Builds An HJ61 followed me home to Texas

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I also wire wheeled and painted the dump pipe. Cut ear plugs made it in this time. Note the fancy paint booth: a wire loop hanging off the front bumper.

 

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Finally getting to work on the 12HT a little. I ordered another pyrometer from ISSPRO for the 79 pickup build, and this time got the long 1/8” NPT probe. It protrudes into the exhaust, not all the way to the center, but this should be adequate, I assume.

 

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Bolted on the exhaust manifold with OEM gasket, new nuts and bolts.

 

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It feels good to put that stupid manifold back on because waaaaay on page 1, I initially just took off the exhaust manifold to replace broken exhaust studs.

Seems like things got a little out of hand since then.

 

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The same nuts hold the turbo to the manifold and the dump pipe on the turbo. @Unoman dropped by with Bug, who supervised putting the dump pipe on the turbo.

Cleaned up the turbo water line and used new hardware there as well.

 

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I panicked because I could not locate the dipstick, flywheel bolts, or these water and vacuum bypass lines. I found everything but the lines, which is maddening. Luckily I can just use soft lines if I cannot end up locating them. Frustrating.

Moral of the story: don’t wait 2 years between starting and ending a project!

 

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I ended the day by putting on the 12HT sticker I got from Decaldog.com. I was going to wait till the very end, but it’s gonna get covered up by more stuff. So, today was the day.

 

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I was able to get out to the barn tonight for a few hours. I found the turbo water bypass line. Someone, probably one of my kids, threw a whole bunch of Halloween decorations on the 12HT shelves, and the line was tangled in a bunch of stupid lights. At least I found it.

I bolted up the turbo with its associated oil and water lines. The turbo waterline hose is NLA, but one from the 1Hx series of motors fit just fine. It was a bear getting the bottom water bypass pipe to fit the car, as it had gotten all bent out of shape. I had to release the V band between the turbo halves and rotate it out of the way to get everything to line back up.

All in all, I found all the parts, everything fits, it’s bolted up, and it’s one less thing to put back on the motor.

 

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The weather is cooling off here in Texas, it was a beautiful Saturday night.

 

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Hot find from @Racer65 ’s treasure trove of goodness. OEM 62 driver’s seat belts!

 

[CenTXFJ60]

Hot find from @Racer65 ’s treasure trove of goodness. OEM 62 driver’s seat belts!

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Now that’s a sweet find Galen. Going in the 61 or the 62?

 

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One each...or if the 62's driver belt is good enough, one stays on the shelf!

 

[ukaviator]

Looking good Galen!
Finally started putting mine all back together, had the same issue ... pulled the exhaust manifold to replace the rings, ended up being a longer job that I had originally planned!
Keep up the good work

 

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I sourced a set of heater hoses from Australia. They got here in about five days! Pretty stoked.

 

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And in a moderate amount of sacrilege, I ordered a couple of tubes of @roma042987’s favorite sealant, Hondabond. Don’t hate me.

 

[Mr Cimarron]

And in a moderate amount of sacrilege, I ordered a couple of tubes of @roma042987’s favorite sealant, Hondabond. Don’t hate me.View attachment 2474578

Gets some Honda rat tape to go with it. Good stuff.

 

[OGBeno]

And in a moderate amount of sacrilege, I ordered a couple of tubes of @roma042987’s favorite sealant, Hondabond. Don’t hate me.View attachment 2474578

Dead to me now. Final straw.

 

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Dude, you join social media, get me all excited, and now I’m gone for life. Fark.

Who am I going to call for obscure parts for a 15-BFT???

 

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To recover from the emotional trauma of having @Onur cut me off, I got the water pump installed. Since the OEM clamps are NLA I dug into my stash of @Racer65 stainless clamps that I bought about five years ago. They rock.

 

[Greek Cruiserhead]

What a beauty!
You’re doing a great job mate!

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1984 BJ42, frame-off restored, factory 5spd tranny, 4E9 Toyo beige
1983 BJ45 P/Up, factory P/S, resto project