New Project Loaded: 1967 FJ40. (3 Viewers)

[msahr]

Update on the 67...

How it sits now

Everything for the questionable SR "upgrade" is gone. Prepping the frame to weld in new brackets and hangers and whatnot.

 

[msahr]

Of course, found more issues. While disassembling the front end, found the center pivot is barely attached now. Looks like during the SR install, they removed all but one of the rivets that hold it on. Not sure what the intention was here.

 

[msahr]

Got the center arm apart. Including removing the remnants of the 1 and a half rivets that were holding it to the frame. Now to order a rebuild kit and get it reinstalled. Since @wngrog bolted his back in Builds - 1967 FJ45 LPBlue - Tilda Bogue Service Station - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/1967-fj45-lpblue-tilda-bogue-service-station.1304086/post-14837746
I feel pretty confident this will work for me too.

 

[msahr]

Got the arm back together. Cleaned up all the surface rust, figured out how to put it back together, etc.

Rather than pay hundreds of dollars for a few parts I decided to reuse everything other than the felt and the cotter pins.

The felt pieces bugged me. I tried 2 different hardware stores and then remembered that Walmart sells craft supplies. For a measly 32 cents I bought a sheet of felt and cut out some rounds of felt. Had to use 6 layers for the small end and 4 on the large end. I just stacked them.

My technical and precise method of marking the cutouts: some chalk on the metal collars that hold the felt.

 

[msahr]

Worked great. Put it all together and bolted it back on the frame.

Some grade 8.8 metric hardware and it's good to go. Glad to have something specific I can point to as a "completed" sub-project on the white board. Gives me some motivation!

 

[3_puppies]

don't forget the cotter pin