ntsaint's FJ40 search and build

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The whites just don't look as mean as the black ones.

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Found a good when mocking up the many doors.

Missed drilling a set of hinge holes in the lower quarter panel.

Drilling won't be a problem, but anyone know a source for the backing plates with the nuts embedded?

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Looks like you have the upper backing plate in place. The lower backing plate is the sill.
 
It's the curved reinforcement that supports the lower curved part of the fender.
 
ntsaint said:
Little more progress

Not far from paint then tires.

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Something just occurred to me: As I've watched you work through this entire build, I'm wondering how you keep your shop so freakin clean? Not even any clutter......VERY impressive!
 
dnp said:
Something just occurred to me: As I've watched you work through this entire build, I'm wondering how you keep your shop so freakin clean? Not even any clutter......VERY impressive!
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Ha, thanks. But the clutter is there. Stacked floor to ceiling inside the climate controlled part!

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Jordan7118 said:
Doesn't look like you have much clearance at the front of your rear fenderwells. Do you think you'll run into issues when moving to a larger tire?
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I've read that's one of the side affects of the OME lift...tire is moved forward slightly.

The tires that are there are close to the size I'm going with, so hopefully won't make too much difference. Will have to play it by ear.

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The tire won't swing forward during compression so you are fine. It will move back during flex on the rear.
 
Bodean said:
The tire won't swing forward during compression so you are fine. It will move back during flex on the rear.
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Sorry- not correct. With the shackle in the front that is the only way the axle can move. When the spring is compressed (think flatten) the axle must move forward as the spring "gets longer". The rear is a fixed point so the axle must follow the shackle (forward in this case). You are going to need to limit upward movement with some bump stops to save those nice new fenders...
 
Bossman said:
Sorry- not correct. With the shackle in the front that is the only way the axle can move. When the spring is compressed (think flatten) the axle must move forward as the spring "gets longer". The rear is a fixed point so the axle must follow the shackle (forward in this case). You are going to need to limit upward movement with some bump stops to save those nice new fenders...
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I think Jordan/Jeff were talking bout the rear fenders right?

That being said I really don't plan on wheeling this truck much so hopefully no issues here.

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Well dang, Jeff is absolutely correct about the rear axle. I saw the front first and reacted to that. Sorry Jeff... I should have read more carefully. You are going to need to set your bumpstops carefully to protect that bodywork front and rear...
 
Now!!!! Lol
 
ntsaint said:
The tires that are there are close to the size I'm going with, so hopefully won't make too much difference. Will have to play it by ear.
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Ah... Then you should be okay with the rims you've chosen.
 
there it is.....go crank her up now!!
 
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