ROTW FJBen 67 FJ40

FJBen · 12-10-07, 10:22 AM

Looks like it's my time for ROTW

after changing a few vehicles

I currently have a 67 FJ40. I picked it up in march of last year. It was basically a project rig with some promise but A LOT that needed to be finished. She was my friends that was basically sitting for the last 5 years out in California. He moved out there, so I actually know the rig from when he lived here in Colorado (his wife played in a band with me)

The rig came to me with a rebuilt 350 RV cam, quadrajet, SM420, SOA, saginaw, mini-truck knuckles, power brakes, hy-steer, mazda 626 seats, ARB snorkle, soft-top, half soft doors, hard doors, t-case saver

While it looks very decked out and complete, there was a A LOT of finish work. #1 no 4WD (no front d-shaft) had to do Ramhorns/Y-pipe/new exhaust. Tires were getting tired. No dash, just gauges, radiator shot, carb tuned for California and old, valve seals were dried up causing puffing on an engine that had 3K miles on it!, no rear seat and that was just the beginning.

So I have spent basically the WHOLE summer working on this rig trying to get it into really reliable shape so that eventually I can wheel.

This included but not limited to: new u-joints, new radiator, new slave, new master, new lines, re-sized driveshaft, new exhaust, new manifolds, new gaskets, new hoses, all this in just maintenance to get her to spec.

So now I'm a "mod" type of guy so I decided to make some changes to get it going a little better. One of the first "mods" was tires. I put 37x12.50x15 Goodyear MT/R's on American Racing Series 102 rims and balanced with equal powder. They run really smooth and good up to 70ish which is plenty

The next mod I tackled was the "stink" the quadrajet was running a bit rich and the valve seals were shot...the rig was stinky. So TBI was the resolution. I got the full TBI setup from a Caprice Cop car. I pulled the engine, put in new valve seals, painted the engine, and did a general cleanup. The rig runs great and has a chunk more power. It has a bit of a wobbly idle which I believe is my Vehicle Speed sensor being bad. I had to switch to a manual fan as the Taurus fan wouldn't cool the engine and it created a huge power surge in the system everytime it turned on. Starts beautifully in the super cold weather.

Then the power steering box "popped" off the frame. It was the Downey piece and it was made of cast of some sort. I don't think whoever welded that new how to weld cast good, so it was a no win situation. Thankfully it popped off on a curb during a U-turn...so I built my own plate that is super beefy and all is good in the steering world.

The rest is what I STILL have to do...I have all the parts, I just need to install them:
30 Spline Longfields with e-locker spline
Toyota E-locker 3rd
ARB locker
materials for 4-link rear

now for some pics of the current state.

motoloco · 12-10-07, 10:42 AM

Nice 40!!!

MDH33 · 12-10-07, 10:45 AM

Nice 40! Bring it out to the Rising Sun 40's Only Run next year.

kellyo · 12-10-07, 11:06 AM

Sweet ass rig. Very nice.

1Fine40 · 12-10-07, 01:44 PM

Can you give some detail on the snorkle set up?? It would appear that it feeds your heater intake?? I could see that as an advantage when the weather is hot...
Cheers! (Sweet Rig!)

Isotel · 12-10-07, 02:04 PM

Sweet Rig dude!, only thing i would change is those darn Fog Lights on the fender..

Hope to meet up with you for a trail ride this summer!

Wadesters · 12-10-07, 02:06 PM

Hi Ben, Your project looks great! I hope to have your former "child" on the road shortly. Expecting the body back from paint in two weeks. I am going through "diesel withdrawl" so it will be good to have it all together. Happy Holidays...

CruisinMT · 12-10-07, 02:09 PM

Looks great!!

FJBen · 12-10-07, 02:17 PM

The Snorkel

It's actually for a Jeep TJ. My friend ordered and ARB bumper for a mini-pickup and somehow that was in the box as well...so merry x-mas to him (this was a few years ago) The Jeep one's mount on the passenger side...the FJ's on the drivers side. So basically it was able to mount right where the air intake is, so no holes in the body. It's also mounted so that you can fold down the windshield and not have to unbolt anything.

It blocks most of the fresh air intake...but this is a 40...there is plenty of fresh air coming from other sources in the rig

with the carb it was directly plumbed into the airbox. With the fuel injection, I need to figure out a better way to tap into the current airbox. It's just for looks at the moment

Oh and the fender lights are gonna stay until I get some cheap turnsignals...anyone donating?

FJ40zen · 12-10-07, 07:55 PM

Sweet Ben. Nice write-up

osagecruiser · 12-10-07, 08:23 PM

nice 40 ben!...i have started on the pig...then stopped again to work on jakes 40...hopefully will be back to the pig sometime in jan...hope to have done and on the road by fall...and hey your lawn still looks great in those pics!

osagecruiser

missipboy · 12-11-07, 10:22 AM

i'm kind of partial to white 40's. looks great.

CruisinMT · 12-11-07, 01:11 PM

you better post some pics of the interior, etc.

youmustbecrazy · 12-11-07, 09:18 PM

Yep, SWEET ride, love the color and the new rims!

Ducks · 12-12-07, 06:58 AM

Most excellent.

AKcruiserfreak · 12-12-07, 10:26 AM

Wow! Your rig is very nice. Good job on the buildup.

TK

fjatheart · 12-14-07, 10:46 AM

Look forward to following your progress. Cool rig!!

12-10-07, 10:45 AM	#3
MDH33 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Evergreen, CO TLCA# 16348 Posts: 1,048	Nice 40! Bring it out to the Rising Sun 40's Only Run next year. __________________ --Martin 1985 FJ60 1973 FJ40 TLCA # 16348 Rising Sun

12-10-07, 01:44 PM	#5
1Fine40 IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Wild Idaho TLCA# 2581 Posts: 497	Can you give some detail on the snorkle set up?? It would appear that it feeds your heater intake?? I could see that as an advantage when the weather is hot... Cheers! (Sweet Rig!) __________________ 78' FJ40,SBC,35's,SR,PS,Lifted SUA,Orion#2, Aussie rr, RDB. "There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."

12-10-07, 02:04 PM	#6
Isotel IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Crawlorado.com TLCA# 16898 Posts: 2,937	Sweet Rig dude!, only thing i would change is those darn Fog Lights on the fender.. Hope to meet up with you for a trail ride this summer! __________________ 1976 FJ40 TBI350 700R4 D300 SOA Locked 37" PBR's Protected by REDLINE Colorado Land Cruisers - Club Redline Land Cruisers - Safety First CrAwLoRadO.com - Just Check it out

12-10-07, 02:06 PM	#7
Wadesters IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Fayetteville, GA TLCA# 9445 Posts: 404	Hi Ben, Your project looks great! I hope to have your former "child" on the road shortly. Expecting the body back from paint in two weeks. I am going through "diesel withdrawl" so it will be good to have it all together. Happy Holidays... __________________ (FOR SALE) 1973 FJ40 Restored (FOR SALE) 974 HJ45LP LWB Truck 1980 FJ40 1965 FJ45 Parts available and restoration site: http://www.fototime.com/inv/BB5A28DF1E1FF3C TLCA 9445

12-10-07, 02:09 PM	#8
CruisinMT IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Montana Posts: 1,188	Looks great!! __________________ 67' FJ40 3- On the Tree Rebuilt F 135, Bored 50 Over 1.5" Extended Shackles and 33 x 9.5's "REZ RUNNER" My ROTW http://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series...cruisinmt.html 08/89 FJ62 "Bruiser" Wife's DD 31 x 10.50 on Stock Steelies 327K on the body 76k on Rebuilt 3Fe and Tranny "I'm not a mechanic, I just play one in my garage."

12-10-07, 10:22 AM	#1
FJBen Whitey Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Greeley, Colorado TLCA# 15530 Posts: 2,401	ROTW FJBen 67 FJ40 Looks like it's my time for ROTW after changing a few vehicles I currently have a 67 FJ40. I picked it up in march of last year. It was basically a project rig with some promise but A LOT that needed to be finished. She was my friends that was basically sitting for the last 5 years out in California. He moved out there, so I actually know the rig from when he lived here in Colorado (his wife played in a band with me) The rig came to me with a rebuilt 350 RV cam, quadrajet, SM420, SOA, saginaw, mini-truck knuckles, power brakes, hy-steer, mazda 626 seats, ARB snorkle, soft-top, half soft doors, hard doors, t-case saver While it looks very decked out and complete, there was a A LOT of finish work. #1 no 4WD (no front d-shaft) had to do Ramhorns/Y-pipe/new exhaust. Tires were getting tired. No dash, just gauges, radiator shot, carb tuned for California and old, valve seals were dried up causing puffing on an engine that had 3K miles on it!, no rear seat and that was just the beginning. So I have spent basically the WHOLE summer working on this rig trying to get it into really reliable shape so that eventually I can wheel. This included but not limited to: new u-joints, new radiator, new slave, new master, new lines, re-sized driveshaft, new exhaust, new manifolds, new gaskets, new hoses, all this in just maintenance to get her to spec. So now I'm a "mod" type of guy so I decided to make some changes to get it going a little better. One of the first "mods" was tires. I put 37x12.50x15 Goodyear MT/R's on American Racing Series 102 rims and balanced with equal powder. They run really smooth and good up to 70ish which is plenty The next mod I tackled was the "stink" the quadrajet was running a bit rich and the valve seals were shot...the rig was stinky. So TBI was the resolution. I got the full TBI setup from a Caprice Cop car. I pulled the engine, put in new valve seals, painted the engine, and did a general cleanup. The rig runs great and has a chunk more power. It has a bit of a wobbly idle which I believe is my Vehicle Speed sensor being bad. I had to switch to a manual fan as the Taurus fan wouldn't cool the engine and it created a huge power surge in the system everytime it turned on. Starts beautifully in the super cold weather. Then the power steering box "popped" off the frame. It was the Downey piece and it was made of cast of some sort. I don't think whoever welded that new how to weld cast good, so it was a no win situation. Thankfully it popped off on a curb during a U-turn...so I built my own plate that is super beefy and all is good in the steering world. The rest is what I STILL have to do...I have all the parts, I just need to install them: 30 Spline Longfields with e-locker spline Toyota E-locker 3rd ARB locker materials for 4-link rear now for some pics of the current state. Attached Images __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 93 FJZ80 Slee 4"/OMEJ, 35's, 4.88's, ARB's, Metal Tech sliders, On Board Air, caster plates, DC drive shaft, Pin7, CDL, adjustable rear uppers, ARB front bumper, homemade rear, Slee Skid Plate, extended brakelines, backup camera, Conferr Rack 96 FZJ80 285's OME 's ride

12-10-07, 10:42 AM	#2
motoloco IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,104	Nice 40!!!

12-10-07, 11:06 AM	#4
kellyo IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 576	Sweet ass rig. Very nice.

12-10-07, 02:17 PM	#9
FJBen Whitey Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Greeley, Colorado TLCA# 15530 Posts: 2,401	The Snorkel It's actually for a Jeep TJ. My friend ordered and ARB bumper for a mini-pickup and somehow that was in the box as well...so merry x-mas to him (this was a few years ago) The Jeep one's mount on the passenger side...the FJ's on the drivers side. So basically it was able to mount right where the air intake is, so no holes in the body. It's also mounted so that you can fold down the windshield and not have to unbolt anything. It blocks most of the fresh air intake...but this is a 40...there is plenty of fresh air coming from other sources in the rig with the carb it was directly plumbed into the airbox. With the fuel injection, I need to figure out a better way to tap into the current airbox. It's just for looks at the moment Oh and the fender lights are gonna stay until I get some cheap turnsignals...anyone donating? __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 93 FJZ80 Slee 4"/OMEJ, 35's, 4.88's, ARB's, Metal Tech sliders, On Board Air, caster plates, DC drive shaft, Pin7, CDL, adjustable rear uppers, ARB front bumper, homemade rear, Slee Skid Plate, extended brakelines, backup camera, Conferr Rack 96 FZJ80 285's OME 's ride

12-10-07, 07:55 PM	#10
FJ40zen IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fort Collins TLCA# 17588 Posts: 329	Sweet Ben. Nice write-up __________________ *1978 FJ40* *Horsetooth 4 Wheelers* HFS 8274 bumper, HFS 4", Centerforce Dual-Friction, Warn 5687(not installed), 285/75-16 Firestone Destination M/Ts on White spoke wagon wheels, 2002 4runner SR5 leather buckets init for real comfort.

12-10-07, 08:23 PM	#11
osagecruiser IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: In The Storm Cellar! Posts: 1,674	nice 40 ben!...i have started on the pig...then stopped again to work on jakes 40...hopefully will be back to the pig sometime in jan...hope to have done and on the road by fall...and hey your lawn still looks great in those pics! osagecruiser __________________ 1968 fj40 under restoration and nearly complete! thanks to everyone here!!! 1972 fj55 1963 fj45 swb.... Tornado Alley Cruisers tlca member #14777

12-11-07, 10:22 AM	#12
missipboy IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: tunica, ms Posts: 1,293	i'm kind of partial to white 40's. looks great.

12-11-07, 01:11 PM	#13
CruisinMT IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Montana Posts: 1,188	you better post some pics of the interior, etc. __________________ 67' FJ40 3- On the Tree Rebuilt F 135, Bored 50 Over 1.5" Extended Shackles and 33 x 9.5's "REZ RUNNER" My ROTW http://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series...cruisinmt.html 08/89 FJ62 "Bruiser" Wife's DD 31 x 10.50 on Stock Steelies 327K on the body 76k on Rebuilt 3Fe and Tranny "I'm not a mechanic, I just play one in my garage."

12-11-07, 09:18 PM	#14
youmustbecrazy IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lake Arrowhead, California TLCA# 17874 Posts: 136	Yep, SWEET ride, love the color and the new rims!

12-12-07, 06:58 AM	#15
Ducks IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Davis, CA TLCA# 17334 Posts: 1,110 Blog Entries: 2	Most excellent. __________________ Chad... K7DUX.......1984 FJ60 - Daily Driver......Web Album ................"Non impediti ratione cogitationis" - Conloquium Currus ..

12-12-07, 10:26 AM	#16
AKcruiserfreak IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North Pole, Ak Posts: 603	Wow! Your rig is very nice. Good job on the buildup. TK __________________ 1971 FJ-40 2" shackle lift, 33" BFG,PTO winch, lots o' miles, con fer roof rack, safety yellow, weber 38dgas, Downey header. 1973 FJ-40 parts rig with a 350. 1993 FZJ-80 112k, cdl switch, 7-pin mod, new ecu, ARB/Warn12k, Wild Country TXR 285's,Astrostart autostart, 1" Slee spacers, Blue hub.

12-14-07, 10:46 AM	#17
fjatheart IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Music City,TN TLCA# 14015 Posts: 144	Look forward to following your progress. Cool rig!! __________________ 1980 FJ-40 2.5 BDS w/Warn Black Diamond Shocks Mini Truck Powersteering HFS Front Bumper w/9500lb Atlas 33x12.50 Pro Comp Extreme Mud MAF 2pc. Header, 2.5 exhaust Weber from TPI 2000 2wd Taco/stepside: 25-30mpg! 2004 Trailblazer 4wd: wanna trade for an 80??

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