Builds Uglina is Back Thread ('78 Mustard FJ40)

[TEQ]

Unless you feel like screwing around with a bunch of old rusty cylinders and brake calipers I would personally buy new/reman parts. I tried my hand at rebuildling a brake cailper once and that was enough for me. YMMV

Done. I'm convinced. Rebuilt calipers are on the way here...

 

[Martian]

Martian, you might want to state where you live, somebody here might supply you the ride.

Good point! Anyone available this Sat or Sun willing to drive me 2.5 hours out of Auburn, WA so I can buy my first FJ40? I'll pay gas, buy you lunch, and we can take the FJ40 out for a spin around the power lines near her current home.

 

[apeterson]

Great job... this is such a cool thread... Just bookmarked it!! keep it up... only it makes it difficult for me to sit here at work... all I can think about is 4:00 when I can leave and work on my 40....

Thanks!

 

[AATLAS1X]

Clean out your PM box..................IT'S FULL!

 

[TEQ]

Clean out your PM box..................IT'S FULL!

Not any more. You also know my email adress (which is far better than PMs I think)....

 

[TEQ]

Sneak Peek at my Garage Upgrade

As previously mentioned, for my 40th birthday my (amazing) wife bought me "a garage upgrade". To date I have been operating without a real work bench or any cabinets or shelves to speak of. My garage is awsome and I have tons of space, so I wasn't complaining, but I always had the dream of "doing it right".

She let me do it right:
- Epoxy coating the floor (www.customgaragefloors.com)
- Super high quality steel cabinets and workbench from www.baldheadcabinets.com
- Used washer & dryer for keeping the stink (her term) out of the house

Below is a sneak peek as the cabinets are installed. Also, a pic thrown in for Shane's benefit of my PS gearbox. Shane: the hole on the left is slightly larger...

Preparing the floors (Saturday):

Floors complete (Monday):

I went with a gray base and gray, black, & white paint chips. Looks great!

Baldhead arrives (Today):

About 1/3 complete (Today):

 

[Rick '79 FJ40]

That looks like a '79 gearbox. Am I right? That's what I put in my '79. It was one of the easiest installs I've done, once I rounded up all of the parts. Of course, mine had an option for power steering from the factory, so all the holes were already there...

That floor looks awesome! I'd love to do the same thing in my garage, but there is a list (a LONG list) of things that I need to do to my house before that.

I need another job...

How hard was it to put that floor down? (at risk of getting off topic)

 

[TEQ]

That looks like a '79 gearbox. Am I right? That's what I put in my '79.

Nope, the '79 pump has a steeper rake from the bracket to shaft centerline. [/QUOTE]

[/QUOTE]How hard was it to put that floor down? (at risk of getting off topic)[/QUOTE]

Once you've seen someone do it, it's probably not hard. I bet the trickiest thing is mixing the polyeurethane coating. What I learned:

- Don't do it AT ALL if you have even a suspicion of moisture coming up through the concerete. It will not stick.
- Grind the concrete first to ensure adhesion

 

[Mr. Green]

This is an awesome read. Great work TEQ!
I am mirroring your project in Wi here but I started on the opposite end of things.
Garage work first, epoxy coat, then selling sports car and then rebuilding the FJ.

Keep up the good work and documentation. I may have to reference it in the future.

 

[AATLAS1X]

Whats in the floor??

It's not a hoist...........I can't figure it out............

Cost on floor prep?

end high jack.


I see the brass fittings, thats good. I will work up something.


Shane

 

[TEQ]

Whats in the floor??

It's not a hoist...........I can't figure it out............

Cost on floor prep?

When I had the garage floor poured I planned for a two post lift. What you see in the floor is where the lift will go... it's countersunk so the mechanism between the two posts is below floor level. Haven't purchased a lift yet...

You can get your floors done like this for around $2.50/sq foot.

 

[AATLAS1X]

When I had the garage floor poured I planned for a two post lift. What you see in the floor is where the lift will go... it's countersunk so the mechanism between the two posts is below floor level. Haven't purchased a lift yet...quote]

I just now noticed the raised roof. Very nice addition and a great way to store the 911 during the winter.

 

[TEQ]

garage p0rn

With four minor exceptions my garage is done:

1. I did not like the two peice butcher block workbench top Baldhead brought, so they are sending me a one peice top. So no top for now.
2. The cabinet that should go above where the washer & dryer go did not fit around the plumbing. Baldhead is sending me a wider cabinet.
3. The washer and dryer are not installed.
4. I have not put everything away yet.

Here's the p0rn:

This was taken before they took away the two piece coutnertop...

My 911 modeling for the camera. I would have put Uglina in instead but there are old shelves in her way and I couldn't roll her in.

 

[AATLAS1X]

I am going to look into new doors for mine...............I thought white looked good, FAWK ME!

 

[TEQ]

I am going to look into new doors for mine...............I thought white looked good, FAWK ME!

These are all steel cabinets. Powder coated.

 

[AATLAS1X]

Crap, telling me to stop drueling and says mine will never look like that...ie , Clean


Sigh

 

[REZARF]

Looks GREAT...

very jealous!

Rezarf <><

 

[bull]

Que Bueno! TEQ..

The red was the right choice. When can I come over and leak some oil on that new floor?

 

[Martian]

When can I come over and leak some oil on that new floor?

Rebuild party at TEQ's house!

 

[lavarunner]

that garage could be in griots... being a porsche owner you know what griots is. I am looking for a 912 with no motor. I have a 2.7 L turbo type 4 motor that is looking for a home!! (was in a 914 that was well FUN!!!) it rotted out.. kept the motor.. Sorry off topic

Nice garage. I like it.