[Trollhole]

Originally Posted by Poser

The shittiest part of doing it is getting covered in the little metal fines that end up being metal slivers in your skin. A good tweezers, just like a quality church key, arm a must in the toolbox.

I feel your pain. I cursed that bit for weeks before doing the same thing again and again. It's a love, hate relationship.


Nice writeup.

[Poser]

Originally Posted by DomSmith

Great thread Poser. It's bookmarked for my current project. Did you give any thought of using the MAF "disc" parking brake to help with clearance? I haven't seen anyone mention that before so it must not be a great option. Keep the great info coming.

I really didn’t.

I have not heard anything good about any of the disc brake parking brake conversion kits that have been out there for a while now. This will work great. The stock speedometer cable reaches, as does the stock parking brake cable.

[brandon8me]

I'm a little late to the thread, but I just noticed your pilot bearing removal tool, and though I'd share a little trick I learned when I had to remove mine. Maybe it's common knowledge, but I had no idea how I'd get that little f&#(@* out the crank when I was rebuilding my F. Fortunately a mechanic gave me this little tidbit, so I thought I'd share.

If you pack the pilot bearing with grease, then insert the clutch alignment tool and hit it with a mallet, it'll pop the bearing out with almost no effort at all. Obviously if your going to be replacing it anyway, damaging it isn't much of a concern, but handy in a pinch if nothing else.

Great thread though! planning on putting a H55 in my rig soon...



-brandon

[fjwagon]

I bent the lip down....it was not needed but I did it anyway.

Originally Posted by Poser

More.....


That dark 'thing' is the fuel tank.....Close.

[Landpimp]

WOW, excellent work!

and here(for reference) is a pic of the "almost" non-existent 40 series 5 speed top plate




had this for a few years, someday I might do the H55 in my green 82.......or maybe not.........did have someone offer me the large arount of $100 for it.......

Originally Posted by Poser

I am just going to modify the floor. I think that is far more realistic and would be applicable to others wanting to see how this is done, since the top plate for this transmission to suit a 40 series is pretty much non-existent. I have been searching for one for over a year now, and they are not that easy to come by.

[apeterson]

LP where did you find that at???

[Landpimp]

Marv found it for me, just asked him to look, he went to AUS.....came home with it, called me .

Originally Posted by apeterson

LP where did you find that at???

[matt.mcinnes]

Originally Posted by Landpimp

Marv found it for me, just asked him to look, he went to AUS.....came home with it, called me .

They are like rocking horse sh** though even here.

[Landpimp]

now that something I aint never heard.........sorry mate.....I am stealing that line

Originally Posted by matt.mcinnes

They are like rocking horse sh** though even here.

[mustardfj40]

[QUOTE=Landpimp;1974934]
and here(for reference) is a pic of the "almost" non-existent 40 series 5 speed top plate

QUOTE]

Curiously, what are the differences between the 2 top plates? Why prefer one over the other? Thanks.

/td

[DomSmith]

Ooooooh... got a part # on that Pimp!!!??? I'll give you $101...

[Poser]

New has been discontinued for some time...

[Poser]

Originally Posted by mustardfj40

Curiously, what are the differences between the 2 top plates? Why prefer one over the other? Thanks.

/td

LP's 40 series H55 top plate:

(you can see BJ 42 wrote in paint pen on the top)







Top plate that comes with the H55 when you purchase them new from Toyota:




The shifter cane tower is roughly 3" rearward compared to the 40 series top plate...

[DomSmith]

Thanks Steve. I'm actually not too concerned with the shifter location with the 350, but was hoping it might be a bit lower so I am CERTAIN not to have to make any tunnel adjustments.

[Landpimp]

no.......that was Connies quota for the month

Originally Posted by Poser

LP's 40 series H55 top plate:

(you can see BJ 42 wrote in paint pen on the top)



[plate...

[pbgbottle]

if ya could still get it ,it should be

top shifter plate #33102-60090 Australia and other general counties

82-84 bj42,46

82-84 fj40,43

Originally Posted by DomSmith

Ooooooh... got a part # on that Pimp!!!??? I'll give you $101...

[72cruiser]

Originally Posted by Landpimp

no.......that was Connies quota for the month

well done sir...well done

[matt.mcinnes]

How are things going?

[matt.mcinnes]

Bump

[Poser]

Originally Posted by matt.mcinnes

How are things going?

The H55 and split case are in, I have just ran into a couple other little snags...nothing to do with the H55....just a bent front axle housing.

I will update this when I get a chance.

[fjwagon]

It's just amazing to see how much work went into this mod. Great work.

[Poser]

Originally Posted by matt.mcinnes

How are things going?

Took it down the road today at 70MPH....

Cruises right along.

I will get more pictures up of the cross member, new exhaust/headers and of the modifications that I am currently doing to the tunnel cover for the shifters....

[Josie'sLandCruiser]

Hi All:

Very cool, Steve!

What do you think of the H55F versus the H42 after driving a FJ40 with both?

How would you rate this tranny swap on the "banana" scale?

Thanks again for sharing - great thread!

Alan

[Cruiserdrew]

Originally Posted by Josie'sLandCruiser

Hi All:

Very cool, Steve!

What do you think of the H55F versus the H42 after driving a FJ40 with both?

How would you rate this tranny swap on the "banana" scale?

Thanks again for sharing - great thread!

Alan

Alan-On the banana scale, swapping a 4 speed for a 5 speed with a t-case rebuild is not that hard. Maybe a 3 on a bad day. It is time consuming, just not that hard.

In a 40, things are complicated by the cross-member and e-brake, but there is no machine work or really difficult/impossible problems.

It isn't needed in a 40 though, I mean, how fast are you going to go? It's a perfect compliment for a 60.

[matt.mcinnes]

Originally Posted by Poser

Took it down the road today at 70MPH....

Cruises right along.

I will get more pictures up of the cross member, new exhaust/headers and of the modifications that I am currently doing to the tunnel cover for the shifters....

Great to hear, so how did you over come the hand brake drum.

[67azcruizr]

Originally Posted by Poser

Took it down the road today at 70MPH....

Cruises right along.

I will get more pictures up of the cross member, new exhaust/headers and of the modifications that I am currently doing to the tunnel cover for the shifters....

love to see the crossmember

[Poser]

So here are some update pictures…sorry this has not been kept current. I am getting my ass handed to me at the shop and in front of the computer is not the first place that I think about being when I have a moment of consciousness….



The 60 series frame brackets only required the driver side holes to be modified. So I elongated them with a carbide on a .250” die grinder, and then welded the other side of the hole closed, and ground it flush again. The passenger side fit like it was meant to be there, and really, this whole thing went very smooth considering what I had been told, and even if I would have had to modify/narrow up a 60 series cross member piece, it would not have been that big of a deal, and could be done without a lot of screwing around.

[Poser]

I had to plate the frame where the 60 series frame cross member pieces were going to be welded to the frame, so that I could get sufficient welding surface area to ensure that they remain attached for many years. The center piece (black in color) is a 40 series specific part that a friend in AZ sent up to me. (Thank you Rick! ) I used .250” thick material to plate the frame.

[Poser]

So the following pictures show the exhaust system and the cross member installed:

[Poser]

A couple more...