Builds My first '40 and the venture (15 Viewers)

[OlYellr]

I vote corrosion in bulb holder or bad ground. Then again light bulbs aren't made as good as they were - filament too thin and poor quality for the metal composition and I doubt they use a getter any more to take out the oxygen.

I thought of that too today - I did clean them last year - used Deoxit too - that did wonders. Will get into that.

Thx

 

[charliemeyer007]

Would that be Ricky the Rabid Raccoon? I think he went bad after drinking electric wine with a bullfrog named Germinoma

 

[OlYellr]

Been helping out with the other Rigs going in a couple weeks.

Removed side windows on this one. One side the PO used window weld, the other was mastic. Window weld sucks to cut though/remove. Had luck clean the frame today of the mastic window with mineral spirits/W40D.

The top is fiberglass so being careful not to scratch/gouge (especially since not my Rig).

Frame from mastic side...

 

[knuckle47]

@Ol Yeller … in my opinion, I like the flares. I had them on my ‘74 and they are on my ‘75. The tub is un-cut and the tires are just a hair outside the body so it keeps the sides cleaner. I did re-install them with black pop rivets…. Probably a sharpie would accomplish that same effect
prior to me, someone sprayed the exposed surface under the flare with flat black. It did make it look like the metal was gone but the paint under that spray is perfectly un-touched…That paint spray came off easily with a little acetone

 

[MOTOV8R]

Correct - I made Yellr do the Triple Lindy

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On that side -

Both were working the day before I hooked the new BT up. Not saying that they are related - circuits are different - Going to do some more investigation between now and launch date.

Thanks about the brake switch - will look at that. Would be sweet if that simple.

My brake lights were staying on. If I pulled the brake pedal by hand toward the switch they would go off. Adjusted the switch and all good.

Even with hacked quarters I prefer no flares. Had some on a 40 with hacked quarters. Destroyed one on a rock, replaced them, happened again. After that I just cleaned up the openings as best I could and called it good.

 

[dmaddox]

Hacked quarters are what started me down the path of a full blown purist restoration. Be careful. hahaha....

That being said...you could re-lip the rear quarters and spray just the quarters (have two quarts of 532 color matched and mixed up) and you'd be off to the races. It isn't actually that bad of a repair.

For me, fender flares ruin the boxy utilitarian lines of an FJ40. No, 40's are not smooth and sexy like a 250 GTO...but where they lack in Italian sex appeal, they more than make up for with their character, soul and relentless companionship. To me, fender flares hit the "minus key", probably like Chewbacca wearing a tutu would. Just my .02!

 

[RevISK]

Hacked quarters are what started me down the path of a full blown purist restoration. Be careful. hahaha....

That being said...you could re-lip the rear quarters and spray just the quarters (have two quarts of 532 color matched and mixed up) and you'd be off to the races. It isn't actually that bad of a repair.

For me, fender flares ruin the boxy utilitarian lines of an FJ40. No, 40's are not smooth and sexy like a 250 GTO...but where they lack in Italian sex appeal, they more than make up for with their character, soul and relentless companionship. To me, fender flares hit the "minus key", probably like Chewbacca wearing a tutu would. Just my .02!

The flares on my truck are holding me back from ripping it down to its base element and starting from the ground up. The PO did a lot of good things on my rig but must have been snorting gasoline when he cut the fenders.

B- I thought they were uncut... Flare away good sir!

 

[solomrus]

unsolicited opinion: flare-less, original fender cut outs. those lines make me very happy.

then we're back to fix your tub with new skins/rear seal/every hole and rust patch we can find vs. who's got the best replacement tub?

it's like finding parts for the rear window frames.. how original does it need to be to make you happy?

--r

 

[OlYellr]

Hacked quarters are what started me down the path of a full blown purist restoration. Be careful. hahaha....

That being said...you could re-lip the rear quarters and spray just the quarters (have two quarts of 532 color matched and mixed up) and you'd be off to the races. It isn't actually that bad of a repair.

For me, fender flares ruin the boxy utilitarian lines of an FJ40. No, 40's are not smooth and sexy like a 250 GTO...but where they lack in Italian sex appeal, they more than make up for with their character, soul and relentless companionship. To me, fender flares hit the "minus key", probably like Chewbacca wearing a tutu would. Just my .02!

Appreciate the comments Dallas.

(Love your build thread). Seems I remember you posting the paint you had made up when you redid your side members or something.

 

[OlYellr]

unsolicited opinion: flare-less, original fender cut outs. those lines make me very happy.

then we're back to fix your tub with new skins/rear seal/every hole and rust patch we can find vs. who's got the best replacement tub?

it's like finding parts for the rear window frames.. how original does it need to be to make you happy?

--r

Don’t forget the rear sill that is rusted (well the tiny bits that remain are rusted)

Got new one waiting for the day.

 

[OlYellr]

The flares on my truck are holding me back from ripping it down to its base element and starting from the ground up. The PO did a lot of good things on my rig but must have been snorting gasoline when he cut the fenders.

B- I thought they were uncut... Flare away good sir!

Maybe we had the same PO?

 

[RevISK]

Maybe we had the same PO?

Dr. Norman Clausen of Friendswood, TX? (RIP).

He really did do a lot of fantastic things to the truck, to be fair.

 

[dmaddox]

Wow - what an amazing photo...

 

[solomrus]

Don’t forget the rear sill that is rusted (well the tiny bits that remain are rusted)

Got new one waiting for the day.

yeah, yeah, yeah. i was gonna mention that too. 8^p