1986 FJ60 Frame Off Restoration (1 Viewer)

[Aircooled1]

Beautiful work. Noticed your exhaust hangs low. I say that because I had mine done at dealership with OEM parts (I would have done it myself but truck was in shop for fuel tank recall) and the tech hung it just like yours, which is incorrect according to the FSM. In my case, the rubber mounts were installed on the underside of the frame hangers, but the rubbers (17430T) are supposed to sit on top. Diagrams here. Otherwise, looks perfect.

Good catch . I did fix that and it looked much better .

 

[Sacto60]

Might be helpful to mention that i found some color coded zip ties on amazon that have square plates that allow you to write codes on each. I used a lot of that to keep myself organized with connectors and hoses. Of course, I ended up going to the FSM anyway because I'm OCD but the color coded zip ties seemed like a good idea. Maybe this helps someone else for 5-10 bucks its worth it.

You’re OCD? Never woulda guessed it

 

[Pinecruiser]

Heres a shot of interior cleaned up. Also started messing with interior trim and small jobs before i got the nerve to take the body off. The gauge cluster is a fun project. comes out easy and good opportunity to replace speedo cable. Also got all new bulbs and took the clear plastic lenses off of gauges for polishing with plastic cleaning compounds. Also took the colored plastic off the "4wd" and "choke" and turn signals etc. Required using a soldering iron tip to melt the plastic that holds it on and same to reinstall. But man the result is really satisfying. I found a GM color match paint that approximated the color and finish of OEM gauge cluster. Turned out really nice. big improvement.

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Do you happen to have that GM paint code?