Isolation has been good! (2 Viewers)

[Smokejumper85]

i picked up two FJ60s last year and due to an injury wasn’t able to start working on them until last week. Now that Im in isolation, like everyone else, it’s time to knock theses out! The first is an 85 Sandy with 165,000 miles.
Started with replacing the vacuum lines and rebuilt the carb. The motor is goods moving to body.
The only cancer was a 1”X2” on passenger quarter. I replaced it with new metal. The body is in good shape, dozen dents and a keying down the whole drivers side. Just waiting on some primer and I got a couple of days of blocking then paint!

 

[Manona]

Looking good, babe! I still think you should part the other one and keep this one! For me.

 

[alia176]

Yo, @Smokejumper85 dude time for an intro for those of us who don't know you. Glad you showed up here with your projects.

Just so y'all know, this dude is like, 7' tall .

 

[Dumpolina]

That thing is gonna be sweet! Looking forward to updates

 

[Tank5]

I am glad to see you back at it. I look forward to seeing your progress.

 

[Smokejumper85]

After a year of being yard art, i finally have the body and paint done! Installed an OME suspension lift the last couple days. Now to focus on the interior, pick out wheels and tires, and finish the exterior accessories on this Black and Tan.

 

[Smokejumper85]

The rear suspension, which was more difficult then front to install!

 

[Dumpolina]

Gorgeous!!!

 

[marcfj60]

Very nice.

 

[Smokejumper85]

So, need some opinion. Should I stick with a OME print fabric or reupholster to a new pattern. What I got is an 81 with great seats. The drivers seat needs new vynel But, the bench and passenger seats are spotless and seams unused! The problem is that I need to change the rest of the interior because the brown is lighter then the 87. or should I use the 87 seats and reupholster those to a different fabric?

 

[marcfj60]

Me, personally, I'd just put the '87 seats and call it good. But I'm a cheap a.., er I mean frugal person. If the foam and springs on the '81 seats are still good, reupholster them and sell the seats from the '87 to someone who is ok with their condition.

 

[Smokejumper85]

Thanks Marc, yeah saving money is a good thing! The 81 interior is in better condition so might just have to put it into the 87 and then sell the 87 interior. It will just take a little longer to change the darker brown on the 87 to a lighter brown that came in the 81.

 

[marcfj60]

Thanks Marc, yeah saving money is a good thing! The 81 interior is in better condition so might just have to put it into the 87 and then sell the 87 interior. It will just take a little longer to change the darker brown on the 87 to a lighter brown that came in the 81.

I think I misread your post and got the '87 and '81 mixed up. Ultimately, reupholster the seats that are in bad shape and then sell the ones that are in good shape is what I had intended to say. But then it sounds like you have dilemmas with the shades of brown. I was lucky and my '87 had a good interior so I just put some seat covers on the front seats to keep them looking good longer.

 

[Dumpolina]

By swapping the interior, what does that involve? Dash and all plastics? That thing is so pristine I see the desire to have a pristine original interior also, so possibly its worth the effort to swap it.
But that leaves you with a less than awesome interior on the less than awesome other rig... which means it should get a V8, 4 links and tons!! OK that I say swap

 

[Smokejumper85]

 

[Smokejumper85]

Got the dash done! Time to start putting the interior all back together!

 

[2manycruisers]

But that leaves you with a less than awesome interior on the less than awesome other rig... which means it should get a V8, 4 links and tons!! OK that I say swap

I blazed that trail in 1998 (less the 4-link)

Wheeling with Southern jeepers that put full-width tons under all their CJs, this was the natural thing to do. A rough '87 with TBI 350, NV4500, D60s with 4.88s, Detroit Lockers and 36's. That rig did everything. Me and a buddy built it in 2 months in my mom's carport and drove it from TN to UT (for a summer wildland firefighting) with 500 miles on the build. I drove it cross country 3 times, crawled it, jumped it, towed with it and loved it. Then I moved to Mississippi and let it go. Sorry for hijack to reminisce, but maybe it will inspire a build of the beater.

BTW, with that clean interior, I'd try to keep it if you can find/make a good driver seat.

 

[Dumpolina]

I blazed that trail in 1998 (less the 4-link)
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Wheeling with Southern jeepers that put full-width tons under all their CJs, this was the natural thing to do. A rough '87 with TBI 350, NV4500, D60s with 4.88s, Detroit Lockers and 36's. That rig did everything. Me and a buddy built it in 2 months in my mom's carport and drove it from TN to UT (for a summer wildland firefighting) with 500 miles on the build. I drove it cross country 3 times, crawled it, jumped it, towed with it and loved it. Then I moved to Mississippi and let it go. Sorry for hijack to reminisce, but maybe it will inspire a build of the beater.

BTW, with that clean interior, I'd try to keep it if you can find/make a good driver seat.

That's SO SWEEEET!!!

 

[Smokejumper85]

I blazed that trail in 1998 (less the 4-link)
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Wheeling with Southern jeepers that put full-width tons under all their CJs, this was the natural thing to do. A rough '87 with TBI 350, NV4500, D60s with 4.88s, Detroit Lockers and 36's. That rig did everything. Me and a buddy built it in 2 months in my mom's carport and drove it from TN to UT (for a summer wildland firefighting) with 500 miles on the build. I drove it cross country 3 times, crawled it, jumped it, towed with it and loved it. Then I moved to Mississippi and let it go. Sorry for hijack to reminisce, but maybe it will inspire a build of the beater.

BTW, with that clean interior, I'd try to keep it if you can find/make a good driver seat.

This is what I love to do! I wheel a 71 Bronco with full width axles, arb lockers, King coilover shocks and all the suspension upgrades. Great times!

 

[Smokejumper85]

I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel! Dash, seats, and door panels are in!