Onesprung60: 1967 FJ40 Frame Off Restore

[onesprung60]

Absolutely gorgeous work!

On the center arm, where did you get the rebuild kit?
What did you think of the quality?

Any further rebuild pics of the center arm will be greatly appreciated!

The center arm kit was from Specter, good quality overall. I will see if I can dig up a few more pictures of the process and post a couple notes about how it went.

Also, not a whole lot done in the last couple days; been chasing parts and waiting for some powder-coating to get finished. Should have some good progress later in the week.

 

[onesprung60]

A little more done last night. Finished getting the steering links installed and roughly adjusted, put the front tires back on and its now sitting on all four wheels!

Lots of time left to get the t-case and transmission housing cleaned up and painted, need to pull the engine back off the frame to paint the mounts and get the correct right front bracket. Hope to get some of this done by the end of the week.

Boy is it nice to see it sitting on all four wheels again:

 

[Box Rocket]

Will, that looks bitchin!

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Will, that looks bitchin!

x2

Will, got your note about those used parts. I'm digging through my stashes tomorrow, I'll let you know.

 

[reklund5]

Wow. I knew you were a little obsessive about details, but had no idea it was to this extent. I'm impressed- can't wait to see more photos!

-Ryan-

 

[onesprung60]

So I got delayed a little by the zinc plater. I sent everything I could off to get yellow zinced and it took a little longer to get done then I expected. But it turned out great.

It doesn't get much better than a pile of shiny yellow parts:

 

[onesprung60]

Now that I had some hardware back I could get back to work.

I got the clutch master and slave cylinder rebuilt:

 

[onesprung60]

Clutch master assembled:

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

 

[onesprung60]

Started getting the T-case assembled, still have a couple things left to complete that. Won't be able to get back out to the garage till next week, but the drivetrain should be going in permanently pretty soon.

 

[onesprung60]

Last couple for now. I wanted to make some subtle upgrades that wouldn't be seen. One of the things I did while overhauling the transfer case is I installed two seals on the rear output shaft. The parking brake drum is in great shape, but this should prevent the rear seal from leaking for a very long time.

I had a friend with a lathe machine the lip out of the inside of the rear seal housing, then just installed two of the OEM seals. Double the seal surface, and no one knows its even been modified.

Output housing after being machined, and two seals installed:

 

[71FJ40]

That T-case looks beautiful!

I have this "goo" on my t-case that appears to be a combination of tar, pebbles and?????

If you had the same thing on your t-case what did you use to get it off?
I have tried gasoline, lacquer thinner, acetone, solvent, etc and nothing seems to touch it - it is hard like a ceramic.

 

[onesprung60]

I have this "goo" on my t-case that appears to be a combination of tar, pebbles and?????

If you had the same thing on your t-case what did you use to get it off?
I have tried gasoline, lacquer thinner, acetone, solvent, etc and nothing seems to touch it - it is hard like a ceramic.

I degreased it first with brake cleaner, then used Eagle One acid mag wheel cleaner; its for aluminum wheels that are not coated.

More info here Ethcing Mag Cleaner

Its pretty nasty stuff so be careful with it, and don't let it get near anything painted. Once it was all clean I hit it lightly with a wire wheel just to get a little bit of the freshly cast look back.

 

[Cdaniel]

I like this! No problems with the speedo gear?
Added to my list when I get to the T-case.

Last couple for now. I wanted to make some subtle upgrades that wouldn't be seen. One of the things I did while overhauling the transfer case is I installed two seals on the rear output shaft. The parking brake drum is in great shape, but this should prevent the rear seal from leaking for a very long time.

I had a friend with a lathe machine the lip out of the inside of the rear seal housing, then just installed two of the OEM seals. Double the seal surface, and no one knows its even been modified.

Output housing after being machined, and two seals installed:

 

[Bad Coco]

Awesome work. Do you have any pics of the correct way to install the slave on the drivers side.

 

[DallasCrzr]

This is probably a stupid question since this is so far out of my league you might as well be on another planet but that's why I love mud...

So you machined the lip completely out of the rear seal housing? Wasn't that lip to keep the seal in place? Without it what's to stop the seal from slipping into the TC? I guess I might as well ask what keeps it from slipping out as well...

Anyway I really enjoy following along and imagining I'll be able to do 1/2 of this one day...this is really nice thanks for letting us all in on it

 

[77TPIFJ]

looking great.. more please

 

[onesprung60]

This is probably a stupid question since this is so far out of my league you might as well be on another planet but that's why I love mud...

So you machined the lip completely out of the rear seal housing? Wasn't that lip to keep the seal in place? Without it what's to stop the seal from slipping into the TC? I guess I might as well ask what keeps it from slipping out as well...

Anyway I really enjoy following along and imagining I'll be able to do 1/2 of this one day...this is really nice thanks for letting us all in on it

The seal is held in place because of tension between the seal and the housing, basically the outer diameter of the seal is the same, or very slightly larger then the inner diameter of the housing. The lip is there so that the seal is not driven in too far. Without the lip you just have to be careful not to drive the first seal in to far.

looking great.. more please

More updates soon, I have gotten a bunch of stuff done; just haven't had time to organize some pics and post them up soon. Look for more in the next few days.

Thanks,

 

[JohnnyC]

Great job on the resto...LOVE the white rims

cant wait to see more

 

[onesprung60]

Lots of work done on the '67, just didn't have time to sit down and organize some pictures. Since the last update, the drive train is now installed, drive shafts are completely rebuilt and installed, exhaust is almost done (waiting for one clamp), radiator is temporarily installed (waiting for correct fan and and shroud to get powder coated). Some pics of the progress.

T-case, fuel filter detail and a front quarter shot: