Gday all, just joined the forum.
This past weekend I purchased a BJ70 which has lived a very rough and very storied life after longing for one for quite some time. Many interior trim pieces are missing/damaged, and the body panels are a mix of paint, bog and rust. However, she runs and is mechanically/structurally pretty sound. It has a very heavy layer of khaki paint which was applied at some stage in the last few years. I love the colour, but there are lots of paint runs, and areas where it was sprayed over onto seals and trim.
I am just beginning on my Cruiser journey, and have accepted the fact that a significant amount of time and cash needs to be invested to get it where I want it.
Rolling on 32x12.5 tyres on 15 inch rims. I don't plan to (deliberately) do any hardcore off-roading with it, so one of my plans is to ditch these for some all-terrains or road tyres. Once my blood is feeling a bit more rich, I might take it further into The Danger Zone.
I have already replaced the electrical connector for the reverse light switch on the transmission. My jobs for the near future include:
I don't know a lot about Cruisers, and even less about diesel engines, so keen for any gems of wisdom from you old sages.
This past weekend I purchased a BJ70 which has lived a very rough and very storied life after longing for one for quite some time. Many interior trim pieces are missing/damaged, and the body panels are a mix of paint, bog and rust. However, she runs and is mechanically/structurally pretty sound. It has a very heavy layer of khaki paint which was applied at some stage in the last few years. I love the colour, but there are lots of paint runs, and areas where it was sprayed over onto seals and trim.
I am just beginning on my Cruiser journey, and have accepted the fact that a significant amount of time and cash needs to be invested to get it where I want it.
Rolling on 32x12.5 tyres on 15 inch rims. I don't plan to (deliberately) do any hardcore off-roading with it, so one of my plans is to ditch these for some all-terrains or road tyres. Once my blood is feeling a bit more rich, I might take it further into The Danger Zone.
I have already replaced the electrical connector for the reverse light switch on the transmission. My jobs for the near future include:
- Treat any rust areas to prevent dramatic growth before any more extensive repairs
- Remove gross silicone repair jobbie on windscreen and replace with appropriate adhesive
- Adjust significant freeplay / slop out of steering
- Replace burnt out blower thermistor so that it works on settings other than max
- Grease all hinges, throttle and clutch springs, door handles and latches so that they're not quite so tight
- Change transmission fluid to hopefully do away with marginally crunchy shifting (and not need to get too mechanically involved)
- Acquire rear seatbelts to match with the shed-stored seats.
- Extensive carpet and seat shampooing to clear out the caked mud
- Adjust rear left door to remove visible airgap
- Adjust/replace hood rests so that it doesn't bounce as I'm going along the motorway
- ...and many more
I don't know a lot about Cruisers, and even less about diesel engines, so keen for any gems of wisdom from you old sages.