So what fasteners on the interior and under the hood were yellow zinc plated from the factory in Japan and what wasn’t? I know many exterior fasteners were not. How about radiator shroud ‘76-later? Thanks for the input guys.
Yellow zinc plating, interior and under hood? (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter tls3601
- Start date
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate
links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.
The fan shroud on my May of 1980 was Cadmium coated. I'm not sold on the idea of redoing that. I may just powder coat it black.
- Thread starter
- #3
Thanks for this. Anyone else know what they looked like under the hood when new?
brian
SILVER Star
yes most of the sales brochures had under hood shots.
Most of the sheet metal holding the body together were painted. It's really a hard thing to say because toyota changed their mind about what bolts got painted and what didn't monthly. Sales brochures that just show the motor can also be misleading because a lot of the time that was not how it appeared in the vehicles. It was more of a beauty shot.
Toyota shot all the sheet metal apart with primer and then put things like windshields, hoods and tubs together, bib and fenders were together as well hard top sides, spare tire carrier, doors, and ambulance doors were all painted bolted to the tub. Short block with head was painted as one sealed unit sans manifolds and other accessories. A lot of the brochures show the side covers, valve cover, and oil pan bolts plated but most of the early cruisers all those bolts were painted. Things really get interesting in 79 when Toyota went from the stamped number heads to the dished head hardware or stamped heads without the rings and just numbers. It changed monthly in the production line.
80 series are even worse.
Toyota shot all the sheet metal apart with primer and then put things like windshields, hoods and tubs together, bib and fenders were together as well hard top sides, spare tire carrier, doors, and ambulance doors were all painted bolted to the tub. Short block with head was painted as one sealed unit sans manifolds and other accessories. A lot of the brochures show the side covers, valve cover, and oil pan bolts plated but most of the early cruisers all those bolts were painted. Things really get interesting in 79 when Toyota went from the stamped number heads to the dished head hardware or stamped heads without the rings and just numbers. It changed monthly in the production line.
80 series are even worse.
Go here>
FotoTime - Explore / Gallery Members / Land Cruiser Nation
I reference the Krumsick Cruiser weekly when I have questions about the trim and finish on my 40. That is how I found out the fan shroud was plated.
- Thread starter
- #7
@Trollhole thanks for this. I get where exterior parts fasteners were sprayed. On my ‘78 fasteners under dash along firewall all appear to be plated, the tranny hump cover has plated fasteners as well. Not sure about fuel filler shroud, rollbar fasteners, jump seat mounting fasteners, front seat bracket fasteners either? Under the hood could have been poser shots for the brochures with fasteners but some things that mounted to the inside fender wells where definitely plated on my ‘78. Just looking for accuracy, thanks for your responses all
- Thread starter
- #8
Thanks for this
