Build: 74' FJ 40 (F.5) (1 Viewer)

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@cruiseroutfit do you have a part number for this cover?

You bet!

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Have not updated in a while. Just finished a coolant flush, replaced hoses on the radiator, resealed the thermostat housing, added a shifting knob, moved the alternator to the passengers side to level out my belts, painted and derusted the fan shroud, flipped the bezel (finally), replaced the radiator cap, added new grounding cables to the chassis and frame, replaced the starter, rejetted the carb, replaced the fan and aimed the headlights in the right direction!

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After reinstall, I still need to work on some hose routing.

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Have not posted on this thread in a while. In march we had our first child, a little girl, and then everything here in GA went into lockdown. I was lucky enough to be able to work from home and I thought I’d get a lot more done on the cruiser. However the reality has been I’ve been driving it a whole lot more, as a grocery getter and Home Depot runner. So most the work I’ve done has been either purely aesthetic or basic maintenance. Picture from last nights Home Depot run:

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I'm with you. I had grand plans with all the time on my hands for the 10/74 Cruiser in my driveway. My wife's lease was up in March, so we decided not to get another car for her. We're down to the 100 and the 40, so the 40 has been mostly relegated to a daily (weekly?) driver to the store and back. I did finally get tires and the lift installed, but it's been slow progress this summer.
 
Small win for the morning while the kiddo was taking a nap- removed a broken zerk from the steering arm and replaced with a new one. Zerk size m6x1 for the center arm.

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Started working on the dash pad, tried to glue the cover back on and had an issue trying to get the 5 attachment screws on bottom to pull in the cover- ended up 3d printing these guys:

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Very cool, that is a great idea to fix the often "blown out" holes. Wanna make a few more? :D
 
Had a few minutes to start working on the summer doors. Cut my angle and the started removing the rot from the bottom.

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For those who have done sheet metal repair- the bottom of the inner door is still pretty stout. Would you use a break and just bend a long angled piece to plug weld between the bottom of the outer shell and the inner door or is there a better way short of cutting off the bottom and getting a premade piece? (Faint red line in picture)

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Had some time to start cutting door number 2, finished tacking the top plate on door number 1, and started picking parts from door handles to make two working ones

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