Builds An Accidental Frame Off.................. (10 Viewers)

[FloridaLife]

FWIW, my great-grandfather emigrated from Hjørring in far northern Denmark, and I am tall, very-fair skinned, blue eyes, etc., and asparagus still makes my pee smell funny, and I cam definitely smell it!

LOL, good to know.

 

[J40Fan]

I am still at least a month away from getting the engine back together, I stil need to get the crank in and have it polished anyway, so may as well have them balance it also.

Today I received my order from Beno, top notch! New shiny OEM parts, radiator, pistons, rings, bearings, hoses, and a full gasket set! Looks good.

Sprayed the frame down with the Metal Blast from Rust Bullet this morning, paint coming soon.

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What did you use to clean all the crap out the box frame. I bought a 4” stainless chimney brush. I have not tried it yet though. Want clean out spray it with rust blaster and coat the inside with master coat AG111. Any thoughts.

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

What did you use to clean all the crap out the box frame. I bought a 4” stainless chimney brush. I have not tried it yet though. Want clean out spray it with rust blaster and coat the inside with master coat AG111. Any thoughts.

I'm thinking I probably used my pressure washer and some elbow grease here and there to clean my frame, it was easy with it being stripped down.


@wngrog I believe uses compressed air to blow everything out of frames, that and some wire brushing. Less messy apparently. Hopefully he'll chime in with his tactics.

If I'd had a better plan at that point of my project there would have been some things that I would have done differently.

 

[wngrog]

I have found air to be the way to get the big stuff out. Then water. Then fluid film.

 

[J40Fan]

I'm thinking I probably used my pressure washer and some elbow grease here and there to clean my frame, it was easy with it being stripped down.


@wngrog I believe uses compressed air to blow everything out of frames, that and some wire brushing. Less messy apparently. Hopefully he'll chime in with his tactics.

If I'd had a better plan at that point of my project there would have been some things that I would have done differently.

Thanks. Please elaborate on lessons learned. I value the experienced pro opinions. Experience beats any book knowledge.

I already have rear 3/4 of the tub off, I degreased and power washed that section. The apron, bib, and firewall are next to be removed. I am systematically videoing, tagging and bagging all parts. I guess what has happened to me is the same as you … “an accidental frame off” restoration.

I think what I will do is use the pressure washer sand blasting technique for the frame, then use the rust blaster then the AG111 product. I did use the Rust Bullet on my 77 40 and it has worked phenomenally, still going strong since 2006. My new project is a 81 42. I will try something new this time.

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

Thanks. Please elaborate on lessons learned. I value the experienced pro opinions. Experience beats any book knowledge.

I already have rear 3/4 of the tub off, I degreased and power washed that section. The apron, bib, and firewall are next to be removed. I am systematically videoing, tagging and bagging all parts. I guess what has happened to me is the same as you … “an accidental frame off” restoration.

I think what I will do is use the pressure washer sand blasting technique for the frame, then use the rust blaster then the AG111 product. I did use the Rust Bullet on my 77 40 and it has worked phenomenally, still going strong since 2006. My new project is a 81 42. I will try something new this time.

The biggest takeaway I have, it would have been nice to have more time to finish some of the smaller details. That being said, I'm glad I made the decisions that I did and moved back out west.

It would have been better to shoot the paint on the frame from the very beginning. The first coat I brushed on.

Better prep on my tub before paint. Again, time might have been a factor.

All this time later I'm happy with my 40, I'm not afraid to drive it year round, up and down forest service roads, and up to ski every weekend. I built it to use and enjoy, not to park it and polish it, absolutely no dogging the people that do, just not my rig.


Take the time to locate and eliminate every squeak, rattle, whistle, and wind noise you can find. You'll be amazed how nice a cruiser can sound.

 

[OlYellr]

I built it to use and enjoy, not to park it and polish it

Totally agree, not my rig either.

Take the time to locate and eliminate every squeak, rattle, whistle, and wind noise you can find. You'll be amazed how nice a cruiser can sound.

You mentioned this a year or so on this thread and that suck with me then and think of that post of yours now as I address a rattle and enjoy every drive even more. Great advice you share with us.

 

[wngrog]

Amen. They don't have to be rattle traps

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

You mentioned this a year or so on this thread and that suck with me then and think of that post of yours now as I address a rattle and enjoy every drive even more. Great advice you share with us.

Amen. They don't have to be rattle traps

Now if I would take my own advice and fix my hood hinges, that's been a major rattle in mine for a while now.

 

[wngrog]

Now if I would take my own advice and fix my hood hinges, that's been a major rattle in mine for a while now.

@SMG has your fix for those

 

[pb4ugo]

FJ40's aren't supposed to rattle. I remember back when TLCAs' Toyota Trails was nothing more than a black and white pamphlet and they would repost old Toyota ads. I recall one of the ads mentioned they were designed not to rattle.

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

 

[TYM4FUN]

Those look comfy.

 

[clrussell]

I wish I knew how to do the smokin emoji

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

I'm going to have to relocate my speaker box to allow the seats to recline further, aside from that all the clearances look good. The passenger seat will be an experiment, my plan is to bolt it up with the Corbeau mounting bracket and check the height/comfort/feel, then decide whether or not to fab up a bracket that is a bit lower. We'll see.


In the meantime I'm going fishing, I hear there are salmonflies hatching on a nearby creek.

 

[MAR FJ40]

In the meantime I'm going fishing, I hear there are salmonflies hatching on a nearby creek.

 

[J40Fan]

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Nice. Are you selling the old seats? Are the old seats OEM?

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

Nice. Are you selling the old seats? Are the old seats OEM?

I will eventually sell the seats, once I am fully sold on the Corbeau seats.

Yes, they are OEM seats.

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

Not a bad day to float.