1983 FJ60 Land Cruiser rebuild and upgrade

[LuisGW]

Headliner going in. Also I 3D printed some new covers for the firewall openings. One a closure plate and the other the vent. And a couple of random shots of the rear window washer resevoir and the gas tank feed tube.

 

[LuisGW]

Glass is in, headliner done, grille and headlights in, snorkel on, antirust wax flooded into all rocker, door and other interior seams.

 

[LuisGW]

I tried to mount the ARB front Bull Bar that I bought from 4Wheelparts.com only to find out that the mounting hardware was not included with it. I called, emailed and 4Wheelparts is just blowing me off. I called ARB and they said I needed to deal with 4Wheelparts as that is who I bought it from. I paid $1005 and I have a useless piece of metal. Without the mounting brackets I can do nothing. Pissed.

 

[redthies]

I’d be way more pissed at ARB for blowing me off. They should have better customer service than that! 4WP is not known to be good at much of anything, so I wouldn’t expect much from them. Customer service is the best way to build a business!

 

[MANUCHAO]

I called ARB and they said I needed to deal with 4Wheelparts as that is who I bought it from.

Writting to them might get you a better and faster response..... as there is a trail to follow...
I know when I called I forget names times and dates... thus I dont any more...
Put it in writting...
Does your sales slip states hardware included ? Hopefully it does not...

Good luck.. !!

 

[LuisGW]

Writting to them might get you a better and faster response..... as there is a trail to follow...
I know when I called I forget names times and dates... thus I dont any more...
Put it in writting...
Does your sales slip states hardware included ? Hopefully it does not...

Good luck.. !!

I doesn't. I did email them. The manual which I had to download from internet says you must use only the "included" hardware for mounting the bumper tho.

 

[LuisGW]

Well after 4 more calls to 4WheelParts and two to ARB USA. I got them to confirm a part # for the mounting kit (6172076SP) and 4Wheelparts charged me $157 for their screw up. Said it will be coming from Australia and might take several months to be delivered. Jerks......

 

[LuisGW]

Seats in with new upholstery, carpet in, rock sliders, temporary front bumper, rack on.....

 

[LuisGW]

Really close.

 

[LuisGW]

Added RTT, USB ports, tablet stand, Tuffy console, LED controls...

 

[LuisGW]

Does anyone have photos of the routing for the speedometer cable? I forgot to put it in and don't know where it passes through the firewall. I may have used the penetration point for other cabling. Eek.

 

[tennesseewj]

That wooden front bumper is crafted more nicely than some of the aftermarket bumpers being sold these days

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[LuisGW]

That wooden front bumper is crafted more nicely than some of the aftermarket bumpers being sold these days

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Thanks. Only the best treated lumber.

 

[changingground]

Your bumper reminds me of backyard fab from the 70s and 80s! Love it! And actually, the whole project is amazing. Beautiful work.

 

[LuisGW]

Your bumper reminds me of backyard fab from the 70s and 80s! Love it! And actually, the whole project is amazing. Beautiful work.

4wheelparts say I have to wait an additional two month to get the mounting hardware. arghh. I figure I need about 300lbs in front to balance the back. the LS engine is 140lbs lighter than the original 2F and the rear bumper is cantilevered about 3.5 feet and is 130lbs heavier than the original i.e. about 400ft/lbs of additional down force in back lifting the front. I can tell the steering is light. between the new future bull bar and the future winch will only add about 190lbs so thinking I may add weight inside the tubing on the bull bar.