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I am putting a Chev LT1 in the 40 and would like to see how others have done the fuse box and wiring. Where did you put the fuse box and computer ? How did you distribute power from the battery to the fuse box ? cheers

Is it ok to put a 95' lt1 ecm with knock module in the glove box of a 40 ?

Did not use oil that i noticed. Friday drive to trail all ok, 20psi oil pressure at idle and no smoke. Sunday noticed blue smoke out the pipes and the oil pressure had dropped. Started up during the week and lots of smoke as above.

My chev 350 has some issues Out of the left pipe, lots of smoke a bit of blue, a bit of greyish could be white, a bit of black, all mixed up. At idle and when reved. Out of the right pipe, blueish smoke only visible using a light at the pipe at idle, easily visible when reved. Oil ok...

Has anybody done the mods in this link and did they make a difference?

What is the Holley carb air filter bolt thread size?

Doing a bit of rewiring in the 40 due to random wires all over the place and the fact that one unfused live wire shorted out burnt the insulation off and tried to melt its way into the voltage regulator :mad: had to use the fire extinguisher and cut the wire as i could not get a spanner quick...

Will Fj55 Front springs fit into a fj40 with out to much trouble ? I understand that they are the same length, the center pin hole is centered so they move the axle 1.5in forward is this correct? Are the bushings the same ? Would there be problems with brake lines, steering stuff, d-shaft...

Thanks Pulled the pump and it has a pin hole at the bottom of the back cover on the outside and a couple of small craters on the inside of the hole. I am going to deal with the rust with the grinder then weld and then rust paint or $100+nz for a new pump

Where are the weep? holes on a chevy 350 water pump ? Reason being that when i was finished for the day wheeling i was unlocking the hubs and noticed drip drip drip from around the water pump so i cleaned the mud off the back of the water pump and the drip turned into a small jet.

The 4wd on my 40 is not working. i hooked the vac line back to the carb flicked the switch with the engine running and no 4wd, then pulled the low range lever back still no 4wd. If the low range lever is pulled back and the manual hubs are unlocked, when the 40 is rolled the front d-shaft...

The 4wd on my 40 is not working. i hooked the vac line back to the carb flicked the switch with the engine running and no 4wd, then pulled the low range lever back still no 4wd. If the low range lever is pulled back and the manual hubs are unlocked, when the 40 is rolled the front d-shaft...

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What thickness steel should be used for homemade 2.5 lift shackles ? is 6mm enough or do they need to be 8mm.

so i changed to a four barrel setup with a holley 600 cfm carb the carb was setup by a local performance shop. i drove 5 mins to the highway 10 mins on the highway, off the highway the engine dies at the second set of lights 30 sceonds apart. It will start after 5-10 mins but if you touch the...