Zjohnsonua
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Looking fwd to seeing that drive-by vid!
1979 FJ40 2UZ Build (1 Viewer)
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So my son is having his 2nd birthday party this weekend. It’s a “blue truck” party in our backyard. So I had to find a way to get my 40 back there.
I measured and had a little less than 2” of “wiggle” room…yeah, I didn’t calculate for the angle it would come in at
Whoops! I wanted to take out that chainlink fence anyway, but even doing that I was pinned against a tree and the fence. Luckily, the wider tires pushed me just far enough off that tree!!
Success!! I’ll worry about the extraction after the party
I measured and had a little less than 2” of “wiggle” room…yeah, I didn’t calculate for the angle it would come in at
Whoops! I wanted to take out that chainlink fence anyway, but even doing that I was pinned against a tree and the fence. Luckily, the wider tires pushed me just far enough off that tree!!
Success!! I’ll worry about the extraction after the party
Zjohnsonua
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Scratches are memories. Kiddo will enjoy those one day.
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Birthday party was a success! We had a ton of kids crawling in and around the 40. Good times!
Afterward, I worked on the battery wiring some and threw the engine cover on for grins.
Ignore the temporary radiator overflow tank…
Afterward, I worked on the battery wiring some and threw the engine cover on for grins.
Ignore the temporary radiator overflow tank…
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@Zjohnsonua one of the last steps before I can run it down the road…electric fan wiring. Getting so close to road worthy!!
Zjohnsonua
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What are you using to supply and control the fan?
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Toyota starter relay switched inside the cab so I can kill the fan if going through water. It’s a Volvo fan and relay setup so the Toyota relay only controls the main power to the Volvo relays. Main power comes through the 2uz high amp circuit that’s normally attached at the battery terminal.
Here’s the website I used to assist with the wiring.
Volvo Electric Cooling Fan
I used that same site and basically the same hardware. If only my wiring skill was up to the hardware…Toyota starter relay switched inside the cab so I can kill the fan if going through water. It’s a Volvo fan and relay setup so the Toyota relay only controls the main power to the Volvo relays. Main power comes through the 2uz high amp circuit that’s normally attached at the battery terminal.
Here’s the website I used to assist with the wiring.
Volvo Electric Cooling Fan
www.therangerstation.com
Zjohnsonua
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I forget how cramped the 40's engine bay gets when you jam a UZ in it. But, if it fits it ships!
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Maiden voyage…wife had to tow me back home 
my neighbors got a good laugh though!
Found a loose connection at the switch for my fuel pump once I got it home. Also, I thought I had the cdl unlocked but it’s definitely still locked.
Edit @9:30pm. I tried a spare center diff lock to see if I could get that to work off the wiring that I have. Still no luck so I disassembled the one on the truck to unlock it manually. It smelled hot so my guess is that something is wrong with the wiring. I swapped in the spare and I’ll leave it unlocked for now.
my neighbors got a good laugh though!Found a loose connection at the switch for my fuel pump once I got it home. Also, I thought I had the cdl unlocked but it’s definitely still locked.
Edit @9:30pm. I tried a spare center diff lock to see if I could get that to work off the wiring that I have. Still no luck so I disassembled the one on the truck to unlock it manually. It smelled hot so my guess is that something is wrong with the wiring. I swapped in the spare and I’ll leave it unlocked for now.
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Zjohnsonua
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Ahhh, give it the beans! You know you wanna!
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Haha so true! I tried to get a video of doing that and about ran into the curb…when accelerating it caught a crack in the road and yanked me a few feet over. Made me laugh and realize I needed a copilot to try and record more videos!
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Updates:
Changed the front back to SUA and left the rear SOA.
Painted the rear section with color matched paint
Installed 37s. Probably going back to 35s since I’m rubbing on the front fenders a TON haha
Changed the front back to SUA and left the rear SOA.
Painted the rear section with color matched paint
Installed 37s. Probably going back to 35s since I’m rubbing on the front fenders a TON haha
Bring it by! Definitely looks perfect on 37s
How is it driving these days?
