Builds 1989 FJ62 Refresh - Update Build (2 Viewers)

[Beams37]

Over Thanksgiving, I picked up a 1989 FJ62. It has about 337K miles, the 3FE, and had an H55F swap. It is a pleasure to drive, but it needs a little bit of a refresh/update. I won't be making it "original" and don't really see it as a "restomod". So, here we go.

Here she sits ...

Exterior and Mechanical Plans:

• Brakes
• Suspension Bushings
• Body Mount Bushings
• Rebuild Knuckles
• New Tires
• Shocks (Maybe)

Interior Plans:

• Window Tint
• New Front Seats
• New Door Cards
• New Cargo Panels
• New Stereo (Apple CarPlay)
• Cargo Drawer

There will be several other things pop up along the way, but these are the big things that need to happen.

 

[Beams37]

The first thing I did was replace the worn out visors with new visors from the 70-series. I won't be doing another write up, but this is the same process I followed several years ago on another truck.

Sun Visors

Did I contact the right Cruiser World - for the visors, he quoted me Your oversea’s price is 235.00 euros Shipping to the US will cost 121.65 euros

forum.ih8mud.com

 

[Beams37]

Today was the bay to get started on all the brakes. I'll add more pics later; it just got dark on me real quick today. I planned to replace the rotors, but after reading about all the work required, I will do that when I do a knuckle rebuild. So, I replaced the calipers with new from Cruiser Corps and added new pads. Mine were rocked. I also partially replaced my soft lines with braided lines from MAF (more to come on that).

During this process, I found out my truck has spacers, which I love, but the threads and lug nuts were kind of rocked over all. So, I ordered new spacers and lug nuts. I'll go with the traditional acorn style nuts that allow the stud to go all the way through.

 

[Beams37]

Question: During the process of changing out the soft lines, I learned about "Flare Nut Wrenches". Maybe a little too late. While trying to disconnect one of the hard lines from the soft lines, I kind of rounded off the nut with a regular box wrench. Now that I have the flare nut wrench, it just isn't grabbing. Am I going to have to just use vice grips? Any other ideas?

 

[MWM1]

Nice write up! Keep it going. With regards to the rounded nut, you may have to post a picture. I was able to hold the wrench in place and then use a file to fix the nut.
Good luck!

 

[Beams37]

Nice write up! Keep it going. With regards to the rounded nut, you may have to post a picture. I was able to hold the wrench in place and then use a file to fix the nut.
Good luck!

Will post up something tomorrow. Never thought about trying to fix the nut.

 

[RevISK]

I mean this in the kindest way possible but how do you have 1237 posts here and are just learning about flare nut wrenches?

Take a deep breath, learn and plan.
There is no real “fixing” the nut. There is getting it to the point of getting it off to replace it without doing more harm.

Nice truck.
Sounds like a killer setup.

 

[Beams37]

I mean this in the kindest way possible but how do you have 1237 posts here and are just learning about flare nut wrenches?

Take a deep breath, learn and plan.
There is no real “fixing” the nut. There is getting it to the point of getting it off to replace it without doing more harm.

Nice truck.
Sounds like a killer setup.

I felt like an idiot asking my wife to go to AuroZone to pick up a flare nut wrench, but sometimes you gotta learn things the hard way. In all these years and old ass trucks, I've never needed a flare nit wrench. LOL

 

[RevISK]

Hopefully you’ve got the right blinker fluid installed.

 

[Beams37]

Hopefully you’ve got the right blinker fluid installed.

That's next weekend !!

 

[RevISK]

That uses a metric crescent wrench if you didn’t know.

 

[tmxmotorsports]

They make special vise grips for changing out the right blinker fluid can only get them from the dealership.

 

[Beams37]

I really opened a can of worms on this one.

 

[zeeklafreek]

I really opened a can of worms on this one.

After opening that can, I recommend using a left-handed smoke shifter to get rid of the smell.

 

[RevISK]

I really opened a can of worms on this one.

remember: lefty = tighty, righty = loosey on cans of worms.

 

[Beams37]

Here’s the nut after some work today. Give grips just seem to rip it apart. I feel like the best voice is to leave the old setup and find a new section of hardline and cut the old out.

Here’s the nut:

Here’s the hose I would need to find.

 

[Beams37]

Finally broke free. Wrapped in some electrical tape so the vise-grips could grab on. It's ugly, but off. May just replace when I do knuckles, but we shall see.

Also figured out why my oil pressure gauge wasn't working ... It wasn't connected. LOL I guess it shook lose.

 

[RevISK]

Brakes are overrated

 

[MWM1]

There are companies that make custom hard lines. For example we have one company local that makes brake lines, power steering, etc. for the big trucks.

 

[RevISK]

But for real now, I got a set of soft lines from Cruiser Teq when I did my suspension on both trucks.