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@jmlockwood - Mind sharing the main dimensions of your barn and side wall height? Looks like a lean-to on the one side as well? I didn't see a build thread for it on the Workshop sub forum.
 
Goldbug said:
@wngrog and @jmlockwood , I'm liberally borrowing ideas from this thread for my mustard 78. I love this post particularly and have nearly identical running boards and fenders. I'm also doing the Project Patina process after reading through all your stuff. Question: for the fenders and running boards in particular, after CLR scrub, what did you put on them to protect the metal? Penetrol or perhaps just polish and wax? I have lots of little nicks and scratches like this that I want to leave, but live in a humid & salty area so very rust prone even in a closed garage.
THANKS
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The @thecrazygreek had treated it with Navy oil or something. Seemed to set up like penetrol.
 
iptman said:
@jmlockwood - Mind sharing the main dimensions of your barn and side wall height? Looks like a lean-to on the one side as well? I didn't see a build thread for it on the Workshop sub forum.
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Sure. The barn is 48’ x 50’ enclosed. There is a covered (but not enclosed) lean to of an additional 14’. In short, this started out as a 48’ x 36’ pole barn. I added two 14’ lean-to extensions and enclosed one of those inside the main structure.

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wngrog said:
The @thecrazygreek had treated it with Navy oil or something. Seemed to set up like penetrol.
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Naval Jelly was used. Then did the 3 step polish wax. Seemed to work well....
 
About 20 years ago I did some construction work for an older couple who kept their mustard 40 in a carport behind their place and rarely drove it. I thought it would be bad form to ask them to sell it to me. It sat there a couple more years because I drove by, then it was gone. Not sure why it is, but a mustard FJ40 just gets under your skin. It is just special among the special. I'm liking this thread.
 
island45 said:
About 20 years ago I did some construction work for an older couple who kept their mustard 40 in a carport behind their place and rarely drove it. I thought it would be bad form to ask them to sell it to me. It sat there a couple more years because I drove by, then it was gone. Not sure why it is, but a mustard FJ40 just gets under your skin. It is just special among the special. I'm liking this thread.
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I really appreciate that. Even though I’ve only owned this one a little over a year, I certainly have a strong attachment to it.
 
One year ago this beauty came in to get a tune up and left a different truck.

We are about to have a planning session for Mustard 2.0 ..... stay tuned

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jomelo said:
One year??!! Can you believe it!!?? The bar for version 2.0 has been set pretty high.
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My game has been raised as well.

ready.
 
Love your FJ, JM! Fellow pinhead/arcade enthusiast here too but still on the lookout for my first FJ. I enjoy exposing the kids to the old stuff and looking forward to them facing each other in jump seats one day!

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jomelo said:
Version 3.0 on the horizon.
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I think you need your own subforum to consolidate all your build threads, you know to help the lay reader keep up :lol: .
 
Godwin said:
I think you need your own subforum to consolidate all your build threads, you know to help the lay reader keep up :lol: .
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This won’t be the norm. Normally I spend my time thinking about fish. But COVID caused some travel problems. So I got bored and look what happened.
 
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