Build Project Old Fart 1960 FJ25 softop
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So soon you forget Grasshopper............Large ones for battery hold down, I cleaned up one extra, BJ 66753 Nut, Wing, 2 per unit, FJ25, FJ25L Small one, F 23301 Nut complete, air cleaner, 1 per unit, FJ25, FJ25L
Do you have your own zinc plating equipment? Is that affordable and easy?
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There is a plater in Sacramento I took them to, A & A plating 916-442-1063 I cleaned all the used parts first, wire wheel then a soak in lacquer thinner, and they all went in a tumbler. All the new hardware gets dumped right in the drum, took two hours to sort out. Very affordable.
You thru me off with the fourth wing nut. The oil bath air cleaner and battery hold down I knew. Just couldn't place the fourth one. Were the wing nuts new or used ones you had? For some reason these go MIA and are replaced with nuts. Not sure other than my 68 I purchased in 74 that I have any that still had the original battery hold much less the wings nuts.
The project is looking great John, you are inspiring to get some of my honey do list done so I can get started on mine. I am curious how long you have had the yellow Land Cruiser crossing sign outside and how well is it holding up to the weather? Kept mine out of the UV figuring it would just fade away. Old TLCA right?
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Old wing nuts John, I've had that sign for? Can't remember.
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Update...... picked up the media blasted tub this morning, finish any welding, floating nut plate replacement tomorrow, then get some epoxy primer on it. Then the fun body work starts. Rolling chassis is wrapped up till body work gets moving along. Seat frames and wheels are done at the powder coater. The bad thing is I lost my camera. Have to borrow the wife's. John P#3
The fame looks really nice, can't wait to see it with the body on it!!
Does A & A do chrome also? If not where are you sending your stuff to be chromed?,
also was all hardware from Toyota zinc plated gold or was some stuff plated silver?
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Thank's for the encouraging comments! A & A does not do chrome, I took mine to Sherm's plating in Sacramento 916-646-0160 recognized as the best plater in the nation.
Good to know John, with the EPA I know a good shop to do chrome plating is not easy to find.
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Yellow zinc and silver zinc, Your Toyota parts manual is kinda vague the prefix letter of the fastener designates toe kind of treatment given to the part. Z= plating or other treatment/ Z= anticorrosive treatment. We need someone to tear down a complete 25 and catalog all the finish.
Thanks John. Any info on weather gold was the main color for plating or did some things come silver. Cant tell if some of my hardware was silver or just faded gold? (never mind just saw your response)
Thought the fuse block cover was silver zinc but after looking at a couple guessing it probably yellow. I do know the cover did have FJ25 stenciled on it. I have some copies of the paper diagram that goes on the inside. I could get some more of those copied. Might even be able to do it with my home printer. just need some heavier paper.
what about brass? we found quite a few brass nuts when taking annie apart.