Mike's 78FJ40 Build Thread (1 Viewer)

[HungryMedic]

Now to tie the roll cage and front end together for a exo-cage and link it with 40's

 

[Bang Bang]

Got the Rock Tactics bumper / Deep South Fab stinger / Metal Tech nose guard painted and re-mounted. I really like the look and feel of this one. The guys at Rock Tactics are top notch.

IPOR belly skid, front / rear diff skids. Front is coming off tomorrow to see if I can fix the leak.

New speakers in 6" KC light housings......

 

[lostinafog]

me like

 

[Bang Bang]

Thanks Paul.

 

[Volunteer]

Came out nice Mike looks ready for the trail

 

[Bang Bang]

Yeah, I can't wait to get her out there in the next few weeks. Last weekend was fun but it's not the same when you are just a passenger.

 

[elephantsCBR]

Why is there no mounts on the passenger side of diff skid. I see it on the drivers, but not on pass. ??? Looks great otherwise.

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[Bang Bang]

On the front, the skid mounts to 2 bolts on the diff cover on the driver's side and he welded some angle iron with nuts to the u-bolt skids for my springs. The bottom of the diff skid and u-bolt skid line up perfectly. The rear mounts to four bolts on the diff cover.

Pic of the inside of the rear:

 

[elephantsCBR]

For those who are unsure of the make of this yellow truck. It is a Toyota.
This picture is of a *eep. They have nothing uncommon besides yellow paint and 4 wheels. The one posted earlier in this thread is better in many ways.


And mike. Check out this concept. I like. . But also like yours. .


Dang, this was supposed to be in the LLK thread. Where they keep calling this LAND Cruiser a Heep
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[elephantsCBR]

Dude, I just realized, one pic is of the front, and one is of the rear covers...... That's what kept throwing me a curve. I keep seeing it on the ujoint side, and then behind the axle, Didn't occur it was front/back, not left right shots....

Thanks
Cody

 

[Bang Bang]

So I have gotten some questions lately about the diff skids that JD made for me a while back. I took the front one off to clean it out, clean it up and give it a face lift. I also noticed that one of the bolts was missing that holds it closest to the flange of the 3rd member.
So, this is a picture of the inside of the skid. You can see the 3 holes to the right that attach at the u-bolt skids, the 2 spots on the left where it attaches to the back of the diff and the 2 holes closest to the camera where a u-bolt goes around the end of the diff and helps the skid protect the flange.

Next you can see under the truck where all 3 attachment points are. JD welded a piece of angle iron with holes drilled and captive nuts welded on the inside to the side of the u-bolt skid.

This last pic shows what you see from the front of the truck.

The rear is the same shape but attaches to 4 of the diff cover bolts and uses the same u-bolt connection at the flange end.

Hope this helps clear up these skids.


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[Darasick]

Man that's a sweet skid Mike!

 

[Bang Bang]

Man that's a sweet skid Mike!

Yep. They apparently do their job!


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[raevenzero]

Those scars can attest to that!