Geez you lucked out. Ive been looking for a set of 5 on yahoo jp and have only been finding sets of 4. Thats the one thing thats kinda making me want to just get the bradley vs because those are easily found in a set of 5. It would be hard to sell a set of 3 wheels haha Maybe find 3 other guys needing a matching spare
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I'm going to try and get new hoops made for the 4 centers I have. Sell that set. Keep the 3 original hoops as spares for the 5 on the truck.
Just curious, where are you getting new barrels made? Id like to add them to my notes
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key word is "trying" I haven't been successful yet.
Hah damn yeah i was looking too and didnt find much for truck wheels. All kinds of shops will stock a million different offsets for the car wheels, but nothing for the truck stuff :/
You may already be aware, but getjapan.com usually has some good truck wheels in stock Wheels - https://www.getjapan.store/collections/wheels
Whoah i didnt know. Those weds look perfect. Thanks for the link. Adding it to the bookmarks bar
Theres a few proxy sites you can use like croooober that will bid for you. You can not set up an account on yahoo.jp without a japan address unfortunately. Ive only bought a hat so far so the price was much less and so was the fees and shipping. Some of the proxy sites will have a fee and shipping calculator and $ to yen conversions too
Set's of 5 rarely come up, unfortunately
I bought two sets of Wed's MadMaster so I could have some spares for my HJ61, and then a single wheel came up .As mentioned above you can't bid (even if you manage to register a new account) - Best to use a proxy service - I've got a friend who lives there who i use to buy / ship anything I buy on yahoo / In Japan
Check out Pine Engineering (New Zealand) or Barrel Bro's (Australia) - both can supply new Barrel's
If anyone wants some rad 6H Wheels - I'll be listing a few for sale soon (Set's of 4 though)!
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I finally got the ashtray switch panel done. Took four versions to get the angle just right. If the angle is off then then the switches hit stuff behind the AC bezel. I had fun doing the design, printing the iterations and wiring up everything. There might be a version 5 that has the switch openings just a hair tighter, but this works really well so far. Very pleased with repurposing that ashtray area to something far more useful.
There is a bulb in the ashtray that dims with the instrument lights. It even has it's own harness. So I cut it apart and used it as the dim + and dim - on the contura switches. Two other pigtails are 12v hot and ground for the entire panel.
Got the signal wires from the under-hood relay panel all plugged in to each switch. The fan has a special line that runs to the PWM control but it works the same way. Contura makes harness housings for these switches. Maybe I'll try them in the future. Or maybe I'll make and sell these as a kit with these harnesses already built.
I'll pull it apart to sand and paint the adapter after things are all working.
Now I just need to get all the actual items that need power hooked up. Already starting on the spot lights.
There is a bulb in the ashtray that dims with the instrument lights. It even has it's own harness. So I cut it apart and used it as the dim + and dim - on the contura switches. Two other pigtails are 12v hot and ground for the entire panel.
Got the signal wires from the under-hood relay panel all plugged in to each switch. The fan has a special line that runs to the PWM control but it works the same way. Contura makes harness housings for these switches. Maybe I'll try them in the future. Or maybe I'll make and sell these as a kit with these harnesses already built.
I'll pull it apart to sand and paint the adapter after things are all working.
Now I just need to get all the actual items that need power hooked up. Already starting on the spot lights.
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Thanks. I appreciate the kind words.@TheNeek want to print (or sell) a few more?maybe with other cutout configurations?
Your level of attention to detail is what I aspire to.
The design is pretty close. I think it just needs some subtle tweaks. As said, I do like re-purposing that ashtray spot. It is prime real estate and a good fix for people who can't afford to, or don't want to, replace their entire ac bezel with one of those really nice pieces I see around on the forums. I wish I could find the connector that ashtray bulb uses so I could buy them. Seems to be pretty old (pic below). There could be a market for this kind of thing. What other kind of "stuff" would people think should go in there? DM me. If people were willing to finish the the pieces themselves I might be convinced to print and sell them to members like I do the speaker adapters. I'm not too keen on finish sanding and paint that many parts. If it's too much of a pain I'd probably have them professionally printed.
I’ve got a decent setup worked so don’t do it on my account but it seems like a prime opportunity and I would definitely want one down the road. You could just sell the file too.
The wits end ball mount was a great addition.
The other opportunity seems to be this spot. If/when I add a ham radio I’d like to add the faceplate there, in the ashtray spot, or maybe the cubby under the single din radio. Worst case on the ball mount I already put there which isn’t too terrible.
When if/I add lockers I’d love to find a smaller power window switch for this small blank and then add the Toyota magic dial where the current window switch is.
Sorry for the nerdery. Just thinking outloud/dreaming.
The wits end ball mount was a great addition.
The other opportunity seems to be this spot. If/when I add a ham radio I’d like to add the faceplate there, in the ashtray spot, or maybe the cubby under the single din radio. Worst case on the ball mount I already put there which isn’t too terrible.
When if/I add lockers I’d love to find a smaller power window switch for this small blank and then add the Toyota magic dial where the current window switch is.
Sorry for the nerdery. Just thinking outloud/dreaming.
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Just found these actually
cruiserhead.com
FJ62 HVAC Switch Replacement Panel
Replace your empty blank FJ62 HVAC plate with something useful!
cruiserhead.com
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Ventured out of the 40 forum and discovered your thread. Great job, and lots of good info here as I build my R2.8 FJ-40. I hope at some point I run into you at a Seattle Cruiserheads gathering sometime.
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Thank you. I appreciate the kind words. I am going to find my way to more meetings this year. Would be more than happy to answer any questions you might have (as best I can).
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My Koito amber fogs from CruiserCult are installed and working. Super happy with them.
And the LC is out in the world. Still tons to do but things are going pretty well. I need to get the 6L80E config done correctly. Not sure if it was setup correctly from Zero Gravity. I have an email out to them.
Same But Different
And the LC is out in the world. Still tons to do but things are going pretty well. I need to get the 6L80E config done correctly. Not sure if it was setup correctly from Zero Gravity. I have an email out to them.
Same But Different
Great meeting ya yesterday. This was a fun thread to read thru today and for sure gonna pick up a Tig set up now.
One building strategy that may suit you is 3d printed custom die molds. Seems right in line with your skill sets. I know you said you're done with brackets. But could get really custom this way.
One building strategy that may suit you is 3d printed custom die molds. Seems right in line with your skill sets. I know you said you're done with brackets. But could get really custom this way.
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Now thats an awesome way to do some one-offs, love it.
