making your own... because lets be honest... what can't we make at this point? (1 Viewer)

[antFJ]

Hello everyone! I just wanted to show what I have been working on in some of my down time. I'm not sure what the end game is yet for this... but I aim to model and replicate every soft/plastic part that I can on the 40 series. I have a lot of spare parts but even my parts pool is limited so this will also require me to collect what parts I don't already own.

Resin printing has really opened up some incredible possibilities and this is so far with just a hobbyist printer and some of the more affordable resins. Now that I have some experience with the machine and multiple material types including ABS-like, Tough, Nylon-like, and Flexible/rubber like resins... I hope to try out some of the more expensive resins offered by companies like Loctite.

What do you all think??? I should have some pictures of these installed mid-April.

Left to right -- hood bumpers/pads, inner rocker plugs, windshield frame plug, floor pan plugs

 

[antFJ]

some more parts i've made

Left to right (extra thick FST door handles, early door plug, door handle rod plastic clips, the various dash plugs, rear tub wiring grommet for the license plate wires, clutch master cylinder bracket which I believe holds the parking brake cable on 78ish model cruisers)

 

[CondeCruiser]

How do those FST door handles hold up?

 

[antFJ]

How do those FST door handles hold up?

Not completely done with the design... they work well but I know to be gentle and can get a little too flexible in the sun. Plus without oversizing the hole and installing bearings... they will wear too quickly. I've got a stainless steel 3d printed shaft coming that will be epoxied into the resin printed handle and that should solve all those problems (flex is in the shaft). Handles are normally body painted so cleanup, prime, and paint will still be required

 

[CondeCruiser]

Not completely done with the design... they work well but I know to be gentle and can get a little too flexible in the sun. Plus without oversizing the hole and installing bearings... they will wear too quickly. I've got a stainless steel 3d printed shaft coming that will be epoxied into the resin printed handle and that should solve all those problems (flex is in the shaft). Handles are normally body painted so cleanup, prime, and paint will still be required

If you decide to sell them in the future, I would be interested in a pair.

 

[OGBeno]

I would recommend making stuff that is **not available** from Toyota vs. stuff that people can just buy online at 3am in their undies.

 

[archie73]

I would recommend making stuff that is **not available** from Toyota vs. stuff that people can just buy online at 3am in their undies.

You would know better than me, but aren’t the early door plugs @antFJ has pictured unavailable?

 

[tahoe40/45]

You would know better than me, but aren’t the early door plugs @antFJ has pictured unavailable?

Yes unavailable from Toyota. But repos available here.

Door Access Hole Cover for '63 to '74 Land Cruiser FJ40 FJ45 BJ40

Front door access hole cover / plug for '63 to '74 Land Cruiser 40 Series. Reproduction of OEM part # 67556-60010. Discontinued by Toyota. Made of polyethylene, having superior durability than the original. Price is for 1 plug.

www.cityracerllc.com

 

[tahoe40/45]

If you ever get some extra extra down time I've been looking to get these this made.

-Big one is frame grommet for fuel line to enter frame, then come out to tank
-oval one is for fire wall rib to protect positive cable as it routs to the starter
-top one is for front soft brake line retainer spring/bracket
-green one, (should be round) is a dash plug and FJ45 LWB bed plug
-beige one is hood support rod grommet
-last one is bushing for horn contact ring

 

[antFJ]

I would recommend making stuff that is **not available** from Toyota vs. stuff that people can just buy online at 3am in their undies.

yes that is the idea - got any recommendations or we just troll on mud these days?

 

[antFJ]

If you ever get some extra extra down time I've been looking to get these this made.

-Big one is frame grommet for fuel line to enter frame, then come out to tank
-oval one is for fire wall rib to protect positive cable as it routs to the starter
-top one is for front soft brake line retainer spring/bracket
-green one, (should be round) is a dash plug and FJ45 LWB bed plug
-beige one is hood support rod grommet
-last one is bushing for horn contact ring

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PM incoming with my e-mail... if you have a pair of calipers and can get me some solid drawings/measurements then I can do the rest. Is that horn bushing brass or copper? It is possible to copper plate resin prints

 

[tahoe40/45]

PM incoming with my e-mail... if you have a pair of calipers and can get me some solid drawings/measurements then I can do the rest. Is that horn bushing brass or copper? It is possible to copper plate resin prints

All these parts are rubber.

 

[OGBeno]

yes that is the idea - got any recommendations or we just troll on mud these days?

Funny. Most everything you posted in the first post are readily available from Toyota. I was trying to help. I can easily troll as well.

 

[zerotreedelta]

Sometimes it's just nice to produce for convenience, or to have in case availability changes.

What are you running for a resin printer? I'm pondering expanding my printer collection in that direction, but haven't really dug in.

 

[charliemeyer007]

All parts were available, then they can become NLA. You can transmit a file almost instantly for free. I really hate when shipping cost more than the parts.

+1 for reasonable price. I would never pay $1000 for a 73 back up light lens. $50 if I had a purest rig. $10 for a daily driver seems reasonable, good mark up for a few cents worth of plastic.

 

[antFJ]

Sometimes it's just nice to produce for convenience, or to have in case availability changes.

What are you running for a resin printer? I'm pondering expanding my printer collection in that direction, but haven't really dug in.

I'm using the Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra (12k version). I think the more expensive investment was all the other stuff required for the full workflow (cleaning, curing, etc.) and I went with a tent style enclosure with a full fume hood for extraction which runs almost all the time... I smell fumes walking by the driveway. I went with the AC infinity brand fans, hoses, etc.

 

[antFJ]

If you ever get some extra extra down time I've been looking to get these this made.

-Big one is frame grommet for fuel line to enter frame, then come out to tank
-oval one is for fire wall rib to protect positive cable as it routs to the starter
-top one is for front soft brake line retainer spring/bracket
-green one, (should be round) is a dash plug and FJ45 LWB bed plug
-beige one is hood support rod grommet
-last one is bushing for horn contact ring

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frame circle grommet, firewall grommet, and horn contact bushing are on the printer as we speak... should be done in a few hours!

 

[antFJ]

Done!

 

[sogncab]

That's pretty wild that you can print a flexible material like that

 

[antFJ]

Yeah it's crazy. The sky is the limit... custom bump stops, tire carrier or other body style cushions