destins 1964 fj40 FST restore thread

[destin]

just took 2 projects on until the january 13th while i wait for the body work.

Hopefully I can still pop in updates in my spare time, at least it means more money for more s***e

Shane, you doing my front seats ?

 

[Dusty 66]

your thermostat housing looks like a GM unit....

Early Lower housing bought & sold this year

If you cant find new, post up in the IH8MUD Classifieds or you might want to call Mark of Kurt good luck

Marks Off Road Home Page

Cruiser Outfitters

 

[destin]

your thermostat housing looks like a GM unit....

Early Lower housing bought & sold this year

If you cant find new, post up in the IH8MUD Classifieds or you might want to call Mark of Kurt good luck

Marks Off Road Home Page

Cruiser Outfitters

Thanks man!

s*** my lower housing is wrong too huh?

man my luck

 

[destin]

nothing like a good buzz and a great dane warming your feet

Hope you guys are having a good night.

Stormy here in oregon

 

[Dusty 66]

Thanks man!

s*** my lower housing is wrong too huh?

man my luck

Fixing all the old repairs and making It right... is Just half the fun of working on these old rigs....

Dustin just keep it up your project is looking great !

 

[destin]

Fixing all the old repairs and making It right... is Just half the fun of working on these old rigs....

Dustin just keep it up your project is looking great !

Thanks man!



Love this place, always good to know what was installed by the PO.
I seriously would never had thought to think the thermostat was not stock, I mean why would anyone change it?

Hopefully will be putting the rebuilt drive lines and exhaust on tomorrow if i can get a break from work

 

[Dusty 66]

Cheep & plentiful and It fit.

 

[wesintl]

Might check with kurt @ cruiser outfitters and John at Proffitts, classic cruiser too if you can't find one.

 

[destin]

body shop is moving along, some progress shots :

 

[wesintl]

does your body shop know there are millions of people on mud and facebook waiting for updates

 

[destin]

does your body shop know there are millions of people on mud and facebook waiting for updates

haha prolly not

 

[Pistorman]

Hi there, I'm one of them following this thread everyday. I just started restoring a 1970 FJ40 I picked up in Winnsboro, Louisiana two months ago. It has an 80K mile F engine, the rest is fine, thanks to CCOT the really rusted parts have been changed. I'm in Spring, TX (The Woodlands) really. If you don't mind, I like to email you with some questions. I'll start my restore thread soon.

Regards!

 

[destin]

Hi there, I'm one of them following this thread everyday. I just started restoring a 1970 FJ40 I picked up in Winnsboro, Louisiana two months ago. It has an 80K mile F engine, the rest is fine, thanks to CCOT the really rusted parts have been changed. I'm in Spring, TX (The Woodlands) really. If you don't mind, I like to email you with some questions. I'll start my restore thread soon.

Regards!

Nice man

email or PM messages if you have any questions.
You might be best served by posting up a build thread in the 40 section or else where. A lot of good info on this site, and people that no way more than i do

Thanks man!

 

[destin]

dope

Mark form Mark's offroad hooked me up with front seatbelts, new upper and lower thermostat housing;
Cool guy.

Sending my carb over there to be rebuilt properly as well

Excited.

 

[JohnnyC]

destin are you having your seats done in red or black?

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

destin are you having your seats done in red or black?

Shane is supposed to have found the the original coral color, so I am hoping that they will be on the red side

 

[JohnnyC]

that will look really nice with black belts then

 

[destin]

Shane is supposed to have found the the original coral color, so I am hoping that they will be on the red side

Shane showed me the material a while back, looks great!

Hopefully he will have tim to reupholster my seats

 

[merbesfield]

what is all the black stuff in the joints?

 

[destin]

They hit all the inner stuff with rust converter in the seams just to make sure everything was nixed and good