Build Project Patina-November 1968 FJ-40

[Fireman]

I'll see your 5k and lower it to 3k.

 

[wngrog]

I'll see your 5k and lower it to 3k.

Fireman can do the 20% math......

 

[fountainhead]

I might know a guy on the latter.

Details?

 

[wngrog]

Details?

Cam is bored and wants another carport project.

A 5.3 in a 40 would almost be cheating it would be so easy though after his last 2 jobs

 

[wngrog]

Hey girl .......

 

[AndyO78FJ40]

Is it running and driving?

 

[wngrog]

Is it running and driving?

 

[offr0adlim0]

Did you fix the knock? It's hard to tell when you're running an open header.

 

[wngrog]

Did you fix the knock? It's hard to tell when you're running an open header.

Nope. It's on the books at 49 Cruisers on January 10th

 

[Texican]

What's this?
Looks large for an expedition guy....

 

[fountainhead]

I thought the same thing, Butch...pretty sure that's Pat's spare for the yellow buggy, though.

 

[wngrog]

Pat's house. I'm still smiling my tires don't cost $600 each still.

 

[wngrog]

I slapped a Cherry Bomb on Patina and fired it up.

The engine knock is terrible. The harmonic balancer has quite a wobble too.

Julie was near and walked up and said said "I'm no expert, but that
doesnt sound right

 

[wngrog]

FrontRunner makes this pimp little stainless folding bottle holder

My dash pad had some unsightly holes that I covered up with it.

 

[Texican]

The more you run that, the more assurance that your crankshaft is fawked".........

 

[wngrog]

The more you run that, the more assurance that your crankshaft is fawked".........

Yeah I'm gonna stop. Hopefully it will survive.

 

[wngrog]

Worked on this pos all day.

Added some headlights.

Took out the Ebrake and Tcase handles and cleaned up a few wires. It was pretty good for a few hours until I decided to start replacing window weatherstripping on the doors.

I broke the glass in the window and spent 3 hours replacing the gasket on one vent window to find that there is zero chance it will close with the new gasket.

New rubber and felt but a broken window getting it there

So basically I got nothing done but ruining a door.

This gasket was like concrete in the channel.

New gasket was a total pita and then the window didn't fit.

Fxxx this POS.

 

[G-Cat]

^^^^hope things turn around in 2017.

 

[ckelly14]

On those gaskets use a heat gun to soften them prior to removal. Can also use them to warm up the new ones so that they fit in properly.

 

[AndyO78FJ40]

I think it is telling you it doesn't want to be turd polished anymore.