Bonnie '62 FST in WA (1 Viewer)

[Birdhead]

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Hats off to @Birdhead for this restored steering wheel. The horn button is original to the truck AFAIK. I could not, for the life of me remove the old one buy hand, but a puller popped it right off. I haven't actually assembled the mysterous horn bits inside yet, but they seem to all be there.

Thank you

 

[MexicanNewby]

Amazing job!

Is that the correct position of the shifter? Mine's a bit higher I believe...

J

 

[HelloKitty65]

Amazing job!

Is that the correct position of the shifter? Mine's a bit higher I believe...

J

Hard to say, probably not. It doesn't connect to anything!

 

[HelloKitty65]

Per everyone, sounds like I need one if these air cleaners:

@nuclearlemon's pic

 

[HelloKitty65]

Name of this thread is now outdated. Hauled the truck from WA to her new digs in Oregon.

Only had a come-along to rachet it up the ramp. Also needed it to lower it... no brakes!
Thanks @mattressking for the advice.

 

[mattressking]

Glad it worked out! Made much more sense fiscally for you to move since you already had the moving truck.

 

[HelloKitty65]

Some treasure arrived today from @TeamJB. Thank you Junaid!

I'm going to resist the temptation of building a truck entirely from NOS parts. I'll leave that to others. But I do love those early Koito parts.

 

[HelloKitty65]

And some older carburetor repair kits:

Some good hard parts still in in there.

 

[scoobiedubes]

Nice! @TeamJB makes some pretty amazing finds!

 

[TeamJB]

Some of my parts

 

[TeamJB]

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[HelloKitty65]

Made a pleasant surprise recently. Packed with bondo on the tub lip, the preserved holes for soft top connectors.

They are definitely the right size. Six to a side.

Still have a ways to go clean up the tub edge.

 

[HelloKitty65]

Got one of Chase et al's (@red66toy's) plates to adapt a four speed transmission to column shift. Not having the originally numbered engine seems to free me a bit, and I do have a four speed transmission sitting around. Wish me luck, when I get around to it...

Thread 'tranny tech 403-thats 4 on the tree!' tranny tech 403-thats 4 on the tree! - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/tranny-tech-403-thats-4-on-the-tree.134392/

(@red66toy's pic)

 

[ToyotaMatt]

Got one of Chase et al's (@red66toy's) plates to adapt a four speed transmission to column shift. Not having the originally numbered engine seems to free me a bit, and I do have a four speed transmission sitting around. Wish me luck, when I get around to it...

Thread 'tranny tech 403-thats 4 on the tree!' tranny tech 403-thats 4 on the tree! - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/tranny-tech-403-thats-4-on-the-tree.134392/

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Pretty Snappy Kieth !


can't wait to see @red66toy 's new gig there in action and MISS Kitty Hissing again on the Tera-Firma ...




- here is one of my most recent new conjures , that is in your lane on the road ....

 

[HelloKitty65]

NIce art Matt. Have you ever seen one of these offered up? Looks like fun. Maybe not the giant round exposed saw blade, but the rear PTO extension.

 

[ToyotaMatt]

NIce art Matt. Have you ever seen one of these offered up? Looks like fun. Maybe not the giant exposed saw blade, but the rear PTO extension.

Thanks buddy !


no , i have never seen such a apparatus like the original MAKITA Field Saw , or AISIN / ASCO OEM air man-hammer shown in the original 1965
Factory PLANT A-11 OEM Build Sheet Options check off chart shown above ...



- i do remember Marve Spector DID have and offer up the Surplus NOS Rare Rear Power take-off kits when the Port at Long Beach decided to simply toss all 420 remaining Factory Sealed wooden crates of them into the Dumpster when they were Disc. / NLA ....

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- its a DAM good thing who ever at SOR went Dumpster-Diving late that night knew what to sift through there ......


- alas , i remember my days back in the late 90,s Dumpster Diving up at MID-ATLANTIC TOYOTA P.D.C. like almost every Friday night , it became a ritual for sure ....



that was the TEq-Gilded-Age for sure .....

 

[HelloKitty65]

I popped for this when @jblatz offered it up a while back. I present it in-lieu of any actual progress on the truck.
Just sayin', the thread may appear dead, but I am not.

Thanks Bill!

 

[HelloKitty65]

Cleaned up PO welds on the bows and windshield. If I had a canvas top, it would go on nicely now.

Pondering the task of re-skinning the doors.

Have left over rivets and rivit holes from the PO's tin door 'skin'.

 

[HelloKitty65]

The Cruiser Gods smiled on me. The search from post #164 is over. Found a slightly worse for wear period correct air cleaner in Montana. A Flathead buddy retreived it for me. I am forever in his debt.