Part ID? (1 Viewer)

[dmamj]

Can someone ID this? Came in a bin of extra parts from a 40 and I have no idea what it is for. Apologies for my ignorance gents.

 

[dmamj]

And it's a '74 FJ40.

 

[65swb45]

I have never seen that part. More than a WAG it's not stock.

 

[zebrabeefj40]

Sure looks like the captured nut plate for a door hinge or similar. As it is normally "captured" behind a body panel or inside a door shell they are not seen loose like this. As my '74 is 900 miles away at the moment I can't look and see where it might normally live.

Nick

 

[Tancruiser]

No worries it’s probably just some brake part or something unimportant like that.

 

[thebigredrocker]

If 65swb45 of Mark’s Offroad says it’s not Landcruiser, it’s a good bet it’s not. Have you figured out if the nuts are SAE or Metric?

 

[dmamj]

Thanks for the replies. Checked the doors and hole dimensions don't match up. Here's an odd thing I just noticed - the nuts are 13mm, but octagon. It's 2 3/4" across the base. 65swb45, probably not stock, but now my curiosity is really up. Gonna be on a mission to figure it out. Reverse side is stamped XBL or XBD- tough to tell, plus it's got four connecting circles. Probably should have included all this in the first post. Two more pics below.

 

[GA Architect]

The four rings looks very similar to the Audi logo....

 

[dmamj]

GA, great clue! Didn't think about the Audi logo at all. Armed with that and a little persistence, I think the mystery is solved: ball joint locking plate for an older model Volkswagon or Audi. It makes sense, because among all the FJ parts was an old VW seatbelt. Previous owner must have had a few projects going at once (sounds familiar). Thanks again all. Time to go inspect the 40 and make sure there are no VW parts tainting it!

 

[zebrabeefj40]

I knew I had seen one of those before. I have an 2001 VW Golf and Jetta wagon plus used to race a '85ish Golf GTI...and have replaced the lower control arms/ball joints a few times over the years on all of them.

Nick

 

[65swb45]

I knew I had seen one of those before. I have an 2001 VW Golf and Jetta wagon plus used to race a '85ish Golf GTI...and have replaced the lower control arms/ball joints a few times over the years on all of them.

Nick

I guess 'The 24 Hours of LEMONS ' is technically considered a race.