Build up: Rusty Mustard

[2badfjs]

your rig will soooooo be on the trail before mine.

when your done, drive north a bit and come wrench on mine for me

nice work travis

btw, the more you weld the better you'll get.....fo sho

[Isotel]

Taurus fan is mounted along with the tranny cooler..
No camera still!!

working on mounting relays, switch and sender for controling the fan!

oh yea and Jim, Its Trevor, not Travis.. lol
dont worry man the first time i met you i asked your wife if Tim was home..

[warpdriv]

Originally Posted by isotel

Thanks for the info, nice setup, Georg is sending me a nice Stacked plate style cooler.. Whats the Story on that Beefy Steering U-Joint. My Afco U-joints are Junk,only got a year of use out of them :(

It cost me $72 from steering rod to box at Tractor Supply. It is a PTO shaft. I also liked the sticker on the shaft.

[Isotel]

1. Crossmember bolted up under the Tranny using a Poly Mount, then bushings at the frame.

2. Crossmember mount

3. Motor Mounts

[Isotel]

tranny cooler mounted up, (thanks again Orange 45)

Ford Taurus Fan all mounted up.. This thing Pulls alot of air

[Isotel]

got everything all done on the rear axle this weekend..

The Springs are FJ60 Rear Leafs Flipped and redrilled. This puts my wheelbase right over 100"

Spring hangers are made of 4x4 1/4 wall Sq tubing..

[Isotel]

shock and brake line mounts are from AA-mfg

[Isotel]

Got the tranny lines run and hooked up..

3/8 hard line, i bent it up with a HF Bender..

Put a 1/2 Flare in the end at the rubber side so it all stays snug.. i dont know what to call it, but i started to make a flare, so i got a small bubble so the rubber line dosent slip off

[Isotel]

i decided to use studs in the T-case, but they are not long enughf to pull the t-case flush on the adapter, so i got take 2 or 3 out and use bolts..

even a ratchet strap couldint pull them flush

[got rocks]

i hope my fj comes out as good as yours. thanks for the pic of the taurus fan got my mounted to day

[Isotel]

thx man, yea those Taurus fans fit like Gloves..

Proportioning valve is done, Just to Confirm w/ the experts, I took out the Small Black piece in the photo and replaced with the Proportioining, This is all i need to do? or do i need to tear apart the Master Cyl? 76 MC by the way

[dmaddox]

I did not use a valve. The one that was in there (I have the same year) works just fine. Pre-disk brake setups - you need the valve.

I just put my rear disk brake axle on and away I went.

[Advent]

Your proportioning valve looks to be set up properly.

How much snow do you see? I honestly never have a problem with the rear locking up unless it's on snow. I tend to do a quick brake adjustment in the spring and fall to let more fluid back there in the summer.

[Isotel]

cool, I will drive it in the snow a bit, only when the DOT Shuts down the city, and i go recoving stuck jeeps but mostly just snow runs in the mountains.. not around town.. Thx for the input.

[Isotel]

After reading every thing i could on the net i came up with my own design for wiring up the Taurus Fan.. Termostat From Summit, Treaded type in the head. Relays are 40 amp Bosch..

I found a Nifty 3 relay holder at the junkyard in a Lincon.
my first atempt at a wiring diagram

[2badfjs]

hey travis

looks like it comin along nicely


bwahaha

tim

[Isotel]

LOL, yea little by little i just keep knocking things off the list.. alot of little stuff now!

Found some Treasures at the junkyard.. Driveshafts, ect.. looks like a minitruck IFS Shaft is the perfect length for my rear Shaft..

Thanks woody for figuring that out Saves me $100.. $400 more and i got a front Shaft! lol

[JRFJ4-]

I so wish I would have built motor mounts like those. I hate the AA rubber bushing mounts.

Everything looks good.

J.R.

[DevilDogCruiser]

Cool post! Keep'em comin.

[Waggoner5]

The Taurus fan will definatly do the trick, but be cautious of paralleling 2 Bosche relays or any relay for that matter. There will always be a weaker one and it will draw more load than the other eventually killing both of them on such a heavy load. I found that using a thermostat switch allows a lot of temperature fluctuation and causes the fans to turn off and on to often. If you run the low side to ign and the high side to the temp switch it will keep the temps more constant. I have done this mod many times both ways and the low speed on Ign works the best for me. Also, the startup amp draw is really high even on low speed. If you are going to use a normal realy system, look at the 70A Bosche relay. These will work on low and high and will live for a long time.
My .02 for what its worth
Gary

[Isotel]

Cool, thanks for the info on the relay setup.. It seems everyone has their own expireinces with these suckers, lots of different oppinions out their. after watching your build i respect the hell out of yours I will carry spares for now, and change up the setup as needed..

i am just dealing with tying up the loose ends.. Lots of little stuff to do all taking multiple trips to the store, ect.. Its amazing how much little bolts, gaskets, fluids etc can add up..

[Isotel]

My old 3rd was welded using woodys method
It didint hold up .. Welds where cracked at every location, and im glad it didint come apart on my last wheelin trip..

I Figured i could use an Fzj80 Rear Gear set to go Fine Spline, nope Denied..

overall an unsuccesfull weekend..

[Isotel]

Making some room for the added 5" of wheelbase..


My new Dog, "FJ" he is a BullMastif

[Isotel]

Ramshorn manifolds hooked up to the infamous Walker Y-pipe.. Sounds good, but i still need the rest

Finaly Scored a 3rd member thanks to Uncle Ben!! Fine Spline Pinnion.. Flange is from Trail-Gear.com

Pricy Parts from High Angle Driveline 32 spline Toyota Flange