Subterranean Nik

@wngrog delivers, literally! I happen to have a couple of trail days this week at Windrock for the 70 Series event and the HZJ 73 is in the final stages of a refresh (that has almost become a restoration) and in perfect ready for the next owner...

John nudged me a couple of days ago asking if this turd was ready. For those not following I have his 80 I’ve been working on this month. I gave it a what’s what before it goes home. 4500 rpm is no big deal right?

5 days shy of a month the Patty 40 has been sitting. I jumped in it and it fired up perfectly. I took it for a quick spin and then cleaned up some wiring that I did not deal with the first time it was here. This thing has a weird setup that...

Another possibility, causing your intermittent running/starting issues might lie somewhere in your ignition circuit, a failing component or a poor connection that heats up causing rough running until it cools. I had some weird issues with my oem...

Not vac advance …. It’s the vac retard and vac advance dizzy (I think) all I can see is the retard line but looks like the double dizzy from its body Wondering if the carb is getting too hot and boiling Heat riser stuck? That does happen

OK then, thanks for that; helpful. More questions however: :) Is it backfiring through the carb, or out the exhaust? Have you tried starting it with the choke, even though it is warm? Backfiring through the carb is an indication of lean...

Glad you caught that! I've seen this once before - in that situation, it was due to little (none, actually) penetration on the back side - the installer just didn't weld where it was more difficult to access. Easily repaired, as in this...

Well this is no fault of the Eimkeith bracket, but I broke the OEM bracket recently. Looks like stress fatigue and not an acute event broke this. . . Got home yesterday and backed my truck up to the garage for shade so I could trace some...

I am still getting good service from this red top Optima. It is September 2026. I no longer commutes for work since I am retired so far fewer trips per week. Battery is still strong and is quite a bit older. I will replace like for like when...

Dem knuckles are just HUGE, 40 spline stuff going in with the big RCV's ?

Looking forward to getting on the trail with it!!

Yes

Coming along nice! Can’t wait to see the axle pics when done. Hurry up and finish the build so you can sell to me. 😎 Nik

Time to have the axles rebuilt. Got both pulled out from the 40 and ready to finish weld everything

Its been awhile since an update. The axles are pretty much complete except mounting up the rotors and calipers. Got a new powder coat gun and tried it out on calipers and mounting brackets. I'll post up some pictures later on. Not much else going...

I will say this, as much as I am disappointed with the spindle provided, CruiserTeq was super helpful in helping me figure out what was needed to return to Toyota based parts and everything was purchased that I initially needed through them.

I would avoid them, the holes/slots actually remove material from the rotor mass making them heat up faster and have a reduced braking surface. I listened to the hype 6 years ago and put drilled/slotted powerstops on my F350 tow rig with...

Ok thanks! Glad I checked.

Thanks for bringing that up. I honestly hadn’t considered the built-in steering geometry as a possible contributor, so I went back and looked into it. Toyota shows about 1° positive camber and roughly 9°30′ steering-axis inclination, so the...

Move on

Nothing to worry about. I have sensed (more sensed than felt) the same situation with bearings. As long as everything is greasy, the races are fully seated, and the preload is correct, you should have no issues.

yeah I saw that thread. Finally figured it out. Removing the snap ring was a pain but got there after removing the pin. Thanks for the help

Current elevation you run at? 6500’ or so? Nik

Fuel filter check. Fuel line check (to make sure not collapsing under load). Fuel lines runner or steel? How old is the gas tank? Any chance rust in the tank and a piece of rust scale is sucking against the tank outlet? What type of...