Builds Tucker and Roma's 75 FJ40 Restore

[roma042987]

More zinc plated stuff.

Heat shrink installed on all harness retainers.

 

[AlbertoSD]

Great job, Roma!!

 

[roma042987]

All the body parts with the exception of the hard top sides and doors are now at paint. Will be putting harness in this week and other dash pieces don't want to put too much back until I install the upper body side door hinge plates which are being painted. Fuel injection is ordered. Front seats and jump seats are reupholstered and ready to go in will snap a few pics. I went over the main harness inch by inch soldering a few questionable areas then rewrapped so its ready to go in as well.

 

[roma042987]

Great job, Roma!!

Thanks Alberto!

 

[Vae Victus]

I like the pic of your tranny hose

Yea, you like that? I've got one too!

 

[Vae Victus]

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Heat shrink installed on all harness retainers.

Brilliant idea. Been wondering what to do about that.

 

[roma042987]

I havent updated this in while been super busy with a couple of road trips drove my 40 up to Montana and went to the Grand Canyon last week to hike rim to rim. Parts have been trickling in VERY slowly so progress has been slow. Here are some updates.
New toyota rear tail light assemblies, rear badges, bumperettes, side markers and reflectors. spector off road tail light guards and and everything installed with stainless hardware including the 5mmx.80 tail light retaining screws.

 

[roma042987]

Hand made all new brake and clutch hard lines for the firewall. Brake master and booster installed as well as a new aisin clutch master cylinder with a new stainless line to the clutch slave.







Door strikers zinc plated


Intake and exhaust manifolds installed as well.





Tucker went through the blower and heater box with new parts from metric tlc. heater box powder coated.

 

[JohnnyC]

love the white rims... had white on mine ... loved it the best!!!

enjoying it all come together.... not as much as you i bet

 

[roma042987]

almost forgot new radiator and powder coated radiator support and shroud.
new windshield frame spacer, seal, and, glass


zinc plated clips for the lower dash pad retainers.



new shifter boots for transfer and new transfer knob, powder coated shifter retainer plate



new roll bar pads from fjgoober along with upgrad to stainless hardware to install them.





frame installed with new hardware. hinges and windshield frame was powder coated prior to paint for additional durability



gas doors and hardware installed, stainless hardware and zinc plated the catches along with new rubber stoppers from toyota. these were powder coated as well prior to paint





seat extension kit from atlas six, powder coated passenger seat brackets



populating the dash. Tucker restored all of the knobs which turned out exceptionally nice



body door hinges installed (pita)



a/c compressor installed



restored and modified the defrost tubes and ducts refinished with plasti dip and used plumbing couplings on top

 

[roma042987]

fuel injection finally came in this week. here is the adapter installed on the intake

 

[BamaPaul]

Pur-D

 

[cruiserfj08]

Heater Restore

Before reinstalling heater, I had metal parts powder coated gray, picked up heater restore kit from Metric TLC and replaced all foam components. Below are some of the pictures during restore.

 

[roma042987]

steering column housing powder coated and shaft narrowed 30mm for the p/s gear box.
I cut 30mm from the shaft, took a steel sleeve and drilled two holes on either end and one large hole in center. put a 45 degree edge on both ends of the shaft and butted the two ends together. slid the sleeve over for allignment and tack welded through the large hole in center of sleeve. slid sleeve back welded the two shafts together making it perfectly smooth again (filling the v channel that was formed from the two 45 full circumference) then slid the channel back over the two halves and plug welded the five holes and welded both ends. here is the finished product. I'll try to post a few pics of the in between steps but dont have them on my phone.

made a power steering cooler from 3/8 tubing. getting pretty handy with the tubing bender

fenders and aprons on. passenger fender is new toyota and driver is original. Tucker had inside of both fenders line x'ed. aprons have new shims and clips on back and new emblems. running board steps installed as well









muffler heatshield powder coated and installed



new dash pad with stainless hardware. Steering wheel installed new rag joint at box





new toyota turn signals

 

[roma042987]

Steel fuel tank is installed zinc plated filler and new clamps stainless hardware

Jump seats powder coated and reupholstered stainless finish hardware and new straps. Also new rubber bumper pads from Toyota

Defrost ducts and visors on with new stainless hardware

Made new fuel feed and return lines for the tbi also installed the afi distributor and new Toyota plug wires. Heater and radiator hoses finished up with all new Toyota hoses or gates green stripe with Toyota clamps

A/c condensor installed with some aluminum brackets I made.

 

[Chamba]

So when can I drop Lexie off at your place Roma?

 

[roma042987]

So when can I drop Lexie off at your place Roma?

thanks! Wish I had a place to work on them! We are working on Tucker's at his place.

 

[Chamba]

You're wasted working at Honda.

 

[crimsonaudio]

If you ever opened your own shop, you'd have more work than you knew what to do with.

 

[roma042987]

yeah im sure it would take the fun out of it though as well. Im actually not turning wrenches anymore still at the same honda/acura dealer but working as a service advisor now. I actually look forward to working on my own stuff (and Tucker's truck) after i get off work every day.