Project Hope - 1959 FST FJ25

[treerootCO]

Simpson and I 25ed the 25 a little more. Went back to a generator to fix the charging issues

1962 wiring diagram for reference

 

[treerootCO]

Simpson, Ige, and I 25ed the 25 a little more...

 

[treerootCO]

Brake write up here https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/25-master-cylinders.44958/page-11#post-9437204

25ed the 25 a little more today with the red rims and brakes!

 

[pardion]

Brake write up here https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/25-master-cylinders.44958/page-11#post-9437204

25ed the 25 a little more today with the red rims and brakes!

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Nice! Now some red for the mirrors, silver for the bumper, and black for the shock's.

 

[treerootCO]

Soft Top Fuel Filler Grommet McMaster-Carr 63595K41

 

[nuclearlemon]

just need to file off all that "st. louis" stuff off your japanese rig

 

[treerootCO]

good day for a drive

 

[treerootCO]

 

[Living in the Past]

Can't believe you don't keep that beauty covered. I've gone to great lengths over the years to keep my cruisers covered, Running, non running, desert or forest. It did look like a fun drive something we haven't been able to do this winter in N. AZ. I do think it's ironic that a couple of early soft tops in CO have canvas without complete bows and in AZ we have bows with no canvas.

 

[treerootCO]

25ed the 25 a little more today. New shocks have been ordered as well as a set of OEM spring bushings.

To the parts horde!

Both sides were chamfered to give as much surface area and penetration to the weld.

 

[treerootCO]

The driver's shock tower needed a little help as well. Replaced the bolt with the OEM shock mount parts.

Simpson and I went to the hardware store and sourced 9.5mm stainless steel rod to replace the hood pins. I tried to weld the hood shut but luckily he pointed out I couldn't weld both sides of the pin

There is a copper washer between the two to keep everything operating smoothly. The cool part is that was one of the biggest rattles on the 25. I added some weather stripping to the tool box lid to silence the only other rattle she had.

 

[treerootCO]

JIS impact bits

http://www.vesseltools.com/hand-tool...keyword=impact

 

[daniel.watters]

Nice truck! Love it!

 

[nuclearlemon]

good to see hope getting some more loving.

 

[FJnotCJ]

Too easy! And John is right, cover it, or at least water proof the shifter-to-trans area. This is where the moisture gets in and ruins many a FST trans...

 

[treerootCO]

25ed the 25 a little more today

http://www.canalrubber.com/pyramid-vinyl-matting.html

https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/non-skid-step.69657/

Cut on the diagonal so the tread parallels the outside edge.

 

[treerootCO]

JIS bolts that are really close (ACE Hardware) next to what I believe to be stock.

 

[BretwithoneT]

25ed the 25 a little more today

Cut on the diagonal so the tread parallels the outside edge.

I had to favorite that video! The and I cracked up at the big kid at the end of that top down snow drive.

How much vinyl did you buy for one set?

 

[treerootCO]

Nice! Now some red for the mirrors, silver for the bumper, and black for the shock's.

Ige posted up the part numbers for the Monroe shocks so I picked up a couple sets and painted them black. Next up is to install some OEM rubber shackle bushings.

31000 is correct monroe number for rears, fronts are 32207

 

[treerootCO]

I had to favorite that video! The and I cracked up at the big kid at the end of that top down snow drive.

How much vinyl did you buy for one set?

28" x 20" is the minimum to cut out one set diagonally. Most of the waste is the first cut though.