Rebuilding my Dad's 1980 FJ40

[Connelly80FJ40]

Good morning all,
It was great to meet everyone last night and I hope to see a lot more of you guys! I’m going to paste a link to the mud thread I started a couple months back for those of you that were interested. Also, I am open to any and all feed back or advice as I rebuild my Dads 1980 FJ40.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/bring-back-my-dads-fj40.1176844/

Thanks,
Sean

 

[DanTheMan]

Good to meet you and thank you again for sharing your story last night Sean! I'm looking forward to the future progress on your restoration!

 

[nakman]

Hey Sean, thanks for sharing your story last night, and looking forward to the build! I am just across the highway from you, and have a 82FJ40 that's also 653 olive green. You can flip through my build on the forum here https://risingsun4x4club.org/xf/threads/40-build-nakman-style.23369/

I am pretty terrible at body work but somehow managed to get from this:

to this:

you can do it! you're welcome to come stare at mine any time if you want to compare anything... or just take it around the block to get motivated. I'll read through your mud post also, haven't seen that before. Welcome to the group! -tim

 

[MountainGoat]

OMG Sean that is fricking awesome.

 

[Connelly80FJ40]

Hey Sean, thanks for sharing your story last night, and looking forward to the build! I am just across the highway from you, and have a 82FJ40 that's also 653 olive green. You can flip through my build on the forum here https://risingsun4x4club.org/xf/threads/40-build-nakman-style.23369/

I am pretty terrible at body work but somehow managed to get from this:
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to this:
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you can do it! you're welcome to come stare at mine any time if you want to compare anything... or just take it around the block to get motivated. I'll read through your mud post also, haven't seen that before. Welcome to the group! -tim

Tim,
I would love to come check it out sometime!

 

[gungriffin]

Thanks for posting this up! I think that it is really awesome that you are building this out in memory of your dad. What a great way to remember someone important. I am looking forward to seeing more.

Just thought. Over time you might get more people who find this thread if you update the title to something more descriptive of the project. I believe that you can still edit the title when if you edit the main post.

 

[AimCOTaco]

Great to meet you and hear some of the story of your Dads truck last night Sean, really great heritage tale indeed!

 

[damon]

Great meeting you last night Sean! Like I said last night, let me know when you need some extra hands on the 40, I'm always game for some dirty work.

 

[Notyourmomslx450]

Good meeting you last night Sean!
Hit me up if/when you need a hand w/ whatever.

 

[Connelly80FJ40]

Great meeting you last night Sean! Like I said last night, let me know when you need some extra hands on the 40, I'm always game for some dirty work.

Great meeting you. I will definitely hit you up when I need some help!

 

[Hulk]

Just thought. Over time you might get more people who find this thread if you update the title to something more descriptive of the project. I believe that you can still edit the title when if you edit the main post.

This is a good idea. @Connelly80FJ40 let me know if you want me to change the title of the thread to something like "Rebuilding my Dads 1980 FJ40" or something more descriptive.

 

[Connelly80FJ40]

This is a good idea. @Connelly80FJ40 let me know if you want me to change the title of the thread to something like "Rebuilding my Dads 1980 FJ40" or something more descriptive.

that would be great if it could be changed!

 

[Hulk]

that would be great if it could be changed!

Done!

 

[Connelly80FJ40]

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Done!

Thank you! That was quick!

 

[rover67]

I, like Tim, just refurbished a late model (1982) 40 so let me know if you have any questions. I'm glad you got your hands on your dads rig. I bet he'd be super stoked.

 

[Connelly80FJ40]

Hey Sean, thanks for sharing your story last night, and looking forward to the build! I am just across the highway from you, and have a 82FJ40 that's also 653 olive green. You can flip through my build on the forum here https://risingsun4x4club.org/xf/threads/40-build-nakman-style.23369/

I am pretty terrible at body work but somehow managed to get from this:
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to this:
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you can do it! you're welcome to come stare at mine any time if you want to compare anything... or just take it around the block to get motivated. I'll read through your mud post also, haven't seen that before. Welcome to the group! -tim[/QUOTE

What Tire/Lift combo are you running on that?

 

[Connelly80FJ40]

So...... if I would have just looked through your build it would have answered all my questions! You did a great job! I won’t be destroy it quit that nice, but will now have a ton of quest after seeing how nice yours turned out!

 

[Connelly80FJ40]

So, it’s been awhile since I posted! I’ve been working on it slowly these past few weeks (life keeps getting in the way of my build!) I have replaced the starter, and just got in my D.U.I. Also, got fuel lines, brake lines and new gas tank! But, before all that I had to clean her again! I can’t believe how bad the rust really is and how much grease and oil was covering everything. Here are a few pictures of her in the sun with her top off! I also scored some 31x10.5 DuraTracs for a great price. Still planning on restoring the original wheels, but these will work for now.

 

[MountainGoat]

Looking good man. Have you fired it up yet Sean?

 

[Connelly80FJ40]

Looking good man. Have you fired it up yet Sean?

So, not yet! Worked on it last weekend. I got fresh oil, and did a full tune up, and still wasn’t getting spark. I also had to replaced the starter. I narrowed it down to the igniter + some really old wiring as my cause of no spark. It does seem that I was building compression, but not 100% sure how much. So, instead of chasing things around I ordered a DUI. Hopefully on Thursday I will install the DUI and fire it up! 🤞🏽