Project Hope - 1959 FST FJ25

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

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1962 wiring diagram for reference ;)

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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.:crybaby: 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.:bang:

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

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To the parts horde!

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

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

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

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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 :princess: 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?
 
I had to favorite that video! The :princess: 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.
 
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