Marshal - "Five Star” In Making

[Archie 1962 FJ25]

that'd be freakin' awesome. don't suppose you plan on making soft door frames too?

Sorry I thought you were talking about ST bow frames. I will investigate door frames for you, I have got original doors.

 

[nuclearlemon]

I was originally talking about the top frame pieces above and behind the door, but i need door frames also

 

[nuclearlemon]

I am going to redo my frames as well. I got them made earlier by Proffits Cruisers but they didn't have right bender to get correct radius. Well at-least I got pattern. do you know correct radius for corners? I am assuming they are same as passenger seat frame.

i'll check my notes tonight..somewhere i have the degree the radius should be

 

[Archie 1962 FJ25]

I was originally talking about the top frame pieces above and behind the door, but i need door frames also

Door surround channel pieces are the one I need as well and got one original piece from Henry (@west aussie) on loan, so I got a perfect pattern and now it all depends on fab shop. Hopefully it will be an exact replica.

I will investigate door frames but wondering if it will be worthwhile to get 1 or 2 set made, will inquire anyways.

 

[Archie 1962 FJ25]

Looking for ST door stop limiters or pattern and measurements.

 

[nuclearlemon]

2" radius on the corners

 

[Archie 1962 FJ25]

2" radius on the corners

Thanks

 

[Archie 1962 FJ25]

So here we go, "Sheriff" had electric wipers from factory. There are 2 toggle switches on exact location what we have seen on Sean's and Steves. Looks like PO replaced OEM switches with toggle switches, wires can be seen running through the hose and metal bits and pieces boys pulled through. Metal pieces appears to be brass or bronze.

 

[Archie 1962 FJ25]

On the way -

 

[nuclearlemon]

got pics of the soft door chain. as you can see in the pics, one end was replaced with an aftermarket chunk of wire apparently. the chain needs to be inserted in the vinyl guard before crimping the end on as it is just a tad too large to fit through the vinyl

 

[nuclearlemon]

two more. if you get any repro'd, i could use one more end for this and one complete chain.

 

[Archie 1962 FJ25]

two more. if you get any repro'd, i could use one more end for this and one complete chain.View attachment 1324388 View attachment 1324389

You are awesome. I will let you know, if I can source this exact profile here. Doesn't look like very difficult to replicate.

 

[pardion]

Archie, can you take a photo of those windshield dash clamps? Thanks, John

 

[Archie 1962 FJ25]

Archie, can you take a photo of those windshield dash clamps? Thanks, John

Yeah those are funky, back in 2005 I had a little chat with Jim (@Cruiser_Nerd) on them being a stock option or not. Nothing is clear in that regard till date, they seems to be well made which makes me think could be stock. Best part is super easy to operate.

There should really be no reason for PO to go through the trouble of getting them designed for (one-off ) and especially black then it was easy to find another pair of known stock dash clamps. I am not even sure if there was really any reason for them to be replaced, there is absolutely no rust anywhere on my cruiser, and doesn't look like if it was ever used in harsh conditions either.

Or could be Toyota specifically designed for US army where they needed to fold windshield down in a hurry and wanted something more convenient.

I have sourced known stock clamps from Jim which I will use in my build, only because we are not sure the one I have got are stock option or not.

I will take some detail pictures, next time I visit to FAB shop and post here.

 

[Archie 1962 FJ25]

While researching more on optional FJ25 electrical wipers, I noticed something common on Steve's, Sean's and mine FJ25 are, all three didn't come with apron vent. Does that suggest ours were not meant for harsh conditions (No oil bath air cleaners)?

 

[Cruiser_Nerd]

When I read apron, I thought cowl....

Definately a market thing , yours must be tropical where wipers need to perform and dust was not a problem?

 

[Archie 1962 FJ25]

When I read apron, I thought cowl....

Definately a market thing , yours must be tropical where wipers need to perform and dust was not a problem?

Let's call them luxury versions with some convenience upgrades, it makes me feel a little better. And oh yes that explains my windshield latch system also.

 

[Archie 1962 FJ25]

got pics of the soft door chain. as you can see in the pics, one end was replaced with an aftermarket chunk of wire apparently. the chain needs to be inserted in the vinyl guard before crimping the end on as it is just a tad too large to fit through the vinylView attachment 1324380 View attachment 1324381 View attachment 1324382 View attachment 1324383

Ige, is it not possible to sew vinyl covers from side on chains later. looks like it was done that way in the picture in post #55. or those are not correct covers?

 

[Splangy]

So here we go, "Sheriff" had electric wipers from factory. There are 2 toggle switches on exact location what we have seen on Sean's and Steves. Looks like PO replaced OEM switches with toggle switches, wires can be seen running through the hose and metal bits and pieces boys pulled through. Metal pieces appears to be brass or bronze

Interesting. Got pics of the wipers or the holes where they were?

 

[nuclearlemon]

Ige, is it not possible to sew vinyl covers from side on chains later. looks like it was done that way in the picture in post #55. or those are not correct covers?

yes, you can do that too. those do look correct. they do match the one i have