1977 FJ40 Colonel Mustard

[SteveH]

Read the fine print very carefully on emissions vs. collector plates, and grandfathered collector plates. Buying new collector plates isn't the same as having ancient ones from before the current Denver regime's rewrite of the rules.

 

[wesintl]

Martin, you have some big ear wing nuts right there

 

[MDH33]

Martin, you have some big ear wing nuts right there

Indeed! Theyre the same part used on the Stout and theyre missing. Currently have the battery held in the Stout with a webbing strap.

Pretty cool how many parts crossed over from Landcruiser to Stout in the late 1960's!

 

[wesintl]

New seat belt webbing. You can see the old ones were toast. It was actually melting and dried crusted up.

 

[Crash]

Indeed! Theyre the same part used on the Stout and theyre missing. Currently have the battery held in the Stout with a webbing strap.

Pretty cool how many parts crossed over from Landcruiser to Stout in the late 1960's!

Hilux wasn’t the only “Son of Land Cruiser”.

 

[wesintl]

Working on the doors. The cards are in rough shape. There was probably 1/2 inch of dirt built up in the bottom. The vapor liners disintegrating. Cleaning it all up for runs and new seals

 

[wesintl]

Ran some wiring for the Fogs

 

[MDH33]

Ran some wiring for the Fogs

Very nice. What did you use for a switch? Or is connected to running lights?

 

[wesintl]

Used the OEM fog switch in a stock location

 

[wesintl]

Some early pics from purchase of original owner

 

[wesintl]

Door runs and new door card

 

[cbmontgo]

Door runs and new door card

Where'd you get your door cards? Those look great.

 

[wesintl]

Where'd you get your door cards? Those look gre

These are the legions. I wanted to stay OEM black on this build. We used the grey Toyota OEM on Wyatt’s build. These are very nice and I’m happy with the quality. I’ll have to snap a pic of the vapor liners from GA Architect on mud

Door Panel Trim Board for FJ40 BJ40 Toyota Land Cruiser Black 1960-1984 - Legion Part Store

Upgrade your Toyota FJ40 or BJ40 Land Cruiser's interior with this high-quality Black Door Panel Trim Board. Designed to OEM specifications, this trim board provides a durable and comfortable upgrade that complements the classic look of these iconic vehicles.

legionpartstore.com

 

[wesintl]

New OEM plastic retainers for the door cards, new foam silencer too.
New Vapor liner from GA Architect on mud



Replaced the Tie rod ends and removed the additional steering stabilizer. I did clear the tre this time.
Another 40 stopped by, 76, 77,78 next to each other.

 

[wesintl]

New OEM weatherstrip on all 4 doors. Finally got good on the last one, lol. All the doors are tight and quiet. Previously I have used 3M. This time I went with IC-2000 Cyanoacrylate glue. I prefer this over the 3M stuff now.

 

[unimogguy]

Wes why do you like the IC-2000 Cyanoacrylate glue over the 3M?

 

[wesintl]

The applicator bottle you can cut the nozzle to be very fine. One thing I've learned about gluing weatherstrip is less is more. I used the 3M on wyatt's door seal and parts of it are coming off. It was a mess going on which was probably a user error with the 3M but, I've seen more people using this glue lately.

 

[unimogguy]

Hopefully Wes you find my humor as funny as I do?