The monkey is back (3 Viewers)

[Chamba]

I can second that knuckles. My brief foray into the Cheep world taught me that what I was used to in my decades of Cruisers did not apply to those in ..... that world.

There is a universal passion which exists in the Cruiser world which doesn't seem to be as common in the Cheep world. A big part of it I believe is the quality of the original machine; this leads to a passion for originality in folks like @cruisermatt. That passion leads to a kinship in others with the same passion.

With a Cheep, they were SO badly made by AMC and then Chrysler that there is almost zero interest in keeping them stock so everyone knows "the best" way to rebuild them: with the goal of making them even slightly reliable. Consequently, it's a very cutthroat, back-stabby environment due to that competition. "You bought that from Bill?! You don't want to buy stuff from him, he's got no idea what he's doing. You know how many things of his I've fixed after folks came to me? I can make your Cheep run like a Toyota." And Bill will say the same about him.

My dealings with Matt and others since getting back into the Cruiser world have reinforced my (probably silly) jump back into 40s. But I'm happy to be back amongst the Mud madness.

Me and our '72 in the Wind River Ranges in about 1973. Cruisers just feel right.......

 

[Chamba]

And yet another fine example of Third World 'restos': why carefully lable things as you pull it apart so you can put it back together correctly? Far easier to throw everything into one pile then see what you can make work when you put everything back together......

 

[Jdc1]

And yet another fine example of Third World 'restos': why carefully lable things as you pull it apart so you can put it back together correctly? Far easier to throw everything into one pile then see what you can make work when you put everything back together......

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Adaptive headlights?

 

[Chamba]

She's all buttoned up in time for my 6 day trip. Coolant is in, no obvious leaks. Clutch fan fits nicely with the new water pump and the pulley from Matt.

Some interesting Third World alterations: the radiator support rods which tie the oxbox to the frame were altered to accommodate the lowered oxbow. They did it by simply bending a zig-zag in the longer one. I was able to straighten it back to is original shape. Unfortunately they cut the shorter one, so I'll have to weld in an inch of stock to return it to the length it needs to be.

Engine is MUCH quieter now with the clutch fan, but of course I'll need a shroud. Matt may be able to make one out of stainless using his fancy CAD machine. If not, I'll keep looking for a factory one.

I installed the power steering cooler. Should work fine with the air con radiator, but if it needs to be moved then so be it. I'd love a factory p/s cooler line, but this will work until/if I find one.

In my parts stash I had the splash guard which goes below the radiator. I believe it was from my 84 Hj47 from when I put the Vortec in it in 2000. I doubt there are many third world 'restos' with this in place....

I also took care of one of my pet-peeves: I glued rubber weather stripping around the edge of the grille mesh. I cannot stand it when that mesh rattles when you whack the grille, so this stops that and prevents it wearing away the paint where it's vibrating.

 

[knuckle47]

@Chamba having been under the veil of that third world engineering myself, I can appreciate the frustrations you dealt with just in the last few weeks. One of my favorites has to be the welded attachment of a chunk of steel to rounded worn out drain plugs. Just enough to provide a grip to “POSSIBLY” ever remove that drain plug again. I get it….whatever works when in need. However, it eventually catches up.

Nice to see your making headway

 

[Chamba]

My 43's sexy left-handed sister. Were it not for the beach rust on it then it may have gone more silly. Crazy. I hope he's a Mud guy.

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[charliemeyer007]

Wow $185,000 I couldn't afford the sales tax let alone an insurance payment. I hope their happy, it would suck to spend that much and be disappointed.

 

[Chamba]

Wow $185,000 I couldn't afford the sales tax let alone an insurance payment. I hope their happy, it would suck to spend that much and be disappointed.

Let me tell you it sucks to pay what I paid and be disappointed. I don't wish that on anyone. Luckily there is a LOT of green between what I paid and he paid.... so I can fix mine.

I'm a bit shocked it went that high given its obviously been beached a decent amount. Crikey.

 

[Living in the Past]

About the 84 for $185K I would be a stickler for small details. Not having a removable center panel is a big one. The A pillar room light switch has spot welded bracket it screws in different than this one.. The transmission hump inspection cover looks like the 1/79-9/82 not the raised 10/82 plus style. Fuel filler is another. All these added up makes me wonder if the cowl used was a 84. And for $185K would expect the room light to have a cover and not just any cover but the correct one.

 

[Chamba]

About the 84 for $185K I would be a stickler for small details. Not having a removable center panel is a big one. The A pillar room light switch has spot welded bracket it screws in different than this one.. The transmission hump inspection cover looks like the 1/79-9/82 not the raised 10/82 plus style. Fuel filler is another. All these added up makes me wonder if the cowl used was a 84. And for $185K would expect the room light to have a cover and not just any cover but the correct one.

I never understood why they almost always remove the fuel door on these FJ Company models. They look incomplete without it.