Build Jacks 40 to fake 45 build

[JackA]

Front 3rd got cleaned, painted and a new pinion seal. Knuckles are soaking in Zep purple degreaser and hot water. Working on all the front axle bits now.

 

[JackA]

Front 3rd installed. Steering arms and king pin caps are clean and painted.

 

[JackA]

Front axles are assembled with mini truck birfs. Knuckles cleaned and painted. Cleaned up all the threads too.
Next is to clearance the knuckle ball for the new birfs. Then assemble everything else.

 

[JackA]

Well.....I go back to work tomorrow. I pretty much accomplished my goal for the build. It's dam close to being a roller. I ended up ordering new wheel hubs and some hardware I was missing.
I will finish the axles when parts arrive. Then it's on to steering and brakes.

 

[JackA]

Painted the rotors. Calipers came in a nice gray color.

 

[tls3601]

Looks great Jack. Gotta love the rear disc brakes

 

[jembourbe]

Painted the rotors??? Really? Now you're just showing off

 

[JackA]

Nothing worse than the rotors rusting in the first few months of use. I always skip this and regret it later. I had the time, so I painted them.

 

[JackA]

Center link is installed. It felt really good so I just cleaned, painted and regreased it.
More parts round up and ordering. A bunch of stuff is supposed to show up tomorrow.

 

[JackA]

Parts showed up today. Lots of easy bolt on stuff for instant gratification. These new wheel hubs are a thing of beauty.

 

[JackA]

They deserve another picture. Now painted.

 

[JackA]

Front shocks installed. Waiting for a few parts. Front wheel studs won't be here till tomorrow. Guess I will work on steering box clean up and reseal.

 

[JackA]

Been sorting through my parts stash and all the boxes that came with this 1971 40. The previous owner gave me many boxes loaded with various parts. Luckily I am finding alot of good items. Like the wiring harness which appears to be in good shape.

 

[tahoe40/45]

Rad, I like the old school Tonka dump truck. I used to ride mine down the hill i live on when i was kid.

 

[JackA]

I used to ride my Tonka dump truck too. I would put one knee in the bed and push with the other leg. That one is not my original. I pick this one up at a swap meet cause I am a pretty nostalgic person.
I also have my original Tomica FJ40 I got as a kid on vacation when I was like 10. It know sits on my desk. It's probably explains why I like Cruisers so much today.

 

[JackA]

Was assembling the driver side wheel hub, rotor and caliper only to discover the lower caliper mount bolt hole is stripped. I had chased out the threads after painting and it seemed okay......but under torque it's a no go. Guess I will have to heli coil that one.
Still waiting for wheel studs and some other items for the front end. They are supposed to be here today.

 

[Malleus]

I'd use a keensert or better yet, timesert, instead of a helicoil. Helicoils were designed for repairing machines, not vehicles. They'll work, but IMHO, timeserts are much better, because they are solid body inserts and harder to screw up.

 

[whitey45]

Yes on timeserts, and cast iron is very easy to drill and tap for an insert.

 

[jim land]

Do you have a backing plate eliminator or the center of the old one ?

 

[JackA]

I will check out this timeserts. Never heard of them.

Yes, I am using a backing plate eliminator. It has a tab for the brake line too.