Custom HZJ79 from parts, built in the US! (4 Viewers)

[crushers]

heavy duty top, nice...
what i have found with PC, if you wanted my suggestions, it is important to sand blast the material before PC other wise the bond is not to the metal but to the ... damn, can not think of the term ... the crap the supplier puts on the metal so it doesn't rust.
i have recieved PC parts over the years and it is worse than painted, but if done properly it stands up to a LOT of abuse.

as in everything, there are more than one way to do a job...

the PC places i use know i want everything sand blasted before application. so far it has worked very well over the last 20 years.

i love the hoops, but i think i mentioned that already.

 

[yooper]

There are a dozen spots like that on the soft top frame that I think should not be there.

The vehicle frame has like 1/4" od paint and galvanizing on it, that will last forever.

There are a few scratches on the body that look like that already, the truck arrived with them.

I have a warm dry indoor shop session scheduled for spot treatment in a week.

 

[yooper]

whoa... that clutch pedal and master is... weird. So... the master is under the dash?
huh.
Proffitts was able to use an early more traditional pedal on mine; though I ended up cutting and bending the pedal to get it in the right spot.

I thought it was weird too. I have no idea when Toyota started that.

 

[cruiserdan]

I would look better in the New Mexico desert......

 

[yooper]

The soft top is made of standard automotive convertible top fabric. Pretty heavy duty stuff.

 

[yooper]

I would look better in the New Mexico desert......

I'm sure you would.

 

[cruiserdan]

I'm sure you would.

IT

 

[yoopercharged]

no luck on the clock. Thought it had one. It does have the in cluster tach though.

As far as siping goes, I'd do it. It also helps on wet surfaces and hardpack dirt roads. I haven't found any disadvantages yet. Plus it's free. Well, labor of course.

 

[crushers]

and sipping makes the tire last longer since it helps displace heat from the rubber.

 

[swamprunner]

Thanks heaps for the pic yoop.

man now i don't feel like such a moron...no wonder I couldn't figure it out. The master cyl is on the inside and only the line goes thru the fire wall. Why the hell did toyota feel the need to re-invent the wheel on this one. I don't even want to know how much that whole assembly costs. I have the older traditional style from a 75 series with the cyl on the other side of the fire wall. I guess I'm gonna have to figure out how to make that work.

Gifu they obviously made it work for yours...can I trouble you for a few pics.

I live at the beach so I feel your pain with the rust. I'd be pretty pissed if my powder coating was failing already. my body also came with nicks and plenty of scratches from shipping. Its gonna be a constant battle to keep them from rusting even if touched up. You guys out west have no idea how much of a pain in the arse salt/rust is.

 

[yooper]

Yeah it looks really weird from the engine bay side, just the line coming through. It goes to a junction block for some reason and then down to the slave. There is plenty of space there for a clutch master, I have no idea why they did that.

 

[swamprunner]

Its like that on my cab over Hino for obvious reasons. Not sure why they choose to do it on the new 79's. Like you said there is enough room on the outside of the fire wall and they have been doing it the original way since the started building cruisers.

Another difference is in the fire wall is that the older steering columns don't exactly line up in the newer trucks. The bolt pattern is the same but the plate that bolts to the fire wall most be different b/c my steering column is angled to the passenger side at least an inch. Guess I'm going to have to make a new plate or shim it somehow.

 

[hks3sgte]

could be set up that way to reduce torsional flex.

kind of like what people do on the brake master

 

[Tapage]

I thought it was weird too. I have no idea when Toyota started that.

wonder the same .. will take a look in my buddy 78 to see if have the same setup ..

 

[crushers]

i think it was interference with the brake booster and the clutch booster so they moved one inside the cab ...
:shrug:

 

[swamprunner]

most likely change when they went to the new fenders. Gifu made his older style work and I'm going to do the same. Its gotta be well north of $500 for all the new parts for the 2010 model. More than I care or have to spend on a clutch pedal. The fun continues...

 

[yooper]

Pretty much the entire front half of the body is different than the 75.

 

[OGBeno]

Its gotta be well north of $500 for all the new parts for the 2010 model. More than I care or have to spend on a clutch pedal. The fun continues...

Aw c'mon...you've already spent $8k for the body...a few hundred bucks for the correct clutch master and bits in support of the ultimate LC should not phase you sir!

 

[swamprunner]

Beno,

Better check you prices again...I think its approaching 1k for all the necessary parts. A couple hours of work and I should be able to get the parts I have to fit. Not sure what they are paying you at toyota but I don't make $500 an hour. I would love it if I had all brand new parts that bolted in but I simply can't afford them and I must make what I have work.

 

[OGBeno]

Beno,

Better check you prices again...I think its approaching 1k for all the necessary parts. A couple hours of work and I should be able to get the parts I have to fit. Not sure what they are paying you at toyota but I don't make $500 an hour. I would love it if I had all brand new parts that bolted in but I simply can't afford them and I must make what I have work.

I was joking. Feel free to use whatever parts you need to make your rig run, function, and be good for your purposes.

Good luck.