]2eDeYe Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 I like that it's so modular, nice job so far :) Quote Link to comment
Son of Lars Posted April 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 2eDeYe' timestamp='1333731003' post='667048']I like that it's so modular, nice job so far :) Thanks. It's basically made from rusty Japanese Lego. If it wasn't so simple to tear down and rebuild, I wouldn't have saved it. Quote Link to comment
Son of Lars Posted April 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 More body removal progress today. So far into it now, I think I'll just keep on going. Here you can see part of the floor repair that the previous owner began. His repairs made body removal into more work than it should have been. And by the way, I lifted the firewall off the truck by myself. I don't suggest that to anyone else. hahaha Quote Link to comment
Son of Lars Posted April 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 Took the last of the front end of the body off today. Also drained and removed the rad. Tomorrow I roll it outside for a major pressure washing. Plan for this coming weekend is to lift the engine off the frame, and begin to paint and detail the driveline and frame. Quote Link to comment
Zendar Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 Nice project, keep up the good work! Shame we don't have these in Finland, I really want one <.< Quote Link to comment
Son of Lars Posted April 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Thanks. I think unless you're in Australia or South America, these things are rare. This is the only one I've ever seen in the flesh in Canada. Quote Link to comment
Z chopper Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Thanks. I think unless you're in Australia or South America, these things are rare. This is the only one I've ever seen in the flesh in Canada. though a small horde of them is known of near you Quote Link to comment
Son of Lars Posted April 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Funny how that works, isn't it? Never seen or heard of one, then one pops up locally, so I buy it. Same week I buy mine, 14 more pop up in the same city. I should have bought lotto tickets instead of wasting money on an old Patrol. hahaha Seems most of those trucks are US imports though, not original Canadian units. Quote Link to comment
Z chopper Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 there a few that had BC plates Quote Link to comment
Son of Lars Posted April 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 Buddy of mine is a fancy schmancy photog guy, and came by the shop a few weeks ago, to snap some pics of the Patrol. Finally got them tonight, so figured I'd post a few here. 2 Quote Link to comment
dennis Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 I love this project. i would love to have an FJ40 or a Patrol. Keep up the good work. subscribed. Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 I alwasy think of Crockidile Dundee when the kangaroo shoots the front windshield out at the guys in the Patrol at nite.Yes it was a Patrol Quote Link to comment
Son of Lars Posted April 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Gave the starter a quick and dirty cleanup, inspect and repaint. It worked great before, so I had no reason to give it a total rebuild. Same as the alternator, just a cleanup, some new hardware, a new belt, and a splash of paint. Ignore the painted spark plugs, I've got new ones, of course. Quote Link to comment
dennis Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 I would clean up that ground on the starter and make sure that you have bare metal on the starter case where the ground comes into contact with it. Quote Link to comment
Son of Lars Posted April 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Done. It was masked off before it was painted, and wire brushed before it was masked. Quote Link to comment
Tomakze Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Subscribed! This is such a cool build! Quote Link to comment
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