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Sprayed everything tonite with the K36 sealer. Came out nice but with a small run on the hood that will get sanded out tomorrow. Still planning on shooting the top coat tomorrow afternoon.
Fergytoy"s 1978 FJ40 frame off resto.
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Took the day off of work to make sure all the body panels were prepped and ready for the topcoat today. Wet sanded a couple of runs and scotch- brite pad sanded everything. Cleaned it all with wax and grrease remover and then rigged up some scrap wood and deck screws to hold the hood in its normal position for topcoating to minimize any runs when Rocky lays on the multiple coats. Rocky came over about 5pm and we got started shortly thereafter. Rocky sprayed about 4 coats on the smaller pieces first and I moved them outside the paint booth to avoid overspray and to allow Rocky more room to move around. A little while later only the fenders and hood remained in the booth. Rocky alternated between the fenders and hood with about 6 coats layed down. The Dune Beige smoothed out like glass. Rocky does a great job!
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The boys and I started to put together the front end body panels to include the fenders, aprons, bib and hood. Tapped/died all the threads prior to reassembly using as much stainless hardware as possible. New stainless steel hood latches were used as one of the original latches broke last fall.
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Been working steadily on getting everything back together. The tranny hump seals/gasket is no longer available from Toyota. Could not find anything aftermarket so I decided to use some seal tape that is commonly used to seal pick-up camper tops to pick-up beds. Got the gas tank back in as well. I was able to source a new wiper motor cover gasket from Cruiser Corps or CCOT.
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I cleaned up the charcoal canister and purged it as well before reinstallation.
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Ordered in new wiper pivot seals, washers and new grommets for the windshield frame. Cleaned up the VIN and data plates before reattaching them to the tub.
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Cleaned up and repainted my shocks. I had ordered in new bezel spacers and reinstalled the bezel.
John, it was great to see the finished product at the show. Obviously a lot of TLC in your rig.
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I actually finished the restoration around the 1st of May and took a bunch of photos. However, that was around the time Woody did all the updates to IH8MUD and it appears it has become harder for me to attach photos to my build thread than it was before. I am of the generation that just "missed" all the computer education in school/college and consequently, I am not the best at this. I asked my oldest son last week to help me attach photos to my build thread and he said I needed to go to an Image Sharer to place my photos before I can post them here again. He tried to help me but we could not get it figured out. Sorry, my FJ40 is done but until I figure out how to do it, I won't be able to post them.
John,
If you 'reply' to your thread, you should be able to click the 'Attach File' button (to the right of 'Post Reply'),
Note: iPad procedures are similar, you should be able to figure it out from the Windows steps, above. Please let me know if you need more.
HTH
If you 'reply' to your thread, you should be able to click the 'Attach File' button (to the right of 'Post Reply'),
- it will/should bring up a Windows Explorer window (assuming you are using Windows)
- you drill to the folder that contains your photos
- pick the photo you want to attach
- click 'open'
- scroll down on your screen and you will see that photo
- click on either 'Thumbnail' or 'Full Image'
- the 'Thumbnail' or 'Full Image should appear at your current cursor position.
HTH
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Thank you, I will try that.
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Here are a few more pics of the resto even though it was done this past Spring. Thanks to Danny for educating me on how to upload pics to MUD again!
Glad to help John - anything to see the pictures of your gorgeous work!
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A few more pics as it nears the end of the resto. Had a new green tinted windshield cut and installed with the original windshield seal which was still in good shape. Also, this is the first time the 40 has been out of the garage since having it all apart.
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I'll add some more after I pul them off my phone. Included a pic of my Rockcrawler which is a 1985 Mini that has some mods to it.
Damn John! You really do good work!
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First pic is on the "launching pad" at the start of the Elephant Hill Trailhead in the south Canyonlands National Park in southern Utah. Second is in the "Squeeze" deeper into the Canyonlands. Rockcrawler/Expedition rig now equipped with the new Tepui RTT. Last pic, the boys and I on Paradise Divide above Crested Butte.
