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Did almost the same thing. The top I found had been painted blue and the paint had flaked off mostly. What was left was accumulated dirt, dust and grime plus some left over paint. Took a ton of sanding to remove. I had a boat shop re-glass the top and it looked terrific once painted.

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emac said:
I had a hole just above the gas pedal that had two threaded holes next to it, so I made a small plate and screwed it in. I had another threaded unused hole that needed a bolt. No idea what it was for. I had a gap between the body and the tranny cover that I had to put some sealant in, as I couldnt tweak it closed with gentle force!
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Memories. 25 years ago I had a gal who came in complaining about a very hot draft thru the firewall on her foot. Couldn't wear sandals. Boo hoo. I thought she was just being a girl.

I looked up under the dash and there was a 1" hole above the gas pedal that I did not recognize as being factory. Curiosity got the best of me and I took off my glasses so I could get my head right up against the brake pedal for a better look. Looked thru the hole and started laughing!

The hole was PERFECTLY lined up to provide access to the last bolt in the exhaust manifold!

I put a fender washer on both sides and a bolt to hold them in place and told her to buy me a burger! LOL

Disclaimer: I can't say I'm completely above this. Pre-Mark's Off Road, I hacked a hole in the firewall of my '68 trail rig to get to the rear freeze plug on the head. Screwed a plate over it when I was done. I've never gotten around to fixing it.:hillbilly:
 
65swb45 said:
Memories. 25 years ago I had a gal who came in complaining about a very hot draft thru the firewall on her foot. Couldn't wear sandals. Boo hoo. I thought she was just being a girl.

I looked up under the dash and there was a 1" hole above the gas pedal that I did not recognize as being factory. Curiosity got the best of me and I took off my glasses so I could get my head right up against the brake pedal for a better look. Looked thru the hole and started laughing!

The hole was PERFECTLY lined up to provide access to the last bolt in the exhaust manifold!

I put a fender washer on both sides and a bolt to hold them in place and told her to buy me a burger! LOL

Disclaimer: I can't say I'm completely above this. Pre-Mark's Off Road, I hacked a hole in the firewall of my '68 trail rig to get to the rear freeze plug on the head. Screwed a plate over it when I was done. I've never gotten around to fixing it.:hillbilly:
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I briefly worked in a garage when a guy with a new 71 El Camino can in for a tune up. To change the plugs the engine mounts had to be undone and the engine lifted a few inches. Making the labor cost high.

In a short conversation with the owner we told him how we could change the plugs with the engine in place an he would not have to worry about the problem again.

He agreed and we cut a hole big enough to get a hand through in the fender well giving access to the rear plugs. After the job was done we covered the hole with a piece of metal attached with sheet screws.

Another shade tree I witnessed was on a fj40.

There was a guy around here some years ago that I hired to do some brush hogging for me. He had an old ford tractor that had obvious repairs to keep it going.

One of the repairs I remember was the front rim. It had been bent and split on the outer edge. There was a open end box end wrench that he had used a filler and welded to the rim. The wrench had been heated and curved to fit the curve of the rim. I am sure it was coincidental but it did look kind of artsy.

He liked my Land Cruiser so much he managed to find one for his self. I never looked at it real close so about all I can say about it is it ran.

20 years ago we got some pretty good snows around here so this guy gets hold of a blade and builds a snow plow to push with his Toy.

He would have been real good in one of those TV shows where they build stuff from junk yards.

The blade worked in a sense but was not kosher. He used a GM P/S pump to lift the blade but to lower it he simply opened the valve and the blade would slam down. He did make some money scraping parking lots for a while.

The clincher that caused me to not have much to do with him any more other than the fact that I suspected him of slapping his girl friend around was when he cut a big gaping hole in the driver side of the Toyota cowling to get to the dash wiring. He did what ever I am sure was a trash wire job and then bent the metal back in place and filled it with Bondo and hit it with some rattle can paint.
 
fj40fillet said:
Did you source you rims from Toyota or a vendor here? My project needs a set. I am going to get rid of my white powder coated wagon wheels. Let me know. Thx...
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Neither, those are the original 54 year old riveted tube-type rims, freshly powder coated.

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thecrazygreek said:
Les Schwab??
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Yup. Turned out quite nice. They actually did an acid dip on them, which is more expensive than just sandblasting. But since the guys in Prineville didn’t get the ok for the more expensive job, the store manager here only charged me the normal rate.
 
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Excited to learn the true color of this HJ I picked up a few years ago. Working with Matt @RAGINGMATT on getting a correct data plate and discovered silver was not an option in 77. Pleased to learn the original code is 532
 
Varty Yo said:
We havent had more then a few inches of snow on the ground up here all winter. This is rare so when we finally got a Colorado low pushing up she dumps bigtime!!!! 10" and counting in last 24hrs unreal for the prairies these days. Figured i needed to get the 42 out for a little rip and make some 1st tracks!

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No boot prints from the 42 to the camera... Did you fly? :cautious:
 
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