destins 1964 fj40 FST restore thread

[destin]

....two weeks and you can

Ideally

Finish a work project on friday, then I can go full steam!!

 

[a.greenspan]

by the way the white one
Oil Pressure Electrical
would correspond with your white heater

 

[destin]

can anyone recommend a good metric tap/die set so i can clear out the threads for reassembly?

 

[SouthBostonFJ40]

I'm curious and maybe it was covered and I missed it, but were the front blinkers always painted to match the body color? I have a new set from Toyota and they are pewter.

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

Destin...that looks great!!!

The black firewall is not only correct...it just looks sooo nice !!

Just very freaken cool!!!!

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

I'm curious and maybe it was covered and I missed it, but were the front blinkers always painted to match the body color? I have a new set from Toyota and they are pewter.

I do not know when it would have stopped, but up until at least '64 they were painted body color...like many other parts you wouldn't think of

 

[destin]

mmmmm gas tank

All the painted bolts and screw should be cured up by this weekend, then i can get super serious

 

[ocdbeetle]

Awesome........

 

[destin]

Destin...that looks great!!!

The black firewall is not only correct...it just looks sooo nice !!

Just very freaken cool!!!!

Thanks man
Yeah I am digging the black firewall too

 

[destin]

Awesome........

Thanks man

 

[Dobster]

Thanks man
Yeah I am digging the black firewall too

Absolutely - Mine is the same colour as the body and yet to be painted - looking yours I am tempted to change it.

Cheers Dobster

 

[destin]

Absolutely - Mine is the same colour as the body and yet to be painted - looking yours I am tempted to change it.

Cheers Dobster

Thanks bro

Yeah I am super digging the black

 

[destin]

Oy i want to work on it more but I need to pace myself until this weekend

Hey Shane ( sorry your in box is full ) , you think ya might have time to help me adjust the tub and torque it down this weekend?

 

[tahoe40/45]

Looks great!

 

[destin]

Looks great!

Thanks man

Oy, need to borrow my buddy's truck today and grab the hood and the bows and tailgate bits

 

[fj404life]

Sweeeet! I gotta make an excuse to run to PDX. Gotta see this puppy once its together!

 

[destin]

Sweeeet! I gotta make an excuse to run to PDX. Gotta see this puppy once its together!

Thanks man,

Let me know when your in town

Cheers!

Destin

 

[thecrazygreek]

Very nice build...

I am in Salem and would like to come up and lend a hand / admire this rig...

Let me know when you could use me...

 

[78Cruzr]

Signal lens color... or not

You're looking great!

turn signals
torn with using the old worn white lenses or the new ones which are yellow, probably end up going with the old worn ones that are white...
Thoughts?

IMO the amber lens clash with the coral color… the clear/white lens are complementary. An amber bulb will make you legal. (I touched up your bezel.)

Can you pop in the parking lights?

You could start a paypal account and take in donations for "Destin's Hubcap Fund".

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

Well Destin, your rig will look very close to the one I posted in post#1366, well except for the hard top!

We even found those original Dunlop RK3 tires still being made overseas, and have been trying to find a way to import them, but nothing yet. If we manage those tires, they would go on an extra set of rims for the Sunday drive, as I doubt we'll ever find them again...at least not new