So I want an FJ 40 but...
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bill did the staining. monica wore it well....
How about a 30 year old that asks too many questions and will be in your way all the time?
Don't short yourself, Drew. Add self-awareness to the list.
Looks good Chris. The baby powder trick is my favorite.
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I have
You can imagine the looks I get at 6'2" 215 lbs at the store with 10, 10 packs of painters tape, 10 rolls of reinforced duck tape and 10-15 containers of baby powder.
This actually happened once,
Attractive cashier:"This looks like an interesting time."
Me: "Yea, it's going to be a long night." Because I had a part at the house I was taping up.
Attractive cashier:looks at my wife, "that sounds like a lot of fun."
Me: realizing what she is happening,"Hell, it could be!"
Attractive cashier: Smiles
Me: smiles
Wife: hits me in the head with one 10 pack of tape.
You can imagine the looks I get at 6'2" 215 lbs at the store with 10, 10 packs of painters tape, 10 rolls of reinforced duck tape and 10-15 containers of baby powder.
This actually happened once,
Attractive cashier:"This looks like an interesting time."
Me: "Yea, it's going to be a long night." Because I had a part at the house I was taping up.
Attractive cashier:looks at my wife, "that sounds like a lot of fun."
Me: realizing what she is happening,"Hell, it could be!"
Attractive cashier: Smiles
Me: smiles
Wife: hits me in the head with one 10 pack of tape.
I am drooling. And taking notes for when I start the 40.
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I'm sorry for the delay, I have been mocking up and building my dash, which is similar to the stock. Also we have been slammed at the shop...
we'll accept photos of what's going on in the shop too 
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Just one project. Customer cook/carter trailer.we'll accept photos of what's going on in the shop too
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Any updates on this project??
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Update coming soon. I'm in the process of building the dash and front pillars with the front cowl.
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About to start my frame. Turned my welding table into a fixture table.... man that was a lot of holes... 435 to be exact
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Also helped a buddy stretch his FJ40 18" and man does that look good.
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So I had some time today, a few hours, to work on the FJ 40. I figured I needed to get the dash done so I could continue forward to the cowl. So what I did was took a rough paper pattern of a 40 than I have in the shop right now and take it to my digitizer and traced that out so I could basically make a fixture so I can mark my bead lines quickly and not have to draw it out manually. I know this is bad but I really have been dreading making this dash because of the shape it was. I knew that it would take some time and a lot of layout. However I was incorrect and it only took me about three hours to make this dash from scratch never have done this particular dash before.
Yes, I am admitting that I delayed this project just a bit because of this dash. Now that this is done I will attach the a pillar's and go ahead and finish the cowl. Maybe tomorrow...
Yes, I am admitting that I delayed this project just a bit because of this dash. Now that this is done I will attach the a pillar's and go ahead and finish the cowl. Maybe tomorrow...
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So I have a question, would there be a reason to build the frame like then FJ40 frame, lengthened, or make it completely different? Is there any advantage making it about the same shape as the stock?