Offering help on the following

[JohnL]

In my quest to offer back some of what I've gotten from this board, here's a list of things I've done on my 74FJ. I'm happy to answer questions on any of these. In each case I did something wrong at least once and am happy to share my blundering through...

This should help someone doing searches...lots on 'hits' here:

Body

Angle ground/stripped all metal to bare steel including underbody, tub, frame, axles, bumpers, dash, hood, fenders.

Underbody- Bumpers, frame, wheelwells, and underside of fenders POR15 silver, then POR15 black, then POR Chassis black.

Wheelwells got 2 additional coats of POR Gloss Black.

Bumpers, tie rods and exposed frame and guards got 2 coats of POR Hardnose 2-part black gloss.

POR Putty filled 2 ¼” holes on the rocker panel rearward and below each door.

Z-Coat body filler and Glaze to smooth all panels.

1 Coat PPG blue Epoxy primer,

2 Coats PPG sandable primer/surfacer.

1 Coat PPG blue Epoxy primer.

3 Coats PPG Urethane Toyota color “Storong Blue” (sic)

Replaced all body, hinge and fender bolts with stainless steel hardware.

SOR Aluminum step caps

SOR Stainless steel hood & windshield hooks & hardware.

SOR Billet aluminum hood hinges.

SOR Stainless steel door hinges.

CCOT extending side mirrors.

SOR tub liner.



Axles/Drivetrain

PowerTrax No-Slip automatic locking rear differential on new TEQ stock c-clip axles.

Extended differential breathers with 3/8” clear tubing to filter mounted on firewall.

New brake shoes all around.

Stainless steel brake lines.

Stainless steel clutch lines.

New TEQ brake master and slave cylinders.

Fresh Dot3-4-5 fluid.

4 degree shims on front axle.

CCOT Hell-for-stout shackles with greasable bolts

SOR greasable spring bolts

SOR Urethane bushings on all spring and shackle pivots.

CCOT Urethane 1” body lift.

All drivetrain bolts replaced with 8.8 grade hardened steel.

TEQ tie rod ends & steering pivot.

OME shocks stripped and painted.

Knuckles rebuilt with all new TEQ gaskets, seals and shims.

Drained and replaced all transmission, transfer case and differential fluids.



Electricals

Painless wiring harness – all wiring replaced with new.

Autometer Tach and Air/fuel Mixture gauges mounted in radio hole.

CCOT Front Turn Signals.

DUI Distributor

Alpine Alaska head unit with remote on steering wheel.

200W US Acoustics Amp in tuffy box under rear bench seat.

Infinity 10.1 Subwoofer in custom 1 ft3 enclosure under driver’s seat.

New TEQ windshield washer reservoir, pump and spray plumbing.


Engine

Adjusted valves.

Refininshed valve cover in high-temp orange.

Covered all fuel lines with high-temp reflective tape (no more vapor lock)

Set timing at 12deg BTDC

Adjusted carb (in process now...may have brake booster vacuum leak confounding my efforts here)

2 ¼ “ aluminized steel exhaust new from manifold back.

Flowmaster 40 muffler. No cat.

O2 sensor for heated 3-wire Autometer A/F mix meter.

New alt/ps belt

Flushed and replaced coolant.

.9 Radiator cap.

Rebuilt heater & refinished in Toyota platinum interior.

Refinished all knobs and controls

PIAA "superwhite" instrument cluster lights

 

[Finn74]

Hey send a before/after picture if you got one. I have a 74, but heck if it's had that much love! Good stuff. BTW, do you get cruiser lean?

 

[JohnL]

Yes, I owe pics. I just got off the phone with Canon...#$#&*%$#*$ warranty...

No lean...my OME springs and shocks have me level (I think I left that off the list....)

 

[osagecruiser]

body lift

johnl,

i am just begining what you have apparently just completed, i have a 68 cruiser and 12 year old son, i have loved cruisers since i was a kid, i bought this rig about 4 years ago and until 3 weeks ago it has been driveway art. my son and i have begun to restore what is a a terriffic cruiser we have started disassembly, cleaning and painting of all parts from the doors forward, my question is what is a 1" body lift? i have read about different types of lift kits, since the rig does not have and will not have power steering swampers are out of the question so we do not want to spend all our dollars on a lift. what did the 1" lift accomplish? slightly larger tires? please explain, since you offered.

thanks in advance

 

[JohnL]

The lift kit came from CCOT and was advertised as 1.5" lift. The PO has replaced the mounts with cut up pieces of tire, so the ride was harsh and there was little clearance between the tub and frame, certainly no cushioning.

THe kit added about 1" space between the tub and frame with urethane blocks and embedded threaded brackets. The kit was garbage...the threads were all gummed up with overflowed urethane from the manufacturing process and the bolts didn't reach where they needed to. Also, I needed to sawzall the brackets apart because the mounting locations are more offset from the edges than the brackets allow to reach.

The ride is more compliant now. My 31" tires look kinds on the small side. I'm sure I could fit 36" in there if I wanted to. THe rear qp would the limiting factor.

Hope that helps! Good luck on the project, its a great father-son one.

john

 

[osagecruiser]

ok so what kind of lift did you install? if any. and how can i tell if this rig still has stock suspension, i am not sure what i am looking for. someone has spent time on this vehicle, it has a v-8 and while going through it we are noticing very little rust for a 30+ year old vehicle.

 

[JohnL]

The body lift was ~1" total from the red urethane kit from coolcruisers.com.
The 2.5" extended shackles from coolcruisers give an effective 1.25 inches of lift.
The Old Man Emu springs give another ~2" lift.

Altogether the lift was about 4.5".

You can tell what kind of springs you have by the diameter of the bushing pivot holes. OME have big 'uns, stock have little 'uns. Don't recall the diameter off the top of my head. I didn't do the springs, those were done by the PO.

john