FJ40 Mods / Build / Time waster

[donjohnson]

Just a thread for me to keep people updated on the progress and to contribute something to the forum.

Note the wooden gate... light weight for racing


Engine Bay needing a tidy / paint


Dash


Rear Sill all rusted out:

[donjohnson]

First mods as I can remember were just playing around taking the truck to pieces and tidying up, doing that I got onto replacing the clutch slave and masters, running new fuel lines, new bits and pieces for the engine, bought a hardtop plus a set of doors, changed all the oil, painted the engine bay, decided to install onboard air etc.

Heater recon


Got all the hinges and fittings powder coated and gave her a tidy up



Found a roof on trademe in pretty good condition along with some rear doors and threw those on for the colder months - images to come.

[donjohnson]

Decided i'd install onboard air after finding out how long it takes to fill 35's at the gas station, so dived all in and bought some bits and pieces.

A6 compressor from an old XJS, cut the pipes out the back, tapped them and put in an inline air filter and a NITTO fitting for the hose back to the tank.



Got an air tank and bought some fittings, filters, blah blah blah and dumped it in the back:



Now just waiting for the hose, a couple of o-rings and a power steering bracket so I can mount the compressor using the factory chev mounting plates.

[donjohnson]

Then onto the rear sill and tail gate, luckily a good mate of mine is a machine with a mig.

Before:


After 50mm RHS fitted and welded up and replacing the rear quarters with new steel:


Before the gate - half doors, but not what I was after:
Photo coming soon.

Then built a gate and got it all fitted up:






Its using door jammers to hold it shut, needs a helluva tug to get it open. Next step is to get the top section of the rear doors extended and weather proofed.

Gate's been painted since then and i'll try to get some photos up of the completed job. I'm pretty happy with it at the moment.

Next up i'm installing a stereo, petrol kill switch, and the power steering bracket/compressor mounting.