Builds Conde Cruiser Build---1970 FJ40 FST (1 Viewer)
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CondeCruiser
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The diesel torpedo heater that's in the pic will get it to about 90*. I have a smaller propane one that will keep it around 70*.
CondeCruiser
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Got the frame fixed up and painted today. The paint booth worked great. Going to start swapping everything over on Saturday, hopefully.
CondeCruiser
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Been down since last Friday recovering from surgery. Today I was able to get the trans and tcase separated from the motor and all 3 were pulled from the '78 frame. Axles were also pulled, and tomorrow I will start putting them back on the '70 frame. The '78 will get a visit from Mr. Plasma cutter. Ordering a clutch from Cruiser Outfitters shortly.
CondeCruiser
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Got the axles in with the Pro-Comp 2.5" lift. Went to town with the plasma cutter and hacked the old frame up and threw it outside. Rolled the refurbished around and under the lift. Slapped the motor in and got the rest of the steering hooked back up. Back to body work tomorrow. All that's left, is everything!
CondeCruiser
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So I slowed down on progress for about 2 months. Mainly because of the cold. The past couple weeks I've been getting back at it. Put the front end on and seats set in place to get some motivation to work on it. Got the valve cover, header, and intake painted and loosely on.
merbesfield
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Looking good. I am also slowly working on “Patina Queen” our 71 Spring Green 40. Can you tell me where you got the bolts for the rear engine/trans mounts? Your look new and I need some. Thx Mark
CondeCruiser
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SOR but you can get them from any hardware store
merbesfield
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Thank you.
CondeCruiser
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Got my used faded soft top on, and I'm diggin it. Gotta roll it out in the sun to let it stretch a bit. The rear bow is a little low due to rust holes I have yet to fix.
CondeCruiser
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So, after a couple months of having no time, I was finally able to get back to work on this today. Got some more patching done. All that's left for body work is the rear corners, which I'm dreading. After that, the body comes off the frame one last time to paint the undercarriage and line the inside.
CondeCruiser
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Well, today I decided it was time to get after these rear corners. I've been dreading them since I bought the panels. Took about 3 hours and they turned out pretty nice. Started finish welding everything and ran out of .023 wire so had to call it a day.
CondeCruiser
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So.... you know when your watching a cooking channel and they mix all the ingredients and then throw it the oven, then they pull out the dish they made like an hour before hand? Ta da!!!
Roastchestnuts
TLCA #28675 Salt wagon Fj40
Exactly what I am in for in a few weeks. Any tips? I am guessing you put new motor mounts on the rear sill part too? Looks like you did a fantastic job!
CondeCruiser
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Yeah all new body bushings. As far as the corners go, take your time I tried to use as little of the patch panel as I could because this truck is not getting painted. I will paint and sand areas to match the patina as best I can. It's really not as hard as you think. I cut the bad areas out then clamped the whole patch panel on and traced the cut on the inside. Cut the patch out a little fatter and worked my way to the perfect fit.
Roastchestnuts
TLCA #28675 Salt wagon Fj40
I am hoping it will be pretty strait forward. Ooops yeah I meant body mounts. I am un sure I will completely repaint mine too. I like the patina so I will probably do the same thing. I think the difficult part on mine is going to be measuring out where to re mount the spare tire and door mounts. Going to make a bunch of templates I think haha.
Do you have any pics of how your welds look from inside the wheel well? Curious how the penetration looks. Your new joints might crack if the welds aren't hot enough. How do you plan to treat the welds inside? Looks like you're not removing much paint outside. I get trying to preserve the patina/paint, but wonder if the new joints will fail? I'm wading into the same next step on my '69 so watching your progress has been very helpful!
CondeCruiser
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Don't have any pics but I can get some if you would like. It got good penetration. Just enough gap to get a good weld.
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CondeCruiser
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Started working on my seat mounts from @cumminscruiser. Had it in my last Cruiser and loved it. I modify them slightly to get the seats lower and I can move the seats back quite a bit. I will be removing the slider and mounts from a stock pair of buckets and make some new mounts so they will sit back as far as possible, since my wife will not be driving this one.
