21NDone
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Builds My new '79 FJ40 build thread (4 Viewers)
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- #162
I like that approach. Keeps the moisture off the inside of the door.
Are you doing any closed cell foam over that and under the door card?
Are you doing any closed cell foam over that and under the door card?
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- #163
I stripped the wheel I had painted. It was a tad too dark and had some orange peel.
I had painted the base coat with black but after sanding the other rims down, I can see that the original rims had a white base coat under the gray.
Going to duplicate that in an effort to lighten up the color.
Goo Gone Graffiti paint remover made short work for removing the Rustoleum
I had painted the base coat with black but after sanding the other rims down, I can see that the original rims had a white base coat under the gray.
Going to duplicate that in an effort to lighten up the color.
Goo Gone Graffiti paint remover made short work for removing the Rustoleum
EWheeler
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Have the same exact failure on factory passenger seat in my 2/80.
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- #165
The replacement seat I got has a bit of bend to it.
Thinking I may make a form from the seat in my 60 as it's not bent. Then straighten the spare seat base and weld some plates to it and some small diameter pipe to reinforce the bends/curves.
EWheeler
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It looks like these seats just need a simple plate stiffener welded down the center of the valley in that formed bracket. Is the 60 series seat base identical?
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- #167
Yes, the late 40 bottom seat frame appears identical to the 84 -87 60 series seat base.
Once I strip down the 40 & 60 seats I'll post up more detailed pics
Edit - seat bases are identical between the 40 & 60. The surface they are on is uneven.
60 on the left & 40 on the right
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RevISK
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Geez, y’all are making me think I need to walk out to the barn for a looksy.
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- #170
They look like they are bending aft on the horizontal portion and then inward on the vertical portion. That move the pivot point aft and inward. This likely happened to my 40 frame before the crack started
Here are some better pics of the bends and a known good 60 passenger seat base next to it.
Here are some better pics of the bends and a known good 60 passenger seat base next to it.
EWheeler
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2/80. “Cruiser lean”. Passenger side is bent and cracked, drivers side look unaffected.
EWheeler
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Sorry to blow up your build thread. Does that mat fit well enough to spend $150 on the weathertech version in grey? I found it offered in black, grey, and tan....
It appears to fit darn near perfectly.
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- #173
It looks like my seat frame was cracked in this pic from 2 years ago. The passenger side is bent pretty bad too
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- #174
There is about 2 inches or so on either side from the edge of the mat to the fender well.
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- #175
'84 60 donor seat bottom bent back into a close position. It closely matches the donor '87 60 passenger seat bottom bracket angles now
However, it too has developed a crack. It appears to start on the raised curve due to there being no support behind it. Combined with the thin metal and the bending downward it cracks there.
Here is the comparison between the cracked and bent 40 driver bottom vs. the now semi-straightened donor 60 bottom.
However, it too has developed a crack. It appears to start on the raised curve due to there being no support behind it. Combined with the thin metal and the bending downward it cracks there.
Here is the comparison between the cracked and bent 40 driver bottom vs. the now semi-straightened donor 60 bottom.
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- #176
Amazooom does have everything.
Weather tech website showed only black available.
There may be a better fitting solution out there that doesn't have the tapered short edge and is about 4 inches wider.
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- #177
Your driver side is bent horizontal. They were angle up toward the center of the vehicle or at least that's how my 60 spare seat frame is.
fjc-man
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I think this hinge damage is from standing on the seatback with the hardtop off!
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- #179
Perhaps a previous owner did
I have never had the hardtop off
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- #180
That part of the seat coincidently has the thinnest metal on the entire seat
