Old Rusty Resurrection

[Deny]

So plan is to start working on rusty this winter and I bought new batteries this spring. While Aaron and Kim were up here packing up the mine truck we decided to throw the batteries in and see how it would start after sitting for over 10 years. Well first crank and it fired right up. The clutch slave is seized but still got it going starting in gear after we pulled it out of the ruts it was in with the minihoe. Anyway hoping to turn this into my ultimate wheeling truck so I can retire the mall wagon

 

[cruiserpilot]

Don’t you have a 40, if I remember back when?

 

[Deny]

Just one 40 in pieces for parts, unless you mean the green 40 Dan built with the 3b from a bj60? otherwise only have two bj42's (3 if you count the green one) the mall wagon and a couple bj60 parts trucks.

 

[cruiserpilot]

I thought it was blue. But it was 24 yrs ago I saw it. Been by your place a few times last couple of years. Should have dropped you a line.

 

[Deny]

Old blue is my very first cruiser and is a BJ42.

 

[cruiserpilot]

That’s the one. Still have it then?

 

[Deny]

you bet, I am going to get buryed in that thing when I die , had it since I was 19, and lots of good memories in it. Although I do have the axles borrowed to the green truck at the moment, but in a year or two hoping to swap them back.

 

[Deny]

Christmas time in July for old rusty! Spent a lot of money, but I’ll try to keep it mostly a budget build from now on seeing what I’m starting with. Anyway got the clutch slave in there and I can now start and shift through all the gears as I drove it around the property. As soon as I figure out how to get the green truck to stop leaking out of the fill plug rusty is going to get allocated shop time

 

[cruiserpilot]

Curious as to who you rely on for online shopping? Just popped into my head. Don't recognize the
Aisin boxes. Those new birf's for a 40?

 

[Deny]

I usually get parts shipped from 4wheel auto where I got these clutch parts and locker, but also get parts from EBi. The longfields and high steer stuff came from Trail gear.

 

[Deny]

So Rusty’s first time in the shop in like 20 years, let the good times roll

 

[Deny]

Now cleaning years of seeds and mouse poop gonna junk the old 60 series seats and upgrade with the prelude seats from blue while blue will get reupholstered stock seats.

 

[Deny]

Bought a can of paint to see if I like it. Caterpillar yellow, sort of mustard colour. It’s not too off the s*** brown original colour

 

[Deny]

Rusty had a spa date. Took him to the car wash and washed 20 years of grime off. Also yanked 60 series manual steering off the 60 that donated its heart to green.

 

[Deny]

So in the evenings and on rainy days I’ve been tinkering on a few things. I’ve made some brackets for the stock seats that will go into old blue in the trade for the prelude seats and of course I couldn’t find the right year so had to mock these up. Then I built rear spring perches which turned out pretty similar to the front ones from Ruff Stuff, which I was lucky enough to get two sets of fronts before they went out of business! The only thing that sucks is I ordered two no cut and turn and now decided to cut and turn rusty so I will have to slightly modify the passenger side plate.

 

[BC40]

Didn’t know ruffstuff had closed. I bought some things from them last winter for rubicon prep. Too bad. Was thinking to order a few other things they had that were toyota specific. For some of the generic brackets like those spring perches and shackles Ive also ordered from barnes4wd. Prices were pretty good to save time making stuff.
For the seats I thought they just bolted to the floor on the newer tubs?

 

[Deny]

They do, but I bought seats from like 79 and older with gas tank still inside. Couldn’t find seats for 80 and newer.

 

[Deny]

Few more odds and ends done as I wait for a few parts for green before I start on the soa project on rusty as it will take over my shop for the winter. The doors were sticking open so I had some new door handles that I put in place and sprayed a bunch of lubricant into the mechanism. Painted the inner handle area while I was at it. Also made some battery hold downs, not sure where Rusty’s went but he will have new ones anyway.

 

[Deny]

Every morning half an hour before work I’ve been wire brushing the passenger door to get the pealing primer off and a couple bondo cracks out so I can re-bondo, re-prime and paint the doors.

 

[Deny]

Got the doors bondoed up and getting closer to a roller paint job, just got to prep the hinges so I can get them at the same time.