Build My Tucson 40's

[Tancruiser]

Welcome back Jack I wondered what you would build next , the 74 looks great.

 

[middlecalf]

And are you doing this in that inferno Phoenix heat?

 

[JackA]

And are you doing this in that inferno Phoenix heat?

Yep, it's been super hot lately. Good thing is I have a swamp cooler in the garage and can keep the temps in the mid 80's.

 

[4Cruisers]

That F engine sure would look nice with a freshly refurbished vacuum advance distributor .

 

[EmanC]

Where did you source that rollbar? Looks great.

 

[cbmontgo]

Beautiful work. Love the green.

 

[JackA]

Thanks everybody. Spent some time cleaning up the garage, organizing parts, and ordering a bunch of stuff. Gearing up for a 4 day weekend wrench a thon.

Got the bezel and grill screen painted too........

 

[JackA]

Where did you source that rollbar? Looks great.

It's an oem roll bar. Traded a friend some parts for it.

 

[JackA]

Been working alittle bit everyday still, although most is not worth posting about. I got a bunch more parts slated for delivery before this weekend.

I picked up this original sales brochure for 1974. It's the best reference material.

 

[JackA]

More oem goodness

 

[JackA]

Got the seat mounts and heater stuff all cleaned up. Picked up a bunch of small hardware this morning. Allowing me to assemble a few more items.

 

[JackA]

This engine sticker really ties it all together.......

Got the new booster and master cylinder installed too. Tomorrow I am fixing the trans cover and windshield frame, then preping the last parts for more green paint.

 

[Rigger]

Great pics and great progress!

 

[JackA]

Got the trans cover whipped into shape. It was the worst piece of the whole truck. Had to cut out rusty sections and weld in new. I then hide that under Bondo and some Lizard Skin sound deadening.

 

[JackA]

Happy 4th of July. Nothing says America like restoring your Japanese truck. Good times

Anyways, got the windshield frame ready for paint. Started working on the hood. Need to spend some extra time and make it real nice. Which basically means more sanding on my end. Goal is to have the hood, the trans cover, and windshield frame painted by tomorrow evening.

Rolled it out to try and stay away from the dust. It's a losing battle for sure.

 

[JackA]

Morning paint session complete. The hood still needs some work, so it will get painted later. It won't hold up any other progress.

 

[island45]

Excellent thread! I like your style, only problem is that I am Hunter Green with envy about that gorgeous sheet metal you find out there! Those things are Killer.

 

[letterman52]

Impressive.

 

[JackA]

Thanks again. I was pretty happy to finally get the giant hole in the floor covered up. After applying a new gasket, I installed the trans cover. I still need the trans shifter boot, the tcase got all new oem boot and knob. Much better now.

 

[letterman52]

Thanks again. I was pretty happy to finally get the giant hole in the floor covered up. After applying a new gasket, I installed the trans cover. I still need the trans shifter boot, the tcase got all new oem boot and knob. Much better now.

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I’m sure I missed it, but are you using raptor liner and lizard skin?