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As for the seal, You want to keep the seal if you want to max your cooling. Without it you will create unwanted pressure reducing the pull from your radiator in to the engine bay.

I'm the same as far as "skills", these things aren't that hard to disassemble and rebuild. Here's a link to their website, make sure to get your date code to order the correct rebuild kit...

Stock Aisin carb, looks to be in the 75-77 era. You can grab the date code that is stamped on the upper left of the airhorn, it wasn't visible in the first two shots but its stamped on the upper left of the sight glass when looking at the front...

More progress today. My friend Kevin, the greatest x-ray tech the world has ever known, stopped by for a few hours. I extended the 79 series parking brake to reach the wider 80 series axle. I mocked up a simple extension bracket. I’ll build a...

We did another road test and headed to the gas station to fill up. Interestingly, the rear tank kept foaming and filling up… So I stopped trying to fill it. When I got back to the ranch I took the rubber fuel hose off and found a giant mouse...

Went to visit @3_puppies yesterday and picked up a couple of spare parts, and admire some cool rigs!

Thanks it is original, truck was kept very clean, I got lucky when I found it and it was completely stock not wheeled truck. The flares need a respray, they are starting to show age. Hood has few spots, but still very nice.

Don’t forget 4x4Labs for high clearance and ability to take a serious beating.

Well done G!

I couldn’t help myself. I took it out on the road for its first ever test drive- just a just a quarter mile down to the corner gas station and back, but it sure felt good. After seven years, I’ve got a running, driving, titled truck built from...

Made progress tonight. I got all of the intercooler piping built. I’m about five hose clamps away, but I feel safe taking it on the road now and not sucking rocks, dirt, or bugs into the engine or turbo.

Sunset drive Plus a proper shifterboot to hopefully get rid of the gear oil smell in the cab.

Spent a week with my dad camping and trying to get him a buck. He did pretty good for a 78 year old.

Just got my 37's on, still need to do a bit of trimming, definitely going to ad the eimkeith bracket to move the axle forward. but loving it so far Dobinson 2.5" lift, SCS -37

An interesting series of numbers. Not too bad for a Lexus :clap: :cheers:

Sorry G, dang that’s a tough deal

I may have thrown up a little in my mouth

In addition to a possible carb issue, the use of a little choke to maintain idle might also suggest a vacuum leak somewhere (manifold gasket, carb insulator, brake booster, vacuum advance, pcv line, etc.). I struggled with a similar issue on my...

I’m close to 15 years with my big cap, recently changed the cap and rotor but otherwise I just drive it.

My wife and I were in the Simpson Desert in my 84 fj40 LX about 20 years ago towing our camper. The engine started running poorly. I filed my points with my leatherman, gapped them with a business card and drove another 1200 miles without...

It wasn’t all done this weekend, but AJ (AJ’s YOTAS) has been baselining my 6BT swapped factory triple locked ‘94 FZJ80. He’s done rear bakes, rear axle seals, gear oil in the differentials, rebuilt the transfer case with SUMO under drive gears...

I am an in-tank pump fan however many European OEM's (Mercedes/Porsche/BMW/Volvo) use external Bosch pumps that are very reliable. As long as you get a genuine Bosch, mount it properly, and plumb it properly (almost no one does) it will be OK...

Amazing. I want this in my life right now. Hope you guys have a great time!

Life is good 😎

Might turn into a sniper vs carb thread but spend enough time on here and you'll see all of the issues they have Carbs are simple and just plain work