Mike's 1978 FJ40 Build

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65swb45 said:
outdoor shower
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WV seasonal outdoor shower :)

OK really, last hijack, I promise...OK, I can't promise. I have a problem...

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I like the WV shower, but what do y'all do in the winter, no showers?
 
I tore down the Toro 267-H in order to expose the various micro switches to determine functionality, physical state and to also diagnose the no start issue.


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I found a total of three micro switches, their condition appeared normal although they were packed with mud, dirt, and grass clippings. I removed them to clean and check for functionality.
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I checked them for functionality in accordance with FSM and all three passed the test.
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I'll re-assemble tomorrow and check if the engine will run.
 
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Back to 40 upgrades:
I didn't like the contrast of the beige OEM sun visor color against the black console, so my :princess:wife offered to recover the sun visors to match the overhead console material and color which is black.

We purchased new material from Joanne Fabrics and my wife did her sawing machine magic and viola new sun visors!

I'm pretty happy with the end result so wanted to share this pic.


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pngunme said:
Is that you in the kiddie pool at 1 o'clock? What happened after the picture was taken? The doll in the horizontal stripes is making a move on you...
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Danny I believe you are correct about the doll with the blue stripped suit, I'm sure she made a move on Jeff, she looks more like WV material than the clean chicks in the tub looking for the submarine. Sorry @Jdc1 no motor boats allowed, just U boats only.
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pngunme said:
Thanks Mike, but I beg to differ... My thread is just the listless meandering of a son of the desert...

I can't speak for Mike, but, if I enjoy living vicariously through others... Gives me things to dream about, study up on and wish I had done when I was younger.

I enjoy life and enjoy visiting with people all over the world... And if its in my thread, it MUST be important :rolleyes:

I can speak for Mark... Picking up rocks in the desert isn't always legal, so I'm sure he's picking them up at a stone yard, in a desert area ;)

The real advantage to Mike's thread is his attention to detail, in all his mods... Everything he does is exceptional, to the smallest detail.

I used to be more demanding, but I'm now in a function over form mode... If I have an idea, I develop it as quickly as I can, so I can get back out there and use it... If it ain't the purdiest, that's ok, I still like it.
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Danny

As far as picking up rocks goes (or anything for that matter) i'm a 'front door' kind of guy. I have made a point at more than one public meeting of mentioning to the BLM (for whom I volunteer) that I collect rocks. No one, from the top down has EVER said a word.

As far as the get-er-done approach to mods, I started trying to instill this in customers starting around 1995, after I had a little bit of perspective on my first resto. When I got my blue LWB 45, I basically took an oath that NOTHING I did to the truck would allow for it being out of commission for more than two weeks. NOTHING. My one exception was swapping the motor, where I gave myself 10 days to do what I could with the engine bay before I started reassembly.

Something about getting older gives more meaning to John Lennon's quip that life is what happens while you're making other plans.

The dark side of competence is that several of my 'temporary' fixes stay in place for many years before the 'real' solution is implemented.

Out in Red Rock back in the '80s, I had a bracket rattle loose on the trail. Lacking the patience to dig up a nut to secure the bolt that hadn't fallen out yet, I secured the bolt by means of a pair of vice grips tucked inside the frame. You can guess where this is going.

I 'found' my missing pair of vice grips about three years later. D'oh.

The wooden camp box on top of the toolbox in the be of my 45 was a provisional idea...in 2007. Lacking a better plan for topping the toolbox, I bought some better planks to legitimize the campbox idea...about five years ago. They are collecting dust in a corner of the living room in the guest house.
 
65swb45 said:
Danny

As far as picking up rocks goes (or anything for that matter) i'm a 'front door' kind of guy. I have made a point at more than one public meeting of mentioning to the BLM (for whom I volunteer) that I collect rocks. No one, from the top down has EVER said a word.

As far as the get-er-done approach to mods, I started trying to instill this in customers starting around 1995, after I had a little bit of perspective on my first resto. When I got my blue LWB 45, I basically took an oath that NOTHING I did to the truck would allow for it being out of commission for more than two weeks. NOTHING. My one exception was swapping the motor, where I gave myself 10 days to do what I could with the engine bay before I started reassembly.

Something about getting older gives more meaning to John Lennon's quip that life is what happens while you're making other plans.

The dark side of competence is that several of my 'temporary' fixes stay in place for many years before the 'real' solution is implemented.

Out in Red Rock back in the '80s, I had a bracket rattle loose on the trail. Lacking the patience to dig up a nut to secure the bolt that hadn't fallen out yet, I secured the bolt by means of a pair of vice grips tucked inside the frame. You can guess where this is going.

I 'found' my missing pair of vice grips about three years later. D'oh.

The wooden camp box on top of the toolbox in the be of my 45 was a provisional idea...in 2007. Lacking a better plan for topping the toolbox, I bought some better planks to legitimize the campbox idea...about five years ago. They are collecting dust in a corner of the living room in the guest house.
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Mark,

My rocks comment was just me being me... I've had a couple of unique rocks show up in 44 when I cleaned her up after arriving back home... Im guessing they had certain magnetic properties...

I've had too much downtime as it is, I no longer have patience for downtime... I've been trying to make a spring trip to Wyoming for two years (this is the third)... with health issues and my 2F rebuild, I've failed thus far... I hope to make it this year... even if the weather is already warmer than I planned...

I've done a few things that I planned to go back and pretty up... but I ended up liking them so much that I never looked back.

Congratulations on finding your vice grips!! When I moved my tools to ammo cans and labled them "wrenches", "screwdrivers", etc., MUDders suggested I label them 1, 2, etc. or color code them... it turned out just like I thought it would... I couldn't recall what 1 had, what "red" had, etc.... I'm back to specificity... it works best for me as I grow OLDer...
 
Along with minimizing downtime, the other thing I've tried to instill in my customers is that if you wait until your truck is ready, you will never go.
 
Tech Hijack!!

65swb45 said:
Along with minimizing downtime, the other thing I've tried to instill in my customers is that if you wait until your truck is ready, you will never go.
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I've learned that and refuse to be concerned with the little things... like breaking down in remote areas... I travel as prepared as I can be and face any issues that come up.

But, I also have been married 46 years this month... and I prefer Dianna hang around... so, I have to wait a couple more weeks for a medical/Dianna release.

Tech Hijack over!!
 
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