no worries.
before powder coating , DeeSee mentioned in the other thread that u should pre-treat the metal.
i didnt know that , i thought sand blasting , primer and then powder coating was fine.
Rear carrier , i'd suggest make your own. Think of a cool design you want & have it made.
I'd just make a replica of the kaymar bumper with the swing out tyre and jerry can carrier.
Robbie's in dubai makes good quality fabrication work.takes a while now since they've gotten really popular , but they do a perfect job.
for the A/C vents , thought about using the under dash ducts from a YJ ?
there's a guy that sells the kit , but costs around 700-850$ !!! (copy paste - Slimline heat and air unit w/ all necessary mounting hardware, compressor, compressor mount for 2F engine, superflow condenser, drier, hose kit, belt and binary switchKit requires to remove the old heater system)
http://www.nostalgicairparts.com/getcategory.php?cat=8
try writing them to see if u can just get the vents/duct.i think that'll cost around 150-200$.
did u make sure you have all the bits and pieces for the A/C system ?
quick checklist here :
http://www.familycar.com/ac1.htm
i think specter offroad sells parts too - but prob not in stock.
for a project like this , i'd budget around 30K as well.
since you've gone the FJ40 way , that leaves the bushanab-FJ45 way for me , but maybe someday when i can have it as a second car & work out registration issues with it being a pickup and all..
For old A/C vents , i'd just hunt around the scrap yards for something you can use , if you dont want to order an original replica from the states.
Think about possibly using a Jeep Wrangler YJ one , since that's a separate under-dash unit as well.
Check with Patrol-Head ( Seb ) on the dxb4x4 site , maybe he'll want to sell/give you his duct-unit , if he still has it lying around , since he took the complete a/c system out of his rally-YJ.
i still have a spare vent-piece for that lying around too.but they're pretty small compared to the ones for the FJ40 judging from the pics.maybe 2 of them next to each other ?
sorry if i'm bombarding you with questions and stuff here , but its jst really nice and refreshing to see someone doing one of the many things i still want to do!been planning a build like this for an FJ40 & FJ45 since i was a kid...and a rally patrol...and a monster patrol...and a suzuki samurai..and a pajero evolution...and a defender pickup with rear coils and 4.6 high output V8...
so many toys..so little time...and money...