FJ55 Deconstruction

Should I continue this thread for the buildup, or start a new one?

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Shoot I forgot to mention this. Bruce Miller of enchantedtoyotas.com (email him off that or bem "at" epocs.com ) has some FJ55s he is selling dirt cheap (like $300) on the Colorado / NM border that are late model like that one that are in MUCH better shape.. If you do restore this body, replace any sheet metal with rust and sandblast.. Good luck with it. After my second pig, not to be an A-hole, but I wouldn't touch that body with a 5 foot stick.. You have a lot of work cut out for you! Best, Andre :beer:
 
dieselcruiserhead said:
Good luck with it. After my second pig, not to be an A-hole, but I wouldn't touch that body with a 5 foot stick..
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Sometimes its not about the destination, but rather the journey where the real reward comes from.

Then again I'm more in the nay-sayer boat as well, however I'm not doing the work either. I'm excited to see what you can pull out of this!
 
Sorry about that, try again....many new pics again today.

http://s133.photobucket.com/albums/q71/scorcher1967/fj55/

The body is ready to come off. Only the fuel filler neck is is still attatched. I need to torch around it, but feel the need to let the gas tank vent for another day. (fuel, vire, good combo?)

I did make a tactical error in this deconstruction. I pulled the main wiring loom before removing the tailgate, and with the window down. This is wrong :doh: Check out my solution. Basically, I hooked up a battery, wired it to ground. Ran the two blue wires from the rear main loom, to the hot side of the battery, and reattatched the tailgate safety switch. With the tailgate open, I pushed the safety switch (in my left hand) and the window rolled up (out?)

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Before you go poking around the general fuel tank area with a torch, I would suggest a healthy application of dry ice (aka CO2) to the interior or the tank to inert it. Otherwise, this thread may end prematurely...and no one wants that. Also, roll the window about half way back down and remove the retaining clips from the base of the window channel...then you can easily remove the glass. But seriously stay away from the tank with a torch or any device that could spark (ie sawsall) unless you really know how to properly inert the tank...death is permanent and irreversible.
 
toddslater said:
Before you go poking around the general fuel tank area with a torch, I would suggest a healthy application of dry ice (aka CO2) to the interior or the tank to inert it. Otherwise, this thread may end prematurely...and no one wants that. Also, roll the window about half way back down and remove the retaining clips from the base of the window channel...then you can easily remove the glass. But seriously stay away from the tank with a torch or any device that could spark (ie sawsall) unless you really know how to properly inert the tank...death is permanent and irreversible.
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Excellent Idea! Its a great bit of safety, and it is cheap. I bought a pound of it at the grocery store for $1.13. Well worth it. In addition, (because of my intense fear of death), the tank had been drained, all fuel lines blown out with compressed air, all vents removed and blown out. You might be amazed at how much gasoline remains in those fuel lines even after you drain the tank. Another bit of safety that is well worth the effort.
 
A philosophical question.

After taking the last couple days off the truck (to make room to put the body shell where my beloved mustang ususally resides) I took stock of the progress, and asked myself the ultimate question all vehicular enthusiasts must ask.

Is a vehicle merely the sum of its parts?

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I aggree with PrOject42, its about the journey! I'm excited to see how this one progresses! Think you'll have fun with the angle grinder cutting the rust out, and getting new stuff welded up! Best of luck, and keep up the pictures!!!
-Jeff (colorado springs)
 
Man, hope you had a tetanus shot before you got started.

Chris
 
http://s133.photobucket.com/albums/q71/scorcher1967/fj55/

Did a little work chipping out the old rubber undermatting. Put up some pics of The Good (clean solid metal), The Bad (6cm crack through front bench mount), and The Ugly(Rust, damnable, cursed Rust)

I am also trying to locate rear tail lens gaskets. Any leads on these?

Jason
 
might drop an email to Ehsan; he is ehsankiani on mud and he has done awsome work fabricating panels for the 40s!...........check out the floorboard thread on this forum.......mine looks a bit worse than yours rustwise, if that was possible :( would prefer to get as many things as possible sheet metal wise rather than fabricating ALL of them!

Lou
 
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