Builds Cruisermatt's FJ62 Build-up (2 Viewers)

[tmxmotorsports]

Friday I ran Poughkeepsie gulch solo with some friends riding along with me since their trucks were already packed up, I took every hard line for fun and ran the whole trail in like an hour and a half and spent two hours watching people struggle at the Wall.
I almost flopped the truck a few times taking some silly lines for fun but managed to drive out of them. I am getting more and more comfortable behind the wheel every time I drive, especially now the truck has been set up the same way for 5 years at this point without major changes.
Still waiting on pics and vids to get sent but will post them up.

Yesterday I drove from Ouray to Reno (900 miles), later today I will be heading to Tahoe City and the Rubicon trail again

You taking the senic by way I think that's the name of the road.

 

[cruisermatt]

Quick burger and beer at Incline Village before heading in at the Tahoe side. Let’s go.

 

[Salem Cruiser]

Looks like a good time! You deserve the time off for sure.

 

[tornadoalleycruiser]

Just read thru all 116 pages. Gotta say fun to watch the abilities/skills progress in a short # of years. And was great catching up / wheeling again at SAS.

 

[cruisermatt]

Made it to Loon lake around noon!
Wheeled the entire trail and didn’t have to use a single tool. I did have to winch once in Little Sluice that I went through accidentally

I went through right after Jeeper’s Jamboree cleared out so I had the whole trail to myself which was great.

I didn’t take many pics but I will put the ones I took up later. Off to Santa Rosa/Sonoma for a few days.

 

[cruisermatt]

Way overdue on uploading all my Colorado/California pics. Really been nose to the grindstone with the shop since I’ve been back. Have a TON of new products in the pipeline trying to launch as soon as possible, and re-launched the website and added a bunch of OEM part kits, with more to come.

Anyways, since the truck got back (it got shipped home from California at the beginning of this month), I did put new front brakes on it.
While on my trip I noticed this grinding on my calipers, not how this was possible but I reused the brackets I had made for my FZJ80 front brake setup when switched to the 4runner setup and somehow there was a big rotor/caliper interface issue I missed.
So for now I installed FROR’s brackets, I have some minor complaints but they do work.

 

[cruisermatt]

Next up on the list is all my spring bushings front and rear, new spring bolts, , the new FROR keyed arms I’ve had on the shelf for two years, etc. everything is just worn out from the last few years of DD/trips/wheeling and it is really feeling clapped out right now.

Definitely need some fresh tires, I have absolutely destroyed these 37” Geolanders. I think i am going to replace them with a fresh set of the same thing.

 

[74fj40]

I know you like what you like, but we’ve been getting some great feedback on the baja boss m/ts. Maybe a consideration.

 

[TLC Norway]

Will feel soo good after a freshen up

 

[klip]

Reading through your thread, happened to be on page 52 today. Happy Birthday!

 

[cruisermatt]

shoot, I never put up my rubicon/vacation pics.

 

[thatcabledude]

I had wondered! I figured they all went on Instagram and I missed out.

 

[cruisermatt]

I had wondered! I figured they all went on Instagram and I missed out.

I suck at posting on Instagram too

 

[cruisermatt]

So I have done nothing to literally nothing to this truck since October when I fixed the brakes, and only driven it a few times since I picked up a more comfortable car to DD.

Even though I completely went through everything before my Colorado/Rubicon trip last year the truck really felt clapped out, the tires were shot, all the bushings are blown out, one of my E-fans was burned out, steering heims all getting loose and creaky, transmission has a bad leak and hard to shift, turbo leaks oil, and I’m pretty sure I hurt the rear Detroit locker somehow as it was getting really bad torque-steer, like worse then normal.

Anyways, we have Carolina Relic run coming up this week and my friend is supposed to drive this truck since I’m driving one of my 40’s, so I figured I’d get it in the shop and look it over a bit on Saturday.

Installed ARB rear locker with new ring/pinion, fixed a lower knuckle bearing that was broken, and wanted to pull the transmission to shim the clutch slave since it has been kinda hard to shift since I installed it. Also to figure out what was leaking so bad.

 

[cruisermatt]

oil leak ended up being my shift tower which was loose from my previous repair failing, this time I time I welded the holes, used Time-serf’s and made paper gaskets.

aaaand we noticed the input shaft on transmission was super loose. Of course my NV4500 munched the input thrust bearing.

Fortunately I was able to get parts fast and it’s all back together already with new input shaft and bearing. Kind of a quick fix but I really just care about this holding together for this weekend and Gsmtr in June.

Shifting improved with slave shimmed out - better fix would be bigger clutch master but I really want to go auto.

 

[cruisermatt]

Lastly was new wheels and tires, went with the same thing as before, Geolander Mt in 37x12.5 on 17” Toyota steelies. Had to get new rims since my last set was so beat up from rocks that the tire guy wouldn’t touch any of them.

Holy cow, soooo much better. Actually drives right again.

 

[clrussell]

Lastly was new wheels and tires, went with the same thing as before, Geolander Mt in 37x12.5 on 17” Toyota steelies. Had to get new rims since my last set was so beat up from rocks that the tire guy wouldn’t touch any of them.

Holy cow, soooo much better. Actually drives right again.

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Looking great Matt. Did you source the wheels new or used?

 

[ceylonfj40nut]

Use, break, learn, fix. Life.

What is your DD?

 

[GLTHFJ60]

I didn't think of it till now, but I've read that the input thrust bearings can die during low speed use in these transmissions due to lack of lubing. Apparently a fix is to overfull by a quart.

I put an extra quart in through the shift tower with my new trans last year.

 

[cruisermatt]

Looking great Matt. Did you source the wheels new or used?

New, they don’t come up used around here.
looking for a set?