1979 BJ40 Build

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The hard top used on this build came off of a older hatch style cruiser. The original hard top was beyond repair once I got it back from the media blaster.

Installed the lower door hinges of the ambulance doors to the tub in order to scribe the location of the upper hinge on the hard top..

 

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Ambulance doors are done...

 

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Windshield frame time... As you can see I have a little cancer to deal with...

 

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Yep... More rust... Let the welding begin.

 

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As you can see from the previous post the pinch weld has been shave along with the tub pinch weld. This is a resto - "Slight" mod. I believe a cruiser should still look like a cruiser at the end of the day or it isn't a cruiser. After all, it's cosmetic styling is part of why we love these old tractors..

 

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More windshield frame..

 

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First photo shows the tub / windshield pinch weld shaved.. Bib repair time...

 

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As you can see on these bib photos I had to make a notch for the Saginaw power steering box. One of the grill fasteners was missing so a quick tack weld on a metric 8MM nut and it was good to go...

 

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Bib is finished...

 

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Fender aprons time...

 

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Fender aprons done..

 

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Hello,
what is the volume of the tank?
Good job, good welder!
Sam

 

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Hello,
what is the volume of the tank?
Good job, good welder!
Sam

It's a 21 gallon fuel tank from Man-a-fre... It's a little on the expensive side but very nicely built, and the fitment is also quite nice..

Thank you

 

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Windshield frame repairs are done...

 

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Filled in the ash tray hole on the dash. Finished cutting out and metal finishing the factory stereo dash hole for the new stereo head unit mount.

 

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A few shots of the hydro Boost brake master assembly mounted on the firewall. I am eliminating the stock Alternator with vacuum pump for a 14 Amp 12 Volt GM Alternator (Cheap and easy to source). This hydro boost unit will run off of a saginaw pump that will also power the saginaw power steering box in series.

 

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These two photos show the last Alt, PS Pump, and A/C Compressor mounts that I built for the last B diesel conversion application. The system worked well, but I plan to improve upon the power steering pump position on the next setup.

 

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The tub is about ready for epoxy primer and undercoating...

 

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A little DA and hand 120 sanding and this baby is just about ready...

 

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A few more tub photos...

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