got a 40 - now it begins

[simps80]

That same day..a very long one...
We took the seats over to F&H upholstery to have them put on the new seats I ordered from $OR.

The guy said "first week of october"

Mike said we could do it...

He was right but not a lot of we in that..
He did the majority of that by a lot....my neighbor Charlie helped and I did some. They turned out awesome thanks Mike! We used new foam bottoms and wrapped them in plastic and used spray adhesive to hold the plastic to the foam nice and tight..the originals had plasric over the foam makes sense to keep liquid off the foam.

Last week I dropped the 5 rims off at colorado powder coaters

Picked them up today took them to discount for new rubber .this high impact stuff like seats and wheels is very exciting!!

Hoping to fire soon..got the original nippon denso starter and alternator out for rebuild..

Spitzer doesn't do it anymore but years ago we did a lot of business with A1 Auto Electric..they are now A1 Best..But its the same guy..they still do rebuilds so they got that work.

Rocky mountain drive shafts have the shafts..

Its getting close

 

[simps80]

One last cool picture that was fun.

I bought a jack a while ago off ebay...
Mine was an october 1971 jack..mike traded me for a sept 1976 jack...which is much closer to right.
So I had to install that and the oem tool bag that was in the truck when I bought it...
So cool

 

[treerootCO]

I am excited to see the freshly coated rims and new rubber!

 

[Jacket]

Those seats look damn good. I'm jealous.

 

[rover67]

Man, I'm getting excited, this is gonna be a sweeeet rig!!!!!

 

[subzali]

So sweet.

 

[treerootCO]

No pics but the PCV was installed yesterday. It was a productive day.

 

[PabloCruise]

Those seats look damn good. I'm jealous.

I wish I would have attempted my seats with the help of the collective wisdom of RS, vs my experience with a local upholstery shop...

 

[simps80]

Lots of progress friday saturday and sunday.
Big thanks to Mike for donating his time..
And neighbor Charlie.

Got the alternator and starter back from A1.
Got the drive shafts back from rocky mountain. Have new bolts coming..can put back with old ones if need be.
Got the son moved into dorms Friday

Found a mom and pop tire shop to mount the tiny tires on the tiny stock rims after discount nor big o would touch them.

That killed half of two days. That is a long ash story...

So work done:
Crank pulley nut re torqued.
Rear of truck done for now. Painted up the axle and surroundings.
Installed new shocks.
Tires mounted on rear.
Brakes inspected
Diff fluid changed 2.6 quarts
Steering gear filled .6 quarts
Interior put back together.
New boots.
Reattached tcase shifter bracket
Starter and alternator mounted
Clutch slave installed and adjusted.
Fuel lines installed and plumbed.
Most water plumbed..need to finish shroud we found at mikes..I never had one..test fits were successful.
Actually I do and did have one off the 75 but its beat and doesn't fit right.


Setbacks:
Attempts to bleed brakes and clutch found bad brake master and clutch master.
Couldn't find replacement distributor. Treeroot has several we may be able to use to make one. There is one at some goofball place in new jersey. Will call tomorrow. This is the limiter.

Need it to make further mechanical progress.
Will work on putting other things together in the meantime.

So waiting on:
Throttle linkage piece
Distributor
Master cylinder..brake and clutch
3rd try on egr hardware
Drive line bolts
Speedo cable

Words done. Pics.

 

[simps80]

Oh also decided since so much effort has gone into emissions a new air pump was a good idea since everything else is working and reconditioned.

Reman came in..will bolt it on when paint is dry..didnt like the blue on the other one and it was de-veined..pretty pumpedvto have a fully compliant emissions..
Even found the correct vsv on ebay with the right connectors

 

[simps80]

The goofball place in new jersey whose site says they have a distributor doesn't.

So if anyone has a known good one let me know.

The one I had was 19100-61020

 

[subzali]

So you decided not to go with the thermo nuclear reactor exhaust manifold? I've heard they are really hard to come by and California even allows exemptions if the original one is missing

 

[subzali]

The goofball place in new jersey whose site says they have a distributor doesn't.



So if anyone has a known good one let me know.



The one I had was 19100-61020

I would call mark algazy and see if he has one. The place in New Jersey - was it cruiserparts.net? Or also try classic cruisers in salida

 

[simps80]

No it wasn't cruiserparts.. it wasn't a cruiser place at all.
...
Classic cruisers..I would hate to see what they want for a distributor..I bought the two carb fuel lines from them..
They charged 125 for those lines in rough shape and clogged

Yea the the california spec crazy exhaust manifold is difficult to come by..
I wanted a one piece even though its not original.

 

[treerootCO]

A1 Cardone

http://shop.cruiserparts.net/index....id=286&zenid=2e29a74572e08942eb4bfe874ce472b4

Distributor for California Emissions Points
Starting at: $199.00

Send us the price
Remanufactured california distributor. Fits F and 2F with points style emissions.

 

[treerootCO]

pretty sure yours is a vacuum retard and I don't know why Spector says you can't use the ignitor (the new one has a condensor is my guess)

http://www.sor.com/cat022.sor

Vacuum Advance Distributor-
Aftermarket-Fits 1975-8/87 - must purchase updated clamp #022-06, order separately if needed-For 9/71-8/87 vehicles must purchase ignition coil #024-03A, order separately if needed
Club Price is $ 254.15 Click here for info about Club SOR

 

[treerootCO]

If you call mark www.marksoffroad.net, make sure you tell him you know me.


Toyota:

19100 DISTRIBUTOR ASSY
19100-61020 (01/1975 - 01/1976) 1 $521.93
19100-61021 (08/1976 - 08/1977) 1 $584.08
19100-61060 CALIFORNIA SPEC. (08/1976 - 08/1977) 1
19100-61061 CALIFORNIA SPEC. (09/1977 - 12/1978) 1 $856.19
19100-61100 (09/1977 - 12/1978) 1 $856.19
19100-61110 HIGH ALTITUDE SPEC. 1

 

[treerootCO]

IPW Automotive Warehouse - 303-825-2000 Denver, CO USA
www.ipwparts.com/
IPW Automotive Warehouse, national warehouse distributor of auto parts and accessories.

501 Kalamath St, Denver, CO 80204
(303) 825-2000

 

[treerootCO]

you'll love this one

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/aaz-31-720

 

[simps80]

Thats just like all the others who show a1 cardone in stock.
It's not in stock because a1cardone is out of stock.

Cruiserparts has a "good used one"
Which I ordered and Ricardo has another setup too which sounds awesome
So should be in good shape on it