I've had a very busy weekend, and hope to finish today or tomorrow. I have finally started to strip down :nuke: my 76 parts rust bucket. Some parts I will be keeping, some I will be selling, some I will give away, and some I wouldn't think of giving away and will be hauled to the scrap heap on Thursday!

I already know I am keeping the windshield frame, brake booster/master cylinder and the fiberglass roof, but if you're interested in some of the other stuff, let me know. The tub and frame are worthless, except for the firewall and the front half of the frame - perfect for a MetalMender type project. :D Block is also worthless, cracked at both engine mounting arms! Most small stuff I can ship via FedEx with my employee discount, anything else I would prefer pick up or I could coordinate a meeting somewhere with in 150-200 miles of Steamboat (anywhere along I-70 between Denver and Grand Junction).

Here are a few pics!!

http://home.offroad.com/~md11fr8dog/Graphics/PORScrap1.jpg

http://home.offroad.com/~md11fr8dog/Graphics/PORScrap2.jpg

http://home.offroad.com/~md11fr8dog/Graphics/PORScrap3.jpg

http://home.offroad.com/~md11fr8dog/Graphics/PORScrap4.jpg

Tub is worthless??? Over here in Belgium a tub in such a condition is considered almost brand new :flipoff2: :flipoff2: .

Christof

how bout the center hump? I think I need another one for the conversion..

Originally posted by Jason M
how bout the center hump? I think I need another one for the conversion..

I was thinking of keeping the 76 center hump, but I have the hump from my 75? It might be a little warped on the rear end of it where it conformed to a warped floor, but still in great shape.

I second what Christof said. For an east coast owner that tub and frame look great unless I am missing some "hidden" rust somewhere. Those front fenders sure do look nice and solid as does the rear of the tub. Too bad you can't teleport those parts back east for us. :D

Originally posted by John Smith
I second what Christof said. For an east coast owner that tub and frame look great unless I am missing some "hidden" rust somewhere. Those front fenders sure do look nice and solid as does the rear of the tub. Too bad you can't teleport those parts back east for us. :D

You are missing TONS of hidden rust. Partly by the sheets of fiberglass bondo'd to the sides and stuff. Here are a couple shots. Underneath is even worse. I can push holes through portions of the frame, and rear channel is a wood 2X4!! :barf:

http://home.offroad.com/~md11fr8dog/Graphics/PORScrap5.jpg

http://home.offroad.com/~md11fr8dog/Graphics/PORScrap6.jpg

http://home.offroad.com/~md11fr8dog/Graphics/PORScrap7.jpg

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damn....my tub was way worse than that when I redid it....MidWest rust at its finest! That little bit of surface rust on those rear wheelwells? Heck you can't even se ANY of the tire thru those holes, much less the ENTIRE rear tire like my old tub....

IMO, that's a recoverable tub-firewall....

I'll third or fourth the opinion on that tub. I only wish my cruisers tub had been that good when I got it in the beginning.
to call a tub worthless around here, means you can lift it off the truck without tools....
cheers,
ryan

how much for the fenders???

how much you think shipping would be???95050

Originally posted by seapotato
I'll third or fourth the opinion on that tub. I only wish my cruisers tub had been that good when I got it in the beginning.
to call a tub worthless around here, means you can lift it off the truck without tools....
cheers,
ryan

I feel better about mine now. It just has the rear channel rusted out, and the bottom of the quarters is rusted through as well. That is about it though. I thought it was in bad shape.:eek:

:eek: Wow, is it ever green up there. I wish that it was that green here in Ft. Collins.

What condition is that dash pad in? Any cracks in it? I might be intereted if it is in good shape. How is your foot healing? Are still having to take pain medication. Just thought I would ask. Thomas

I would love the hinges for the drivers seet if they came on that year model i would also like the door stopers and the pice that the door latches onto (drawing a blank) if you have any of those things.:jeep3:

I have done many a cruiser rust restoration and only one was as "good" as that tub - the rest were FAR worse! I would fix that tub in a heartbeat. Damn you west coasties! Out there it's a parts truck, elsewhere it would be a restoration project...

The first Cruiser I had was so bad that a basketball could be passed through the floor under the gas tank, through the tool box and in the back right corner of the tub. I fixed it with one sheet of 18g, one sheet of 16g, about 6' of 2" square tub, some 11g plate and about 15 pounds of mig wire...also used about 1000 pounds of blasting sand!

-Stumbaugh

Originally posted by woody
damn....my tub was way worse than that when I redid it....MidWest rust at its finest! That little bit of surface rust on those rear wheelwells? Heck you can't even se ANY of the tire thru those holes, much less the ENTIRE rear tire like my old tub....

IMO, that's a recoverable tub-firewall....

Gotta be on site to really appreciate how BAD it is!! The firewall is the ONLY metal that doesn't need to be replaced!!

Brian, stby for a call in the week or so on some SO Qs as I I finish up the SO/SR/55 springs next week.

Originally posted by seapotato
I'll third or fourth the opinion on that tub. I only wish my cruisers tub had been that good when I got it in the beginning.
to call a tub worthless around here, means you can lift it off the truck without tools....
cheers,
ryan

Uh, I only have to unbolt two body mounts near the front to lift it of!!:D

Originally posted by 71RCKCRZR
how much for the fenders???

how much you think shipping would be???95050

Fenders are spoken for as of yesterday morning. If it falls through, you're on! There is some rusted out areas at the front mounting areas where it mounts to the front bib though!

Originally posted by 76Cruiser


I feel better about mine now. It just has the rear channel rusted out, and the bottom of the quarters is rusted through as well. That is about it though. I thought it was in bad shape.:eek:

My 75 is that way - it gets new qtrs, new wheel wells, new rear channel/sill and new paint starting a week from Thursday!! I "rescued" it from Hyannis, Mass. But I suspect it lived most of its life in CA (Ca. emissions) and AZ (found oil service history from some place in AZ as late as 92/93), so it could have been worse.

I'm contemplating colors/scheme. Any ideas? No Tony the Tiger schems please!!:flipoff2:

Originally posted by ouibus
:eek: Wow, is it ever green up there. I wish that it was that green here in Ft. Collins.

What condition is that dash pad in? Any cracks in it? I might be intereted if it is in good shape. How is your foot healing? Are still having to take pain medication. Just thought I would ask. Thomas

Yep, still plenty green, but the river is low (560cfm versus the 2600+ avg for this time of year) and it is still very very dry. We've been getting smoked out over the past 3-4 days from the Glenwood Springs fire, and Sat traffic in town was hell as 50 miles of I-70 was closed and folks jumped off at Wolcott on 131 to Steamboat, then US 40 to Craig, then the road to Rifle - an extra 200 miles!

The top dash pad is cracked in about 4 places, top to bottom. The bottom pads looked okay, I think.

Looks like I'll be in your neck of the woods on Sat/Sun if you need anything. I'm already hauling some stuff that I've sold. Let me know.

Originally posted by goldenarrow
I would love the hinges for the drivers seet if they came on that year model i would also like the door stopers and the pice that the door latches onto (drawing a blank) if you have any of those things.:jeep3:

I have the seats, but the cushions and backs are shot. I can disassemble the hinges if you like. The doors stoppers are yours as are the "ppice that the door latches onto"!! :flipoff2:

Hit me with a PM and make an offer, I'm VERY easy.

Originally posted by Stumbaugh
Damn you west coasties! Out there it's a parts truck, elsewhere it would be a restoration project...

Hey, becareful now!! I grew up in Va Beach and KNOW what rust is like!!:D :flipoff2:

http://home.offroad.com/~md11fr8dog/HokieBird.jpg

Don't pitch that smog stuff because we still need it out here in the Peoples Republic of California. :D

I really don't need anything else for my cruiser. But, if you are going to be in my neck of the woods, maybe we could meet up for a bit. Always nice to put a face with a name that is on the board. Maybe you could give me some pointers on my project.

Anyway, if you want, you can give me a call on my cell phone. That number is (970)227-9673.
Oh yeah, almost forgot, that was one heck of a photo shop job you did on that pic of your parts truck in that Ugly Crusier thread. For a second I was wanting to come up to visit you to find out who that chick was.:D

Originally posted by Pin Head
Don't pitch that smog stuff because we still need it out here in the Peoples Republic of California. :D

One of your Komrads from Kalifornia has already hit me up for that stuff!! :D

Originally posted by ouibus
Maybe you could give me some pointers on my project.


Hehehe, maybe that should be the other way around!! I so much better at stripping Fj-40s down than putting them back together, so far!!:emb:

I'll try to give you a call this weekend!

Okay, I will look forward to hearing from you. I will be picking my mom up from the airport on Saturday, but that shouldn't take that long.

What condition is that hood in? Let me know how much you want for it and how much shipping out to CA 93704 would be. Very interested,
Cruiser-B

How about the 3rd member out of the front end? I desparately need a low mileage 4.10 diff to replace the rear I broke last month. Need it shipped to Florida.

I just bought 2 whole axles from a non-cruiser person and the first ended up being a 3.70 and the 3rd out of the drum brake front (the second) ended up having rust from sitting so long??? Sucks...

I know the 3rd is heavy, but if you can box it I'll pay shipping - the discount mentioned should help.

C'mon help a fella out, I'm almost ready to throw the 3.70 in just so I can get back on the road...

Bill C.

Don't pitch that smog stuff because we still need it out here in the Peoples Republic of California.

Weird, when i first got here, i offered all my smog stuff to anyone for free.... hardly got a reply and it was to junk the stuff... my how times change :rolleyes: :D

Matt:rasta:

Originally posted by rufio
What condition is that hood in? Let me know how much you want for it and how much shipping out to CA 93704 would be. Very interested,
Cruiser-B

The hoods in pretty good shape. A couple pieces of the hardware are missing though. Just some surface rust, and some sh!tty paint. I'll see what I can come up with for shipping.

As far as how much, I don't know, what is a hood worth these days? Make an offer. I haven't even priced that yet. I'm easy!!;)

Originally posted by fj40bill
How about the 3rd member out of the front end? I desparately need a low mileage 4.10 diff to replace the rear I broke last month. Need it shipped to Florida.

I just bought 2 whole axles from a non-cruiser person and the first ended up being a 3.70 and the 3rd out of the drum brake front (the second) ended up having rust from sitting so long??? Sucks...

I know the 3rd is heavy, but if you can box it I'll pay shipping - the discount mentioned should help.

C'mon help a fella out, I'm almost ready to throw the 3.70 in just so I can get back on the road...

Bill C.

I plan on keeping the front 3rd as my spare. The rear is staying with the axle. The front has a little rust as well, but I think it'll clean up and be a good spare.

Sorry, wished I could help. I have a rear axle if you wanna buy that??:D

Oh well. I was able to clean up the spare diff a little bit last night and will go ahead and use it until I can find another or fund a rebuild.

Originally posted by fj40bill
Oh well. I was able to clean up the spare diff a little bit last night and will go ahead and use it until I can find another or fund a rebuild.

Did you get the PM I sent? Looked like a good deal!!

Originally posted by fj40bill
Oh well. I was able to clean up the spare diff a little bit last night and will go ahead and use it until I can find another or fund a rebuild.

If you'd have checked your PMs you'd have seen the link I posted to you about a 4.11 3rd up for auction on eBay! It sold to jovs5 for 58.50. I hope you were jovs5.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1836140417

Looks kinda like mine when I first started working on it!

Originally posted by MD11Fr8Dog


If you'd have checked your PMs you'd have seen the link I posted to you about a 4.11 3rd up for auction on eBay! It sold to jovs5 for 58.50. I hope you were jovs5.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1836140417

Crap... Computer was down at the house due to phone line problems. :mad::mad3: :nuke:

Originally posted by fj40bill


Crap... Computer was down at the house due to phone line problems. :mad::mad3: :nuke:

No biggie - Just checked the e-bay link, the sale was just for a carrier with spiders - not a complete 3rd with gears.

I am looking for a carb spacer ,linkage and gas pedal if its the same as a 73fj40
thanks.
dennis

Originally posted by DAB
I am looking for a carb spacer ,linkage and gas pedal if its the same as a 73fj40
thanks.
dennis

I have the pedal, not sure if its the same as a 73. Get me SOR parts numbers and I'll dig through my "junk" pile!!;)

I have the linkage from carb to firewall , but from what I can tell there must be a brkt on firewall and a rod to gas pedal. sor doesn't show a # for pedal but other parts show 73 to 11/76. I am also looking for the carb spacer and a wide alt. pulley. This is my first lc so I am learning as I go. I am trying to put a 73 motor into a 65 fj40.
thanks
dab

Originally posted by DAB
I have the linkage from carb to firewall , but from what I can tell there must be a brkt on firewall and a rod to gas pedal. sor doesn't show a # for pedal but other parts show 73 to 11/76. I am also looking for the carb spacer and a wide alt. pulley. This is my first lc so I am learning as I go. I am trying to put a 73 motor into a 65 fj40.
thanks
dab

I'll try to dig up what I have in the day or so and take a couple of pictures to make sure we're on the same page - I'm learning as I go too!! ;)

thanks.

Looking for a set of bucket shoulder seat belts as well as the front and rear brake line T-blocks and the short rubber hose that goes from the hard line to the rear axle T'block. Thanks:usa:

How Much for the roll bar??? I want it!!! Let me know e mail me at this address.... jfatep002@aol.com

Originally posted by Bulldog
Looking for a set of bucket shoulder seat belts as well as the front and rear brake line T-blocks and the short rubber hose that goes from the hard line to the rear axle T'block. Thanks:usa:

I have the shoulder seat belts from my 76, but not the T-blocks or the rubber hose. I had to cut the hose because the fittings were so corroded, and the T-blocks are staying with me!!

PM me if you're interested.

Sean

havent heard back from you about the roll bar...still have it and wanna sell it???

Originally posted by YellowCruiser
havent heard back from you about the roll bar...still have it and wanna sell it???

Hmmm, thought I did. I had someone that wanted it, then they changed their mind. Probably how that fell through the cracks. Anyway, I've got it out on my driveway. If you can wait until Mid July, I can get it out to you then. I'm off to the UK next week for a wedding and won't be home until 7/12. Hit me with a PM.

I can wait...how much do you want for it?

Originally posted by YellowCruiser
I can wait...how much do you want for it?

Check your inbox!

Sean,

Is the radiator oveflow bottle still available?

Dave

Originally posted by DAB
I am trying to put a 73 motor into a 65 fj40.

why?

-LCL

Hey MD11Fr8Dog,
Da hood came in and it actually made it okay. Your ghetto wrap worked pretty well, one small dent that I pounded out and a few scratches. Just wanted to say thanks, take it easy,
Cruiser-B

why not?

Originally posted by Beanz2
Sean,

Is the radiator oveflow bottle still available?

Dave

If it was, you'd be like #10 in line!! It was one of the first things to go!!

Sorry

Originally posted by rufio
Hey MD11Fr8Dog,
Da hood came in and it actually made it okay. Your ghetto wrap worked pretty well, one small dent that I pounded out and a few scratches. Just wanted to say thanks, take it easy,
Cruiser-B

Hehehe, pretty ugly wrapping, eh? Glad it made it okay!!

yup, just wanted to say thanks.
Cruiser-B

Are the tires in the picture (with the doors leaning against it) for sale? If so, what size are they and how much?

Do you still have the driverside fender and apron? Let me know, I sanded my fender and apron down this weekend and found 5lbs of bondo! Thanks,
Cruiser-B

Originally posted by boardmike
Are the tires in the picture (with the doors leaning against it) for sale? If so, what size are they and how much?

They're 36X12.5R15 TSLs with 95%+ tread that I scored for $400 and they are NOT for sale. Sorry!!:flipoff2:

Originally posted by rufio
Do you still have the driverside fender and apron? Let me know, I sanded my fender and apron down this weekend and found 5lbs of bondo! Thanks,
Cruiser-B


I still have the fenders and aprons, but someone else has expressed interest in them, but I've been in the UK and off line for a week. If they do becoem available, they aprons are in pretty good shape, but the fenders have some rust and some bondo as well and they look as if the lights had been moved a little, too.

okay, i'll take the aprons if the other guy falls through. thanks,
Cruiser-B