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I have been bugged by my dented rocker panels since the day I bought my FJ40. About a year ago I discovered these 'slider steps' that I hope would not only work as steps, but also pull the panels straight and protect them in the future. Finally pulled the trigger and am very pleased with the outcome - rockers look great now!

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Take the windows out and bring them to the blaster.
Once rhe cancer is gone you can see how much work it is to patch it all up.
 
crimsonaudio said:
I have been bugged by my dented rocker panels since the day I bought my FJ40. About a year ago I discovered these 'slider steps' that I hope would not only work as steps, but also pull the panels straight and protect them in the future. Finally pulled the trigger and am very pleased with the outcome - rockers look great now!

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Looks like that worked great! What brand are those steps?
 
I tried to install a water temp gauge key word is try.

It started to rain but it was light enough I can still work then I stab myself in the hand with the screw driver trying to tighten a clamp while holding it (I really am old enough to know better) and for the Grand Finale I cut the hose wrong..it seems this part is to long for the upper radiator hose on a fj40

I went back to the post were I found the info and it turns out he installed his on a FJ60 .so for now I am just stepping away and rethink this.
 
CarDude said:
I tried to install a water temp gauge key word is try.

It started to rain but it was light enough I can still work then I stab myself in the hand with the screw driver trying to tighten a clamp while holding it (I really am old enough to know better) and for the Grand Finale I cut the hose wrong..it seems this part is to long for the upper radiator hose on a fj40

I went back to the post were I found the info and it turns out he installed his on a FJ60 .so for now I am just stepping away and rethink this.
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Sorry to hear it!! Not too bad, I hope...

How is the watermelon used, in this process? ;)
 
pngunme said:
Sorry to hear it!! Not too bad, I hope...

How is the watermelon used, in this process? ;)
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We love water melon.we always have one on hand in the summer but I tend to over eat before going bed then I am up all night going to the bathroom. But it make me happy when I eat some:). So now that I have told you more the. You probably wanted to know how have you doing .:bounce::bounce2:
 
CarDude said:
We love water melon.we always have one on hand in the summer but I tend to over eat before going bed then I am up all night going to the bathroom. But it make me happy when I eat some:). So now that I have told you more the. You probably wanted to know how have you doing .:bounce::bounce2:
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Great on this end!!
 
I bought some used seat covers on Craigslist a while back and got tired of sitting on duck tape so I figured today was a good day to put them on at least the driver's seat.

I wouldn't say it is a perfect resto mod but it covers the old seat and does the job. Also I used some metal zip ties because I didn't have the right metal clamps.

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airon23 said:
I bought some used seat covers on Craigslist a while back and got tired of sitting on duck tape so I figured today was a good day to put them on at least the driver's seat.

I wouldn't say it is a perfect resto mod but it covers the old seat and does the job. Also I used some metal zip ties because I didn't have the right metal clamps.

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Can't believe you got rid of the tape!!
 
More painting today...engine / drivetrain peices. Doing something a little bit different on color, not going with the typical black but a hammered black. We'll see how it holds up to heat, etc. I've used it on a number of older tools and it seams to be pretty durable. Block and below will be hammered black, head typical black in a high heat paint, valve cover hammered silver.

Oil cooler and some engine splash shields (in satin black).














Also picked up these guys last week. All the old brake lines were trash as they were the smaller sized fittings. This seemed easier than buying the tools and bending my own. Full set that are exact replicas of stock but the larger fittings.

 
crimsonaudio said:
I have been bugged by my dented rocker panels since the day I bought my FJ40. About a year ago I discovered these 'slider steps' that I hope would not only work as steps, but also pull the panels straight and protect them in the future. Finally pulled the trigger and am very pleased with the outcome - rockers look great now!

060317_slider-steps.jpg
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Those look awesome! I wanted to put those on 5 years ago. About time!
 
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