Project Krusty - Not a Resto!
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probably for the best you cut down the running boards. I checked that junk yard yesterday and the vehicle was gone along with the rest of the old cruisers. Gone to the crusher. the only thing I could find in the yard was part of a 71/72 bench seat, broken short jump and a tunnel cover with a hole cut in it. I have been picking up these parts slowly for years and got all most all the good parts. there are now scraping out all the parts in the large storage shed. throwing third members out that had been stored on shelfs for years just being throw in to 55 gal. buckets. I did pick up the head, intake/exhaust manifold and valve cover for a FJ25. I need to go back and check on a flywheel I found, I think it's from the same FJ25.
John
John
Jim,
Did you rework those hinges? or are they new? I like 'em!!!
I have a set of hinges like those, they need some lovin', they have a lot of play
in the hinge pin.
Tony
Did you rework those hinges? or are they new? I like 'em!!!
I have a set of hinges like those, they need some lovin', they have a lot of play
in the hinge pin.
Tony
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- #105
The previous owner must have drilled them out to 5/16". So I used a 5/16" x 2 1/4" SS pin with a nylon washer to take up the slack between the hinge leaves.
I like that for my 45 as well. Anyone have a picture of what the original pins were? I'm pretty sure the bolts in mine are not OEM.
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Drivers seat mount. Used the FJ25 rear seat mount (the bolt holes aren't slotted for adjustment) and had to reposition the front hooks for the clasps. The front edge of the box is about 9/16" further out so I welded the hooks onto a piece of bar stock that extends through the front of the frame.
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- #114
Busy................but not on this..............
How long do you think these should soak on acid before they completely disappear?
Jim,
I found that if I drill one grease fitting sized hole in the center of the pivot then hose the hinge pin area down with Kroil that I can get those things to free up. A couple love taps with a hammer can also get things moving along. Drilling a hole lets you get lube to where the problem is, give the rust chunks an escape route and then leaves a place to add lube later (I use - wait for it... - a grease fitting and grease
).
Nice work so far...
Nick
I found that if I drill one grease fitting sized hole in the center of the pivot then hose the hinge pin area down with Kroil that I can get those things to free up. A couple love taps with a hammer can also get things moving along. Drilling a hole lets you get lube to where the problem is, give the rust chunks an escape route and then leaves a place to add lube later (I use - wait for it... - a grease fitting and grease
).Nice work so far...
Nick
