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The same night as KCSARA 4x4 meeting. I've not joined King County SAR, but I am going to... I'm already part of Snohomish County Search and Rescue....
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random work
stripped the windshield frame and the front panel
halogen light bad without vent in the back
hmmmm, maybe move forward (note the use of special blue welder's tape? I bought that off Pirate)
and I put a cover over the wires, and will have to redo one wire ... ugh
back to the frames
about 1/4 of the way there.... I've done the easy stuff now I have to sand the corners and make sure that no stripper ended up inside the frame
and the other two bits
and started by etching the inside of the tank....
not pictured, I finished the fuel lines so once I line the tank the fuel system will be done.
stripped the windshield frame and the front panel
halogen light bad without vent in the back
hmmmm, maybe move forward (note the use of special blue welder's tape? I bought that off Pirate)
and I put a cover over the wires, and will have to redo one wire ... ugh
back to the frames
about 1/4 of the way there.... I've done the easy stuff now I have to sand the corners and make sure that no stripper ended up inside the frame
and the other two bits
and started by etching the inside of the tank....
not pictured, I finished the fuel lines so once I line the tank the fuel system will be done.
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a bit of tank lining
pretty, no?
a bit more of wiring... stupid elephant
and the passenger side frame painted... hopefully Sunday I can get the passenger side done...
pretty, no?
a bit more of wiring... stupid elephant
and the passenger side frame painted... hopefully Sunday I can get the passenger side done...
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a bit of unexpected time to dink on the '40
line the bottom
seal the pickup and return
connect lines
get sidetracked by honeydo
missed it by this much
oh well, either I'll move the seat over a bit or grind the offending plastic...
start button installed
and then I wired for awhile.... I hate wiring
line the bottom
seal the pickup and return
connect lines
get sidetracked by honeydo
missed it by this much
oh well, either I'll move the seat over a bit or grind the offending plastic...
start button installed
and then I wired for awhile.... I hate wiring
Have you though about cutting the rockers up the the pinch weld where the floor is? It gives a bit more clearance to tuck in some sliders and higher clearance from rocks. You would have to modify your fenders again though.
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Starting here
a ways to go here
looking better here
and now here
there will be a switch, though it might not be this one
as to the question about cutting the rail - they're not the lowest point on the chassis; but I'm still putting sliders on the side and they will look something, roughly, like this....
a ways to go here
looking better here
and now here
there will be a switch, though it might not be this one
as to the question about cutting the rail - they're not the lowest point on the chassis; but I'm still putting sliders on the side and they will look something, roughly, like this....
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Narrowing in on vroom vroom
wiring the battery box (what a pain, I should have made it bigger)
if you look, you'll see there is power to the dash and the two gauges hooked up work.... not sure the oil pressure is right - but it works
and plumbed the heater core so I could refill the coolant.
I wired an ignition switch in, and it turns the fuel pump on - which, since it's controlled by the computer, means the computer is at least operating that...
tomorrow I'll pick up gas and see if it will actually make some noise
wiring the battery box (what a pain, I should have made it bigger)
if you look, you'll see there is power to the dash and the two gauges hooked up work.... not sure the oil pressure is right - but it works
and plumbed the heater core so I could refill the coolant.
I wired an ignition switch in, and it turns the fuel pump on - which, since it's controlled by the computer, means the computer is at least operating that...
tomorrow I'll pick up gas and see if it will actually make some noise
Dont forget the rubber hood pads that go on the sides where the hood closes. Looks like you don't have holes for them which is odd. Did you fill the holes by accident?
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there are rubber hood pads on the front valence (that look like someone cut some vacuum cleaner belts in half), there was nothing on the sides...
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good news bad news
good news, nothing leaks, timing is off but spark seems to work...
bad news, at least one injector is stuck open
so I'll try the injector cleaner and cycling 12v across the injector to see if I can get it to unstick.... if not, new injectors
good news, nothing leaks, timing is off but spark seems to work...
bad news, at least one injector is stuck open
so I'll try the injector cleaner and cycling 12v across the injector to see if I can get it to unstick.... if not, new injectors
isn't witch hunter in the area somewhere around here? Probably even closer to you..... could probably just have them all rebuilt for cheaper than even 1 new injector...
This is a factory hood pad
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I just ran by my troubles with a friend who owns a mechanic shop and his suspicion is the injector o-ring has failed. Which actually makes sense because the flow doesn't seem from the opening itself but it's conical. If not, yes I will tap the local injector rebuilding community Savas tuning is still around, Injector service mostly does diesels but if you ask nice (meaning, tell Charles that you'll spill the beans about something you know), or by "get new injector" I mean take it apart, clean it, and reassemble it myself with 25 cents worth of o-rings..... nice thing about gas injectors is you don't need the pressure machine to adjust the open pressure like you do on a diesel (and I have a diesel that needs this done.... which is why it isn't done yet).
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didn't come with the purchase price - my guess is they eliminated it when it was repainted last time.
This is a factory hood pad
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remember all that brake fluid? I figured I'd have the fire dept. here soon
clearing up a bit
best of all it drove to this spot
http://vid230.photobucket.com/albums/ee308/stoneshrink/fj40/P2170002_zpspfwzqcvx.mp4
clearing up a bit
best of all it drove to this spot
http://vid230.photobucket.com/albums/ee308/stoneshrink/fj40/P2170002_zpspfwzqcvx.mp4
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IT'S ALIVE
that is all.
that is all.
Love it, especially the "mosquito fogger" effect 
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I've now driven it and..... oh boy, shocker, it drives quite nicely (don't tell Pirate, to them it's the stupidest build ever, dumbest build ever, will never get done build - we wouldn't want to blow their little minds).... I've not yet aligned it other then ball-park-tape-measure. But up to 40 mph it drives straight, doesn't bounce steer at all - which, to me, is pretty remarkable on bias-ply tires.
we now know it's equal to my wifes JoKe
no sway bar, yet, but again it drives pretty nicely
as you can see, some more assembly is required - but now it's no longer a static ornament and my worry about whether or not I got the geometry right is gone
and just to remind.... August 13, 2014, this is what it looked like
brakes work excellent as well dang, it's almost like I know what I'm doing 
we now know it's equal to my wifes JoKe
no sway bar, yet, but again it drives pretty nicely
as you can see, some more assembly is required - but now it's no longer a static ornament and my worry about whether or not I got the geometry right is gone
and just to remind.... August 13, 2014, this is what it looked like
brakes work excellent as well
dang, it's almost like I know what I'm doing 
Those pads are for newer vehicles. They didn't come on older models. Not sure which year they started. I tried to retrofit them on my '71 and couldn't get them to fit right.
I didn't see a big fire extinguisher standing ready when you fired it up. Taking big chances huh?
Congrats. Nearly ready to wheel!
Congrats. Nearly ready to wheel!