destins 1964 fj40 FST restore thread

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wichitakid said:
man my thread is collecting dust huh?



It only seems that way. :) I read it several times a day. Keep up the good work!

What's next by the way?
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Hehe

thanks man

feels like forever ;)

as soon as my upper/lower thermostat housing and seat belts show up from mark, I am gonn swap those out, ordered a new thermostat too.

Then put together the newly painted radiator cowls and new radiator heater hoses..,

:D
 
be sure to bring your respirator when your taking pictures :)


...you are going to take pictures right? :)
 
new bits:

Jump seats from mark :D ( thanks Mark )
Need to take them apart and prep for painting today

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Horns!

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Doors straps :D

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It looks like from your tub you should have the straps with the 1 bolt hole plate?

I have some earlier style and need the later style if you want to trade. i'll have to look at my tub again.
 
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Booya!

upper and lower thermostat housing showed up today from Mark :D
As well as a super nice set of original seat belts ( thanks mark! )

Also, he sorted me out with a long stud for the carb /exhaust manifold.
Many thanks Mark! :D

Ok off to install the new thermo bits and reinstall all the radiator bits and hoses :D
 
destin said:
thanks man :D

body shop said they prolly have everything epoxy primed, build primed and painted by january :(

gonna be a while :(
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its kinda' like that 70's ketchup commercial..... i have one of my FJ's comin out of the body shop mid january too!

nice thread,,,:popcorn:
 
nice oem jerry can...whend ya get that one ? all you need is the oem carrier to go with it :)
 
sorry to be the barer of bad news but those "elephant horns" aren't your year specific, and check the jump seat foot pads (mounting tabs) with the factory holes in your tub. the later style jump seats, with similar foot pads, that had those mounting brackets that bolted up to the tubs side rail, where a wider bolt-up pattern. just thought I'd warn you prior to your prep work and paint.
 
67azcruizr said:
sorry to be the barer of bad news but those "elephant horns" aren't your year specific, and check the jump seat foot pads (mounting tabs) with the factory holes in your tub. the later style jump seats, with similar foot pads, that had those mounting brackets that bolted up to the tubs side rail, where a wider bolt-up pattern. just thought I'd warn you prior to your prep work and paint.
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s***e!

I will check if they match up to the base bolt pattern. ;)

Thanks for the heads up :D
 
destin said:
I picked that up before the restoration, 50 bucks on ebay :D
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:rolleyes: duh ...i remember now...wow my memory sucks this last few months :hhmm: looking at the screen (destins thread) for the last month has really done me in :meh:
 
wesintl said:
It looks like from your tub you should have the straps with the 1 bolt hole plate?

I have some earlier style and need the later style if you want to trade. i'll have to look at my tub again.
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destin said:
yeah no worries, that is the only bit that is different from what i can tell :D

My truck only came with one strap...
Just gonna try to find or make another one :D ( 1 hole bolt plate )
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Not sure how long Toyota used the one hole bracket. My 73 still has the threaded hole in the tub. I have a new set of straps still in the factory bags. Not sure which striker the bolt pattern matches. I'll have to check one of these days. The one hole bracket would be easy to make it's the nut that matches that hard. These shouldn't be to hard to find. The straps worn out and POs never bothered to remove the bracket. I know I striped a set out of a soft top model in a junk yard and may have a few others cruisers that came the same way. I'll check and see how many I have.

67azcruizr said:
sorry to be the barer of bad news but those "elephant horns" aren't your year specific, and check the jump seat foot pads (mounting tabs) with the factory holes in your tub. the later style jump seats, with similar foot pads, that had those mounting brackets that bolted up to the tubs side rail, where a wider bolt-up pattern. just thought I'd warn you prior to your prep work and paint.
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Interesting. I've never checked the bolt patterns. I did notice the side brackets and knew they were from a later year. Now I have to check and see if they match the earlier FJ25 and 1961 FJ40 jump seats:hhmm: This 62 to what 64 or 65 is the only type of long jump seat I don't have. Well at least US imported style. I know they were used many years later in other markets after the US mandated a rollbar.
 
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