Recent content by EffingJ40

Yeah, 4x4 labs has been pretty responsive for me. The current issue is that they only make conversion kits for the bell housings for the 4-speed FJ40 tranny -the H41 and 2. Mine is a '73, the last year of the stock 3-speed, for which they do not make a kit. I was thinking the easiest path may...

Is this still for sale? I am in Corbett and interested.

Hi, I know this thread has been dormant for 8 years (!) but I wondered if you (FJmoneypit) recalled how you handled mounting the oil cooler from the OM 617? Did you use the Mercedes radiator so the oil cooler would sit side-by-side like it does in the Mercedes? Something else? Thanks for any...

I have a stock '73 FJ40 and a donor '79 Mercedes 300SD with the 5 cyl Turbo Diesel. I pulled the Mercedes engine and I am going to put the FJ on my lift this weekend, rip the old straight 6 outta it and swap out. I understand there is a kit I can get from 4x4 labs in Grass Valley and I have...