Builds Won a '74 40 on a coin toss... (1 Viewer)
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Possibly... or, take one off the other... 
EDIT: I assume those are more than just bent... e.g. sprung to grip the tool...
EDIT: I assume those are more than just bent... e.g. sprung to grip the tool...
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They are a heat treated spring steel - I've built a press die to make the form and that works perfectly . Getting the bottom 90* bend is the problem - all the alloys I've tried want to crack due to the tight radius , which is necessary to make the "spring" work . I'm leaning towards one last alloy to try and maybe weld the bottom 90* joint on pulse with a special rod - doubt it will work but who knows...
That is the one issue that is holding up the entire starting handle project .
Sarge
That is the one issue that is holding up the entire starting handle project .
Sarge
I'm not really THAT colorblind...
ginmtb
'74 FJ40 - my first!
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Wonder if this would be a good candidate for 3D printing. It is a little used part so you don't need it to last a ton of cycles, the plastic would give a little bit, and also protect that pretty yellow paint. Thoughts? It would be bulkier but it wouldn't rust! Bolt it to the existing metal "stand".
The weight of the starting handle would be too much for almost any type of plastic , perhaps a heavy glass-filled nylon but I'd still be wary about it possibly coming loose . I doubt anyone would appreciate that thing moving around or shooting forward under heavy braking .
Worst part is testing various design practices in how I manufacture these things - due to liability I can't have any failures .
Sarge
Worst part is testing various design practices in how I manufacture these things - due to liability I can't have any failures .
Sarge
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I saw the BASS - Bass Anglers Sportsman Society - sticker in the rear passenger window and hope it’s still there as you work your way through the rebuild. When I was a kid I was nuts about bass fishing. I saved up lawn mowing money and purchased a membership to BASS. It came with some free lures, a monthly subscription and a BASS sticker which is still on my tackle box. I used to wait by the mailbox for the monthly magazine and read it over and over and over....
ginmtb
'74 FJ40 - my first!
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Just scored a mother load of Landcruiser parts! I don't even know everything in there but will be sorting through it soon and then posting a bunch for sale. The tall box leaning against my squat rack has a full lower pad set, in excellent shape - it is the one that is intended for the dash without the radio cut out.
This one I'm keeping for sure though and will likely end up on the wall in my office:
This one I'm keeping for sure though and will likely end up on the wall in my office:
ginmtb
'74 FJ40 - my first!
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So I'm trying to unload a lot of the parts I obtained over the weekend. Check out the listing here:
For Sale: - Bunch o' 40 stuff (and some non-40 stuff)
For Sale: - Bunch o' 40 stuff (and some non-40 stuff)
ginmtb
'74 FJ40 - my first!
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So between the organizing of the 75 parts, tearing apart the jack, and attempting to put on the tan bottom/camo top bikini top that came with my 75 on the 74 (with no success at this time since I kept getting sidetracked), I decided to try to clean up the wiper motor housing. It has always been caked with debris/grease. Well one thing led to another and next thing you know I took the entire assembly out. Wasn't too bad but unfortunately the plug housing disintegrated so @Coolerman I'm going to need your help on that. I'll work on getting this thing all cleaned up another day. Hot as heck here and I think it is time to call it a day before I break anything else.
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