It finally got here

[corbinwelter]

nice! real good setup for $2500. Any pics of the motor?

 

[Ron B]

nice! real good setup for $2500. Any pics of the motor?

engine compartment is dirty, one of this weekend projects is to clean it.

 

[Ron B]

installed a new winch bumper this afternoon. and made a new grill emblem. Gonna mount the winch tomorow,

 

[rjcruisers]

nice

nice deal, congrats

 

[Ron B]

got the winch mounted... and my 79 beside it.

 

[bsmith123]

me 2

Me too

 

[Ron B]

Well I discovered a new PO presidential solution today. Drove across town and noticed the clutch was going out (had to pump it). crawled under it and saw the slave cylinder leaking pretty bad. Going home it was getting worse, tried to let off the gas and slide the shifter into 3rd when the whole shfter broke loose under the boot(made it in 3rd though). got it home with lucky green lights (what a thrill) and took the boot off and found the PO had cut the shifter for some reason and butt welded it back together just with a couple of tacks.Ordered a new cylinder and found a new shifter in the junk yard.

 

[Ron B]

I found some green rattle can that came close so I painted the baby blue dash and tan windshield frame so it wouldnt look so bad. mounted some bumper lights, new fan clutch, and t-stat recently. Need to rebuild the heater and paint the inside.

 

[4WD Toyota Owner Magazine]

$3200 all in to get a 40 with all those parts on it is a SMOKIN deal. Good one!

 

[cjgoode]

Can you post some more pics of how the back seat is mounted. I like the look of those seats.

 

[Dieseler]

x2 on the rear bench mount

 

[Ron B]

Well I gota rear tire carrier from another mud member and shot some green on my camping trailer............on the rear bench seat I just cut the original mounts down and welded angle iron on them and bolted it to the floor.

 

[Ron B]

Modified a fan shroud for the radiator. Now it doesnt get above 190 even idling in traffic (95 here). Went and pulled the aftermarket A/C out of a buddy,s 72 blazer. Whole thing cost me a six pack of Bud ! Putting it in next weekend , was going to do it this weekend but "She who must be obeyed " said I had too much other stuff to do to get ready for the 4th.

 

[Ron B]

Well I installed the A/C today but didnt like the compressor so I installed one off a 84 ranger and a thin condensor out of a 86 ranger. Picked up a new reciever drier (pontiac with push on barbed ends) went by work and got my nitrogen and vacume pump off my work truck (working 4 10,s so off work today). Short story, I HAVE AIR!! Idles at 190- with the A.C on . Going to put the top on tommorw and install the power windows.

 

[Ron B]

Installed the power window kit, made a cooler mount. Have to order a pull handle for the passenger side door.

 

[1Fine40]

More details on the AC install please! Interior pics and under hood pics would be really great! Thanks, and congratulations on a sweet find!

Cheers!

 

[Ron B]

Well I put the top on the 79 and cleaned it up and stuck it out front to help pay for some km2,s and other upgrades (2 months of sitting and fired right up!). wasnt out there 2 min and had someone stop. supposed to be back with wife tonight. Maybe I can sink some more money in the green one now.

 

[Coolerman]

Good lord you got a deal on that one!

I'm interested in more details on the power window install? Pics of the 'guts' of the install? What year Saturn are those seats out of?

 

[Ron B]

Coolerman, heres where i got the window kit, easy to install POWER WINDOW KIT motors 3 switches Universal car 2 DOOR:eBay Motors (item 220445042638 end time Jul-29-09 20:01:00 PDT) seats are out of a 2002 saturn. rear seat out of a pontiac mini van. this pic is when I was installing them in my fathers 78.

 

[PappaSmurf]

Congrats Dude! Getting ready to build my boyhood '74 '40. (learned to drive in it) I have a 76 that I'm selling for the same reason. However, I'm behind you I still have the frozen f in it and the Tranny that won't stay in third. A buddy is giving me the motor and tranny out of his'62. I'll probably put that in and wait for more money to do the SBC conversion right.

Really, man, congrats you must be stoked!