rover67
Rising Sun Member
wow.. man... THE SEATS!
They look awesome!!!!
They look awesome!!!!
1969 FJ40 hot mess to minty fresh or..spring green fresh?
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simps80
Rising Sun Member
power washed the wheels to get ready for paint, then wire brushed, 2 coats of primer, 2coats of finish.
then replaced the ridiculous coil overs with new black kyb shocks.
bought oem shocks for rear, but oem NLA for fronts so picked these.
then started wire brushing the hubs etc, but didnt get it finished yet.
then replaced the ridiculous coil overs with new black kyb shocks.
bought oem shocks for rear, but oem NLA for fronts so picked these.
then started wire brushing the hubs etc, but didnt get it finished yet.
Inukshuk
Rising Sun Member
mm mmm mmm all caught up!
Rezarf
Hard Core 4+
LOVE the seats... was that the factory color? When did they go to grey?
simps80
Rising Sun Member
we think 1967 was the last year, but I really like the spring green and coral, ever since I found this pic on the internet I knew that was what I wanted for this project
tancruiser
Trail Ready
I love this build
Rezarf
Hard Core 4+
That reminds me of everything painted in Florida... every house, every car, every piece of patio furniture. I think it looks really really cool. I would have never known that before this thread. Keep up the good work man. It looks amazing.
(I told my wife, our 40 is next...
) I am hoping for a nice shop space in Montana and the snow should provide lots of cruiser building time in the winters.
simps80
Rising Sun Member
yep
so the other kids showed up and finished the fronts
mmhmmm
yep.
i finally figured it out.
if i go to work, they show up and pick up the torch.
mmhmmm
yep
me likey
so the other kids showed up and finished the fronts
mmhmmm
yep.
i finally figured it out.
if i go to work, they show up and pick up the torch.
mmhmmm
yep
me likey
rover67
Rising Sun Member
did i mention i like the seats? nice work!
Rezarf
Hard Core 4+
I just came back to this thread to look at the seats again. They truly are rad.
MDH33
Hard Core 4+
Super Cool.
Reminds me of my old neighbor in Denver's 1967 40.
I posted pics of it before:
Taken the day it drove home from the dealership in 1967
Check out the seats. I love the Coral color in the older 40's. Still have the protective plastic on them!
Keep up the great work! If this 40 isn't yours, are you getting paid by the hour??
Reminds me of my old neighbor in Denver's 1967 40.
I posted pics of it before:
Taken the day it drove home from the dealership in 1967
Check out the seats. I love the Coral color in the older 40's. Still have the protective plastic on them!
Keep up the great work! If this 40 isn't yours, are you getting paid by the hour??
simps80
Rising Sun Member
so we bought all new rubber for all weatherstripping on the car.
Toyota where possible
Racer65 where not
He makes really really high quality parts.
Mike, Jake, and I (with some unsolicited help from John) have been hitting it pretty hard the past few nights. Been really nice, and I am very thankful for the group involvement here.
I think the final assembly push will be obviously much easier, but also I think the product will be better as well with the full group effort!
new felts, rubbers, window channel runs, and wing window seals along with new hardware for the door panels/regulators etc turned out nice.
I don't think I've really ever been in a 40 where the windows didn't rattle, this thing is smooth and tight.
waiting on some more pesky clips from toytoa to put the outter rubber/metal piece on the other door.
also, before the vent went together, we put in racer65's new silicone cowl vent drain tubes. the below is his stock photo, cause I forgot to take pictures. the more of his stuff I get my hands on the more impressed I am with his product.
As hard as getting the driver side tube on was, it's not surprising that when these fail people never replace them. Jake looked like a pretzel on top and in the car getting that tube on.
Toyota where possible
Racer65 where not
He makes really really high quality parts.
Mike, Jake, and I (with some unsolicited help from John) have been hitting it pretty hard the past few nights. Been really nice, and I am very thankful for the group involvement here.
I think the final assembly push will be obviously much easier, but also I think the product will be better as well with the full group effort!
new felts, rubbers, window channel runs, and wing window seals along with new hardware for the door panels/regulators etc turned out nice.
I don't think I've really ever been in a 40 where the windows didn't rattle, this thing is smooth and tight.
waiting on some more pesky clips from toytoa to put the outter rubber/metal piece on the other door.
also, before the vent went together, we put in racer65's new silicone cowl vent drain tubes. the below is his stock photo, cause I forgot to take pictures. the more of his stuff I get my hands on the more impressed I am with his product.
As hard as getting the driver side tube on was, it's not surprising that when these fail people never replace them. Jake looked like a pretzel on top and in the car getting that tube on.
simps80
Rising Sun Member
then one bolt was broken off in the cowl vent,
mike drilled and tapped that out, then a new racer65 vent gasket went on.
The painter did a really nice job on the top.
but the underside (the metal part you can see from inside the car if you look) wasn't done. So we cleaned that all up and coated it.
Also we tapped all the holes in the top, and in the tub sides so hopefully it will go together nicely.
mike drilled and tapped that out, then a new racer65 vent gasket went on.
The painter did a really nice job on the top.
but the underside (the metal part you can see from inside the car if you look) wasn't done. So we cleaned that all up and coated it.
Also we tapped all the holes in the top, and in the tub sides so hopefully it will go together nicely.
simps80
Rising Sun Member
this is what progress looks like
lots of stuff done
then drinking crase's guinesses
while simultaneously cleaning up the back yard
lots of stuff done
then drinking crase's guinesses
while simultaneously cleaning up the back yard
simps80
Rising Sun Member
Crase
come burn ****
he is too shy to call
its early
come burn ****
he is too shy to call
its early
I love burning ****! Expecially good ****!! Just got home from some burning blues at Dazzle Jazz. RL Burnside's grandson Kent Burnside from Mississippi. http://kuvo.org/post/kent-burnside-flood-brothers-mar-22-23#stream/0 Burnin' good time.
Hey, drive the '67 over to Broomfield tomorrow afternoon.
Glad you guys have the team thing going on with the Seafoam Green beast.
simps80
Rising Sun Member
drove home in my 45 that has been sleeping at Mike's house for a bit after an epic day/night
good times
thank god for 54 year old working lights all around
mmhmm all day all day all day all day atta baby
good times
thank god for 54 year old working lights all around
mmhmm all day all day all day all day atta baby
simps80
Rising Sun Member
ok here is some extraneous tech just to prove there are other things being done besides insane suburban fires....
a before with the sweet blue bowling alley carpet headliner
and after sith the hot but ridiculously priced $OR headliner....
a before with the sweet blue bowling alley carpet headliner
and after sith the hot but ridiculously priced $OR headliner....
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