Builds Project Patina-November 1968 FJ-40 (5 Viewers)

[G-Cat]

Written by a children's author no less. Awesome.

A female author/artist/musician married with 2 kids.

 

[wngrog]

Patina Perfect.

 

[OGBeno]

That's about as perfect as it gets. Solid.

 

[wngrog]

Yep. Can replace it with the cig lighter to restore interior to proper 1968 fashion

 

[fountainhead]

Since it's wired directly to the battery that display will stay on and be a constant drain...might want to pull it out when you shut the truck off so as not to kill the battery.

 

[wngrog]

Since it's wired directly to the battery that display will stay on and be a constant drain...might want to pull it out when you shut the truck off so as not to kill the battery.

Already done it. Thanks though.

 

[wngrog]

These things are hot as Hades to drive. I'm gonna try to beat the door pins loose.

 

[wngrog]

Scratch that. Got one loose and mushroomed the bottoms of the other 3.

I'm going to take the hinges off inside the tub. Remove the lift gate. Leave the top on.

 

[MScruiser]

Scratch that. Got one loose and mushroomed the bottoms of the other 3.

I'm going to take the hinges off inside the tub. Remove the lift gate. Leave the top on.

Have fun doing that. Those are the hardest bolts on the entire truck to remove.

 

[wngrog]

I was able to put my hands on all of them. Seems like that would be easy....what's so hard?

 

[MScruiser]

You must have small hands. They are notoriously difficult to reach and remove.

You'll need a flexible ratcheting crescent wrench and a lot of patience.

 

[wngrog]

Air ratchet and short 12mm. Easy money on those hinge bolts except passenger top.

I took off doors left hinges though. May have to put some 1/2 doors on to keep my dogs from flying out. Way scary with them loose on the seat. Edit: they can ride in the back. Those are ugly.

 

[wngrog]

So after I got the top liftgate off and doors the fact that I have 2 bolts holding my top on was pretty evident.

I put rubber gaskets under the top and made these steel straps that will rust nicely and blend in. I spent way too much time trying to find nasty bolts but decided that was dumb.

Zero rattles now. It's awesome. Seems faster too lol

 

[wngrog]

I've been considering redoing my seats because the drivers seat sits so low and I bounce off my ass on big bumps but I tossed this pad in there and boom. It's perfect and I get to keep my Patina seats.

 

[JackA]

What's with that other pile you towed home? I saw the pic in the random picture thread.

 

[wngrog]

What's with that other pile you towed home? I saw the pic in the random picture thread.

Parts O Pig - 1977/73 combo

Having fun with that pile.....

 

[wngrog]

Perfect, perfect, perfect 40 weather today.

Church, Newks, fill with 93 test non-ethanol, Lou's house then home.

Runs and drives perfect. I got sidetracked on the pig but all I have on the to-do list for Patina is replacing the wiper motor for the one @Bossman gave me.

 

[wngrog]

Tooled around the farm with the pigs. This thing is so tight

 

[Bossman]

I've been considering redoing my seats because the drivers seat sits so low and I bounce off my ass on big bumps but I tossed this pad in there and boom. It's perfect and I get to keep my Patina seats.

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Maybe a phone book?

 

[wngrog]

Mean