Recent content by dhavis

No you're not, I'm not convinced that's the case. Maybe a little ring damage though. It runs pretty good generally, especially on the highway, it just seems to miss at lower RPM. I've never been able to work that out. He claims he can.

Well, I have changed my mind. The engine swap started getting real expensive. I found a guy, runs a shop her in Dallas, who claims my problem is really in the fact that my ZZ4 has a distributor on it that's set up for a vehicle with an EGR running to the intake manifold. My timing is...

So it sounds like the LQ4 with a 4L80E trans is it... It's cheaper than an LS1/2 or LQ9 any way. What kind of mileage can I get on a lifted FJ with 35"'s? Maybe 15 mpg?

Thanks for the quick reply! I am looking at an LQ9 on e-bay for $2900 guaranteed for 6 months with all accessories, harness, cpu programmed to my taste etc... this is the higher compression version of the LQ4, would I want to avoid that engine??? This shop also has some transmissions...

Hello everyone... I have a ZZ4 motor in my FJ40 currently and have blown a piston/ring/cylinder in it and it runs now on 7 cylinders. :-) Great!!! Anyway, I am tasked with either pulling the engine and fixing it and putting it back or swapping for a newer Vortec style engine or LS1/LS2...

Still for Sale! Oh, and it is still for sale it did not hit the reserve on e-bay. If you are intersted in owning this fine FJ40, e-mail me at david.havis@brinker.com or havisd@yahoo.com, my cell is 214-457-4285, I am still in Dallas.

Yes, you got me, all offers considered not accepted. And to the other guy, the starting bid price was $21,500 - I was just showing the recent appraisal being $90k so you'd know it was a top notch vehicle. Obviously I don't expect to sell it for that. It is however represenative of what it...

Anyone gonna make me an offer on this thing of what? All offers will be accepted.

See over 200 pictures here: http://s575.photobucket.com/albums/ss193/dhavis69/ I can't believe I'm actually doing this but, unfortunately the time has come for me to give up “The Beast”. The economy hasn’t worked out for me and my wife is due with our first child in April. She calls the FJ...

the fix I had a similar issue and it was the pressure release valve inside the Master Cylinder. I would drive it for about 15-20 minutes, the brake pedal would get stiff, and finally my rear drum brakes would lock up... The disks wouldn't. They actually got so hot they caught on fire once...

too little It's a very nice rig, I've had it for a year now. Jim let it sit WAY too much, the primary work was done in 1993 for the engine and frame, suspension and steering at BTB... the paint and a lot of other work was done in 2003. I did bring back a stack of receipts that added up to...

I had both I had a rebuilt 2F with all the goodies in my last Cruiser. It had Ceramic Headers, DUI Ignition and wires, new Weber carb and rebuilt internals. In Dallas traffic it still would barely keep up on the highways. 70-75mph was pushing it big time. I much prefer the V8 ZZ4 I have...

they sold!

BFG Mud Terrains, set of 5 $450, 35x12.5 15 Thanks, I have now posted a price, would like a quick sale, so make offers.

I have a set of 35x12.5 15 BFG Mud Terrains for sale on my 1972 FJ40. I have 5 of them, 4 have about 3200 miles on them, the other is the spare and never seen the pavement. They look great and perform great off road, I just am on road most of the time and think I would prefer a quieter highway...