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04-04-09, 04:04 AM
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Location: Honolulu
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installeed necessary equip to drive the 40 home. MAn it's nice to behind "this" wheel again!
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04-05-09, 08:57 AM
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Location: Athens, Ga
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clean engine and give bath
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04-05-09, 09:08 AM
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photosynthesizing
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Palm trees and cool streams
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Dragged the project to a muffler shop.
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1969 FJ40 Project TOROTE: Tim@DOA 3FE stroker (aka 2FE), H55F, SOA/SR, 35" MT/R, 3:1TC, 4WDB ... assembled!
1985 4Runner: lifted, locked, Tim@DOA 22RE, 4.7 tc, with 33" training wheels. R151F with dual 23-spline TCs in the garage.
"EFI Jon, EFI." - Juane
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04-06-09, 08:43 PM
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Dog is my co-pilot.
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Seattle, USA
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Hi All:
Fabbed-up a bracket to hold my hobbled-together "powertank" CO2 air-up system in the bed of my FJ40.
Then took the rig 'wheeling on Sunday, flogging it through some good muddy/rocky trails; the new TSL bias-ply tires really hook-up well! 
Unfortunately, forgot the camera at home! 
Regards,
Alan
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"Cruiserdrew" wrote:
" The very worst thing you can to to a cruiser is half thought out mods that are underfunded and never quite get finished. Then you end up with hacked junk that doesn't work, and some future owner will curse you and all of your children."
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04-06-09, 10:19 PM
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Installed new shoes today, new brakes later this week.
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Projects:
'66 mustang fastback - finished
'66 40 project - just getting started
'00 Toyota Avalon loaded with 40K miles - misses car
If you aren't living on the edge, you're taking too much room!
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04-07-09, 05:51 AM
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Location: CROFTON BC CANADA
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Proceeded to cut all the rust and replace with 16 ga. All the corners of my hard top
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04-07-09, 06:11 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: MD
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Made a pigtail adapter to the remote quick disconnect under the bib that runs to the Optima battery side posts for jump starting (others or me). Pigtail allows me to plug in my Battery Tender to keep 8 year old Optima strong.
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'77 FJ40: HFS, 33's, Locked and Low'd
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04-07-09, 06:16 AM
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Location: shenandoah valley, va
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towed home my troopie 
I've got lots of little things to take care of:
the water fuel separator is leaking
figure out the two tank selector switch (so I don't run out of fuel)
remove the wire that went to the rear battery
start looking at power steering
but the main thing I did this week is I got it home....
bk
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KJ4HFL
646 and repeat
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04-07-09, 09:19 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Medford, OR
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labeled everything, tore the beast down to the block, had the head ground down, new valve guides, valve seats, etc. While the head was at the shop I fixed the speedo that was stuck at 45 mph, peeled off crummy window tinting, ordered a new thermostat, belts, found an ugly minivan bench to fit the kids on. Got the head back, put it back together. Realized I needed to adjust valve clearance; did that. It started!  , no more white smoke ! Drove it around, did another valve adjustment. Showed it off to my friends 'cuz I just bought it a couple weeks ago. --- not bad for a complete mechanical newbie, eh?
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04-07-09, 12:59 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: in the garage after dark in UT
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i checked the air pressure in my rear tires and thought about starting it
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04-07-09, 01:27 PM
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I go wookie
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Location: USSA
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04-09-09, 10:24 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: San Diego
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Got my Safari Summer Top in the mail from SOR, and then had to test it out on a trail run with some other San Diego Cruisers.
http://forum.ih8mud.com/ca-san-diego...some-pics.html
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'82 FJ40 - for fun
'00 4Runner Ltd 4WD - for the wife
'03 Accord - for the commute
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04-10-09, 06:38 AM
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photosynthesizing
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Palm trees and cool streams
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Quote:
Originally Posted by car-car
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Looks like Coyote Canyon. Love that place.
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1969 FJ40 Project TOROTE: Tim@DOA 3FE stroker (aka 2FE), H55F, SOA/SR, 35" MT/R, 3:1TC, 4WDB ... assembled!
1985 4Runner: lifted, locked, Tim@DOA 22RE, 4.7 tc, with 33" training wheels. R151F with dual 23-spline TCs in the garage.
"EFI Jon, EFI." - Juane
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04-10-09, 06:51 AM
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Pulled the door panels off, cleaned out all the dirt dobbers hidden in the bottom of the doors and installed new exterior door handles. 
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1977 HJ45
1998 C5 Corvette
1972 Triumph TR6
2000 Ducati 748
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04-10-09, 08:26 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: where men are men and metrosexuals better be making me a CapMo.
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Installed new brake pads in the front calipers. Found one frozen caliper piston. Got new caliper. Took severely grooved rotor in to be turned, found out they're below minimum specs for width, ordered two new vented rotors.......should be here Monday. 
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1976 FJ40: TBI350/SM465/SOA/SR/37" MTRs/ARBs/30-Longs/Metal Tech/SROR/Oeyes
1985 Toy Hilux: 6" lift/4.3L/R150F/Marlin's DUC/ARBs/30-Longs/5.29s/37" KM2s/Oeyes
2005 Dodge Ram 2500 CTD bullydogged, airlift
My views on Animal Rights: Animals have the right to be tasty.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrs bigndn
If it's got knockers or lockers, he'll be checking it out."
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04-10-09, 11:00 AM
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Location: Orange, NH
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Changed the fluids in the tranny and t-case then continued fabing an exhaust for the 73.
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A bunch of project rigs,current: 73 & 79 FJ40s, future: 64 FJ45
04.5 Dodge 2500 CTD, 04 VW Jetta TDI
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04-10-09, 02:44 PM
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Pulled the carb off and sent to JimC for a test-tune/rebuild.
Pulled the intake manifold and 6-1 headers off to find/fix an exhaust leak. Leak ended up being b/w the collector and exhaust...so ordered the remflex gasket.
Dropped off the headers at HPC for Jet-Hot coating and dropped the intake manifold off at the media blaster.
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Olde North State Cruisers
'97 40th OEM Locked - F.O.R. GEN II - CDL - 315 Toyo MTs - slee'd - ipor'd - custom drawers
'74 40 - lifted, locked, PTO'd, 4+ rear bumper, 4+ flip kit (F&R), and other stuff
'06 Chevy Duramax - DD and Tow Rig
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04-10-09, 03:19 PM
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thought i broke something when the t-case popped out of gear backing down a hill , it took me way to long to figure that one out but was pretty relieved when it moved again .
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74 Fj40-350,sm420,60 series axles,36.5 swampers, aussie locked, saginaw.
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04-10-09, 08:52 PM
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Location: Southern Pines, NC
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Troubleshot and eliminated a small combustion leak (re-torqued head bolts), installed 2 CV driveshafts from High Angle, installed a tach, replaced my wiper blades, tightened some loose shackle bolts/nuts, pulled out the Paki Top for installation this weekend....
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04-10-09, 09:21 PM
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Cleaned her and realized needed new door pin bushings.
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1977 FJ40 - 2.5" OME on 33" Skinnes Adding: FJ60 PS
J.E.E.P - Joke Even Enhanced Properly
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04-11-09, 07:50 AM
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Location: Rockport, Texas
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Planning my road trip from Vegas to Rockport next week - looking for a place to stash the Cruiser till June.
Gonna go wash the Heep - so it's shiny when John Smith comes over to buy it  Need money for my 40 restore!!! Can't hardly wait to get that 21" steering wheel in my hands. Been waaaay to long...
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1972 FJ-40
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04-11-09, 07:58 AM
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ih8mud optimist
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Florence, SC
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Took the doors and soft top off to let the sunshine in......
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04-11-09, 09:45 AM
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Drove it home from shop, added to $28 paint job.
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04-11-09, 01:41 PM
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Location: Louisville, CO
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Put a Detroit locker in a spare diff, to swap out before the season starts... could be late this year with all the recent snow in the high country.
Drew
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Rising Sun 4x4 Club
76 FJ40, 85 fj60 Engine and Ignition, 35" MTR's, Warn 8074, 4" of lift TPI, snorkeled, racked, Mini-truck P/S... and sometimes running.
Friends don't let friends drive Thornbirds...
My camping trailer build up thread.
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04-12-09, 11:21 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Rockport, Texas
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Work from a far...
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Originally Posted by Dr Red
Planning my road trip from Vegas to Rockport next week - looking for a place to stash the Cruiser till June.
Gonna go wash the Heep - so it's shiny when John Smith comes over to buy it Need money for my 40 restore!!! Can't hardly wait to get that 21" steering wheel in my hands. Been waaaay to long... |
New carb, new water pump, new dist with cap rotor wires and plugs, new battery, O2 guage installed, Valve adjustment.... Fluids checked. IT'S ALIVE!
On to the trailer and down to the smog check... Passed! 
Over to DMV with duplicate title request, Proof of Insurance, and registration paperwork - Done! Street Legal...
New BFG tall skinnies to replace the 15 yr old 31's.
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1972 FJ-40
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04-12-09, 03:55 PM
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photosynthesizing
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Started half doors.
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aka Bushrat
1969 FJ40 Project TOROTE: Tim@DOA 3FE stroker (aka 2FE), H55F, SOA/SR, 35" MT/R, 3:1TC, 4WDB ... assembled!
1985 4Runner: lifted, locked, Tim@DOA 22RE, 4.7 tc, with 33" training wheels. R151F with dual 23-spline TCs in the garage.
"EFI Jon, EFI." - Juane
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04-12-09, 09:08 PM
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Location: South Bend, Washignton
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final decisions on front and rear bumpers
made final decisions on front and rear bumpers. 8274-50 was delivered Friday from WARN, but i was not home. I called for help to have it secured. It is riding around in the back of the Chief of Police's vehicle until we get together on Monday. Sold the majority of the remaining parts from the fj40-75/76 to "meat" in this state. he is coming down on Monday and picking everything up and then I can drive the "old man" into the garage for bumper work with the path cleared out. then comes the electrical.
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thanks, fj hunter
wife (OEM), 1 dog, no cats, 4 married kids, 1 split, so 10 kids, three grandkids.
fj40-1/69 DD
frame/body orignal, eng/running are fj40-74. SF rear, FF front. warn locking hubs. ARB Lockers front/rear. On-board air (ARB).
6" lift, SUA/SPRUNG, Offenhauser 4 barrel manifold/Edlebrock 650 cfm carb, 315 75R/16's, 8274-50 Warn, f engine
Completely rewired/Digital lamps/original headlights.
fj40-10/72, 6 in lift, front disc brakes, no engine, no tranny, sprung, needs assembly.
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04-12-09, 09:19 PM
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Location: Honolulu
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Tore down the York compressor I picked up some months ago. Looks like the $40.00 pick & pull was worth it! Long stroke, good valves, bearing & crank in great shape. tapped & plugged the suction oil bypass tube.
Got a bit to cavalier and cracked the ceramic shaft seal. Ordered a replacement from Kilby. It's the least I could do for all the tech they post on their site!
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04-12-09, 09:39 PM
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ih8mud optimist
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Florence, SC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pappy
Started half doors.
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Thats threadworthy......Pics?
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04-12-09, 09:40 PM
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ih8mud optimist
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Florence, SC
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Put the soft top and hard doors back on.....rain tomorrow....Glad the top isnt a beast to pull off and on....
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TLCHopII
pappy
Bushrat
Milli Da'40
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Griz
Old #7
The eternal FJ40 rebuild, making sloooooow progres
Trail rig
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1965 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser
