Build 1978 FJ40 Mustard Yellow - almost perfect thread.

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My aftermarkets are in constant dust, dirt, dogs, and sun. I drop and restore the seats every day depending on my load out. No fading or fraying, 10 yrs at least. Can’t remember source but they’re black.
 
More dirt. More stripping.

These frame side bolts were completely frozen. Not a fan AT ALL of this style shackle and bolt.

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At this rate you are gonna be bringing Mustard back in a week or so.

I have to find a good rust free tranny hump and send the ebrake cable to be made and then get the exhaust guy on my schedule but yeah. I’m rolling.
 
Keeping dash brake handle with the 60/70 rear drum parking brakes?
 
Keeping dash brake handle with the 60/70 rear drum parking brakes?
Yeah. @orangefj45 has a place you can send both ends and have a new one made. Waiting to get the axles in to measure. I’m assuming it will work. Be my first.
 
Working on the frame and underside of this tub.

Here is some after pressure washing but before I started really scrubbing

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Frame first. Orange Zepp and a scrub brush then wash and wipe then apply rust converter. Likely won’t even need paint

This photo you can see treated and clean versus not


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These are after the converter set up

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Great job! My son @SipLife is building a 40 which has a 70 series ebrake axle. We were thinking of using an 80 Series handbrake and cable system. Mount handbrake on trans hump. I like the idea of using 40 stock hand brake to make ebrax axle work. Any more details would be appreciated.
 
Great job! My son @SipLife is building a 40 which has a 70 series ebrake axle. We were thinking of using an 80 Series handbrake and cable system. Mount handbrake on trans hump. I like the idea of using 40 stock hand brake to make ebrax axle work. Any more details would be appreciated.

Ill share the info when I do it. Stay tuned.
 
I want to see what type of suit you wear when doing all that cleaning! :)
I’m for sure getting the cancers from all the stuff I huff. Don’t let them blame my cigars.
 
How are you applying the Lizard skin?

The only proper way is with the air gun they provide.

This took a gallon. I’ll let it sit a while and hit it with another gallon to make it nice and quiet.

This stuff is amazing. It’s not good for a bedliner. It’s rubberized but for undercoating I’ve found it to be fantastic. No bedliner has the heat and sound properties this stuff has. I remember when I sprayed it under Project Patina the floor at the gas pedal cooled almost 20 degrees.
 
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