My first 40
Hope this is the right place, This is G from San Joser I just bought my red 63 FJ40 for 4500, original paint, pretty good but the rust is just starting to get at everything as I got it from some dude in the city by the ocean. It has a 'vette motor, 3 speed turbo 350 trans, reversed front shackles, 4" spring lift? Still sprung under, power steering, front disk, f'd camber, it has like an inch of toe but dances like a drunk bear on highway ruts, could this be the loose tie rod ? Great potential but no follow thru, wiring is tweaker fab special, brakes not working right, carb secondaries not dialed, carb choke needs tweaking, headlights sometimes? work. ( do the pull switches go bad or is there a relay for the Hella headlights? (running lights work consistently. I think it needs a head to toe teflon rewire with heat stink and wp connectors, has a teeny short somewhere with key out. Nothing a little TLC cant fix. Other than that it gives me a big sheeyot eating grin every time I drive it. Thanks for all you posts, I actually knew what to look for after lurking here for a couple of days. Looking forward to pissing yall off with stupid questions soon!
Hope this is the right place, This is G from San Joser I just bought my red 63 FJ40 for 4500, original paint, pretty good but the rust is just starting to get at everything as I got it from some dude in the city by the ocean. It has a 'vette motor, 3 speed turbo 350 trans, reversed front shackles, 4" spring lift? Still sprung under, power steering, front disk, f'd camber, it has like an inch of toe but dances like a drunk bear on highway ruts, could this be the loose tie rod ? Great potential but no follow thru, wiring is tweaker fab special, brakes not working right, carb secondaries not dialed, carb choke needs tweaking, headlights sometimes? work. ( do the pull switches go bad or is there a relay for the Hella headlights? (running lights work consistently. I think it needs a head to toe teflon rewire with heat stink and wp connectors, has a teeny short somewhere with key out. Nothing a little TLC cant fix. Other than that it gives me a big sheeyot eating grin every time I drive it. Thanks for all you posts, I actually knew what to look for after lurking here for a couple of days. Looking forward to pissing yall off with stupid questions soon!
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. Can't wait to see what your new ride looks like.
My apologies, I dont how to change the original thread title, here are some pics. Just back from vehicle recovery due to dirty carb circuits. I love my wife, she carries a tow strap at all times.
