Builds 1978 Mustard FJ40 Build (1 Viewer)

[DSB345]

Nice work! I like those signs in your garage.

 

[Obtuse2]

Spare is on. Looks so much better with it. Also sorted out the throttle cable and got all new seatbelts in. Used humvee 3 points in the front and standard lap belts in the rear.

Nice sinclair gas sign btw!

Got the top, hood and doors back on yesterday. Also got a fan control switch to operate the electric fan. Hopefully this weekend we can get all the wiring finalized.

More progress, mostly cosmetic.







The rear doors were missing a hinge but i had 2 of the older style hinges in the piles of crap that came with the truck so my dad was able to modify one to fit. Ugly but functional. It got sprayed black with some tough coat krylon.

Ambulance doors on!

No truck is complete without a Yeti sticker. Oh and a goat.

Rear jump seats installed.

And bumper is all mounted to. Need to find some cheesy offroad lights for it i think.

The final parts i need to get it driving have been ordered and will hopefully be here next week!



Thanks! its getting close!







Updates!







Got my new passenger side door handle on.

And we decided that we needed to do something with the giant holes in the body. Eventually I will be going through the tub and patching everything but thats a while away so for now we will band aid the problem.







The problem

The band aid. These were in the pile of parts that came with the truck. Had to do a little trimming to match up to the cuts on the rear wheel wells and then coated them in bed liner.

Decided the rear quarter panels would look best also being black for now.

First coat.

Then riveted the panels on and put on another coat of bed liner.

Tire carrier back on.

Nice Sinclair gas sign btw!

 

[dbaird]

Tire swingout pulled apart. The bushing all fell apart so it would rattle and drop about an inch when you opened it.

Some brass bushings from the local tractor supply fixed it right up. No more rattle or drop.

Then the seats got some attention.

They have seen better days. Cracked and gross, the foam has been rained in and such and the slider never worked so my wife had a hard time driving with out the seat moved forward.

Pulled old covers and foam off.

Cleaned up the pan and got rid of the rust. New foam vs old foam.

Back foam was in good shape and was re used.

Seat bottom done!

Seat back done!

And sliders somewhat cleaned up. They wont come apart without cutting so i spayed some lubricant in them and beat them with a rubber mallet. They slide now!

Hopefully I will get them put back together this week. Very happy with them since this is my first time doing upholstery.

 

[dbaird]

Cowl as good as it’s going to get for now. I will probably paint it at some point but im out of paint for now. Plus this is a refresh not a restoration. Have to draw the line somewhere!

And driver seat all done.

 

[Dagha Boy]

With gummed up parts like that I found the easy way to do it was to make a little electrolysis bath and just stick them in that overnight. It removes all the crud, rust and paint with no damage to plastic bits. The part is like new after that.

 

[tstepp920]

With gummed up parts like that I found the easy way to do it was to make a little electrolysis bath and just stick them in that overnight. It removes all the crud, rust and paint with no damage to plastic bits. The part is like new after that.

Paint also??

 

[dbaird]

Thanks for the info. Next time I will have to try that out.

Both seats are done, got the bikini top on it and moved it outside. Working on the hardtop now. I think im going to remove 1 or 2 leafs out of the front to level it out and I need to get emblems for it. I also have another set of 33’s to put on it.

 

[dbaird]

Thanks!

Started on the hardtop today. Patched the hole in the rear.

Then stood it up and started cleaning up the old headliner remnants .

Then laid out the material after my wife stitched two pieces together to make it large enough.

And in for now. Still need to finish up the edges and such but I like it.

 

[troy scott]

Thanks!

Started on the hardtop today. Patched the hole in the rear.

Then stood it up and started cleaning up the old headliner remnants .

Then laid out the material after my wife stitched two pieces together to make it large enough.

And in for now. Still need to finish up the edges and such but I like it.

that's awesome i really like how that turned out

 

[dbaird]

Thanks! I’m very happy with it as well.

Hardtop has been repaired and painted!

 

[dbaird]

Pic of the damage that was fixed on the hardtop. Fiberglass patched and then body filler to smooth it out then it was painted.

And the headliner is all done. Bad pic but you get the idea.

Goals this week are to get a leaf pulled out of the front to level it out some and also to make somd ground cables for the motor since it has none and I think that is the problem it has starting sometimes.

 

[cbmontgo]

That plaid headliner is absolutely awesome.

 

[1Fine40]

Some great work there!! Congrats. Now on to enjoying the fruits of your labors. On the headers, I went the rams horn route, but did ceramic
coating to keep the heat down. Seems to work pretty well...sure that glass wrap would also get the job done on header pipes though!
Love the Mustard

 

[cruiserkev]

That plaid headliner is absolutely awesome.

I agree!

 

[dbaird]

Thank you! When I saw the fabric I knew it was perfect for my headliner.

@1Fine40 yours looks amazing!

Pulled 1 leaf out of the front. Looks better to me. We will see if it still looks the same once the hardtop and all the doors are back on. Im planning on doing all that this weekend. For now we’ve just been driving it and enjoying the weather!

 

[dbaird]

Hardtop went back on today. All thats left to do is swap my tires out for the better set I have for it, emblems and weather stripping for the rear doors and call it good for now!

 

[dirtywilks]

Whereabouts in Utah are you located? This Mustard is beautiful! Also, Whereabouts did you find this fabric? I'd love to see if they have something for my olive..

 

[dbaird]

@dirtywilks Thanks! I’m in Murray. This fabric came from JoAnns. I found it about a year or so ago. It is thick stuff made for outdoor furniture.

 

[dirtywilks]

@dirtywilks Thanks! I’m in Murray. This fabric came from JoAnns. I found it about a year or so ago. It is thick stuff made for outdoor furniture.

That was a great find. I appreciate you spreading the info. What a small world. I grew up in Murray and was there last weekend. I'd love to check out your mustard next time I'm in town. You've done some great work (and the garage looks pretty bada$$ too). Solid work!

 

[dbaird]

For sure! Just let me know when you’re back in town!

So a while back I found a slightly beat up jerry can and decided it needed to be on my 40 somehow and after looking at options i decided to go this route since my door is far from pristine.

Before.

Smittybilt mount, some isolators and we’re good to go.

Also had to rotate my handle up but that was easy enough.

Made the license plate bracket out of an old street sign.

Door rattles a bit. I think i need a new striker. This one is 40 years old and shows it.

Overall I’m very happy with how it turned out.