71-fj40 in house rest.and it's done

[winnie]

very interesting ... well thought out and well executed ... looking forward to seeing it painted ...

 

[Oil leaks]

very interesting ... well thought out and well executed ... looking forward to seeing it painted ...

Because you asked will get painted.

The color I wanted from the start was dune beige but after I painted a small part with a brush I didn't like the color ,came out little to dark for me,so I decided to go with light gray no shine since I was going to paint all the small parts including the top and bezel black would look good.Here is the results.

Here I installed the emblems thinking I was done with painting the tub.
Well that wasn't the case,after taken these photos I went on vacation over seas and I showed these pictures to some friends,they all asked what color I was going to paint the truck,including my wife that don't know s*** about paint and that did it when I got back I repainted the the truck,thank god was only the tub.
After testing my dune beige on another small part but this time with gun came out a lot lighter and now I like it( thats's what you get for buying cheap paint)
Well we will leave the second paint job for later,here is my front bumper made out of a piece of 2x5x1/4 tube I got from a sign,the holes was for the fluorescent tubes to go thru.

Come back tomorrow for more.

 

[Weber Sarge]

Now , that , is different .
Guess I'll go ahead and ask - what is the center hole holding ?
Sarge

 

[SSCR]

Looks great, love that bumper!

 

[Oil leaks]

Now , that , is different .
Guess I'll go ahead and ask - what is the center hole holding ?
Sarge

That is the the power outlet for the winch or jumper cables but has been moved to top ,since then I purchased a winch that had the wires on ,it's on the left on this photo.

 

[Leaping Deer]

Wow. Great work. You really whipped through that truck.

 

[hachirokufan]

Looking forward to seeing how the cab looks!!

 

[Oil leaks]

Now , that , is different .
Guess I'll go ahead and ask - what is the center hole holding ?
Sarge

Here is a better photo of the power outlet.

Now the second paint job.When I returned from vacation I decided to repaint the truck with ppg single stage urethane,wet sand the tub mask everything that I had installed like engine,frame,bed ( had bed liner and I wanted black.) here is some photos.

Don't forget to do protect the inside of these parts or you wasting your time and money.

Here is the cab top

 

[Oil leaks]

Time to start assembly

Top being installed

Getting together

Doors assembled with all new seals and rubbers.

Doors installed.

Gas tank primed,sealed instal.

I build my steps out of one inch tube powder coat and then cut some alumnus diamond plate.

Tomorrow electrics.

 

[srgould41]

Nice work!

I know how many hundreds of hours I have into mine and no where near the quality of your work. You must have a shop full of elves

 

[Oil leaks]

Nice work!

I know how many hundreds of hours I have into mine and no where near the quality of your work. You must have a shop full of elves

I do all this by myself but it's an addition want's I start I can't stop.After four restorations gets easier and my first was in a small garage with a floor jack and no room to move,so I decided that before another rest.i would build a decent garage with lift and manual winch to make things easer.
Here is some of my rest. And my garage.

The series LR still original.
Now some of the electrics.

The harness was in good shape except for the rear I had to redo some wires that we're cut by the rust on the frame member.Clean the old tape,new tape and looks new.
Next photos are my budget LED lights.

Next is for the gage cluster I made couple brackets and install the lights in existing holes including the screws for the brackets.

And here is the results,the cluster could use couple more lights .

I got these lights from amazon for2.50 each and are for cycles license plates
Next is my motorcycle radio,this thing is loud and you can't tell I have a radio in the truck,the speakers are hidden under the dahs.

I got the controls inside the ashtray with a power outlet.
This one is all the relays for my ,fog,driving,future cage lights and head lights.i also installed a 400 a swith,250 a fuse for my winch and jumper cables.

Last photo for today is the jumper cables that came with the truck,I don't know if it's original but they look cool and different.

 

[Oil leaks]

I don't know what happen to the photos this time,help.

 

[Oil leaks]

Here is some More electrics .These two small pull switches are for my fog and driving lights,there was two toggle switchs on that location so I used the same holes,the cage lights I'm using the rear heater switch since I don't need the heater.

Oops the truck has 66k I had 58k stock on head from my LR.
Here is my new 14 bucks Joanne fabrics gray head liner instal.

Now my seats.When over seas on vac.i had a shop make new covers from the old ones that I took with me and for 150 euros covers and a couple other pieces for my tube doors and Bimini top was a fair price.

And now my rebuild heater.

The rubber sleeve from the heater to the plastic duct was gone so I made one with a piece of vinyl and Velcro,the ends on the defrost hoses had lots of cracks so I cut 1/2 inch of a bycicle tube and work great, I also use two of those on my carburetor to air filter.

 

[John McVicker]

Oil Leaks

Truly outstanding work, you are very talented.

Can you please provide pics of the air filter tube you made ?

Thanks...and again, great work.
John

 

[occruiser]

Awesome build! That color looks great. Great looking restos you've got lined up there.

 

[RAYJON]

really nicely done, how about some pix of the whole truck, I really like the color combo and how you did it,

 

[Blue77FJ40]

Incredible workmanship!!!!

 

[Oil leaks]

Oil Leaks

Truly outstanding work, you are very talented.

Can you please provide pics of the air filter tube you made ?
Thanks.the air filter housing to carb. Rubber seal was gone so I cut two pieces of tube and sealed good here is the photos.

The rubber seal goes under this clamp.

Thanks...and again, great work.
John

Awesome build! That color looks great. Great looking restos you've got lined up there.

Thanks

really nicely done, how about some pix of the whole truck, I really like the color combo and how you did it,

Thanks.be patient ,the photos will soon come I promise this will end before general hospital.

Incredible workmanship!!!!

Thanks

Here is my in budget SS exaust system.

I got this set from summit I don't know what truck is for but had enough bends to do what I wanted ,cost 230.00 with flex cuppling and couple flangs.
After some cuts and ss welding here is the results.

Here is a couple things worth mention.

My expansion thank out of vintage mini(brass) also out of the mini are these grommets from the gas thank neck.

I did all the rubber on my glass,front windshield it's new ,corner windows I use the old front seal ,the rear window they wanted 150.00 for new and99.00 for used so I got it by the foot and cost me35.00 with shipping not bed ,there is a seam but nothing a touch of black silicone don't fix.

Now my fire extinguisher ,the cab don't have much room and I wanted it ease to reach so I made a sleve out if 3" elect. Pipe and mounted to the seat foot over the transm hump,pull the red pin and slides out.

 

[Mechnizer]

"I did all the rubber on my glass,front windshield it's new ,corner windows I use the old front seal ,the rear window they wanted 150.00 for new and99.00 for used so I got it by the foot and cost me35.00 with shipping not bed ,there is a seam but nothing a touch of black silicone don't fix."

Hey Oil Leaks,
Very nice work.
Can you tell me what source you used for the window rubber by the foot ?

Thanks in advance.

Mike at Classic Car Restorations .

 

[71fj4o]

awesome!!!!