Another 77 FJ40 resto

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While waiting for the powder coat I started the restoration on my Jack, rods and handle. I wire brushed everything down to bare metal cleaned off all the internal components and re-greased it. Works like new. I coated it with 2 coats of Chassis Saver let that cure, scuffed it up and laid 4 coats of Rustoleum Farm Implement "school bus yellow" on it.

 

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It has more of an orangey yellow color than it appears in the photos.

 

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Got my stuff back from the powder coaters. Here is my annunciator all cleaned up and installed.

 

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Finally did the rebuild on my heater too from a kit from Shane. Big job cleaning everything inside and out. I used a 50/50 combo of hot water and CLR to clean all the gunk out of the front and rear heater cores. I let the front heater core soak overnight and it came out great, did my own little pressure test and it's air tight.

 

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More pics of the heater resto. I used my paint markers from the knob refresh and carefully applied paint to the raised letters. I also found the perfect color for the plastic pieces for the heater from the first Eastwood storefront that luckily enough,is super close to where I live. The color is perfect!

 

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Finished!

 

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Georg, was able to find me a very nice heat thing-a-ma-jig (unobtainium) that channels the heat from the front of my exhaust manifold to the valve in my air cleaner. Beno got me the correct OEM hose and clamps. So I finally installed that.

 

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Also got my rear heater all finished up....

 

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Just have to install the sticker...

 

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Oh, I also threw my ash tray together.... it's small s*** like this that makes me smile....

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[Island Hopper]

Wow, that looks so good. Nice work!

 

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Wow, that looks so good. Nice work!

Thanks buddy, next up is to plumb all the coolant lines so I can bolt the front clip on.

 

[roma042987]

Amazing build i just reread the whole thread!

 

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Amazing build i just reread the whole thread!

Thanks Roma, coming from you means alot!


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Got the heaters installed. The foam on the hard lines was a little worse for wear after almost 40 years, so I wrangled on 3/4 heater hose as insulation. I think it looks great, and after working it on I have forearms like Popeye

 

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Here is the duct, that I painted and the brackets and cable hook that I painted. Also the new weather stripping. Devil in the details...

 

[Rainman]

Wow...

 

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I got the my fuel separator cover and lines all put together, the one shot is before I realized the lines run behind the fuel neck.... I cleaned the fuel separator and it was like new, must have been recently replaced. The fuel line clamps are new OEM from Cruiser Dan.

 

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Oh yeah I fixed that spot from post 238. I wire brushed to bare metal and shot it with a couple coats of engine enamel. Funny thing there wasn't even any rust under the paint, maybe a little bleed left over from between the manifolds. Weird.... There ya go @cruisermatt

 

[PrimeFJ]

Holy crap! Just wow.


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