Build Project Patina-November 1968 FJ-40

[wngrog]

Piddled a bit on Patina while my hands dried out and the Goat dried.

When I stripped the EAF gear off the 100 and put it on the 60, this stuff was just laying around so I added it to the Con Ferr on Patina.

Also spent some time regluing weatherstrip that had come loose. Gave me PTSD from doing it the last time

 

[slacker24-7]

^^^^ Love Rainey’s other woman t shirt, I had one years ago, still have a few old gsmtr shirts, but his were classic

 

[wngrog]

^^^^ Love Rainey’s other woman t shirt, I had one years ago, still have a few old gsmtr shirts, but his were classic

He sells all his designs on posters. I bought all 4

 

[BMThiker]

Safety orange Maxtrax on a stockish '68 FJ40 is how you lose your #EAF card.

 

[wngrog]

Safety orange Maxtrax on a stockish '68 FJ40 is how you lose your #EAF card.

The winch does not work. Laugh it up. They stay. They work.

 

[wngrog]

 

[Fireman]

I fawkimg hate weatherstrip.

 

[wct49]

I fawkimg hate weatherstrip.

@offr0adlim0 redid all the doors on the Delta Beast last fall. He hates it as well but at least he got paid to deal with it....

 

[wngrog]

Yeah I’m not redoing the Goat anytime soon. Total hassle.

 

[under_psi]

yeah...the weather strip....ugh...i should have bought true OEM....

need @beno to set me up with some window channel for the goblin....dreading it...

 

[Fireman]

I bought City Racers and it is nice but fighting that damn glue and getting it to stick if it isn't 99 degrees out is a pain in the ass.

 

[wngrog]

SOR has the plugs for early doors. Black rubber v gray plastic but that’s fine

 

[wngrog]

Did a boiled linseed oil rundown on Patina today. This was preceded by a CLR scrub a few weeks ago.

I’m really happy with how it brought out the color. @Bodean will be happy to know this does a good job of preserving metal without paint and without the permanace of clear coat.

 

[wngrog]

Still waiting on my seats and since the seats will look good I needed to cover the cracked dash. Picked up a cap from @Cruiser Corps

I bought a horse mat from tractor supply to make bed/body mounts for my fj-45 and had a big sheet left so I made a bed mat out of it

 

[treerootCO]

Toyota brochure from 1968

 

[treerootCO]

Toyota factory release photo for 1968

 

[wngrog]

Spectacular!!

 

[dnp]

$2,705. Wow.

 

[wngrog]

I always thought the bezel was off white too.

 

[wngrog]

I’ve had a drip on the rear pinion of Patina. I put a new seal in a few weeks ago and I’m still dripping.

I ordered a speedi-sleeve and it went on today.

Easy enough. Pull the driveshaft, pull the flange off. Press on sleeve. Peel collar off.

All this takes about 45 minutes. I’m
An old pro.

Went to back it off the ramps and it locked up.

Looked under there and the pinion was all jacked up.

Pulled the shaft and the pinion castle nut and broken cotter pin landed on the ground. Threads were smooth.

Not at all sure what happened but I’m guessing I didn’t get the pinion all the way back out and seated in the race.

Pulled the rear cover and managed to get the pinion unstuck and there was no gear/pinion damage but the pinion bearing retainer was bent up.

So it all had to come out.

What a bunch of crap.