Progress Report #2
1. I completed the initial survey, kitted the carbs and got it to run briefly. I'd drained the coolant, didn't want to overheat it, plus the newly kitted carbs were leaking.
2. I had the carbs off and back on again. I'm getting pretty good at that... Roll Eyes When I kitted them, I used the wrong o-rings on the fuel transfer tube between the carbs and it leaked. In my defense, the correct ones were not included in the kit. Of course, I could have dug the correct ones out of my o-ring kit the first time, but where's the fun in that? "We do things right because we do them twice!"
3. The front master cylinder and caliper have been disassembled, kitted where necessary and reassembled. I do need to replace the 40-plus year old rubber hose between the MC and the caliper. I'll be doing a big parts order at some future point, I'll get that then.
4. I found this crudely whacked off connector in the wiring harness. The three yellow wires run from the alternator to the rectifier/regulator black box. I haven't investigated further but the consensus on the CX forum is that either the connector failed and some shadetree hack cut the wires and soldered them back together or the stator was replaced and came with a different style of connector.
All-in-all it's going well and no expensive surprises found so far. I did check a salvage yard for some replacement side covers. They had them and were willing to sell them to me for a measly $200 per side. They still have them... I'm confident I can either A) make something out of aluminum sheet or B) dress things up so it looks okay without them.
New sneakers will run about $200 for the pair which is cheap. I spent over $300
per tire when I reshod the FJ. Figuring out what to do about the seat will likely be the biggest expense.