You nailed it.
84 bj46 long term maintenance, repair and upgrade- making it mine.
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Thanks for the comments guys. Seeing as this is truck is rare and very low miles you can bet that I'm not casual about modifying it. I take my time and plan in out as well as I can. I'm planning on keeping this truck as long as I can so I don't want to look at work that I have done and feel disappointed about it in any way.
The finished product:
Here are some shots of the seats in use. This is what its all about for me. Our daily drive on the way home. This time we had not been on the "road" for a month. Being that it is summer the vines had taken over the tall grass.
Our river crossing....
I still have mirrors- surprisingly:
Pete
The finished product:
Here are some shots of the seats in use. This is what its all about for me. Our daily drive on the way home. This time we had not been on the "road" for a month. Being that it is summer the vines had taken over the tall grass.
Our river crossing....
I still have mirrors- surprisingly:
Pete
The girls are just too cute , great pics and love the install , great work .
Sarge
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Thanks Sarge,
i did manage to get it out with the top off for a good early autumn ride. These areas are within 30 minutes or so of the house. The gate was closed on the trail I was planning on driving so we explored a new road. I never imagined having the top off to be as fantastic as it is. Totally ruined my pop-up camper roof fantasy....
Now I'm leaning towards a soft top design that is a 3 piece top comprised of a bikini with 2 separate removable sides.
A little panoramic fun with my daughter.
perfectly partly cloudy...
i did manage to get it out with the top off for a good early autumn ride. These areas are within 30 minutes or so of the house. The gate was closed on the trail I was planning on driving so we explored a new road. I never imagined having the top off to be as fantastic as it is. Totally ruined my pop-up camper roof fantasy....
Now I'm leaning towards a soft top design that is a 3 piece top comprised of a bikini with 2 separate removable sides.
A little panoramic fun with my daughter.
perfectly partly cloudy...
That is definitely not the way I had pictured the terrain where you live. It looks a lot like Southern Oregon, I lived and worked there for a couple years back in the early seventies. The vegetation is different (a bit greener), but the up and down of the hills is very similar. I loved that area, but it was one of the two poorest counties in Oregon, so the work availability was not good for a cabinetmaker.
Don
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The toyama area is very water rich. It's hot and very humid for more than half of the year. I love escaping to the mountains and fortunately for me though I live at 95' the mountains are right behind me. Mount Tateyama is close to 10,000'. The down side is that many of the mountain roads have a very steep drop on one side so they are less accessible in winter and early spring.
Pete
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I had a little time and got to take care of some a few small issues including re-welding the clamp that holds the intake pipe to the air filter. It was making a hell if a racket at certain rpms. The design is weak and I'm sure that this is a common break.
Took the opportunity to pull the rt side battery tray and due to the lack of time to do a proper job I just removed as much loose paint and plastic dip as possible and gave a liberal dousing of Fluid Film.
The a few days later I had a chance to get the poorly (and excessively ) applied chassis black coatings from the rear bumper. It's just a start. I need to pull the from fenders and bib and get to the front of the frame too. At this point the loose layers of paint are actually trapping water and causing rust. Nothing serious but from this point on the truck will be seeing snowy winters- though no salt is used here. You can see shots of what I'm talking about in post #5.
Added my 4+ goodies, new gaskets and lenses while I was at it.
Dave's stuff is very nicely made and well designed. The one and only thing- though it wouldn't bother many folks- is that he uses SAE hardware. I just like to have one set of tools that covers everything whether at home or on the trail. I wish it were all metric. Anyway I replaced the bolts with 14mm units on the shackle bracket as 12 mm was too small for the bracket. So I had to drill out the rear crossmember a bit. This is by far the strongest part of the entire truck now. The crossmember would bend and the frame buckle before this thing even came close to coming off!
Pete
Took the opportunity to pull the rt side battery tray and due to the lack of time to do a proper job I just removed as much loose paint and plastic dip as possible and gave a liberal dousing of Fluid Film.
The a few days later I had a chance to get the poorly (and excessively ) applied chassis black coatings from the rear bumper. It's just a start. I need to pull the from fenders and bib and get to the front of the frame too. At this point the loose layers of paint are actually trapping water and causing rust. Nothing serious but from this point on the truck will be seeing snowy winters- though no salt is used here. You can see shots of what I'm talking about in post #5.
Added my 4+ goodies, new gaskets and lenses while I was at it.
Dave's stuff is very nicely made and well designed. The one and only thing- though it wouldn't bother many folks- is that he uses SAE hardware. I just like to have one set of tools that covers everything whether at home or on the trail. I wish it were all metric. Anyway I replaced the bolts with 14mm units on the shackle bracket as 12 mm was too small for the bracket. So I had to drill out the rear crossmember a bit. This is by far the strongest part of the entire truck now. The crossmember would bend and the frame buckle before this thing even came close to coming off!
Pete
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And as far as the tail light protectors the require drilling as well. But having been through plenty of lenses I'm almost out of spares. I took this as an opportunity (read- excuse) to install a new set as the originals had lots of chassis black overspray. The rubber gaskets were cracked as well so a new set went on.
The tail light protectors are about 7mm thick so they require longer screws to fit the light assemblies. Regular hex heads will work but the socket impinges on the rubber seal when you tighten them down. Lucky for me my local hardware store stocks such items with the same J.I.S. Surface coating. 5x20mm does the trick.
Pete
The tail light protectors are about 7mm thick so they require longer screws to fit the light assemblies. Regular hex heads will work but the socket impinges on the rubber seal when you tighten them down. Lucky for me my local hardware store stocks such items with the same J.I.S. Surface coating. 5x20mm does the trick.
Pete
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Pete,
You have been blessed with beautiful children, wife and truck! I too have enjoyed the pictures you have posted. Cultures can be so different. We should all strive to share ours, so others may learn a tiny bit of it.
How about some finished pics of your glass work? I don't think anyone would mind... I envy people with artistic and creative skills. I can spin a wrench and play a little guitar, but anything artistic just does not happen with me.
You have been blessed with beautiful children, wife and truck! I too have enjoyed the pictures you have posted. Cultures can be so different. We should all strive to share ours, so others may learn a tiny bit of it.
How about some finished pics of your glass work? I don't think anyone would mind... I envy people with artistic and creative skills. I can spin a wrench and play a little guitar, but anything artistic just does not happen with me.
X2 love to see um
you need a guitar like this.... 1960-1970's toyota guitar... let your inner Buck Dharma out
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X2 love to see um
you need a guitar like this.... 1960-1970's toyota guitar... let your inner Buck Dharma out
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That is way cool...If that is for real? Did one of Toyota's subsidiaries actually make that? Do you own it?
It really looks like my 1978 Yamaha FG365
Well I Googled it, and I guess it is for real! Found one for sale at an auction site... Never knew... Thanks Johnny C! My Toyota thing I never knew quota has been filled for the day.
real stuff... post WWII and into the 60's toyota was getting into other markets to help sustail their company... the toyota guitar was a rebadge ... but... imported and marketed thru toyota... early pinned badge later was stamped AFAIK
toyota had motorcycles: https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/toyomotor-the-toyota-motorcycle.792538/
and bikes: https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/toyota-bicycle-toyosha.805136/
and their sewing machine line... but... i hope everybody know that
: https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/toyota-sewing-machines-and-looms.214020/they dabbled in alot of stuff .... (my favorate) look at the stuff for WWII post #165? link>>> https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/toyota-historical-pictures.241941/page-9#post-7144344
real stuff... post WWII and into the 60's toyota was getting into other markets to help sustail their company... the toyota guitar was a rebadge ... but... imported and marketed thru toyota... early pinned badge later was stamped AFAIK
toyota had motorcycles: https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/toyomotor-the-toyota-motorcycle.792538/
and bikes: https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/toyota-bicycle-toyosha.805136/
and their sewing machine line... but... i hope everybody know that
they dabbled in alot of stuff .... (my favorate) look at the stuff for WWII post #165? link>>> https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/toyota-historical-pictures.241941/page-9#post-7144344
Johnny, you come up with the neatest stuff/info/statistics...that's awesome dream material...lol. And Pete, you have a great looking '40 and super scenic places to wheel!
We need to meet around Johnny's place with a few beers and check out his massive stash of Toyota memorabilia in person I reckon... 
We need to meet around Johnny's place with a few beers and check out his massive stash of Toyota memorabilia in person I reckon...
The one with the most stuff is LandPimp afaik
Mostly my stuff is digitized ... We can however setup a projector (that I have
) and project it on the side of the house and do a slideshow
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been busy with work... to say to say the least. I just wrapped up my biggest exhibition ever and since you guys are asking here are some shots of work. Forst of course is the Bj in action using the straps and aluminum rails that I put in. The soft top is great for side access when loading.
The show during set up:
The show during set up: