Nut & Bolt Frame-Off 1978 FJ40 Restoration (1 Viewer)

[MScruiser]

Spent the morning blasting the block. 150lbs of blasting media. Coated with high temp semi gloss black and high temp clear coat.

 

[wngrog]

It may not be as good as the re-neggar's 2F, but this head cleaned up nicely.

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That is Internet a****** to you young man.

 

[under_psi]

Intake manifold has been painted high temp silver and high temp clear coat. This had a Weber on it, but I'm thinking I may replace the Weber with a Trollhole so I can retain the factory air cleaner assembly.

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There's @under_psi 's pressure washer in the background with a newly cleaned carb.

dude. you could basically walk by and start all those mowers where they sit and do the lawn.....aint no excuse for the grass that tall. lol and weeds.....

looking great!

 

[MScruiser]

Funny you said that; I just finished mowing a few minutes ago.

 

[MScruiser]

Blasted and painted the inspection cover. I just happened to have the right cadmium bolts in my shop to install it. Also had a few for the timing cover. I ordered a new timing cover gasket from @beno.

 

[MScruiser]

I'll go ahead and buy a new set of spark plugs. NGK still the best?

Was looking at NGK BPR5EY-11 plugs

 

[offr0adlim0]

And new pcv valve

 

[pmccraney]

Just curious, and I may have missed it somewhere in the prior 24 pages, but did you ever check compression on the motor? Would just hate to see a motor that pretty will a problem cylinder hiding inside it.

 

[MScruiser]

It ran strong. No compression test. Kinda too late now. My motto for this build was to originally not touch the inside of the drivetrain, as it ran well to begin with

But as always, if a problem occurs, it's only a credit card away from being fixed.

 

[FJ60Cam]

I'll go ahead and buy a new set of spark plugs. NGK still the best?

Was looking at NGK BPR5EY-11 plugs

I don't think it matters that much with the 2F, but the ones from Toyota (Denso?, NGK?) are dirt
cheap, work well, and have always been gapped to spec out of the box.

 

[MScruiser]

Thanks, Cameron.

 

[wngrog]

End game

 

[MScruiser]

Wrong color, but besides that....

 

[Bodean]

Wrong color, but besides that....

Oh no, it's the best color! Just sayin'

 

[wngrog]

I thought that was your color of choice. Sorry.

 

[MScruiser]

No, going with the earlier and lighter shade of Olive. Forgot the color code, but it'll be lighter and have a bit more yellow than Tolleson's rig.

 

[under_psi]

just wondering. does it not make more sense to use factory color associated with the original color that came on it? figured it would help with value, maybe not....

i just know that on old cars that get restored, original paint colors matter......and help with resale and matching up all the way around....or was there no paint code association on these trucks stamped with the vin

 

[wngrog]

As long as it's an OEM color and it all matches it's irrelevant

 

[G-Cat]

The Barrett Jackson/TLC 4x4/Cool Cruisers etc. buying crowd (collectors) are likely to care about original-to-the-truck color. I think MScruiser is targeting the crowd that buys for south of premium prices and well-north of Mud prices...and those folks want exactly what he's building....original truck in a cool OEM color.

 

[MScruiser]

It ain't gonna be Barret Jackson pricing, but it ain't gonna be cheap either. Well north of what my 1968 sold for. I'll determine value based off of what the final product looks like, and I'm expecting something very nice when it's all said and done.