ANTFJ 77 Build.. (ends up as a 1978) (1 Viewer)

[antFJ]

... i'm not that dense!

these are the direct instructions and they don't say 10% of 250ml

FILL hardener to level A (see diagram above) of the bottle (thisequates to250ml of System 20 Hardener).
Add basecoat tinter to level B indicated in the diagram above (this equates to 10% of basecoat tinter by volume).

http://www.u-pol.com/countries/us/downloads/tds/RLT-TDS-US.pdf

 

[apeterson]

best build going on right now!!!! when do you get it back from paint?

 

[antFJ]

hah thanks! my body is not going to be nearly as nice when its done as yours but hey... now i might actually take this thing out and play with it.

i'm getting the 3/4 tub back in a week so i can get it running.. the guy painting is in his own business and hes got a small shop less than 2 miles away so i'm going to go an help him out if he needs it (a.k.a. carrying stuff around)

he gets all his paint through maaco cheap - he sprays there as his side job.. only thing is we need a way to get the sherwin williams paint they buy to match.

anyone have a color code/formula for sherwin williams 653 olive green??



Next: this weekend i'll be putting in shims in the front and rear to fix caster and driveline angle.. the new shoes are going to get put on and i'm going to clean up the chassis cause right now its dirty!

I'll also be finishing up brakelines and steering linkage

 

[antFJ]

soooo my guy couldn't find 653 in sherwin williams data base.. he insists it doesn't exist and that its 637 olive green which he got a spray for me and it is not what i'm looking for.

end of story i bought a gallon + hardener + reducer (total 1.5 gallons.. hope that is enough..) from TCP Global. Should have just done that in the first place cause now i have to wait 5 days for shipping!!!

here are some pics with the tires.. and cleaned it up=... dirty and after

 

[MDTyree]

Man that's going to be one sweet rig when your done. It looks like you've been though some ups and downs with this build, and still managed to pull it off, Awesome job. That just shows you, persistence pays off. You certainly have patience. Something I wish I had. Look forward to seeing more.

 

[antFJ]

been trying to keep myself busy cleaning up the little parts.. here are the pics of what i've been up to.

I'm still waiting on the paint (I had to order from TCP).. the painter couldn't find a formula for 653.. so its in the mail now.. I'm going to FL from 21st to 27th... then I leave Nov 11th. The body should be 100% painted when I get back on the 27th which gives me 2 weeks to throw everything together

I think I posted pics of the heater earlier but I didn't say thanks to ATLAS - His heater kit was perfect..

 

[antFJ]

seats.. these took a while.. sor foam, covers, and hardware

 

[antFJ]

cleaned and painted these guys.. the master cylinder's are aftermarket for now.. they are "new" yet a couple years old so they needed to be cleaned up.

adjustable prop valve from summit is in the mail now for the rear disk brakes

 

[antFJ]

took apart cleaned re oiled/greased the motors.. they work beautifully

 

[antFJ]

getting those brown pakistan door panels to match a little more factory style color..

 

[antFJ]

carb linkage..

set the timing with the bb in the window

electrical all hooked up and ready to go - I used battery cables from napa.. they're 25'' black cable was perfect for the positive side - matched my factory cable (I was able to transfer the boots to the new cable as well as the fusible link) and it was long enough for the gear reduction starter.

 

[antFJ]

a close up of my battery cable..

extra fuel filter to see whats going on in there and brake line routing

 

[Cruiser_Nerd]

I'm going to FL from 21st to 27th... then I leave Nov 11th. The body should be 100% painted when I get back on the 27th which gives me 2 weeks to throw everything together

Ambitious schedule.........just give a yell, I'm sure we can dig up a few volunteers to wrench on all new stuff. I'll plan on dropping in even if I'm uninvited.

 

[toyman317]

Very nice build to follow. Thanks for the inspirations.

 

[antFJ]

Ambitious schedule.........just give a yell, I'm sure we can dig up a few volunteers to wrench on all new stuff. I'll plan on dropping in even if I'm uninvited.

Jim - that would be awesome thanks! I'll have to give a shout out to mud.. I think Josh is going to help out Halloween weekend

 

[antFJ]

PAINT!!

it's painted!!!!!!!!

 

[jgantzler]

lookin good man, how hard was it to install that dui? im thinkin about installin one on my 76, also i need a tub too mines pretty rusty too know of anyone that might have one?

 

[antFJ]

lookin good man, how hard was it to install that dui? im thinkin about installin one on my 76, also i need a tub too mines pretty rusty too know of anyone that might have one?

Sorry don't know anyone with a tub - keep looking though you'll find one!

The DUI was the first thing I ever did to a cruiser it was a job.. pretty easy for sure - you just have to be careful that the dizzy gets seated allll the way and your oil pump engages good luck!

 

[apeterson]

sweet!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

it's painted!!!!!!!!

I love the wet look

Sweeeeet x2