FJ40 in Centrevile (1 Viewer)
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Bob, that would be absolutely fantastic. Let me see what I can find out.
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So, this truck is now my father's. Picking it up Saturday morning.
Got him down to $8,500 and it doesn't seem horrible for the price. Some light surface rust, and seems to be original paint. Overdrive worked well and seems pretty cool. The GT steering wheel has to go, like immediately. It is a workout. Front axle need to be rebuilt. Parking brake needs to be adjusted. A thorough baselining needs to be done of course.
Might be a an axle party in Annapolis in the near future.
Got him down to $8,500 and it doesn't seem horrible for the price. Some light surface rust, and seems to be original paint. Overdrive worked well and seems pretty cool. The GT steering wheel has to go, like immediately. It is a workout. Front axle need to be rebuilt. Parking brake needs to be adjusted. A thorough baselining needs to be done of course.
Might be a an axle party in Annapolis in the near future.
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Don't know about that, but I think you'll see him at the swap meet.
iptman
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How does the overdrive work?
It has 3 positions, in, neutral, and out. You can engage it at any time by engaging the clutch like changing any gear. Mostly it is used once in 4th gear at highway speeds to bring down the RPMs to a sane level. Think of it as an add on 5th gear, but can be used in any gear also. It attaches to the back of the transfer case. If you're really interested in how it works check out this PDF. My FJ55 came with one and I managed to also get the manual when I bought the truck.
They are very stout. We could drop the clutch and pull the front wheels off the ground. In my uncles 40 with a 383.
With or without the uncle?
iptman
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Thanks John. Interesting read.
It was him doing it. It was a "Hold my beer. Watch this" moment.
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Mark Algazy recommends checking the bolt tightness on the Fairey routinely. I checked it when we got it home -- all were loose, half were finger-loose, and 1 was missing.
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If functions like it should though. Pretty cool.
