Build My attempt at bringing another FJ40 back to life

thebigredrocker · Nov 16, 2018

Finally found a nice used Cygnus fender. @cruiserjunktion hooked me up. Appreciate it Deo :cheers:

Before cleaning

After

Before

After

Degreased, used goo gone to remove leftover adhesive, then Navel Jelly on the rust, quick wetsand with P3000 & P5000 and Viola :hillbilly:

thebigredrocker · Nov 17, 2018

Been thinking about @kevos37 for a few days now. His family is safe but everything else burned in the Paradise Camp Fire. Kevo, please let us know if there’s anything we can help with. I didn’t forget seeing your kind offer to fix @jvincig01 ’s running boards. What you did speaks volumes.

For anyone who’d like to donate funds to Kevo’s family here’s a link €—> https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/kevos37-support-thread.1104147/

thebigredrocker · Jul 4, 2019

Briefly went down the rabbit hole. I felt I should clean the underside of Deo's fender before mounting it.

That led to the discovery the running board attachment point needed repair. I did contemplate just leaving it as is. Decided to cut it out and weld a patch.

thebigredrocker · Jul 4, 2019

Sprayed some epoxy primer then single stage Cygnus white. Last time I shot the PPG Omni Cygnus, it was a bit green to my eye. So I experimented with adding some Lily White. Ended up using 4 parts Cygnus to 1 part Lily.

The paint exposed to the engine bay was blistered, almost like it had witnessed an engine fire. Figured now is the time to scrape it and paint

Like the look of body color mirrors, so they got scuffed and shot

Still haven't bought a media blaster :slap:

mrboatman · Jul 4, 2019

Nice work !
JP

Honger · Jul 5, 2019

Had somehow missed this build. Very nice! Amazing what the naval jelly has done for the panels. This is giving me an itch to sell my current 40 and find a fixer upper...

rmckay1021 · Jul 6, 2019

Honger said:
Had somehow missed this build. Very nice! Amazing what the naval jelly has done for the panels. This is giving me an itch to sell my current 40 and find a fixer upper...

Amazing work ...... you definitely have the skill set!!!!

thebigredrocker · Jul 24, 2019

Finally got Cruiserjunktion's fender mounted

Freshly painted fender well.

Rust cleanup before running boards go on

Needed to save the rubber pad and my lungs. So I sliced the carriage bolt.

thebigredrocker · Jul 24, 2019

Straightened the rocker a bit

Good enough for now.

Thanks for the straight running board @65swb45 :cheers:

thebigredrocker · May 7, 2020

Been awhile since I've made improvements to the 71. The old fuse panel was too close to the hand throttle bracket for my liking. Cut and bent a relocation plate. Will paint it white someday

Ended up using a NOS fuse box I've been hoarding. Also bent the accelerator pedal a bit lower and to the left. Right side of pedal was contacting tranny hump. Adjusted the Pedal and throttle cable so just as pedal meets metal, butterflies are exactly WOT.

thebigredrocker · May 7, 2020

Finally mounted a hood prop I got from @65swb45. Fabbed a redneck Prop holder bracket. Will paint it white when I have a batch of white to spray. Used an M6 rivnut in the factory hole of the hood brace. Drilled hole in engine lift bracket for prop to rest. Small win, big grin :grinpimp:

Catching Neutral · May 8, 2020

Nice work. Has the loctite naval jelly affected the paint at all? I have used several rust converter products on some spots. They always leave the paint stained. That doesn’t seem to be the case in the photos that you posted above

dmaddox · May 8, 2020

Great build. Love reading through and watching the transformation!

65swb45 · May 8, 2020

Hole in engine lift hook=like!!

#IMAGONNADOTHATTOO

It seems like almost any spot is better than the one the factory picked.

thebigredrocker · May 8, 2020

Catching Neutral said:
Nice work. Has the loctite naval jelly affected the paint at all? I have used several rust converter products on some spots. They always leave the paint stained. That doesn’t seem to be the case in the photos that you posted above

Have practically marinated OEM cygnus parts in Naval Jelly, no staining noted. I buy the "dissolver", but did accidentally grab a jar of "converter" one time. Labels looks almost identical. Have used both Loctite and Permatex branded dissolver, both work great.