Hamom for father of soldier killed in Iraq- Part Un

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate
links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.

landcrusher909 said:
OK That worked, Good Luck with the Build wish you all were about a 1000 miles closer And anything else I can help out with just let me know Rob
Click to expand...

Rob I made this offer earlier in the thread ,don't know if you saw it or not??? The offer still stands. You'll get to see Tates LV45!!!


Hey Rob Hendog here :grinpimp: . Remember one of the Georgia Boys Flying thru the air at SNT 09??? Come on out and bring Mark or somebody Calli-Cool like Half Wacked and his Brother. I'll put you Left Coaster Guys up at My Stone Castle, I'll even pick you up at the Airport take you all to a couple local feed troughfs. You Guys Know you want to meet your Crazy Cousins from TLCA Cruiser Country South.
 
Last edited:
I'm going to try and get in contact with some of y'all today about helping like y'all have offered.

I still could use a few volunteers. Specifically one for publicity and one for coordination of parts donation and parts restoration.

HENDOG said:
Rob I made this offer earlier in the thread ,don't know if you saw it or not??? The offer still stands. You'll get to see Tates LV45!!!


Hey Rob Hendog here :grinpimp: . Remember one of the Georgia Boys Flying thru the air at SNT 09??? Come on out and bring Mark or somebody Calli-Cool like Half Wacked and his Brother. I'll put you Left Coaster Guys up at My Stone Castle, I'll even pick you up at the Airport take you all to a couple local feed troughfs. You Guys Know you want to meet your Crazy Cousins from TLCA Cruiser Country South.
Click to expand...
 
Rear Jump Seats/ Front Seats

Jumps . . .

I retrieved the rear jump seats yesterday and tore them down today. They will require the following:

1. Welding in new tube at the bottom corners of one (two corners rusted through).

2. New foam (foam good, but soaked so mildew will happen).

3. New Upholstery (Brittle, torn, holes).

4. Sand Blasting rust (rust on all surfaces under foam)

5. Paint (this will be the fun part).

6. Soaking the hinges in liquid wrench as the seats wont unfold.

Looks like a crash course in welding is in my future. Anyone ever welded new tubes into seats?


Arggg!

****************

Front seats . . .

JP has offered an earlier bench seat which may well fit, but it will require new foams and upholstery.

I have a line on an original seat from a '72 in SC that looks to be in excellent shape and we may only need to redo driver's side. Only problem is that the owner wants a complete set of late model 40 front seats with hardware. Quite frankly, the only set I have is in my restored '82 and while I really want to help James, this isn't going to happen.

*****************
Having now driven 400 miles, I am a little frustrated. PM me or call and I will tell you what I really think at this point. :bang:

*****************

Bottom line folks, this is a charity thing, I don't have anything to trade, especially something better than you have, and I'd rather do nothing than put something in JamesR's truck that is going to hurt a 4 year old.

I am not an ingrate, just a little bewildered . . . .
12-13-2009 007.webp
12-13-2009 002.webp
12-13-2009 001.webp
 
Last edited:
HENDOG said:
Rob I made this offer earlier in the thread ,don't know if you saw it or not??? The offer still stands. You'll get to see Tates LV45!!!


Hey Rob Hendog here :grinpimp: . Remember one of the Georgia Boys Flying thru the air at SNT 09??? Come on out and bring Mark or somebody Calli-Cool like Half Wacked and his Brother. I'll put you Left Coaster Guys up at My Stone Castle, I'll even pick you up at the Airport take you all to a couple local feed troughfs. You Guys Know you want to meet your Crazy Cousins from TLCA Cruiser Country South.
Click to expand...

Dont think I have not spent the last few weeks thinking about your offer :wrench: Nothing would be cooler than to catch a flight out there and help with this build. I am working on another mega Road Trip for next year but I dont know if I will make it that far east, You guys ever go to that Howiepalooza in Missouri ??? Good Luck with your build and again any parts I have here are yours for the asking Rob
 
UPDATE
Got the go ahead from the Family, So let start with someone calling me with the details so i can book a flight and also pack some parts , I will PM some of you my number and we can go from there. Hope you all dont mind. I can clean parts, or get coffie whatever you need :grinpimp: ​
Just got off the phone with Steve See you all next month
 
Last edited:
landcrusher909 said:
UPDATE
Got the go ahead from the Family, So let start with someone calling me with the details so i can book a flight and also pack some parts , I will PM some of you my number and we can go from there. Hope you all dont mind. I can clean parts, or get coffie whatever you need :grinpimp: ​
Just got off the phone with Steve See you all next month
Click to expand...

:bounce2::bounce::bounce2::bounce:
 
These are the pics. Sorry for the delay but my new computer has issues resizing them.

Photos in Trollhole's 'MLK10' album

Also I'm thinking that tranny he has is an SM465 or SM420. Will need to get a confiramtion on that though.

Edit: It's an h42 so we are good.
 
Last edited:
Trollhole said:
These are the pics. Sorry for the delay but my new computer has issues resizing them.

Photos in Trollhole's 'MLK10' album

Also I'm thinking that tranny he has is an SM465 or SM420. Will need to get a confiramtion on that though.
Click to expand...

Thanks for the pics Troll.

The tranny you are talking about being a SM420 or SM465, are you talking about the one out of the vehicle in the garage? If we install that we will have to worry about adaptors and such. The 2F coming from impossible and ACC supposedly has a good 4 spd tranny original to the 1985 FJ60. Should we for the time being take the 2F and 4 speed tranny, switch out the bell housing for a 40 bell housing, find a tcase and use that?
 
FJ60 tranny won't work. Unless we want to put a split case and there is a good bit of fab for that. The SM tranny shouldn't be a problem. Will just need to make sure we have the proper throwout bearing, pilot bearing and such. The tranny hump will have to be modified but that shouldn't be an issue.

Mybad disregard. It's an H42. So we are good on the tranny.
 
Trollhole said:
FJ60 tranny won't work. Unless we want to put a split case and there is a good bit of fab for that. The SM tranny shouldn't be a problem. Will just need to make sure we have the proper throwout bearing, pilot bearing and such. The tranny hump will have to be modified but that shouldn't be an issue.

Mybad disregard. It's an H42. So we are good on the tranny.
Click to expand...

OK - thanks. So the H42 that is on the current 2F or the 1F is what we are going with?

Won't we still need to switch out the bell housing for a 40 bell housing? And what kind of tcase do we need?
 
I spoke with David from 4Wheel Owners Magazine and while I am there I will be taking lots of pictures and getting an article together for the Magazine about this build, My flight is locked in and I will post details, I will be the guy standing in front of the Airport looking lost LOL
 
landcrusher909 said:
I spoke with David from 4Wheel Owners Magazine and while I am there I will be taking lots of pictures and getting an article together for the Magazine about this build, My flight is locked in and I will post details, I will be the guy standing in front of the Airport looking lost LOL
Click to expand...

Awesome! Please let me know when you will be arriving and I'll figure out a way to pick you up.

Good work on 4Wheel Owners Mag!!!
 
OK here is what we have going on here in Calif. I will bring what I can on the plane and wheatever else is donated i will ship before the Build so far this is what we have Have: Donated by Shawn Russell
Wiper Arm
Overflow tank - I have a universal type - Did 72 have an oem one?

May have, need to look:
master cyl that will work (off a mini truck)
Clutch slave spring
fuel filter - after market - glass type
Rear lights
steering column seal (at firewall)

Tell me exactly what you need and I will buy if no one has:
Rad Hoses
Belts
Can you use universal 3/4 heater hose?
Soft fuel line - again, universal 5/16 soft line?

I have so far rear liftgate latch I need to know if you need all the guts for the harch ? Dash Cover, Misc brake parts, I dont want to step on any toes this is your build but once I get my hands dirty I get kind of crazy when it comes to Cruisers so I hope you all dont mind the Cross post for parts and such. One Question being from Calif what the heck it the weather like there in Jan ? Should I bring a sweatshirt :grinpimp: My family and I thank you all for letting me get involved in this PS more pictures of the body and inside would give me a better idea what to bring or find
 
landcrusher909 said:
OK here is what we have going on here in Calif. I will bring what I can on the plane and wheatever else is donated i will ship before the Build so far this is what we have Have: Donated by Shawn Russell
Wiper Arm
Overflow tank - I have a universal type - Did 72 have an oem one?

May have, need to look:
master cyl that will work (off a mini truck)
Clutch slave spring
fuel filter - after market - glass type
Rear lights
steering column seal (at firewall)

Tell me exactly what you need and I will buy if no one has:
Rad Hoses
Belts
Can you use universal 3/4 heater hose?
Soft fuel line - again, universal 5/16 soft line?

I have so far rear liftgate latch I need to know if you need all the guts for the harch ? Dash Cover, Misc brake parts, I dont want to step on any toes this is your build but once I get my hands dirty I get kind of crazy when it comes to Cruisers so I hope you all dont mind the Cross post for parts and such. One Question being from Calif what the heck it the weather like there in Jan ? Should I bring a sweatshirt :grinpimp: My family and I thank you all for letting me get involved in this PS more pictures of the body and inside would give me a better idea what to bring or find
Click to expand...

Don't worry - you won't step on anyone's toes...well, maybe the Dirty Cuban but we will explain more about him later... :lol:

Trollhole said he had all the guts for the rear hatch.

Weather will probably be nippy - lows could reach freezing and highs anywhere from freezing to more than likely upper 40's, maybe 50. Southern weather can swing wildly. With the indoor work space we should be sheltered a bit from the cold. For accomodations we have floor space and couches to crash on and there is also a hotel around the corner from the Reeves residence. I'll be crashing on a floor or couch unless the wife comes down and then we will get a hotel room.

Thanks again!
 
Contacted TLC 4x4 in California to see if they had any front/rear seats from a '72 that they could donate. Will update with any info I receive.

I am running low on options . . .
 
Turkeypen said:
Contacted TLC 4x4 in California to see if they had any front/rear seats from a '72 that they could donate. Will update with any info I receive.

I am running low on options . . .
Click to expand...

David, I believe it was AntFJ (but I will have to check to be sure) offered to work on any parts that we needed refurbished. Let me try to get in contact with him and see about what he could do with these seats.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Share this page

Back
Top Bottom