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Also made up the fuel lines.
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Popped the switch panels in to see how they looked.
Nice build. Just found it and caught up.
What is your clearance between the the AC condenser and the grill? The reason I ask is that I had one with about 1/2inch clearance and when I was off road the flex in the frame caused the grill support bar that the Toyota emblem mounts on to contact and rub a hole into the condenser causing a loss of refrigerant and of course resulting in no functional AC.
Not sure how loud that pump is. My son @SipLife used a wallbro and it was loud, even in a 40. He switched to an fzj80 denso pump. Very quiet. He too did an LS. Awesome work here! You will have an awesome rig.
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I am hoping it's not too loud. It is isolated a little from the mount in the factory design with a rubber foot.
That is a concern. I modified the grill so the center bar for the emblem is flush with the rim of the bib. I think it gave me 1/2" more than it was. Then the condensor is about an inch behind the rear most part of the grill.
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I finally got the engine harness wrapped up. After settling on the ECU location I started arranging the routing. I identified each wire from the ECU, clipped them and repinned the ends. Then back into the connector block in the correct spots.
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My junkyard alternator tested good, but was ugly with oxidation on the case. I had to disassemble it to clean and refinish it. Well, the slip rings where the brushes ride were heavily worn. So I rebuilt it with new slip rings, brushes, and bearings. The new slip ring assembly was slightly different on the ID than the old one. I had to modify the armature shaft to fit it. All pretty now.
I ended up moving it as close to the radiator as much as I could. I also added two 1 inch wide 1/8in. aluminum strips vertically in front of the condenser so if the bib does hit, it makes contact with the aluminum strips first. So far no issues
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I got the A/C evap system installed. My brackets and plates from Vintage Air had paint flaking off them and were rusty under the paint. Does not look like they were prepped before paint. Not bagging on VA too much as most everything fits like it should. Just, I had to spend a day or so refinishing the parts. Stock fuel line grommet did not work like I had hoped, $25 part. I made a bulkhead plate instead.
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I was dreading tackling the exhaust as I've done this before and I do not have a lift. It's a lot of crawling under and back out. But it is done. I just got the hangers welded up and the system is in place. All 304 stainless except for the Magnaflow which I think is 409. To me, a big milestone. I don't claim to be a welder, but I got some good practice in on this job.
Looks nice. What was your welding setup? I did straight MIG, without any special gas (advice from welding shop was it wasn't necessary for a small amount of exhaust welding), but man... my ss welds didn't turn out as nice as what yours appears to have. It was quite humbling actually.
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Thanks. It's all TIG. For tacking up, I put stainless wire in my MIG machine, but mine is primitive and has no post flow and was using pure argon. So, the tacks sucked. Had to grind them before TIG because they were so tall and oxidized. I was trying to get away with a #8 gas lens but there wasn't enough coverage, so the first half of the job the welds are pretty dark. I didn't get the straw and blue colors until I went to a #12. I don't get enough practice to be "good." Stainless material is expensive and uses a lot of gas so it's hard to just practice if you're not working in a production shop.
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Getting closer. Seat are out getting upholstered.
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Got the seats back. They look good.
BTW, she's up and running. The exhaust is as quiet as I hoped. Almost silent.
BTW, she's up and running. The exhaust is as quiet as I hoped. Almost silent.
Can you please share details on your engine mount set up? Thanks!
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Engine mounts are Advanced Adapters style. You need to cut off the factory mounts and weld scab plates to the frame then weld the frame side of the mount to the scab plates. You can see it pretty well in post 47. The transmission mount is custom by me and uses the existing skid plate mounting holes in the frame.
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Got it running and driving and trying to flush out the little gremlins. Fan clutch won't disengage, so that's loud. power steering pulley rubs the steering shaft on right turns. Tightening coolant hoses here and there. Some minor electrical such as dirty switches and fuses. I need to get the A/C hose fittings crimped and the system charged. Waiting in the corner windows to get tinted before installing in the hardtop. I need to figure out a headliner, also.
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I know they are never really finished, but I am close. Need to get the A/C charged and fabricate a spare tire carrier. Got the top on. Still finding electrical gremlins, but taking care of them.
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How it looked when I bought it.
Back to spring under which was a huge job.
Back to spring under which was a huge job.
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