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JTU
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Great work and great attention to detail. Like the yellow zinc hardware a lot.
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Brake lines done. Hopefully they all are tight and does not leak. Needs some fine tuning still, but bending is over. Good nerves were needed with this job.
I bought 27,6m of pipe and this is the left over. Needed a few practicing examples for every pipe.
I bought 27,6m of pipe and this is the left over. Needed a few practicing examples for every pipe.
JTU
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Brake lines are finished and mounted on their places with new clamps. I really like the result.
Then new sensors/switches for diff locks. New ones came from J7 series, because HJ ones are no longer available. They seem to be same ones and the connector is right type. Only cables are too long.
Then some repair needs to be done in wiring harness. Some repair parts are on the way so I can fix the wiring.
Then some restoration for the cables. Not really the right shade to replicate yellow zinc, but better than rust.
Also finished and mounted the rod for ALB valve. Got the repair kit. It had no parts for the valve, only for the rod.
Shocks and sway bars also mounted.
To be continued....
Then new sensors/switches for diff locks. New ones came from J7 series, because HJ ones are no longer available. They seem to be same ones and the connector is right type. Only cables are too long.
Then some repair needs to be done in wiring harness. Some repair parts are on the way so I can fix the wiring.
Then some restoration for the cables. Not really the right shade to replicate yellow zinc, but better than rust.
Also finished and mounted the rod for ALB valve. Got the repair kit. It had no parts for the valve, only for the rod.
Shocks and sway bars also mounted.
To be continued....
tmxmotorsports
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Looks great! Nice work
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Some progress again.
Cables and other stuff for diff locks are somehow on their places.
A rotesserie for the body and it went elsewhere for fixing. Meanwhile I can focus on things I can do better than welding.
Then to the gearbox. Gearbox got an overhaul last winter so only thing needed was a makeup. I had planned to just wash & paint and put it in place. Well I did not do that.
I started to polish it with Dremel but I got frustrated pretty fast.
So I got it media blasted. Then some paint...
And decoration.
I would still have to get new switches/sensors and then it would be done and ready.
Aside with the gearbox I worked on the engine.
Exhaust port on cyl. 6 looked so ruff that I made up a plan b.
And fuel pump was not so pretty either.
So I bought another engine. One year newer and only 6k (kilometers) more driven. This was in better condition on outside.
So swap the engine to engine stand and start to take it apart...
Washing...
Fertania (rust converter)
Some washing again and paint.
The color is not really right but it will do for now. This is a temporarily engine untill i get the original done.
Mediablasting on engine parts and put them back along with new gaskets.
Cables and other stuff for diff locks are somehow on their places.
A rotesserie for the body and it went elsewhere for fixing. Meanwhile I can focus on things I can do better than welding.
Then to the gearbox. Gearbox got an overhaul last winter so only thing needed was a makeup. I had planned to just wash & paint and put it in place. Well I did not do that.
I started to polish it with Dremel but I got frustrated pretty fast.
So I got it media blasted. Then some paint...
And decoration.
I would still have to get new switches/sensors and then it would be done and ready.
Aside with the gearbox I worked on the engine.
Exhaust port on cyl. 6 looked so ruff that I made up a plan b.
And fuel pump was not so pretty either.
So I bought another engine. One year newer and only 6k (kilometers) more driven. This was in better condition on outside.
So swap the engine to engine stand and start to take it apart...
Washing...
Fertania (rust converter)
Some washing again and paint.
The color is not really right but it will do for now. This is a temporarily engine untill i get the original done.
Mediablasting on engine parts and put them back along with new gaskets.
This looks very good.Hello and greetings from Finnland.
I took the courage to put up my project now. I got a bit more hopefull on that it will some day be ready because I got one big thing done. Later you will find out what that thing was.
And the story of my Toyota.
I found a cassette deck once from a old cowhed. I collect old car radios so I got excited about it. I got it free to my collection. I said that it would be nice to have cable harness for that radio so I could test it. I was told that the car still excists where the radio once was. The I got an offer to buy the whole car. I was not interested. But after a couple of months I got excitedd about it. So I thought to take a closer look at that car. So one sunny autumn day 2015 we went to see what the car was. And there she sat behind another old cowshed. It was 8 years since the last drive.
I felt so pitty about a old Cruiser that had been left to rot so I had to buy it. It is a -89 car. I am the third owner. It has 389tkm on the clock. The next day I got it "home"
First away from the bushes.
Then to its new home.
A week from that I started it and drove around the yard a bit, washed it and started to wait on a new "garage" to be ready.
Couple of interior pictures.
So after christmas I moved it to the new garage and started to pull it a part.
I thought it would be enough to just repair sills and thaths it for the body. I was wrong...
The roof is useless. I had a little break to think about the future and the result was.
So that is what it looks like today. Now I need to start to practice the welding. I have welded 2 times before in my life so I have something to practice on. But it looks like promising now that the car will be ready some day. That is all for now for my first post. I will continue updating when something happens on this project.
Where did you get the replacement metal roof.
Good job.
Good job.
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Engine is not done yet but here is a small update on it.
Painting some parts
I didn't like the finish on media blasted aluminium parts so I had to paint them. Oil cooler is not painted, but everything else is.
Diesel pump on its place. Cleaned the worst corrosion and other stuff with Sonüs Aluminium Restore.
Fuel pipes on their places. Still waiting for injector pipe clamps. When I get them I can screw the pipes on permanently.
And then lifted on the engine. Still something to do before putting the gearbox on.
Header and it's plates done. Painted it with Por15 High Temp and the plates with Eastwood Exhaust Paint.
That is all for now.
Painting some parts
I didn't like the finish on media blasted aluminium parts so I had to paint them. Oil cooler is not painted, but everything else is.
Diesel pump on its place. Cleaned the worst corrosion and other stuff with Sonüs Aluminium Restore.
Fuel pipes on their places. Still waiting for injector pipe clamps. When I get them I can screw the pipes on permanently.
And then lifted on the engine. Still something to do before putting the gearbox on.
Header and it's plates done. Painted it with Por15 High Temp and the plates with Eastwood Exhaust Paint.
That is all for now.
Ummmm.... Wow! What are you some sorta super man or something?
Amazing work. The amount of work you have into this is incredible. Hats off to you sir. Will be a brand new rig when you're done.
Amazing work. The amount of work you have into this is incredible. Hats off to you sir. Will be a brand new rig when you're done.
Some progress again. This bracket for diff lock cables gave a little headache. One of then broke last time in yellow zinc. I got a spare one but it dissolved too much in citric acid. Luckily got one more and it did manage the plating process.
After that bracket I thought that batch for yellow zinc would be ready. But I found the axle breathers and found out that one of the valves was broken. Luckily again I got a spare one.
And botch of them zinced but not assembled.
While waiting for the parts back from zinc I worked with spare wheel carrier. One of the plates had to be taken from spare carrier.
Also washed the carpets.
There were couple of stains left after wash. Otherwise the carpets were good so have to go with those until I find better ones.
also refurbished FWH parts.
I powder coated this one with chrome powder. It looked very good before clear coat. Now it is silver. Have to do something with those later.
Painted the ALB valve. Not really right color, but will do.
Steering box painted and decorated with yellow bolts. Maybe they all should be black, but...
Changed the knuckle bearings, seals and other stuff and assembled.
Now will have to wait for the seal in front hub before getting the tires in place.
Why not just buy a new carpet kit? Are they not readily available in the EU?
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Thank you for your kind words. I am not a superman. Just a engineer with too much attention for details. I hope it feels like new also when done.
I have not seen a EU spec carpet kit. I was goin go buy a carpet kit here from mud, but the rear heater cut out is located different US vs. EU spec vehicles.
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Some progress again.
Gearbox on place.
Painted some things.
With help of this forum I got a picture of what kind of clamps should be under the body. So I made them before paint.
Then Raptor liner tinted to Toyota 045.
I painted also the interior.
Then off to the paint shop. A couple of weeks work and got her home again.
Gearbox on place.
Painted some things.
With help of this forum I got a picture of what kind of clamps should be under the body. So I made them before paint.
Then Raptor liner tinted to Toyota 045.
I painted also the interior.
Then off to the paint shop. A couple of weeks work and got her home again.
Beautiful! Love the white. You’ve got a lot of work into this thing. It’s gotta feel good seeing it come together.
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-Ed
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Yes it sure does feel good.
voi pojhat! kaveri tekee tyota! sorry samppahj, i don't know how to do the accents on the a's n the o's. keep up the fine work. oh by the way, greetings from a finn born on the wrong side of the atlantic
