Builds Do I have your attention.... I call it VERA. (9 Viewers)

[2fpower]

To borrow a line from my son: I got nothing.

I hate that feeling, when you have a idea in your head that no one else has done, especially in the situation where everyone is challenged with room in a Fj45.... suddenly makes it feel like an incorrect direction to go.

Mark, you were my Ob-wan kenobi.... my only hope that someone else is done this.....

 

[pjohnson]

Somebody always has to be first. Congratulations!

 

[2fpower]

Finally getting some time to work on this build again. Some of you might have followed by camping trailer build, then got Utah, my 75 FJ40, out to Moab for a trip last month.

If any of you have gone all the way to the top of the world, without taking bypasses, you’ll realize how crazy I was to pull that trailer there..... but it made it !!!!

 

[2fpower]

First thing to do was to get the exhaust tacked in place. Then I realized that I need to put the transfer case in and the front driveshaft in to be able to place the exhaust correctly. My son Joshua, who is 17 now, and stronger than I am, helped me muscle it into place...

Unfortunately it is really tight for the rear two sensors.... I don’t think I can move the engine Farenuff forward so I’ll probably have to clearance the cab for this...

 

[2fpower]

For the exhaust, I wanted to put the cad converters in about the same place as they were originally, right after the upstream O2 sensors, but in order for me to move the floor I need them offset forward as much as possible. Looking at the converters, they were offset on the downstream side, so I cut the flanges off and flipped them over. Here is the original upstream side

And here is the downstream side originally

Here is the passenger side tacked in place with a 45° Mandrel stainless bend

 

[2fpower]

With the exhaust tacked in place now I can start working on sheet-metal. First thing is to get rid of the we are engine hump and planwhere I can move the floorboard to.

With a 4 inch forward movement to the floorboard, I still have about an inch gap to the exhaust , With the aluminum heat shield

Somewhere on mud there’s a thread about making a home built press negative and positive to make the indents to help strengthen a flat piece of sheet metal..... without using a English roller
—- need to find that and make something.

 

[2fpower]

Found it***

@miker

1964 FJ45 LB “RB1” Project

want to make some more?

forum.ih8mud.com

 

[White Stripe]

With the exhaust tacked in place now I can start working on sheet-metal. First thing is to get rid of the we are engine hump and planwhere I can move the floorboard to. View attachment 1999157

With a 4 inch forward movement to the floorboard, I still have about an inch gap to the exhaust , With the aluminum heat shield View attachment 1999154View attachment 1999155View attachment 1999158

Somewhere on mud there’s a thread about making a home built press negative and positive to make the indents to help strengthen a flat piece of sheet metal..... without using a English roller
—- need to find that and make something.

That hump will be nice for if you gotta replace the starter...

 

[2fpower]

I thought you have to pull the intake off to get to the starter on the 2uz.

 

[2fpower]

Converted my hydraulic brake to a dimple die...

 

[S4Cruiser]

Baller status for that dimple die!

Not sure if you mentioned it before...are you planning to run stock fenders or something wider to accommodate the extra width of the 80 series axles? I personally like the stock width fender look but don’t know how it would look with the tires poking out or if a custom offset wheel could reduce the poke? Most of the pics I see of 45 on an 80 series chassis have super wide front fenders.

 

[2fpower]

Baller status for that dimple die!

Not sure if you mentioned it before...are you planning to run stock fenders or something wider to accommodate the extra width of the 80 series axles? I personally like the stock width fender look but don’t know how it would look with the tires poking out or if a custom offset wheel could reduce the poke? Most of the pics I see of 45 on an 80 series chassis have super wide front fenders.

This rig came with widened fenders - 3 inches on each side, so I plan to use them. They don't look too crazy wide.

 

[S4Cruiser]

You're right, those don't look that wide at all. Turn signals will make them even less wide looking.

 

[2fpower]

Long time with no work done on this project.... I was cleaning out the barn and found the rear axle for this project, so pulled it out to get blasted and painted next time I have some blasting work done. Went ahead and pulled the hubs off and the bearing surfaces look good. Hopefully get some big progress on this next month.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

 

[HandForged]

definitely ready to see more.

 

[2fpower]

Been working at figuring out the A/C order with @tornadoalleycruiser helping me all the way.

Just called old air products and they mentioned that they recommend using their Sanden compressors as their system is designed for certain pressures.... so trying to figure out what the pressure is out of the stock compressor.

I sent this question to Denso... I am trying to get specifications of the pressure that the A/C Compressor and Clutch 471-1412 is designed for, and is this compressor a variable displacement compressor?

We are putting this engine in a different car, and I have a situation where the A/C system is designed for a Sanden 508 compressor, and was warned that some compressors work at lower pressures or are variable displacement compressors that don't work in their system.

So, at this point, don't know if the stock compressor will work....

 

[tornadoalleycruiser]

Is it a serpentine? We can prob fab a bracket for it. They have little tabs that mount on the sandens

 

[2fpower]

Is it a serpentine? We can prob fab a bracket for it. They have little tabs that mount on the sandens

Yes, you have the choice to get the V belt or the serpentine, I went ahead and got the serpentine. The issue and concern is that the compressor is in a very tight spot already with an aluminum bracket that also supports something else... so this may get complicated.... however, it will likely solve my hose issue with the stock hoses coming out of the compressor running into the frame.

I did pick up this mount as part of the package.....

 

[tornadoalleycruiser]

i ordered a set of these to build my bracket Weld On Ears for Compressor Bracket Fabrication
i may have a spare set? but i built pretty much exactly what you ordered out of these brackets. the spacer kits would also be something useful Universal and Adapter Brackets Products