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FJ-55 Rescue - Help Needed.
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Okay 
My camera is toast after the swim last week, so no pictures, but here's what's happened:
- got a Hi-Steer kit from Iron Pig Offroad
- didn't fit the pitman arm, so they offered to ream it out for me, still waiting for it to come back
- got new shocks, didn't fit well and didn't get along with the hi-steer kit
- so I've cut off the front shock pins and welded them on a couple inches out of the way.
- on the back I'm going to add a shim with a new shock pin between (under) the spring and the axle, simultaneously extending the shocks a couple inches, rotating the rear axle a little, and moving the shocks out of the way of the...
- making a new sway bar
Also
- the tailgate is in little pieces now and I'm searching for a new handle, (old one's busted) and I'm having a key made because I don't have one. Otherwise it's in pretty good shape.
And finally
- I'm re-upholstering the front bench seat. It was nasty.
Meanwhile, the grill and headlight thingies (technical term) have been de-rustified and painted silvery grey, the oil pan has been welded up, painted, and re-attached (also had to shorten the sump tube a hair) and I fixed up the cover over the shifters.
And that's about it.
And I will get pics eventually.
My camera is toast after the swim last week, so no pictures, but here's what's happened:
- got a Hi-Steer kit from Iron Pig Offroad
- didn't fit the pitman arm, so they offered to ream it out for me, still waiting for it to come back
- got new shocks, didn't fit well and didn't get along with the hi-steer kit
- so I've cut off the front shock pins and welded them on a couple inches out of the way.
- on the back I'm going to add a shim with a new shock pin between (under) the spring and the axle, simultaneously extending the shocks a couple inches, rotating the rear axle a little, and moving the shocks out of the way of the...
- making a new sway bar
Also
- the tailgate is in little pieces now and I'm searching for a new handle, (old one's busted) and I'm having a key made because I don't have one. Otherwise it's in pretty good shape.
And finally
- I'm re-upholstering the front bench seat. It was nasty.
Meanwhile, the grill and headlight thingies (technical term) have been de-rustified and painted silvery grey, the oil pan has been welded up, painted, and re-attached (also had to shorten the sump tube a hair) and I fixed up the cover over the shifters.
And that's about it.
And I will get pics eventually.
Gobo Fongo said:Some "Before" pics from my cell phone:
(oh, well, kind of in between anyway)
I apologize for the non-pretty weld, but it ain't leakin.
Nice!
Any kind of ETA on completion?
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har har
I actually just got that camera for my sister for Christmas.
Mine was much cooler and I even had an underwater case for it, just not on it.
I'm hoping to finish it within the month. And by finish I mean have it all working good.
It has a cummins, it is not possible for that to not work good, or well.
You may have to enlarge your shifter holes.
The diesels tend to vibrate a bit on start up and shut down.
The diesels tend to vibrate a bit on start up and shut down.