Is it aluminium? And are the hinges on bearings ?
What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (16 Viewers)
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Looks wonderful and indeed a lot of coverage. Would you know the weight on that?
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About there on this 94’
Got to put a lift in it still, finish up odds and ends on the engine, fix the leaky sunroof and perhaps the cruise control. Last thing is install the Redhead rebuilt steering box which should be here in a day or two. Then we got to break it in before sending it home. This one came in with 375,000 miles on it and looked like it has had nothing but oil changes since 1997. Last major tune up was 1997 and it was also on the OG head gasket when we tore it down. Almost ready to rock for another 30yrs and 300-400,000 miles.
Cheers
Got to put a lift in it still, finish up odds and ends on the engine, fix the leaky sunroof and perhaps the cruise control. Last thing is install the Redhead rebuilt steering box which should be here in a day or two. Then we got to break it in before sending it home. This one came in with 375,000 miles on it and looked like it has had nothing but oil changes since 1997. Last major tune up was 1997 and it was also on the OG head gasket when we tore it down. Almost ready to rock for another 30yrs and 300-400,000 miles.
Cheers
Fj80oregon
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Tore apart another one!
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ktmracer01
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I spent the weekend finishing all of my heater hoses at the firewall, sparkplug tube gaskets, timing cover gasket, spark plugs, wires, cap & rotor, fuel filter, all of the small water hoses, and more vacuum lines than I ever expected. Still need to get the PHH hose installed, saving the best for last.
While I was in there discovered that the radiator hoses are all from carquest and nearing their end of life, so picked those up yesterday. Already have the coolant drained....might as well. And, the heater hose that goes into the top of the thermostat...I think I was able to source a Greenline hose that will work...so I'll post that up for others if it works. Also, a fun little discovery...I am missing the upper radiator bracket hardware and bushings. PO just used a bolt with a large washer to hold it in place on one side... hard to believe what people do.
A little before and after pics after cleaning up and painting the valve cover. Never realized how much casting material was on this thing that I had to file off.
While I was in there discovered that the radiator hoses are all from carquest and nearing their end of life, so picked those up yesterday. Already have the coolant drained....might as well. And, the heater hose that goes into the top of the thermostat...I think I was able to source a Greenline hose that will work...so I'll post that up for others if it works. Also, a fun little discovery...I am missing the upper radiator bracket hardware and bushings. PO just used a bolt with a large washer to hold it in place on one side... hard to believe what people do.
A little before and after pics after cleaning up and painting the valve cover. Never realized how much casting material was on this thing that I had to file off.
More info on the replacement fender please?
The ar
The arms are aluminum but I'm not sure if there are bearings in the hinges. I don't think so but I'll check the next time I have it out.
61 pounds
New UJ's in the back
They're GMB though and I can't grease them installed, which is kind of lame. The nipple is right bang into the yoke, and an angled nipple wouldn't fit.
Will swap to genuine Toyota next year. At least they should come apart easily next time
They're GMB though and I can't grease them installed, which is kind of lame. The nipple is right bang into the yoke, and an angled nipple wouldn't fit.
Will swap to genuine Toyota next year. At least they should come apart easily next time
Sand the aluminum to bare aluminum and very quickly spray on an etching epoxy primer. Aluminum oxidizes very quickly and the faster you can get it coated prior to oxidation, the better the adhesion.
Then top coat the epoxy with your choice of color and type.
The purple shown in the water box above is very attractive.........
I would make it difficult for the meth heads from taking those. Speaking from recent experience!Put on a set of the Magnaflow direct fit cats....no more rattles and whistles...Certainly not the cheapest option out there, but i like the more compact size over the OEM version. Also waiting on some White Knuckle sliders, so made sure the threads in the frame were nice and clean...
Fj80oregon
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Got the pistons out everything is top top no scoring or gouging in the cylinders or bearings. All the connecting rod bearing numbers are #4? Marked on the side of bearing? Found that to be odd I thought they all varied in size? All the main bearings where Labeled 5 4 or 3.
When we do any aluminum work at work anything past 12 hours requires prep work.
I thought my showing toe would be the main attraction...... note to self check pics more carefully next time. Glad you liked the color thought, i like dark colors myself.
Well noted on the aluminum i guess thr oxidation causes the paint not to stick. How much time before sanding and primer to be on the safe side?
The cars winch is sitting on a plate connected to car chasis. The fendor is connected via 4 bolts to the chasis frame. I replaced the fendor and used the same bolts.
The fendor is not heavy the winch is held away from it. Sorry i didnt take any pics.
Finally installed some sliders on the Red.
Well, since you're not a camel, then your toe is not that popular.
I would try to have the first coat of primer on it within 10 minutes after sanding. I would also try to sand and paint in small sections rather than the entire piece all at once, at least for the etching primer. Once the primer is on, then you can recoat or top coat within the time frame listed on the can.
Also, for clarification, I believe you are referring to an aluminum bumper, not a fender.
As @Dusten said, for aircraft, they work within 12 hours of sanding that it must be reworked. Aircraft has a higher grade of aluminum alloy and will oxidize slower than the softer aluminum that you most likely have on your bumper. So, the sooner, the better.
