Builds starting my frame off

[effjay76]

First up is the cut outs for the exhaust it came with.











Next is the crappy exhaust hangers that installed when i re-did



the exhaust the second time.



After that im going to cut the t-case mounting points off,weld a plate acoss the hole,and re-install them.

 

[effjay76]

I was going to powdercoat some stuff for work so i decided to throw some fj parts in while i was at it. Sand blasted the brake and clutch pedal assembly and powdercoated it all gloss black.

 

[effjay76]

Another batch of sandblasted and powdercoated parts. Did the parking brake handle assembly, the fuel filler thing, and the rock guards for the tail lights.

 

[effjay76]

One more picture of the parking brake stuff. I plan on getting the hardware re coated eventually but i put it back together for now to keep track of it.

 

[effjay76]

Sand blasted and powdercoated the glove box door, did it in a metalic silver. I cleaned and sprayed some clear on the shifting instructions because i think they're awesome as is.





















Then i started prepping the frame for the new crossmember mounts. More to come tomorrow!

 

[effjay76]

Got the new crossmember mounts welded in







Everything in place for the exhaust hanger mock up


Appears to be original exhaust hanger mounts, need to look it up, either way I will use those. They are a little rusty but they still have threads.

 

[effjay76]

Finished the exhaust mounts.







Lat part of the frame repair before stripping and paint.




I know its not cruiser related, but I figured the toyota nuts wouls appreciate these. One of my side-projects

 

[effjay76]

 

[Chamba]

Do you plan to powder coat the frame or POR 15? Nice looking welds on that transfer case mount - I love it when I can lay a bead like that....sadly for me it is the exception rather than the norm.

 

[effjay76]

After testing my curing method on some other projects.....I decided to go with por-15 because the powder doesn't cure properly on thicker metal, causing it to rust fairly quickly. Also, it would be difficult to get powder on the inside of the frame rails and corners and such. If I had an oven big enough for the frame it would be a different story. Thanks for the compliments.

 

[effjay76]

Some progress this weekend. Hope to get some time tonight to remove the rear suspension as well.

 

[effjay76]

Got the rear suspension off this morning

 

[effjay76]

Got some work in sunday evening..... I think whoever did the sbc conversion moved the radiator forward a bit and welded a tab to the frame. I cut the tab off the rad mount so I could make the tab bolt into the frame so the whole rad mount can be unbolted and removed. I also drilled out a few broken bolts and patched some small torch holes in rhe frame.











Got the rear crossmember off. Exciting stuff.

 

[effjay76]

Dissmantled the crossmember. Going to take it in to work and see if I can straighten it out. Fingers crossed

 

[effjay76]

Success! Straightened out the rear crossmember.
Here is the set up I used



Before



After. I pressed it twice. First time used 20, 000 lbs. Second time used 50k

 

[effjay76]

Haven't been updating but have been working on her. Got the frame/suspension sand blasted and painted and ready to assemble with new hardware and shackles.

 

[effjay76]

Found some more pictures of the process, sorry for the messed up order.



















This is why it has been a while since my update. The 4ac crapped out in my dd ae86 so I swapped in a 4age 20 valve. not land cruiser but still toyota tech!

 

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[effjay76]

Hardware for the rear crossmembee came in today. I feel like a kid on Christmas