Builds Just another 79 build..... (3 Viewers)

[Honger]

We're winding down on the interior of the camper truck.....pretty happy with where we ended up. I'm going to experiment with a different firewall pad. I installed some of the Heat Wave Pro which is nice stuff but then I remembered I had some Thermozite material from the Troopy's headliner. Impressive stuff. So we did a test on part of the firewall with each of the product and I think we'll do the Thermozite.

Sailrite - Fabric, Canvas, and Sewing Machines Since 1969

This is the Heat Wave Pro...

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Got the rear done....went with tan subwoofer material for the back wall. Looks really good.

Also put in the closed cell foam decoupler...a little embarrassed by my half ass install but it's in the right place...just looks bad. Good news is, nobody will see it when the panels go on
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Your sound/thermal insulation projects often remind me of pictures of the panels and bulkheads in Apollo-era spacecraft...

 

[c2dfj45]

I just pulled a fuel pump out of a tank that I had hastily made for Vera project and the fuel line was in terrible shape. I had not heard of submersible fuel line before, so what brand/type do you use?

Submersible is really critical so it doesn't do what you had happen. Just be very prepared when you order it.....It's very very expensive.

Napa H-209 which I think is 5/16". They don't always know they have it or how to find it. We have one guy at our place who knows how to find it.

$35 for 12"!

 

[c2dfj45]

Your sound/thermal insulation projects often remind me of pictures of the panels and bulkheads in Apollo-era spacecraft...

Hahaha......this was the tunnel to my 45LV project a while back.

 

[c2dfj45]

So while this kind of stuff was happening on the bench......I started putting my doors back together.

We used our shower curtain material trick for new vapor barriers. Unfortunately I installed them before the doors were done.

I had these speaker baffles from a different project so I fit them in the speaker cut outs on the doors. I used butyl rope to stick them to the inside of the door then sealed them up with foil tape. Never used them before.....guess we'll see how they work.

 

[c2dfj45]

Brakes are all done.....we removed the LSPV as well as the ABS so we had a few lines to change around. Added a brake proportioning valve just in case we need one since the LSPV is gone. Also ran some extended rubber brake lines as we'll be giving the truck a slight lift.

Ready for that 1HDT....hopefully next week it will be going in

 

[c2dfj45]

Speaking of the 1HDT.....we had prepped the motor mounts for it a week or so ago.

This truck's body sits about 3/4" more rearward than the #2 truck so the mounts were a little different on this truck vs. #1. Pretty quick and easy mod since we used the same method as we did on the #2 truck. One mount(LHS) was added to while the RHS 80 mount was modified.

We have a 1HZ for the next build that we used for mock-up.

Set the motor in....

We had taken an old motor mount and cut off the bottom stud off so we could place the motor on the fat RHS mount.

We had bolted our extension plate to the motor on the LHS so we could get under it and mark where it landed once we were happy with how the motor fit.

RHS mount was kind of close....we ended up making a plate for the top of that mount with the slot cut in it so we could weld that to the top of the mount then grind out the slot where the mount goes thru.

 

[c2dfj45]

Our extension for the LHS and our plate for the RHS

I believe we welded this plate in while the motor was suspended on the lift....got it right where we wanted and tacked it in.

Burned in

Right hand side done

Cleaned the welds up, opened up the new hole in the old mount and sprayed them with some etching primer

 

[c2dfj45]

Painted and ready for a 1HDT

 

[c2dfj45]

Tackled the shifter setup yesterday.....going from the A343 to the A442 trans required some changes obviously. We have a PRND2L on the current A343 and a PRND32L on the A442 that was behind the 1HDT. The HDJ81 shifter is also RHD so it was going to be a big swap around. In hindsight, I should have bought a shifter assembly out of a 91-92 FJ80 as the trans in it has the same setup as the A442(maybe an A440 in the 80?) with the PRND32L as the A442. We had a lot of time in modding this shifter the first time around....so I didn't really want to get into all of that again.

These 2 will become one. #unity

Notice the difference in the shift patterns.....

so we cut them apart

And swapped them....amazingly enough, 4 of the holes on the shifter plate lined up and allowed us to bolt them together. Need to think about the shift interlock stuff.....I don't really want it but I'm not sure if there is a negative to deleting it. Neutral safety switch will stay.

 

[c2dfj45]

Although the shifters look similar, they are different...aside from the obvious RHD aspect. The small orange indicator is on the wrong side of the PRND32L unit in the RHD piece. I've got an idea how I might make it work....too challenging to describe here.

Worse case scenario, I'll need to find a 91-92 FJ80 shift indicator. Apparently they go quick as the LS swap guys snatch them up for their transmissions.

Had to weld a stop for the shift lever on the RHD shifter gate. The one without the black rubber piece was the RHD one.

 

[c2dfj45]

Finished our inner firewall yesterday. Not sure I like the looks of it but I wanted to see which material works better.....they'll probably both be the same. I will say that the felt seems like the better setup for sound but I think the double layer of foil jute will probably be better at reducing heat. So much stuff in this cab ...hope I didn't miss anything

When not building wiring harnesses, we keep Taylor locked up in empty engine compartments.

HVAC system went back in....

 

[tucker74]

The 93-94 FZJ80s have exactly what you need, they had the A442 as opposed to the A440 in the FJ80s

 

[c2dfj45]

The 93-94 FZJ80s have exactly what you need, they had the A442 as opposed to the A440 in the FJ80s

The 93-94 A442 in the 80 was electronically controlled so it had the overdrive button and the PRND2L indicator....I think this went along with the HDJ81s too for the same year.

91-92 is what I need from what I have found....A440.....and I would assume it was a non-electronic trans since it was PRND32L

 

[c2dfj45]

Dash day today. My whole plan fell to pieces which usually happens. I think I have a new one that will work.

I am fixated on these larger floating screens so I wanted to try one out. I was all set on my gauges. Everything was smooth sailing. Until it wasn't. I couldn't see the gauges with the giant floating screen. Bummer. So plan B it is.

The headunit

The gauge setup.....same as the #2 truck. Reveltronics 3.2" OLED screen. Really cool system.....it does far too many things....I'm probably using 2% of what it's capable of. Has the protector on in it in this pic....it's screen is super clear and sharp.

The floating screens are attached to a single DIN unit.....they can be adjusted a ton of different ways. I went with the Sony because I'm using them(smaller ones) in my other trucks and they're good. Nice and simple.....not much fancy stuff.

The lower cubby was going to be covered with a faceplate that would house the gauge screen. I got smart this time....I bought the OEM mounting plates for double and single DINs. The last time I did a stereo in this truck I didn't have them and ended up fabricating them which was tough. Much easier to buy.

Here she is.....9" of screen floating in air....making this antiquated dash look like a brand new Mercedes. Well not quite.

So on the bench my plan was perfect......monitor was where I wanted it, gauges would go under it. I was on Easy Street.

 

[c2dfj45]

Easy street turned into a dead end on a bad street. Mounted in the truck and me sitting in the seat, I can't see below the screen.

First.....here's how tight you can get it to the dash. 3 distances in and out, probably 6 up and down and with it being a single DIN, it can be mounted high or low and adjusted from there.

Pic of the setup in the truck....

Screen in place....this in the highest upward position. I thought the monitor sticking up above the dash would bother me but it doesn't. It should. Kind of weird looking. Passenger AC vent is blocked by screen to blow on me(I'm selfish....I use 3 of the 4 vents for me). Guess the dog will get 2 vents. Not a concern....that truck has tremendous AC.

There are covers for the backside....hides a USB cable to the monitor and all the brackets. Kind of a cool how they made this setup.

 

[c2dfj45]

I considered moving the screen to the clock/cigarette area but that seemed like a stretch. I've really enjoyed the gauges in the #2 truck being up high and more in my line of sight.

As much as I don't like my Plan B, I think this is how I will go and luckily in my parts stash I had an altimeter pod for a 70 series.

The pod has its advantages....it's kinda cool looking, it hides the screen over the dash, the gauges are very easy to see without taking eyes too far off the road and gives me some extra real estate for buttons, power outlets, lights, whatever.

How it looks with the monitor....

Viewpoint from me sitting in the driver's seat. Not bad.

The real challenge with this thing is going to be modifying it so that I don't have to cut the dash pad....there is a specific pad with an indentation for the gauge pod to sit down in. I am going to try to make a mount that incorporates the face plate so I don't have to cut or drill....I'll pass the ribbon cable for the display under the dash pad. I'll use adhesive or double stick tape to hold the thing down to the pad. Would love to buy a new pad but I'm not sure if it would really help me that much. May have to IF I can't get the thing to bond on. We'll see once we get going on it.

 

[c2dfj45]

In other news......wiring harness is slowly but surely coming along. Probably will be installed by week's end. It's very very simple.....very very well laid out. Very happy with it. Dog doesn't care.

 

[nuclearbeef]

I did something similar in my Troopy.
Made up my own brackets.
El Cheapo Chinese $60 Ebay stereo.
Double DIN, but they are offered in single also.

 

[c2dfj45]

I did something similar in my Troopy.
Made up my own brackets.
El Cheapo Chinese $60 Ebay stereo.
Double DIN, but they are offered in single also.View attachment 2400334

It's a great concept....I think it's going to be really nice when using maps. Old eyes need big maps

 

[coldtaco]

I wonder how strong that screen will be when you go off roading?