I am so glad the gear worked. I am starting to get feedback and it is all positive as to operation. I have had a few people say they had to sand and or polish.
Collect them all.
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Pulled all the seat belts out for cleaning. There very hard to adjust. Any suggestions getting them to free up ?
I popped the cap off and cleaned with wire brush and a small pick , WD 40 mine all had rust good luck
Sent mine off to Ssnake Oly. Not back yet so can’t really say if it’s worth the effort yet.
Snake Oyl?
Is that the company that reuses all your original latches and re-belts them?
Interesting, anxious to hear how they turn out. Have some I’d like to have restored.
Yes but they also offer restoration of the original buckles/latches and retractors. They can also reproduce the original tags for the belts. I sent them all my original belts which were complete except for two of the plastic covers for the rear lap belts. I also sent them a plethora of spares which included spare covers so that they could pick and choose components for the set. I will post up before and after photos in my build thread when I get them back.
If you just want your belts rewebbed, Safety Restore is a more economical alternative. I used them on my 80 series front shoulder harnesses a few years ago and they did a nice job.
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Had a Fantastic weekend in Johnson Valley this week. The Pig is running Great and after installing a diesel heater I headed out Friday. Hung out with some friends getting ready for King of the Hammers. Really got me motivated to make some improvements on the 55
Gonn be out there as well. We should hook up!
That looks like a good time!
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Took a break from King of the Hammers and came home for a few days. Gotta Love fresh Pig parts. Valley Hybrids had the steering U joints in stock so when I get some free time thats the next upgrade.
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After taking a break and getting a few things ordered I should be able to start all the 55 upgrades. My Goal over the next few months are, Mini truck disc brake conversion, steering U joints and center arm rebuild, swap the thirds out to 3:73, new spring bushings, shocks, up grade headlights, I have 3 cans of R-12 so the biggest and most exciting part of all this is getting the Factory DENSO AC working. There is also a good chance I will be taking the Sniper EFI off the Race 45 and installing it on the 55. I have a few Road trips in mind this year. Once everything mechanical is done I'll start on Interior, body and paint.
Rob Iam looking forward to your build, Do you think the F engine can handle 373 gears?. In a 55, Happy trails bud
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It worked Great over the years in the FJ45 back when I was doing Road trips. Just gives us a little more top end on the highway.
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Finally got the 55 set up next to the shop. Getting everything out and starting cleaning. I will be swapping the intake for the larger 1969 FJ55 intake, both lower exhaust manifold bolts were broken so I will address that, pulled the steering shaft to replace the steering U joints. This is going to be a fun project. Once I finish the engine I will start on the disc brake conversion and replace all the spring bushings and shocks.
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Simple Green, just a cup fill add water. Check out my next batch of pictures and updates I'll be posting
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@bobm you can see in the first picture after a few hours in the Ultrasonic cleaner, With the new U joints from Valley Hybrids it came together nicely. Spent sometime cleaning around the steering box on the frame ( what a mess ) Got the pulled box off and I will start working on that tomorrow.
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Today was a busy day, Got the steering box pulled apart and cleaned. Everything looked really good inside I replaced the output seal and made some new gaskets. I cleaned up the drag link and the tie rod ends were still in Great shape so after some paint I replaced the boots. Tomorrow I might start pulling off the rest of the steering and get ready to pull all the drum brake stuff to prep for the disc brake conversion. Good Times
