Nut & Bolt Frame-Off 1978 FJ40 Restoration

[OGBeno]

Andrew is now formally known as 3enginez.

Bummer.

 

[MScruiser]

Got the engine back in the truck and the truck back on the road.

Now to tackle the doors and hardtop. Need to align some body panels better, adjust carb, brakes, and valves.

For now though, I’ve been driving it all over town, enjoying the weather and fruits of my labor (started almost 2 years ago).

 

[jynx]

Awesome work, it has been educational for a novice like myself.

 

[77TLCFJ40]

Looks great Andrew

 

[G-Cat]

I originally saw this on my phone, without my readers. I wondered why on Earth you would have a bright pink pillow in the drivers seat. Now on my desktop with glasses...cute little girl.

 

[MScruiser]

All new weatherstripping and packing from @Racer65.

I’m using screws to hold the packing in place while just a few drops of contact cement dry.

 

[MScruiser]

Door rebuilding.

Repurposed the baby nursery as a workshop. Lol.

Cut these door hinge gaskets out of PVC

New outer handles and gaskets.

New pins and bushings. I’ll replace these bolts with JIS once the bolts come in the mail.

 

[MScruiser]

Bought new felts and wipes for the doors. New window runs and door gaskets from racer65. New latch mechanisms, new pull handles, new regulator cranks, new door cards, new door pull bezels, new plastic bushings that hold the door cards in place, all new Cadmium hardware where needed, new side view mirror gaskets, and a few other odds and ends. I have a new lockset on order, so I am holding off on installing the door cards until they come in.

I’m reusing the mirrors that were on the truck. They cleaned up to like-new condition with some hot water, simple green, and a stiff bristled brush.

 

[MScruiser]

 

[MScruiser]

Now to start on the hard top sides.

New gaskets and weatherstripping all around, stainless hardware on the window latches, and new dome light. The window hinges are not installed yet, as I blasted them, and am now waiting on the paint to dry.

I used the string method to install the glass. Worked beautifully.

 

[MScruiser]

 

[MScruiser]

Using this other set of ambi doors I have to help me remember how everything goes back into place. Look familiar, @SHUSH?

 

[SHUSH]

Using this other set of ambi doors I have to help me remember how everything goes back into place. Look familiar, @SHUSH?
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Mardis sell those to you or the guy currently owning my 76 was n Texas? It’s looking great!! Continued to be awed by your skills.

 

[MScruiser]

Mardis sell those to you or the guy currently owning my 76 was n Texas? It’s looking great!! Continued to be awed by your skills.

Oh I thought you were the PO, not Mardis. My bad!

The doors came from @AndyO78FJ40 when I bought this 40 from him.

 

[MScruiser]

 

[MScruiser]

New roof gaskets and new windshield gaskets from racer65.

Doors hung. Still not adjusted though.

 

[MScruiser]

 

[77TLCFJ40]

Really coming together nicely! Well done.

 

[SHUSH]

Oh I thought you were the PO, not Mardis. My bad!

The doors came from @AndyO78FJ40 when I bought this 40 from him.

@MScruiser me, Madrid, guy in Texas. Vaguely remember Andy getting the doors.

 

[MScruiser]

New headliner going in