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Off the side fender/skirt… see pic from @lostmarbles and diagram of part numbers

Nothing may be original so hard for anyone to say. Post up pics of the engine bay and someone may chime in.

I decided to try and clean my coolant overflow tank since I was replacing a battery tray. Couldn't get the inside clean, so I decided to make my own tool. Cut a bunch of strands off an old mop, taped them to a 1/2 drill bit, and used a little...

30K well spent, the overspray on the grommet is priceless!!

Judging from the later model column support and firewall brace with the single circuit master, it looks to be another offshore rig. IIRC, that Pollux orange color was only used in 73 and 74.

This came by the shop the other day for a second opinion (from another local shop) for what they thought (“needs a transmission rebuild, 1st gear synchronizer is gone, can’t get it into 1st gear!”), 1. Pedal would go right to the floor with...

If they’d even tried to look inside: Another first for me. I’ve seen rock hard boots, and tattered boots, but never a plunger boot folded over backwards. No way to tell if it was the right size to begin with. What wasn’t surprising: it was from...

Customer said it wouldn’t idle any more!😛

I have always seen driveshaft bolts with the washer under the bolt head, as shown above, all new from Toyota. Mini trucks, land cruisers, etc. maybe to allow more clearence to get the nut off at the flange at the diff or t-case? I am sure you...

When I needed to replace my rear shackles I pressed the pins out of a new factory set and made 1" longer side plates and pressed the new pins into them. Apparently that ain't the easy (cheap) option no more.

Stock shackle bolt are 15mm for fj40 , 81- 84 are 18mm

Air Fuel Ratio for gasoline?

Took it for a drive. I need to tune on it when I get home and I’ll be able to make sure it’s ready to go home. Had a nice short drive and now it’s back inside.

you have a $75 Amazon carb. Copy of non-US +80 carb. They actually can run pretty well if you know what you are doing. If you don’t know what you are doing they can be difficult

If body works is part of the phase #1 , it will be ready just in time for phase #2 in five years 😉

X2 I wouldn’t do a SR … and I have mine for 25+ years… not worth it imho One of those at time it was a good idea … it was the thing to do … but now it’s one of many regrets lol

My phase one would be more like; 1). Brakes, make them perfect. B). Steering, same. III). Engine and drivetrain. fresh fluids everywhere and a thorough tune-up. Assess wiring for signs of danger. Do the lights work? turn signals? is it legal...

Welcome to the club! Your 77 looks good to me just as it is, especially compared to mine. I'd suggest having some fun driving, using, dreaming, etc. for a while. See what you like, what you want changed. And enjoy the random conversations with...

Done

This is part of an A-pillar. The rust hole I just patched gets covered by the outer piece. This little piece had multiple bends and contours.

I doubt Toyota ever intended these vehicles to be around more than twenty years if used by average working blokes in demanding conditions. Maybe not even ten.

Do you think Toyota was trying to save money on manufacturing? Or do you think they just didn't know any better and thought it would be fine?

Yeah, take everything you own for weather. It could be sunny and 80 and be snowing around the bend. It's awesome.

Body mount kits finally ready to head out! :) A big thank you to those who supported this fun project. We will have an extra set available of "just the hardware" and a "full kit" if anyone is interested.