Curing cancer, 76 FJ40

[tweek99]

Got the pump brackets made and mounted. The pulley on the pump is a bit narrower than the Toyota but the correct belt for it does not bottom out in the Toyota groove.

Pretty straight forward brackets. Used a heavy 2 1/2" spacer and a few washers to fill the space where the air pump mounted than welded a 6" long 2 1/2" wide piece of 1/4" to the main pump bracket and the spacer then cannibalized an old alt adjustment bracket to make one for the pump.

 

[Chungas Revenge]

One of my favorite threads...That TLC was destined for a slow disintegration into nothing. You are bringing it back from the abyss. If you don't already have a nickname for it, I'd go with "Lazarus". Just say'en

 

[tweek99]

One of my favorite threads...That TLC was destined for a slow disintegration into nothing. You are bringing it back from the abyss. If you don't already have a nickname for it, I'd go with "Lazarus". Just say'en

Thanks! I may use that. It's nice getting the encouragement that doing a thread like this provides.

 

[tweek99]

Well, I removed the tub to get a good look at the frame. All I can say is uuuugh. The section just behind the middle cross member and ahead of the axle hump is not good and the tail section is really gross. I am pondering my next step.

 

[tweek99]

Got started into cleaning up the frame. The cross member beneath the bed was beginning to scale where it is riveted to the frame on the bottom of the DS. So, I removed the rivets and pulled it out. I wound up beating it into oblivion, not my best choice. Now I need to replace the tube.

I am wondering if I should unbox the frame to get everything clean because there is a lot of crap in it. I would then just stitch weld it back together and plug weld where the rivets were. After all this I will get it galvanized. Any thoughts?

 

[tweek99]

I think I will only split the box of the frame up to the rear perch of the front spring. Still looks a bit tedious but an acid bath doesn't sound very appealing and I hope my little blaster can get most everything by going through the factory holes in the frame. There isn't much crap in the front 1/3-1/2 of the frame.

I don't think the PO had ever washed any part of this machine.

 

[diogenese]

I'd leave it boxed in and blast it, i think you would be risking too much distortion to split it and re weld it. I would have a go with a steam cleaner if you have good drying weather.
My frame had solid mud and rocks level with the holes from front to back, I spent several hours steam cleaning it before getting it sand blasted.

 

[tweek99]

I'd leave it boxed in and blast it, i think you would be risking too much distortion to split it and re weld it. I would have a go with a steam cleaner if you have good drying weather.
My frame had solid mud and rocks level with the holes from front to back, I spen byt several hours steam cleaning it before getting it sand blasted.

I think you are right, popping out rivets isn't very fun. I'll just stick to the roached parts and blast the rest.

 

[rustybucket]

I don't like black in the engine bay, grey make's it easyer to work and spot trouble.

What part of the engine bay? talking about a grey engine block? or inner fenders painted grey?

 

[Heron]

I did the underside of the hood a light grey, it reduces the shadows by reflecting what ever light is available into the engine bay.
The rest is more a choice of what looks best with the truck's basic color.

 

[handcannon]

I did the underside of the hood a light grey, it reduces the shadows by reflecting what ever light is available into the engine bay.
The rest is more a choice of what looks best with the truck's basic color.

Got any pics of this? I have never liked black painted engine bays because it is so dark, and to me it looks very hokie. It just doesn't look right to me.

Don

 

[Heron]

Sorry Don.
I am having a difficult time with my computer and dsl service unable to do much with it.
You could fit a piece of cardboard into the hood, paint it, install, turn on the available lights in the work area, compare.
Al

 

[handcannon]

Thanks, I'll have to try the cardboard thing next time I'm doing something. Usually, my work light is what comes up in the morning and disappears in the evening. This time of year it gets kind of wet out there, so I don't do much. But, I do have a project, if I get to the point of starting it, that will require me to set up a blue shed to work in. I will need lights in that shed, so that will be my time to experiment.

Don

 

[tweek99]

Well... Its been awhile since I have gotten anything done worth talking about. The holidays and life have gotten in the way. New job is taking up more free time than the old one and chasing highschool basketball burns up even more potential work time. But I can't complain too much. The new job is at a hotrod shop so I get plenty of car time. Hopefully I can get on with my frame repairs sometime this weekend.

 

[tweek99]

Finally! Made a bit of progress towards frame repairs tonight. I decided to take the engine and transmission off and it sure makes maneuvering around the frame easier. Had a metal shop bend some 1/4" into channels for me so I can repair the rear corners. Hopefully my 5 year old's wrestling meet doesn't completely burn the entire day tomorrow.

 

[tweek99]

For anyone who cares, this is what I've been working on the last few weeks

 

[tweek99]

Got my rotten inner frame sections removed and cleaned. Then I made the replacement pieces out of 1/4" which wad bent to fit. Now I can just weld them into place. I got a little carried away with the torch when cutting the one patch so I could put a bend in it. Also, the last picture is what I removed.

 

[tweek99]

Got patches welded in and also welded my shock cross member back into place. I only removed the cross member because of the scale at the frame on either end. I really trashed the factory tube so I had to replace it. On the frame patches I drilled 1/2" holes where the rivets were and plug welded the patches then welded the seams. I also placed an 1 1/2" stitch along the frame where the patch butts up to the factory piece I haven't ground the welds down as of yet so it looks a bit rough. No one will be able to tell after its been galvanized.

I started the rear corner diagonal pieces also but no pictures.

 

[thebigredrocker]

What an incredible feat you have begun. You are indeed certain to come out victorious. It is not how far you have come. It is the DETERMINATION you obviously have. That is the predicting factor.

I too have shared some great moments with my wife and kids during my build. My girl's eyes light up when I ask if we should take the 40 for a run. I wish you many more great memories of build hurdles overcome.

 

[tweek99]

I have my rear frame diagonals made and they have a good fit, but I haven't filled my pie cuts yet. I also cut the middle 24" out of the bottom of the rear crossmember because the bottom was very thin. I welded in the patch but didn't take pictures. I only took pictures of the diagonals and the cut section. More soon to come.