Rebuilt the rear brakes, new shoes, drums, one slave cylinder was leaking
fixed the fuel leak near the intake. Runs better now, less fuel smell, and the sniper will stay in closed loop
Fixed the loose bolts on the steering box and welded the...
My truck is a wheeler that Ive been bringing back from trail trucks to use for wheeling and traveling. I came up backpacking so living simply is what I know. But I bought a fridge when I was building my 80 and Ive never looked back. This 1976 40...
Ruby is back on the road!! I reached a milestone on my project today, so I wanted to thank everyone who helped this last year. I bought my first '40 last July. A nice running, original 1980. I decided to make it more capable and reliable so I...
The mini fridge launches an idea(s)...
Here in greater "Prestonia", I'm very limited on space in the garage. It's slightly smaller than the old garage (Storage Bld) and its somewhat incumbered by the necessity to store day to day household...
This 40 series owners manual is from a bull catcher fj40 on a cattle ranch in the Australian outback. It even has the red dust between some of the pages. 😊
Place the front end on jack stands and chock rear wheels. Fire up the truck in neutral. Turn your steering wheel all the way to left, then all the way to right about 10 times. Note to see if groaning sound lessens or goes away. Easy to do. Report...
3000+ miles later……Got it delivered and off the truck….then drove it into the driveway…same driveway my wife and I drove into with my 1974 FJ40 when we bought the house in 1978.
This is more about getting rid of the Rube Goldberg contraption single stick and getting more positive action. I'm planning on moving to an Orion split case which I heard makes shifting a little more tight. Shouldn't be a problem with twin sticks.
There is a lot of info about Heaters on here on MUD, but I hope to add to some to that and try to be complete in the process.
I welcome and ask for any corrections, better ideas and other experts that know better…I am no means an expert, but I...
Man, I haven't posted in a while! At the beginning of March I finally got that new windshield. I don't have a picture, but ya'll know what a new windshield looks like LOL. They had some trouble getting it in at the local glass place, they...
I agree. That switch can do strange things when worn out. Mine decided to get stuck with the starter engaged and spinning. Attempted to disconnect the battery quickly but failed, "luckily" the terminal melted off and contact was lost. Fun times...
I present the $28 tailgate! It may not be to everyone's taste, but I wanted a cheap and easy solution to recently going topless and removing the ambulance doors. $23 Heep rollbar hammock and $5 stainless bolt, nut washer combo.
Since it's...
Probably a stuck valve from overheating, throw some push rods in it, adjust the valves! These are non interference engines, should be fine As these are bulletproof tractor engines!
Had the day off so I tackled some pesky cruiser maintenance that I have been putting off for a while. Adjusted the valves, leaned out the carburetor mixture, swapped in a new cap and rotor and replaced the air filter. Timing was good so I...
Got my used faded soft top on, and I'm diggin it. Gotta roll it out in the sun to let it stretch a bit. The rear bow is a little low due to rust holes I have yet to fix. 😬
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