Slow 71 Build

[lcwizard]

Use the one that goes under the adapter and get rid of the propellor mount.

Georg @ Valley Hybrids

He's got a propeller?!!!...It should really fly.

Seriously, I agree with Georg. that rear mount has been on the market about 30 yrs too many without a complete redesign.
It' responsible for more transfer case damage than bad wheelers on a drinking binge

 

[orangefj45]

Bawahahaha!

 

[Mseitz20]

Went into my garage tonight to get my orion mounted up to my transmission. Got everything in place to then notice that 3 of the 6 studs on the back of my transmission are not long enough...Should have new studs and have my transfer case mounted up tomorrow.

 

[Mseitz20]

Got the case mounted up today, almost got the crossmember mounted, but turns out I need to weld the brackets to the frame I can't get away with bolting them. Having a big block is very frustrating some times. So it looks like it might be a little bit before my case is mounted. I can't thank Georg enough for all the help he has given me during this, kudos to him for explaining everything.

 

[Mseitz20]

Spent a couple hours today scraping more dynamat out of the tub. This stuff does not come off without a fight. If anyone has ideas on how to remove it I'm open to suggestions.

 

[Ken White]

What harness did you put into your truck mate. I have a 71 model that I am rebuilding and just had a look at their website and they dont list one for a FJ40. Do you remember what it cost you.

Ken

 

[Mseitz20]

I'm running an American Auto Wire Highway 22 kit. I bought it from Iron Pig Offroad for I believe $500. Not specifically tailored to a 40 series, its a pretty general kit but I like it a lot, a lot of people here also run Painless kits.

 

[Mseitz20]

Spending even more time today trying to get this dynamat off. This stuff does not come off with anything I've tried to use so far. I do not recommend anyone to use this on anything if you ever think you might remove it.

 

[spotcruiser]

Have you tried a heat gun? It's amazing what a little heat will do.

Spending even more time today trying to get this dynamat off. This stuff does not come off with anything I've tried to use so far. I do not recommend anyone to use this on anything if you ever think you might remove it.

 

[Mseitz20]

I've been using a heat gun and all its been doing to the dynamat is making it a lot stickier. It really helped with taking the foil off, but the little bit of tar residue isn't coming off too easily.

 

[Mseitz20]

Used some rustoleum aircraft remover to remove some of the tar and paint from the tub. I was surprised how good this stuff worked.

 

[Mseitz20]

Still trying to remove dynamat residue, I probably have 20+ hours in this. I truly cannot express how much I despise removing dynamat.

 

[Mseitz20]

Finally got most of the dynamat out, found out that a combo lacquer thinner or aircraft remover works really well to remove dynamat. Hopefully by tomorrow all of the residue will be out. I also have a hardtop for sale in the classifieds, don't really want to sell it but if someone offers me $700 I won't say no.

 

[Mseitz20]

Bought a new daily driver today after mine being totaled back in February while on vacation. Very happy with it and it's actually really fun to drive

 

[Mseitz20]

Put new rod ends in the steering tonight, along with swapping out the sleeved 4 inch drop pitman arm for a cj flat arm with the advance adapters conversion drag link.

 

[Mseitz20]

Finally got my crossmember welded up so this build should start making some serious progress. Still waiting on a new shift rail for my orion. Also built some nice speaker boxes for my 6.5 polk marine certified speakers I picked up.

 

[Mseitz20]

Got my tub back on and new body mounts on. There's now hole in the tub below the driver door that I need to fix. Gotta love rust...

 

[Mseitz20]

Anyone have an input on how to go about patching this? cut out just the part and weld new steel or buy a whole replacement rocker from CCOT?

 

[Mseitz20]

All the dynamat residue and old paint is off, the rust has been dealt with on the inside of my tub(the rocker is still needing attention), and I put down primer on the inside of the tub. Its been a pretty productive week if you ask me.

 

[Mseitz20]

Starting to put the 40 back together, put the entire front clip and wind shield back together tonight. Painted the whole interior black rattle can, I know it should match the body but I don't know the actual color of the tub it's not a Toyota color, and I wanted to get something to protect the tub from more rust until I can afford to get the entire 40 painted one color. I did fix all the rust but I plan on driving it for a while before its off the road again for paint or anything.