind looking at some point it would be helpful. No rush, paint is a good while out for me.

Also planning to do the exact same OME/tire thing - is everything (shackles, bushing,etc.) OME?

Gus

Paint formula is still on list of to-dos. I will get this for you.

Yes, All OME

i would also love the paint code... thanks!

Will do.

Dave, Awesome job you've done another beautiful job on a FJ40.

Great to hear from you Mike and thanks for the kind words.

The cruiser gods a smiling!

There is a little religion in scrubbing the individual strands of the wiring harness with a toothbrush and Simple Green.

 

[cruiserloser]

Truely a fine job. Well done, very professional work.
Your level of detail is amazing.
I would not even begin to guess how many hours you put into that rig.
I have been working on mine since March 15th and it has consumed every spare minute I have had.
I am not sure anyone can appreciate the research that one has to go through to get the details taken care of.
Great job and congratulations on the finish.
You can ride with pride now.
Gary

Thanks. It took a bit of time.

I'm stunned!

Who did your plating work? Was it reasonable? Yellow zinc or cad plating?

Thanks Coolerman. Kudos to you on the bolt registry-I referenced the sheet from time to time - thanks. TFC in Portland, Oregon. It is reasonable if you scale up the order and properly prep the pieces. The plating process that was used would clean the parts, but it will not take heavy rust scale or paint off the parts. Not a big deal, as most were just covered with grime, but its not a silver bullet.

 

[Pistorman]

Beautiful build!

 

[antFJ]

bump for the paintcode!

 

[ramofj40]

Amazing!

 

[maineidyl]

Paint Code Inquiry

That is probably my favorite FJ40 that I have ever seen. Classic with a few modern improvements.

Would love the paint code too. I am at a half way point with ACE Tintable and would love to go to a hard, scratch resistant paint.

Thanks
Tom

 

[skully3]

subscribe for future ref. nice rig

 

[hindsight]

I am going to look at this thread every day while I am working on my 1977 for inspiration.....Wow!

Doc

 

[cruiserloser]

653 Formula code

Thanks for the kudos.

Also -sorry for the delay on the code. I called-up the paint guy and finally got a hold of it. This is for DuPont Single Stage Acrylic Enamel. I have no idea how this will translate to other manufacturers or paint types, but it is exactly what I used.

Dave.

 

[Gusb]

Thanks for the kudos.

Also -sorry for the delay on the code. I called-up the paint guy and finally got a hold of it. This is for DuPont Single Stage Acrylic Enamel. I have no idea how this will translate to other manufacturers or paint types, but it is exactly what I used.

Dave.

Thanks Dave, appreciated - Gus

 

[antFJ]

Thanks for the kudos.

Also -sorry for the delay on the code. I called-up the paint guy and finally got a hold of it. This is for DuPont Single Stage Acrylic Enamel. I have no idea how this will translate to other manufacturers or paint types, but it is exactly what I used.

Dave.

no worries.. slow going on here.. i know i don't respond to PM's/threads sometimes... (sorry!)

thank you so much for the paint code though! probably gonna go this route if i ever repaint..

 

[maineidyl]

Paint Codes

Thanks for the code. Dumb question from a non painter. Does the scan show three different codes for this paint? If it is three, which one did you use to get the color on yours. I had started with the ACE tintable, but would like to buy this to finish. Interior is already sprayed.

Thanks again
Tom

 

[cruiserloser]

The three different sets of numbers are either cumulative(1st and 3rd) or non-cumulative (2nd set) gram weight measurements of the different pigments. The 2nd ("Non-cum")makes the most sense to me, but all of them give you the same thing. I am not sure why this is done this way, but the paint shop indicated that any paint mixer would recognize the different methods. Hope that helps.

Dave

 

[crashn]

Too purty to drive. That ride would win best of show IMO. Awesome job.

 

[Gusb]

Thanks for the code. Dumb question from a non painter. Does the scan show three different codes for this paint? If it is three, which one did you use to get the color on yours. I had started with the ACE tintable, but would like to buy this to finish. Interior is already sprayed.

Thanks again
Tom

Another ignorant question from another non-painter . If this is single-stage, the paint (from what I can see in the photos) seems to have lots of gloss/shine - almost like it has a coat of clear. Is that due to the addition of clear into the mix? And can that be controlled to some degree? I don't want flat but I'm hoping to get to a 653 that is sort of a toned-down/satin, kind of aged thing.

 

[toyman317]

A true inspiration.