Operation Olive, My 1975 FJ40 Ground Up Restoration

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Overall I am really happy with the results. I wish I had done this years ago! The electrical access wasn't possible until recently when I moved to a house where the electrical panel was in the garage. If any of you are debating this and have 220v access or can get it in the garage, do it!
 
Where have I heard that before... ;)

Looks great! The time bake feature sounds awesome! Would make it very easy to put something in, and then go to bed to retrieve it in the morning.

I know you said you had plans to buy a compressor: buy the biggest/highest volume you can because the combination of blast cabinet and powder coat oven is absolutely addictive. And I hate having to stop blasting to let the compressor catch back up.

Dan
 
roma042987 said:
damn I've been wanting to get an oven myself. I ran 220 down stairs to my work area last year and picked up 60 gallon ingersol compressor but no blast cabinet yet. seeing those powder coated parts makes me want to get the ball rolling.
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DO IT!!!!

You'd be amazed at how many parts you don't lose when you can take off little brackets, blast and powder coat them and get it all back together in under an hour. Sooooooo much faster than waiting for paint to dry.

Dan
 
Dan, I do need a new compressor! I bought one when I first started this project, but it is way to small for the job. Buying a new one just isn't in the cards yet. I also need to do a little work on my blasting cabinet to get it up and running again, but I need all my coin to get this thing on the road. Speaking of that......I am still riddled with that electrical gremlin! :bang:
I think I might need your help to get this thing going. Electrical stuff is definitely not my strong suite. I also need to get the brakes done so I can drive it, after sitting in the garage for 6 months untouched I returned to find a big puddle of brake fluid on the floor:mad: I guess I better get busy blasting and powder coating all those brake parts :bounce2:for the disk conversion. Speaking of that, do you still have access to that centering tool? I also want to run by you my parts list for the conversion so I don't order the wrong stuff. I also want to make sure I have everything I need before I start. I am still a little fuzzy about what hubs to use as well. I would like to switch to the Asin rather than the Selectros that I have now.
 
Broth:

I do have the centering tool in my garage. Let's set up a time to get after that.

We've got a 7HP, 60 gallon, 11.8 SCFM/40psi, 10.3 SCFM/90psi compressor. Single stage.

I'm not convinced it actually puts out that much air anymore. We've used it a lot. It says it is a 5000 hour compressor, and we've probably put half that or more on it in the 10 years we've had it.

Dan
 
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I started cleaning and powder coating all the knuckle and brake parts in preparation for the disk brake swap.
 
Bought some Aisin hubs today to go along with my disk conversion. They cleaned up nicely. Next week I will powder coat the inner and outer dials and rebuild them. Today I just cleaned, disassembled, and dry reassembled waiting on the seals and bolts. I also got the rest of my parts ordered to complete the conversion.
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KY Longhunter said:
What's the deal with short vs long?

Pros and Cons?
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Early vs. Late. 76-79 used long body (and long birfs). After that short body and birfs.

Dan
 
Hey Dan check out #7 the tensioning spring. It attaches the follower to the clutch. It had me so confused because it wasn't shown in the video. I saw another diagram that doesn't show that spring. I guess some years were different. Longhunter, I don't think there is any advantage to short or long body, but I do remember reading that some birfs are better than others. Not sure if it's longer, shorter, or course vs fine spline that are stronger. Maybe it's none of the above I have read so many threads over the last 3 yrs and I can't keep it all straight.
 
Fine spline birfs are stronger. 76-78 had long birfs. In 79 when Toyota introduced the 4wd truck with the same birfield design they shortened the birf slightly so it matched across the board. So 79 and later are sometimes more desirable because they are easier to find.
 
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