destins 1964 fj40 FST restore thread

[Jwood]

Glad you guys brought up the freeze plug issues, I will consider myself warned. Awesome Build Destin.

 

[destin]

Glad you guys brought up the freeze plug issues, I will consider myself warned. Awesome Build Destin.

Thanks man

 

[destin]

Do it once, do it well. Mine took twice as long as they thought.

Absolutely

I cannot wait to have the beast all together soon, the weather is great and a am feeling the camping bug

 

[fj404life]

Come on Destin havent you polished a hubcap or something. I keep checking in here to see whats up...I wanna see some action!

 

[destin]

oy sorry guys been busy doing home renovation crap ;

bunch of lumber to reframe the rear porch, stairs will be next

bought a big fxxxing hammer and gutted the ghetto cabinets and put in a lil spice shelf

next week I am gonna gut out the drop ceiling and put in a new vent hood, also need to move the stove gas line from the basement back against the wall tomorrow i hope

sorry photos are a bit blurry

bought one of these infrared paint heaters to strip the house paint to repaint the whole damn thing

low heat so the lead does not vaporize


oh and here are some engine photos

Waiting on the intake valves that are being machined for the head

so waiting on the bits for the head and ready to go

Here is a photo of my dog with sunglasses on to tide you over

 

[AATLAS1X]

Poor Dog.

 

[destin]

Poor Dog.

haha yeah that was the wife's doing

 

[Dobster]

Geeeez... Forty Series Restoration, Web Design, House renovation, ..... I need a knee reco if you can fit it in.

Cheers Dobster

 

[destin]

Geeeez... Forty Series Restoration, Web Design, House renovation, ..... I need a knee reco if you can fit it in.

Cheers Dobster

oy, sorry to hear about your knee man.
What happened?

Hope ya feel better bro!

 

[BJEC69]

That F motor is looking , she'll run like a scalded dog when it's finished. Seriously, it's good to see progress, and nice job on the deck.

 

[merlinridesagain]

Excellent work!!

After an evening of reading I've learnt a lot, thanks. There are a lot of essential rebuild details that I've not read on other build up threads: the detailed tub work to prevent warping, body mount setup, and what it takes to do a full restoration. I'll be re-reading this when I start work.

Can't wait to hear the new engine, you're so close

 

[Dobster]

oy, sorry to hear about your knee man.
What happened?

Hope ya feel better bro!

All good Destin - Appreciate the thoughts - Big accident many years ago.

 

[fj404life]

Nice man! Thanks for the fix! Video when you fire that thing up the 1st time!

 

[fwed]

Hi looks good Destin them new timing gears are a weight off your mind hey. Also I like that approved lifting eye that the motor is hanging on. Cheers Fred

 

[a.greenspan]

oy sorry guys been busy doing home renovation **** ;

Nice champagner rack for your restored living room.

Doggie looks coooooooooool ..... stylish
Cheers
Peter

 

[destin]

That F motor is looking , she'll run like a scalded dog when it's finished. Seriously, it's good to see progress, and nice job on the deck.

Thanks man

Soooon it will be done i hope

 

[destin]

Excellent work!!

After an evening of reading I've learnt a lot, thanks. There are a lot of essential rebuild details that I've not read on other build up threads: the detailed tub work to prevent warping, body mount setup, and what it takes to do a full restoration. I'll be re-reading this when I start work.

Can't wait to hear the new engine, you're so close

Thanks

I cannot wait to drive the beast this summer

 

[destin]

All good Destin - Appreciate the thoughts - Big accident many years ago.

cool, knee s***e can be tricky man, hope it is mending well

 

[destin]

Nice man! Thanks for the fix! Video when you fire that thing up the 1st time!

you know it man

 

[destin]

Hi looks good Destin them new timing gears are a weight off your mind hey. Also I like that approved lifting eye that the motor is hanging on. Cheers Fred

Thanks man

Yeah that lifting eyelets is stout!!!