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I got my BJ42 ~”ready” (doors, sides and roof still to do). It took 7 years.

Complete was just for sell here in Finland for 300€.

Make sure you have a lot of positive caster. That backspace/width and weight of a 35” tire can be pretty reactive.

Too much, makes track width 4” wider than OEM. Sticks 2” out/each side.

Why you want mineral oil so badly? Just use synthetic, change the oil & filter couple times sooner than normal if you afraid it would clean engine too well.

If you're lucky enough to have a 14B-T (or 15B-T), you may have noticed that many 14B-T specific parts are out of production. However, there is good news. The 14B-T was adapted into a series of marine engines by Yamaha, such as the ME370. These...

A K&N filter will have let in dust and caused wear. Get a compression test.

I’d take only the engine and transmission, and install them to -71 frame.

My engine was very clean when I took the oil pan off. So no worries.

After seven months of searching all over the world I found a BJ42 that fitted my budget and wasn’t rotten in Lithuania back in May. Today it finally arrived here in the UK. 1980 BJ42, has been fully restored about 7yrs ago. There are going to be...

I have 5W40 full synthetic in my 3B.

35x12.5x15 mickey Thompson Baja MTZ.

Toyo MT 37x14.5x15. My second set from Les Schwab, I love them.

There are few, but pricey: Tires - 37.00 x 12.50-15 Tire Size - Free Shipping on Orders Over $109 at Summit Racing - https://www.summitracing.com/search/part-type/tires/tire-size/37-00-x-12-50-15

2 grooves, you mean threads for the extra pulley mounting bolts? Yes, you can change it to that model.

This was at my niece's wedding a few weeks back, being used as the drive away car. It is owned by a friend of my brother in laws, but didn’t get to talk to him. It’s pretty impressive as far as build quality goes, made by Fj Co, had an automatic...