FJ40 I call Shipwreck

[SuperBuickGuy]

Today
run throttle cable




still need to find e-clip to hold it on....

clean up the sealing surface


and there it is with gasket... I still don't have the sealant, so I'll wait until I have that before making it tight then testing it for leaks

and I'll wait for another elbow to replace the one I just broke (dammit!)
fortunately, I could run one



lines run



nutserts inserted


hump installed


because I tied the bars together at the base, I had to move the vent


and moved


all lug nuts on.... I need to do an alignment, so that's kind of next


and get the front end installed... but here it is

[Deaf Bob]

Getting there!

[Russell]

For some reason I thought it would sit lower. nice rig! Let me know if you need help adding scratches and dents

[SuperBuickGuy]

starting here


spacer for air cleaner... I hate it and I'll make it out of something more durable then plastic


heater is sort-of in


yeah, I know, I was going to use the firewall... get over it, or don't.... I don't care


and now my clean rig looks like an explosion of wiring...


ah well, must make a mess to make it finished.

[SuperBuickGuy]

Sandblasted this


didn't have enough sand for the surround... ugh

finished up the air line




and spent time wiring... nope, you can't tell at all


though I did learn that europeans use white for ground... which would have been helpful to know. Fortunately, despite a complete lack of instructions online, some helpful Russian posted a youtube video where you could see how he connected the wires.... yay Russians.

we won't talk about how much time I spent with those lights.

[SuperBuickGuy]

random work
stripped the windshield frame and the front panel


halogen light bad without vent in the back


hmmmm, maybe move forward (note the use of special blue welder's tape? I bought that off Pirate)


and I put a cover over the wires, and will have to redo one wire ... ugh


back to the frames


about 1/4 of the way there.... I've done the easy stuff now I have to sand the corners and make sure that no stripper ended up inside the frame


and the other two bits


and started by etching the inside of the tank....


not pictured, I finished the fuel lines so once I line the tank the fuel system will be done.

[SuperBuickGuy]

a bit of tank lining


pretty, no?


a bit more of wiring... stupid elephant


and the passenger side frame painted... hopefully Sunday I can get the passenger side done...

[SuperBuickGuy]

a bit of unexpected time to dink on the '40
line the bottom


seal the pickup and return


connect lines


get sidetracked by honeydo


missed it by this much


oh well, either I'll move the seat over a bit or grind the offending plastic...

start button installed


and then I wired for awhile.... I hate wiring

[SuperBuickGuy]

Starting here


a ways to go here


looking better here


and now here


there will be a switch, though it might not be this one


and in answer to a question - this is a rough idea of what the sliders will look like

[JOES66FURY]

Usefull sliders....Most of the ones I see around here are poorly built or not built in such a way that you could use it as a step. I could see that being handy accessing top mounted lights and what not...plus...I know I have a hard time getting in and out of tall rigs anymore....a place for some footing is sure handy

[SuperBuickGuy]

You haven't lived until you've ridden on the running boards of a pre-war car. It was still safe to do in the 70s.

[DanStokes]

You haven't lived until you've ridden on the running boards of a pre-war car. It was still safe to do in the 70s.

NOT safe in my childhood! If Mom caught you there would be Hell to pay! Yes, I know that for a fact.

Dan

[SuperBuickGuy]

this is why God invented uncles - to do all the stuff that dad wanted to do but was afraid that mom would skin him if he did.

[Deaf Bob]

Hung onto dad's logging truck mirrors, standing on either running boards or fuel tanks for rides..
Hauling hay with running boarded pickups make a better place to ride than on top of a load of hay.. ..
Watched a logger ride the tracks on a loader.. I had to try, got my foot bumped on the crawler cab, did the splits.. Every bar on the tread bumped my leg..have a hard spot still, 50 years later on the back of my leg.. Guess I was luckt my legs weren't ripped apart..

[SuperBuickGuy]

Narrowing in on vroom vroom
wiring the battery box (what a pain, I should have made it bigger)


if you look, you'll see there is power to the dash and the two gauges hooked up work.... not sure the oil pressure is right - but it works


and plumbed the heater core so I could refill the coolant.


tomorrow I'll pick up gas and see if it will actually make some noise