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New mild 383 SBC, rebuilt 4spd (with reciept), 25g Man-A-Fre Aux Gas Tank, Centerforce Pressure Plate/LC Friction Disc, 4:1 Orion, Spring over with Profits cut/turned housing, '84 FJ60 Outers/Birfields/Disc Brakes, 35" MTR's, Saginaw P/S, 8274 with recent cable, Runs and Drives GREAT, has usual...

Aha, that makes sense! I was wondering if it had something to do with the rocker arms themselves. thanks

Greetings, i just repowered my FJ with a rebuilt SBC stroked to 383, it has rebuilt stock vortec heads, a mild cam and non-roller rocker arms. Ever since i first fired it up it has had valve noise, light chatter-ticking that comes from the rocker arms not staying "straight". They work...

x2, take the time to remove the shaft and disassemble the u-joint and make a clean weld.

After giving what clutch setup to run lots of consideration i bucked up and ordered a centerforce setup from Advance Adapters on friday. I explained what i needed to the nice lady on the phone (SBC mated with a 4spd) and we ordered a pressure plate/disc, TO bearing (the one on the left in the...

Right on, thx for the good info! Along these lines, how many people run high torque (400+ft/lb) engines in their fj's and what seems to be a commen weak link? I'm running a orion, stock rear end and 85 fj60 front axles/birfields/mini truck hubs? Is this style motor mount part of the downey kit...

Greetings, I've got a '74 40 and am in the process of repowering with a fresh 383 SBC, i just had the transmission rebuilt and am working on a clutch setup and have a few questions.... Is it a no no to run a chev clutch with the toyota input shaft, it fits ok but the spline profiles look...

Trying to locate a new T/C main output shaft. I was checking out AA's website which lists a new one but couldn't find the p/n in their price list (is it me or is their website kinda overkill?). Tried the local Toyota dealer but its been discontinued, any suggestions on where i can order one of...

Thats a sweet setup, i would like to have some articulation like that but i was a little disapointed with mine with the floor jack method when i was measuring for my driveline lengths. Hopefully its a matter of everything seating.... Do you remember where you got the 7"+ slip joint or did you...

Is it generally necessary to go with extended slip or long travel drivelines when doing a SR/SOA? I'm putting my drivelines back in and am able to use the front one in the rear without too much spline showing (just so i can get it back on the road, its been a while) and I extended the front one...

Damn good point, i'm going to try to rent the tool locally from a parts shop. The instructor of the basic machine shop class i took a few years ago put it simply "short cuts are long cuts". Good pun too.

Congrats on the new welder, thats a fun and very useful purchase! I am a amature welder myself with a simular machine that i bought recently for my fj project. Are you using flux core wire or are you set up for shielding gas? I would agree with practicing on thicker metal like the bumper...

I was trying to find spots to measure from to find where the knuckle (and hopefully the spindle) was in relation to the housing, the area i mentioned on the back of the knuckle seemed like a good spot as the measurments could be consistantly taken. This assuming (we all know what that stands...

I'm assembling my knuckles and am trying to center them. I've read much about the SST from toyota by searching the archives but there has gotta be a better hillbilly trick to centering them. I was looking at the back of the knuckles and why couldn't they be centered by measuring the distance...

All the good info is appreciated. I've decided to remove the old mount and am in the process of doing so right now. What i've noticed so far is the lack of weld penetration and how brittle the mount is at the weld interface! Anyways, going to fab a new one out of 3/8 plate using a template found...