South's FJ40 "Rebuild"

[southff4]

Wow what a weekend! Thanks Greg, Jared,Andrew,Lenny,Shush,Chris,Bodean for The wrenching help. Jrob and Stacy for the hospitality! Great to see everybody.
Love the Orion! Got home, unloaded and crawled around the yard. Up and down some hills with out touching the gas pedal. Did not even spin a tire going up a steep incline on wet grass. Can't wait to wheel it!
Fenders turned out awesome thanks to Jrob and Lenny's mad skills.

 

[SHUSH]

todd...I cut 2 pieces of rebar and found some bolts/nuts for jrob.....ha...but your welcome


pics dude, pics!!!

 

[MScruiser]

Looks good Todd. I am glad I was able to help ya. Looks like I left right when the real fun was about to start.

 

[jrob]

Is anyone going to the Memphis area tommorrow or this weekend? I have some Metal Tech fenders that I need to get to Todd.

 

[SHUSH]

im headed to tunica...if todd can meet me (i55 and highway 304) we can link up...that's only about 15 miles from his house as I recall....Todd?

jrob im even headed to CTs shop to drop of something.....I can meet you there this afternoon to get the fendors.....601-498-5038

 

[southff4]

im headed to tunica...if todd can meet me (i55 and highway 304) we can link up...that's only about 15 miles from his house as I recall....Todd?

jrob im even headed to CTs shop to drop of something.....I can meet you there this afternoon to get the fendors.....601-498-5038

That's perfect, when you coming up?

 

[SHUSH]

ok fendors are in my hundy....should hit hwy 304 approximately 1530 tomorrow.... Todd ill call enroute...

 

[SHUSH]

by the way these things look incredible...jrob done good

 

[southff4]

Thanks Jrob! Fenders are GREEEAT!
On another note I had to order a new radiator today Last night I was going to try and take the electric fan off and reverse the blades. It is a pusher fan and if you revesre the blades it will be a puller. Or at least that is what the instruction say. This should help it keep cooler. it had some tabs that ran through the rad and on the last one it started leaking It was pretty old and had a little seep sometime on the bottom of it. I ordered a champion aluminum 3 row from ebay about 200$ shipped to my door. Alot of people liked them in the 40 section. we will see.....

 

[Jordan7118]

Well, dang...

Couldn't have just reversed the wiring? Or am I crazy...

 

[southff4]

tried that... But the blades have to go a certian direction.

 

[Jordan7118]

Well, dang...

Thou shalt not doubt Todd.

 

[southff4]

Fenders ON!! Thanks everyone who helped with project.



Also finished installing the new aluminum radiator . Had to do some modification to get it to work with electric fan. Due to the fact the new was about 7/8 thicker. No overheating issue now that the fan works properly.

Also helped a buddy with buff out his bronco after he painted it.

 

[Bomar]

Damn fine......she is red hott.

 

[wngrog]

You sir, are the king of turd polishers.

 

[SHUSH]

WOW....that is a transformatin!! the fendors look awesome.

 

[wct49]

Jam Wow!!!!!!

 

[Kaderabek]

Looks awesome -- nice work!

TJK

 

[YotaLance]

You sir, are the king of turd polishers.

Wow! Amazing work!!! Can't believe that is the "before" shot. In awe!

 

[lenross1]

Truck looks awesome Todd!

Y'all driving to the crawfish boil in it?!