Builds Barn Find 1983 FJ45 Troopcarrier (3 Viewers)

[JohnnyC]

Nice job on the rims

Are you going to be making the clips? Or are these centers that are reused to make them 16" rims?

Looking great btw

 

[koxfarm]

Thanks for your complement..Making the clips myself

 

[koxfarm]

Nice job on the rims

Are you going to be making the clips? Or are these centers that are reused to make them 16" rims?

Looking great btw

Sneak peek it..

 

[koxfarm]

It will be blasted and powdercoated and then riveted with these clips. This is a raw steel clip but final product will be phosphated like gun barrels. Its no good to paint over a clip when the rim is painted. The clips need to move and withstand rubbing of the cap. It painted over it will scratched off and rust

 

[JohnnyC]

Are the clips being sold as well?

 

[koxfarm]

Are the clips being sold as well?

I don't see why not .. its in production at moment but keep you posted asap.

 

[koxfarm]

Here is the assembled radiator with a totally rebuilt a/c condenser. Oem or aftermarket are discontinued. I have creatively used the oem brackets/screws/etc from the original condenser and adjusted the mounting of this brand new universal
CN6287 Condenser 18'' x 14'' x 7/8'' It is said to be Parallel Flow to gain some better efficiency than the original direct flow condi. Its the same size so it fits perfectly and its within my restoration guidelines..

 

[koxfarm]

plastic parts got re-sprayed with vinyl paint and awaiting for installation soon..

 

[Zimmi]

Great attention to detail, love your work

 

[koxfarm]

Engine is getting ready for assembly at one of Perth's last mohican of old school machinist .. it has been lightly honed, balanced crank, new cam, new pistons, all oem gaskets, plugs, springs, lifters,valve job and total rebuilt head, new oil pan, etc.. soon in there. Cant wait!

 

[daner]

Doing good work there, keep it up!

 

[koxfarm]

.. High Voltage...Thunderstruck

 

[koxfarm]

Huge THANKS to davework for his oem style metric fasteners. These are Japanese standards and the finished product is pure excellence! I used to clean up and galvanise my bolts and screws.. well .. not any more! Dave's range of selection from cadmium plated to SS should cover 90% of what I needed for my restoration. Except for some of the specialty engine bolts and electrical screws I found everything at Overland Metric. All my chassis and body fastenings are replaced. Amazing work,
Thank you again!

 

[koxfarm]

Waiting for a spare of those beautiful upgraded rims..

 

[koxfarm]

This was a busy day.. (1)

 

[koxfarm]

This was a busy day..(2)
Windscreen hinges are upgraded with stainless pins. These are only primed yet.

 

[koxfarm]

This was a busy day..(3)
The pins are machined to 100% oem match..

 

[davework]

I'm also loving the attention to detail. Great to hear the hardware is meeting expectations!

I am diving into my hinges now as well. Did you get the stainless pins from SOR? Are you going to paint the pin head, or leave it exposed? Trying to decide on this myself and whether stainless pin would be worth it if I am just going to paint it.

 

[koxfarm]

I'm also loving the attention to detail. Great to hear the hardware is meeting expectations!

I am diving into my hinges now as well. Did you get the stainless pins from SOR? Are you going to paint the pin head, or leave it exposed? Trying to decide on this myself and whether stainless pin would be worth it if I am just going to paint it.

Your fasteners are not meeting, simply exceeding my very pedantic expectations .
I got the pins from Terrain Tamer. They are an Aussie brand and making a lot of aftermarket mechanical parts which I wasn't interested and this is the firs time I have ever tried their product. Its really nice and accurately made I couldn't criticise anything about it and the price was only $15 for a two pin and bushing kit.
I will probably leave the heads unpainted. Firstly to match my doors. I left the tub side of the door hinges on and did only remove the door sides, so those will be installed after paintworks done. Secondly, its not really easy to keep the paint on stainless and I'd be mad to see paint chipping. Btw, the brown stuff I put on rhe pins when pressed in is an anti-seize copper and graphite paste... recomended

 

[Racer65]

Are those plastic bushings the same size as the door bushings? If so, you may want to consider the brass bushings.