Build The Teal Shpeal. A 7-'71 FJ40

[ToyotaMatt]

Well fed like me between the Holidays, but The Shpeal and Miss K get all the posh.

This is a Posh place i go all the time to get well fed


i spend so much $ each week , they put a picture of me on the front of the truck ......

 

[HelloKitty65]

Well, breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

 

[HelloKitty65]

Anyone know when Mr. T used 5 and 1/4" round stamped mirrors, and when he used the 5 and 3/4" mirror?

 

[cruiserboy14]

Mr T pities the foo who don’t know... (couldn’t help myself..)

 

[HelloKitty65]

Ah. So he pities you too. Anyone? I'm wondering if 5.75" is earlier than 5.25", since it seems to be less common.


[edit] Have since learned the 5.75" mirror ran from Jan. of '75 to June of '80.

 

[HelloKitty65]

A correct NOS fuse block from City Racer arrived today and I had to install it pronto.
Nice things are its colored Pacific fuses, and an OEM cover.

 

[S4Cruiser]

A correct NOS fuse block from City Racer arrived today and I had to install it pronto.
Nice thing is its colored Pacific fuses, and an OEM cover. View attachment 1908806
View attachment 1908807

I’ve had one of those in my cart since he listed it....must resist!

 

[HelloKitty65]

I’ve had one of those in my cart since he listed it....must resist!

Resistance is futile. I only lasted a few weeks after begging Roger to hold one for me. My old one was in pretty good shape, but that cover does have a TEQ logo.
I notice the screws on the terminals were phillips head and my old ones were slotted.

 

[ToyotaMatt]

Ah. So he pities you too. Anyone? I'm wondering if 5.75" is earlier than 5.25", since it seems to be less common.View attachment 1897893

I know the answer to that Question .................................


( Note: this is a Factory Toyota Motor Sales USA spec. Advertisement and has NOT been photo shopped in any way )
( note Mr.T's Gold TOYOTA arm band )

 

[ToyotaMatt]

A correct NOS fuse block from City Racer arrived today and I had to install it pronto.
Nice things are its colored Pacific fuses, and an OEM cover. View attachment 1908806
View attachment 1908807

That New OEM Fuse box ROCKS Kieth, NICE clean install too !

its a Rainbow Of PHUN inside those Color-Keyed NOS Japan Glass Tube Fuses .........................

 

[ToyotaMatt]

 

[HelloKitty65]

Same news as Miss Kitty:
The Teal Shpeal's original tool box lock is long gone, but thanks @dmamj for selling me two of his new Japanese Alpha model "NO. 1000-35" locks. Exact model as the early ones, identical keys. Just missing the little millimeter symbol (M/M) on the back, plus has "MADE BY ALPHA" (@wngrog picture). Now where can I find an "M" metal stamp, and how to erase those extra letters..

 

[HelloKitty65]

@RAGINGMATT , here are your Koito HSSB (Halogen Semi Sealed Beam) headlights installed..

 

[HelloKitty65]

And on her other end, tail lights and brackets are still available at a reasonable cost..

 

[ToyotaMatt]

@RAGINGMATT , here are your Koito HSSB (Halogen Semi Seaked Beam) headlights installed..View attachment 1915777
View attachment 1915776
View attachment 1915781View attachment 1915782

 

[DesertFJ40]

@HelloKitty65
Did you put in those new H4 headlights into the old style head light buckets that are dome-shaped? Or the newer headlight buckets that have a open circle in the back?

 

[HelloKitty65]

@DesertFJ40 , it's a 7-' 71 build date. Looks like this:

I should fess up I haven't actually put in the supplied wiring, just popped in the bulbs to see how they looked. Garage is too friggin' cold.

 

[HelloKitty65]

Picked up a Denso coil on Flea Bay just for its paint job, hoping it also worked. Happily, it does, and the aftermarket coil becomes a spare. The bracket didn't fit however, so she keeps her original of that.

 

[HelloKitty65]

I'm thinking these might be fun. Used in early FST's, they're the right color. The safety strap clips to them, and I have one OEM, and one reproduction. Might confuse which is which.

 

[HelloKitty65]

Just because.