Builds Lemonade - 1967 FJ40
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S4Cruiser
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Did lots of ‘glamorous’ work this weekend...
- heated and then pried the leaf spring bands finally removing the center pin, separating the leaves for each pack. I’ll wire wheel, paint, graphite coat then reassemble one day this week.
- removed the remaining switches and old wiring harnes. Got a Coolerman replacement just waiting to get installed. Need to refresh the switches and locate me a choke cable/knob.
- pulled almost all of the hardware left on the tub / body panels. Tossed it all in the tumbler with walnut shell media for rust removal. I’ve got almost an entire 5 gallon bucket of hardware that I’ll take to the plater here soon.
- the most fun part was drilling and tapping the few but not many bolts / screws that broke when removing.
Fun find...the pin for one of the windshield hinges was broken in two places! No worries though, I’ve got a set of Steve’s stainless hinge pin sets that we’re going in regardless. The broken ones will need to be drilled out for sure!
Anyone know the fractional drill bit to use for the windshield hinge pins?
- heated and then pried the leaf spring bands finally removing the center pin, separating the leaves for each pack. I’ll wire wheel, paint, graphite coat then reassemble one day this week.
- removed the remaining switches and old wiring harnes. Got a Coolerman replacement just waiting to get installed. Need to refresh the switches and locate me a choke cable/knob.
- pulled almost all of the hardware left on the tub / body panels. Tossed it all in the tumbler with walnut shell media for rust removal. I’ve got almost an entire 5 gallon bucket of hardware that I’ll take to the plater here soon.
- the most fun part was drilling and tapping the few but not many bolts / screws that broke when removing.
Fun find...the pin for one of the windshield hinges was broken in two places! No worries though, I’ve got a set of Steve’s stainless hinge pin sets that we’re going in regardless. The broken ones will need to be drilled out for sure!
Anyone know the fractional drill bit to use for the windshield hinge pins?
thebigredrocker
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I drilled a little bit of the pin, set a bolt in the pocket and pressed it out with a vise.
Spanned the backside with a nut
Added a nut so the pin didn’t hit the vise jaw
Spanned the backside with a nut
Added a nut so the pin didn’t hit the vise jaw
S4Cruiser
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I took yesterday off work as the weather was forecasted to be super nice! I spent most of the day wire wheeling, cleaning with acetone, painting and then coating the underside of the springs with Slip-Plate. HF it was a lot of wire wheeling with the angle grinder...my hands are still vibrating (even with wearing anti-vibe gloves).
My wife thought I was crazy to take a vacation day from work to do other work...and after doing the above, I might actually agree with her
My wife thought I was crazy to take a vacation day from work to do other work...and after doing the above, I might actually agree with her
I took yesterday off work as the weather was forecasted to be super nice! I spent most of the day wire wheeling, cleaning with acetone, painting and then coating the underside of the springs with Slip-Plate. HF it was a lot of wire wheeling with the angle grinder...my hands are still vibrating (even with wearing anti-vibe gloves).
My wife thought I was crazy to take a vacation day from work to do other work...and after doing the above, I might actually agree with her
I may have missed your explanation but why did you decide to redo your springs this way instead of A) getting them sand blasted instead of wire-wheeled and B) buying a new pack.
Initially I thought it was a cost thing but if you're taking off work....
S4Cruiser
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Yeah I could've taken them to get blasted for sure...probably would cost a couple hundred bucks. Could've bought OME replacement springs as well...I don't look at the build as much from a cost / benefit thing, more about just doing something with my hands that's fairly simple and I get near instant gratification from my efforts.
Sitting behind a desk all deal dealing with risk based decisions and projects that take years to materialize while pays the bills, can be exhausting without some sort of relief. Keeps me content and sane (in my mind) even if others see it as ludicrous. While I may sound like I'm complaining...I truly do enjoy the process of taking something old and refurbishing it to function similar to when new.
I do think that what I hope to do 'next time' is to either 1) buy a bigger blasting cabinet to fit springs / larger items in OR 2) pickup a pressure pot blaster vs wire wheeling.
I totally get it. I work at an engineering desk job and do very little hands-on anymore which is why I picked up a rusted out 03/76 FJ40 and told my girlfriend it would likely take 4-5 years since I was going to do as much of the work myself. She looked at me like I was crazy.
That being said, I will probably take more of a replace vs restore approach and sand blast whenever possible. I hate doing hours and hours of wire wheeling. Props to you, Sir, for your perseverance. Keep up the good work and looking forward to following your progress!!
Cheers!
SEAWOLF
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Mine is that exact finish, I’d just leave it...maybe matte clear if you’re worried about corrosion.
red66toy
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When were the clear turn signal lenses used? Front bib lenses were also clear correct?
red66toy
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Cool. Learned something new! Thanks.
Many doubt Toyota ever made clear fender lenses. I believe they did make them, I don't believe amber ones faded to clear, but that Toyota did make clear ones until US Law maybe changed and forced Toyota to amber. Pretty cool you got some repop ones. You will probably have the only 40 in the states with them.
Do you have a link , please.
S4Cruiser
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S4Cruiser
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Interior of the tub has been degreased, scrubbed with CLR and rust converter applied where needed. Was able to jerry rig a death contraption earlier to use with my two post lift and get the tub flipped...then degreased and scrubbed the underside.
Back in the shop drying in hopes of applying rust converter to the entire underside tomorrow then penetrol for some protection. Hope to reinstall the tub onto the frame in a few days!
Back in the shop drying in hopes of applying rust converter to the entire underside tomorrow then penetrol for some protection. Hope to reinstall the tub onto the frame in a few days!
Good job, it's always better to work with 2 nuts
