The Great Gazoo from 1972! (1 Viewer)

[Hugh Heifer]

While stripping the hood I discovered that it appeared someone must have stood on it at one point. It was covered in over a quarter inch of bondo. I took the crossmembers out, straightened everything and painted inside with POR15. It is still pretty rough though.



Also worked on the fenders.



In the mean time, the painter, Tracy, was hard at it. It took him about three weeks but I got everything back nice and GN25!

 

[Hugh Heifer]

The wife thought it would be fun to mount it on Christmas so on Christmas Eve she made a couple phone calls and we had a few guys come over and tossed it on the chassis.



That brings us up to today.

I got the steering in, well, pretty much in. I have a mini-truck box in there.
And am using the later turn signal switch.

 

[Hugh Heifer]

Originally the truck was a soft top tailgated truck. I should have left it with a tail gate but saved myself $500 by scoring two sets of really rusty barn doors from a Mud member for the cost of shipping and making them into one solid set. They look good to me!



I went ahead and put the pocket door on with the 5 Speed placard thanks to aatlas.



And my new door straps.



Yooper is hanging on to some hard doors for me in his shed in the U.P.
Next up is the paki top I got from a Mud member for a few hundred bones, wiring, priming the front clip, brake lines, seats, fuel lines, gas tanks (it is going to have two)...what else have I missed? Certainly something!

 

[Hugh Heifer]

Oh, anybody have one of the pieces of metal that goes here...it has been a few days since I started this project and seem to have misplaced mine.

 

[Sno Dawg]

72 fj40 tan from new jersey???

wow great thread and really nice progress
i am very interested in the old title and frame from new jersey

i had a tan 72 fj40 back in the 90s and the frame was bent as well as one of the axles
it was my 3rd fj (i am up to number 8 now)

what was the name on the title and where was it from???

my old 72 was one of the few cruisers that i never took a picture of

good luck with your build

teeth to the wind
sno dawg

 

[Hugh Heifer]

Here is a random pic of the drive train. Shortened rear DS to accommodate the H55.



The front is out of an FJ60 and was the right length.



Here you also see the 2.5" Superlift springs. I think I paid a couple bills for those and also the MAF U-Bolt flip kit and my stock steelies, powder coated gray. And no, those tires are not staying on there.

Some other things that happened is browser5031in Portland put a V8 in his 60 and sent me his 2F for shipping so that is in there instead of the F. I paid it forward by sending that old F to 3jvj in Wyoming for the cost of shipping.

 

[romegadave]

Great progress by you and the missus. Look forward to seeing it around town one day!

 

[Hugh Heifer]

Great progress by you and the missus. Look forward to seeing it around town one day!

Thanks Dave
Happy Holidays! You start on that house yet?

 

[broth9640]

Very nice! Good to see one saved!

 

[romegadave]

Thanks Dave
Happy Holidays! You start on that house yet?

Finished and living in it.....call me when you need some of my amateur help. PS--still driving the 55 around in the north end of the county.

 

[Hugh Heifer]

Finished and living in it.....call me when you need some of my amateur help. PS--still driving the 55 around in the north end of the county.

Damn! I need to stop by!

 

[Hugh Heifer]

wow great thread and really nice progress
i am very interested in the old title and frame from new jersey

i had a tan 72 fj40 back in the 90s and the frame was bent as well as one of the axles
it was my 3rd fj (i am up to number 8 now)

what was the name on the title and where was it from???

my old 72 was one of the few cruisers that i never took a picture of

good luck with your build

teeth to the wind
sno dawg

It was titled to Midland Cycle in Wallington. It belonged to a guy named John S.

 

[yooper]

subscribed

 

[krzyabncanuck]

Also subscribing to this.

Taking some time, but dang it is coming out nice as heck. Good darn job.

 

[old cruiser guy]

Nice job Iam in

 

[mattcamp]

very nice, keep up the good work!

 

[Hugh Heifer]

Put the fresh air vent on.
I used SS hardware and some nylon washers to ensure I did not damage the paint.



Heated them just a bit to make them more flexible under the screw heads.





That is not a scratch in the lower left. Just the light catching it right.

 

[Hugh Heifer]

Also the kick vents...

rear side markers...

and B-pillar for the Paki top.


I wanted to get the painted parts off the basement floor. Vent doors and lights are all used Mud purchases from deep in the classifieds. As is the top and vent.

 

[Hugh Heifer]

Another view.

The wife got me a box for my $300 hardware investment...


Got the hardware from davework
https://forum.ih8mud.com/merchandise-storefront/279932-new-hardware-kits-yzn-cad-jis-stainless.html

 

[Hugh Heifer]

I have two hoods a later one and a split hood. Both are in rough shape. Here are a couple shots of the split hood.





I am going to try to get both straight and then prime them to see just how bad they really are. The primer will for sure tell me how bad my metal working skills are. The split hood was free from a Mud member and it looked like someone was using it as a baseball back stop. The other one I paid $100 for and it had about a quarter inch of filler in it I did not detect. Apparently someone was doing some hood surfing on that one. I was able to get the big dents out of it significantly reducing the amount of filler I need.