Another 55 added to the bunch....... (3 Viewers)
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RUSH55
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Nice work. Are these the same springs @DoubleNickels had replicated?
, but I am glad they work as well as they do, better than a 40+ year old spring.
No, this is a new one. Double Nickels made the inside door handle spring. Great job! How hard was it to bend that wire? Have a link to the wire?
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The wire was tough to bend for how small it is, .037. I used a 5/16” threaded rod with some locking pliers as a handle to turn the rod, and a hole in the end to secure the wire. Then I used my fingers to keep it tight in the threads and wound. Once I had the spiral made I cut the end to remove it from the rod then used needle nose to straighten the legs and make the last two 90 degree bends on the legs. My fingers are still sore. It was about a 50% success rate, not good, but I finally have a few that are very close.
Amazon.com: Precision Brand 039-21037 Music Wire, 0.037″ Diameter, 1 lb. Coil, High Carbon, Spring Tempered, C1085 Steel, 319 KSI Min Tensile Strength, 354 KSI Max Tensile Strength : Musical Instruments
Amazon.com: Precision Brand 039-21037 Music Wire, 0.037″ Diameter, 1 lb. Coil, High Carbon, Spring Tempered, C1085 Steel, 319 KSI Min Tensile Strength, 354 KSI Max Tensile Strength : Musical Instruments
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Good tech! Please report back how the rebuild, install of spring goes. Thanks for the link.
RUSH55
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Are you ready to make a production run?
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The only problem I ran into was one of the spirals was too big and wouldn’t allow the lock to open all the way. So, I installed the spring with no problems. I made the legs just short enough to get in, but not so sloppy that they will fall out. I installed the latch on the door and cycled the lock as well as the latch multiple times with no issue. I actually repaired and cycled the other two latches I have and they as well function great. I did find another issue with the interior door handle, the spring was broke in that as well, but I found a replacement locally. I don’t know what others use for lock lube/cleaner/etc..., but this stuff is awesome.
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Lastly, I thought I’d fix the radio and ran into a mess of course. I wish when someone decides to cut a hole for a radio they would actually find the right tool to do it.
Anyone have a suggestion on a good radio with bluetooth to fill that hole? I also think I’m going to cut the new door cards and add speakers, but I want to find some nice square grills not the gaudy ones that came with the speakers. I also am going to add a new antenna. I was thinking about other options, but with this hole in the dash I have to fill it with something so might as well be a radio.
Anyone have a suggestion on a good radio with bluetooth to fill that hole? I also think I’m going to cut the new door cards and add speakers, but I want to find some nice square grills not the gaudy ones that came with the speakers. I also am going to add a new antenna. I was thinking about other options, but with this hole in the dash I have to fill it with something so might as well be a radio.
I bought this off of banggood - cheap, fits, adjustable up and down... is it good? dunno, only just hooked it up for a test, but it has lots of features, came with gps, a rear camera is like 10$ and ready to plug in, picked up my phone via bluetooth easily (takes about a month to arrive):
(Edit: I should note that to get it to tuck in there I did cut the ledge back)
www.banggood.com
(Edit: I should note that to get it to tuck in there I did cut the ledge back)
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PabloCruise
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Did you hit up @Coolerman ?
PabloCruise
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I don't think so.
I think @DoubleNickels made springs at the inside door handle and for the exterior tailgate handle.
PabloCruise
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Can you elaborate on the replacement you found for the spring at the inner door handle? I thought Calvin researched this pretty well.
Where do you buy the Houdini?
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I wasn’t able to find a replacement spring, I found a replacement in terms of the handle itself, but I wonder if other Toyota’s of that era would have that same spring. I went up to get the handle I found locally and sure enough the spring was broke as well, but he gave me the rear left handle which had a good spring. Everything besides the linkage was the same, so I swapped the linkage and called it good. As for the Houdini I usually buy it at my local locksmith, but I have seen it on Amazon.
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Door Handle + Tail Gate Spring Reproduction
MUD Carrying on from the previous thread regarding tail gate springs and door latch springs (this thread), I'm undertaking recreation of both. Ron (@scrapdaddy ) generously mailed me one of each. I have a spring kit and am feeling confident I can hand-build the tail gate springs. I'll post...
forum.ih8mud.com
Here you go....
In your first photo of post #95 the little white plastic clip that holds the rod to the handle breaks when taking off. If you break any let me know I have some replacement ones that work, no perfect, but if you soak them in HOT water they go right on.
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Thanks, I forget about the hot water trick. I used two sewing pins, one of each side to spread them out just enough to wiggle the rod out, then used the Houdini and it slid back together it worked well. I was able to remove two rods this way and salvaged both plastic retainers.
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Well, a little more done today, spent some time removing butyl from the door after I got the handle re-installed. It’ll be nice to start clean. I also powder coated some parts and did some installing. I got the pulley, fan, fan clutch and radiator hoses installed. With everything installed I realized that the FJ60 radiator will not fit without major sheetmetal work to the core support, so either I start cutting or find another option, aluminum, factory 55, custom..... hmmmm.....
Nice work!
