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Awesome Job Andrew!!! Looks amazing!
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Replacing the rear flange seal this morning.
Andrew - Purveyor of Homebrewed Beer, Class III Weapons, Lawnmowers , & LandCruisers T LCA # 234071997 FZJ80 Collector's Edition 1978 FJ40 Currently under a full nut and bolt frame off restoration 2003 UZJ100 Wife's Rig I sell 80 Series Steering Wheel Leather Kits. IM me for details.
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Started on the power steering box today, that I got from Lash. Removed the Saginaw arm (another huge PITA), blasted, and painted. Have I mentioned how much I love this rest oleum professional line? It goes on very thick but also extremely smooth. I have no doubt it will be extremely durable. After the paint has cured I will remove the bolts and replace with cadmium. I always leave the bolts in while I blast because it keeps the sand out of the mechanisms and it also allows me to hit the tops of the bolts with the blaster so I will be able to plate them easier on the next go-round.
I also blasted and painted the rear flange. I've got a new OE dust cover to install once the paint has cured.
Andrew - Purveyor of Homebrewed Beer, Class III Weapons, Lawnmowers , & LandCruisers T LCA # 234071997 FZJ80 Collector's Edition 1978 FJ40 Currently under a full nut and bolt frame off restoration 2003 UZJ100 Wife's Rig I sell 80 Series Steering Wheel Leather Kits. IM me for details.
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I mocked up the front bumper, installed, steering linkages (tie rods), OME steering stabilizer, radiator support and fan shroud, battery support, new OE battery tray, heat shields, and fuel filter and bracket.
I placed a massive order of parts this week from
@beno , cityracer65's storefront, and cruisercorps. Too much stuff to list, but you will see stuff as its installed.
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Andrew - Purveyor of Homebrewed Beer, Class III Weapons, Lawnmowers , & LandCruisers T LCA # 234071997 FZJ80 Collector's Edition 1978 FJ40 Currently under a full nut and bolt frame off restoration 2003 UZJ100 Wife's Rig I sell 80 Series Steering Wheel Leather Kits. IM me for details.
Replacing the rear flange seal this morning.
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Did the new one pop in easy? Gotta do my 60 next week.
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Went in ok. Get yourself something close to the same diameter as the seal (hollow in the center) to knock it in.
Andrew - Purveyor of Homebrewed Beer, Class III Weapons, Lawnmowers , & LandCruisers T LCA # 234071997 FZJ80 Collector's Edition 1978 FJ40 Currently under a full nut and bolt frame off restoration 2003 UZJ100 Wife's Rig I sell 80 Series Steering Wheel Leather Kits. IM me for details.
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Bought brand new tailight assemblies from
@beno . They are beautiful.
Also installed my CCOT powdercoated bumperettes.
Andrew - Purveyor of Homebrewed Beer, Class III Weapons, Lawnmowers , & LandCruisers T LCA # 234071997 FZJ80 Collector's Edition 1978 FJ40 Currently under a full nut and bolt frame off restoration 2003 UZJ100 Wife's Rig I sell 80 Series Steering Wheel Leather Kits. IM me for details.
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Got to work rebuilding the parking brake. Pretty straight forward. Rebuild kit from
@beno , along with new OE shim.
New shim
Finished
Andrew - Purveyor of Homebrewed Beer, Class III Weapons, Lawnmowers , & LandCruisers T LCA # 234071997 FZJ80 Collector's Edition 1978 FJ40 Currently under a full nut and bolt frame off restoration 2003 UZJ100 Wife's Rig I sell 80 Series Steering Wheel Leather Kits. IM me for details.
no bling on the pin clips/retainers?
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Pins are zinc chromate. Retainers are regular black oxide.
Andrew - Purveyor of Homebrewed Beer, Class III Weapons, Lawnmowers , & LandCruisers T LCA # 234071997 FZJ80 Collector's Edition 1978 FJ40 Currently under a full nut and bolt frame off restoration 2003 UZJ100 Wife's Rig I sell 80 Series Steering Wheel Leather Kits. IM me for details.
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Installed rear driveshaft. You can also see the new deflector/dust cover on the rear pinion flange.
Oh, and my mini-truck power steering box is finished and mounted. Woohoo. Thanks again to Georg for the pedastal and mount.
Andrew - Purveyor of Homebrewed Beer, Class III Weapons, Lawnmowers , & LandCruisers T LCA # 234071997 FZJ80 Collector's Edition 1978 FJ40 Currently under a full nut and bolt frame off restoration 2003 UZJ100 Wife's Rig I sell 80 Series Steering Wheel Leather Kits. IM me for details.
nice! im gonna wish mine had power steering i bet......
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Scored a working electric double oven today. Boom.
First thing I did was hit it with the angle grinder and started hacking away. Removed the center dividers, and rerouted the element power wires to power the bottommost element, and the uppermost broiler element.
Then did a dirty job using some flashing to cover the exposed insulation.
Now the entire open area can be heated.
Why did I do this? Getting into powdercoating, that's why.
Andrew - Purveyor of Homebrewed Beer, Class III Weapons, Lawnmowers , & LandCruisers T LCA # 234071997 FZJ80 Collector's Edition 1978 FJ40 Currently under a full nut and bolt frame off restoration 2003 UZJ100 Wife's Rig I sell 80 Series Steering Wheel Leather Kits. IM me for details.
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Got my new stainless steel lines from $or. Very high quality.
Spent the morning getting them installed.
Andrew - Purveyor of Homebrewed Beer, Class III Weapons, Lawnmowers , & LandCruisers T LCA # 234071997 FZJ80 Collector's Edition 1978 FJ40 Currently under a full nut and bolt frame off restoration 2003 UZJ100 Wife's Rig I sell 80 Series Steering Wheel Leather Kits. IM me for details.
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Andrew - Purveyor of Homebrewed Beer, Class III Weapons, Lawnmowers , & LandCruisers T LCA # 234071997 FZJ80 Collector's Edition 1978 FJ40 Currently under a full nut and bolt frame off restoration 2003 UZJ100 Wife's Rig I sell 80 Series Steering Wheel Leather Kits. IM me for details.
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New soft brake lines are going in.
Andrew - Purveyor of Homebrewed Beer, Class III Weapons, Lawnmowers , & LandCruisers T LCA # 234071997 FZJ80 Collector's Edition 1978 FJ40 Currently under a full nut and bolt frame off restoration 2003 UZJ100 Wife's Rig I sell 80 Series Steering Wheel Leather Kits. IM me for details.
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New motor mounts from
@beno . Also started reinstalling the rear wiring harness.
Andrew - Purveyor of Homebrewed Beer, Class III Weapons, Lawnmowers , & LandCruisers T LCA # 234071997 FZJ80 Collector's Edition 1978 FJ40 Currently under a full nut and bolt frame off restoration 2003 UZJ100 Wife's Rig I sell 80 Series Steering Wheel Leather Kits. IM me for details.
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Got the radiator and fan belts installed.
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Andrew - Purveyor of Homebrewed Beer, Class III Weapons, Lawnmowers , & LandCruisers T LCA # 234071997 FZJ80 Collector's Edition 1978 FJ40 Currently under a full nut and bolt frame off restoration 2003 UZJ100 Wife's Rig I sell 80 Series Steering Wheel Leather Kits. IM me for details.
