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and the last. The PO really used some nasty stuff to fill in the rot. White gummy.Yuck. Then he covered it with rubber sheet goods of some type.
Reupholstered my front seats! Getting closer to getting my 40 on the road although I may not have any money left for gas.
Flesh wound (not bad at all)—metal looks really good except for minor areas you will correct.
How are the body mounts?
Picked these guys up for $225. Putting them in next weekend! I prefer Vinyl, but for that price I'll take them!
GA Architect
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They look great.
Not going to lie GA Architect, You've given me a lot of great ideas. I've watched your build and have a major man crush on your Fj40. I'm hoping to do a lot of the same things. Thanks for the insight. Let's just hope I can get mine close to where yours is condition wise.
Nice! Which seats are these? Do they require a special mount or will they bolt right in?
I need to upgrade to something m ore comfortable for longer trips.
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David70FJ40
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So this doesn't happen again:
I had this body work done:
As added extra insurance I did this today:
1 1/2" square tubing I drilled for the bolts. I expected the old bolts to put up a fight but they didn't.
Sharp eyed individuals will notice two different lengths of bolts. The counterman at the auto hardware store gave me 2 - 2" and 2 - 1 3/4" bolts without me noticing. In the end they all worked well.
I had this body work done:
As added extra insurance I did this today:
1 1/2" square tubing I drilled for the bolts. I expected the old bolts to put up a fight but they didn't.
Sharp eyed individuals will notice two different lengths of bolts. The counterman at the auto hardware store gave me 2 - 2" and 2 - 1 3/4" bolts without me noticing. In the end they all worked well.
jim land
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@David1947 ,Sharp eyed spot your pinion is pointed to TC, do you use a double joint or CV at the tc end
David70FJ40
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Double cardan at the TC from Tom Woods Drive Shafts. I can only say good things about their service and quality. Recommended 100%.
So rig is off to the digital alignment shop tomorrow morning and, with any luck, I should pick it up tomorrow. My mechanic has driven my rig more than I have (since I brought it to him almost immediately after buying it); all good since I want a good shake down of vehicle with all the deferred maintenance and other work that has been done to it ($$$$$). He mentioned something to the effect that I will now like driving it a full highway speed. Full highway speed!!!!!? if you are going that fast you are going too fast--better keep it at no more than 65--preferably 60. Besides, pretty loud with no top and new magnaflow anyway.
The odometer moved for the first time in 3 years today!
I broke in the new 350 for a half hour moving between 2000 and 3000rpm last week. This week was spent bolting up the rest of the driveline - rebuilt driveshafts, bumpers, etc.
Today I took it out for an 8 mile spin with open headers (well, it has a y-pipe technically) and ran it through some acceleration and decelerations.
The good:
- no major leaks to speak of
- clutch seems to function well - though this new low profile assembly will take some getting used to. Pedal is SOOO light.
- plenty of power - not noticably more gutsy than the 283 but MUCH smoother.
- oil pressure is about 20psi hot, at idle. Climbs to 60 when cold or when moving.
-temperatures all stayed reasonable - 190ish at idle, 175ish when driving, 220ish immediately after shutdown.
The bad:
- steering is a bit off center and wonky, which makes sense given that I modified the Saginaw box mount slightly.
-minor driveline vibration I’ll need to track down.
- POSSIBLE rod knock (which would be very bad) but given the open exhaust exiting right at my feet - I suspect it’s the exhaust. More on that to follow.
Given that this truck was built by an idiot (me) everything went pretty well. My only concern is I heard what MIGHT be a knock when I got back from the test drive. I strongly suspect it’s the open headers or an exhaust leak somewhere, a stethoscope didn’t pick up anything - but I won’t know more until I get some exhaust on it and I can actually hear.
Sure does look (and feel) good having it mostly back together again - hopefully it survived break-in
I broke in the new 350 for a half hour moving between 2000 and 3000rpm last week. This week was spent bolting up the rest of the driveline - rebuilt driveshafts, bumpers, etc.
Today I took it out for an 8 mile spin with open headers (well, it has a y-pipe technically) and ran it through some acceleration and decelerations.
The good:
- no major leaks to speak of
- clutch seems to function well - though this new low profile assembly will take some getting used to. Pedal is SOOO light.
- plenty of power - not noticably more gutsy than the 283 but MUCH smoother.
- oil pressure is about 20psi hot, at idle. Climbs to 60 when cold or when moving.
-temperatures all stayed reasonable - 190ish at idle, 175ish when driving, 220ish immediately after shutdown.
The bad:
- steering is a bit off center and wonky, which makes sense given that I modified the Saginaw box mount slightly.
-minor driveline vibration I’ll need to track down.
- POSSIBLE rod knock (which would be very bad) but given the open exhaust exiting right at my feet - I suspect it’s the exhaust. More on that to follow.
Given that this truck was built by an idiot (me) everything went pretty well. My only concern is I heard what MIGHT be a knock when I got back from the test drive. I strongly suspect it’s the open headers or an exhaust leak somewhere, a stethoscope didn’t pick up anything - but I won’t know more until I get some exhaust on it and I can actually hear.
Sure does look (and feel) good having it mostly back together again - hopefully it survived break-in
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Blew a throw out bearing in Moab so we’re having some fun now.
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