Build 73 FJ40 Refresh

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Yes sir

Have not fully tested, but I believe this is correct.

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Neat!
 
Extremely creative! Really…
 
Somebody really likes sour cream….

I admire your work on everything you’ve shown so far… this is going to be a museum quality rebuild
 
Some rework and progress this week.

Greased and installed the drum on the winch. Still waiting for the zinc plater to finish to get it all back together.

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Installed the cast hitch (partially) and new bumperettes. Need slightly longer bolts for the hitch.

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Got a start on the hatch. I wire brushed the areas with surface rust inside and out and applied rust converter. Overall, in pretty good condition for 50 years old. I got this from @kevos37 almost 2 years ago. I wish I knew it was just going to sit there and gather dust all this time.

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I cleaned up and re-primed the small parts I rescued. A few still needed the old paint removed because I thought the body shop would blast them. I just cooked them in the crock pot a couple days. A lesson learned for me, do not take parts (including, doors, fenders, bib, etc.) to the body shop until the tub is done. If they take forever and you need to find another shop, you only have to move them one time. I also removed the Toyota part number decals off my new door hinges, what kind of glue do they use? That was a job.

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