Recent content by modeststeve

Rebuilding a 1982 BJ42 t-case and mating it to an NV4500... Oh lord

Ho How’d the tubo addition go?

Luckily we got some super comfy Scheel-Mann seats for the trip! Should make it a lot less painful!

Thanks for the kind words, and the advice hahah!

Hhahah Cruisin' the classifieds at 1AM looking for opportunities to troll?! You do you... I'm just trying to sell an engine here bud.

Howdy bugsnbikes, That is a 1979 B. A few less horsies under the VC than the 3b, but just as bulletproof if not more... I love the simplistic design of it. It’s the only diesel engine I’ve seen that works on vacuume. Gotta love a purely mechanical engine... The Clean Cruiser Project is not a...

Hi there, Recently rebuilt my Toyota B engine, and ended up getting a sponsorship from Cummins. www.CleanCruiserProject.com The rebuild has roughly 700 miles on it. What I've done (All parts sourced from Engine Australia): New head Reseleaved (Not just honed) New Cam Reground Crank 1mm...

Hi there, I'm hoping to get some photos of other cruisers that have no EDIC system. My setup was extremely FUBARed and I have no idea how this should actually look. To begin with I have no idea what the dohickey is in the top left corner of the photo above... There is an tab on the back of...

Alrighty, Five months later and we've got the engine in... Total cost for full rebuild with machine work up to this point, roughly $2500 I'm having trouble finding a replacement fuel kill switch... Mine is cracked, hence the awesome owl ducktape! If anyone knows where I can get one id...

Thank you Beno The book that i was using said 65 plus 90 degrees which put it somewhere around 110fp... Seemed like way too much torque for that fine of a thread.

Anyone out there have Main bearing torque specs for the early Toyota B engine? If I had hair I'd be pulling it out....

Update: I searched near and far for a decently priced new head to no avail.... I decided to go with a new Head through Engine Australia. The new head cost me about 450 bucks and came with vsg and precaps installed. Also purchased new valves and complete bottom-end rebuild kit. All together...

Thanks to everyone for the help! I'm currently living in Paso Robles, California. There are some great part leads here, and I'll definitely be making use of them. I'm starting to think this is a chop shopped Costa Rican Cruiser... I uncovered the Frame SN which was BJ45-002512... Bummer.... I...

Landcruiser model : BJ40 Build date: Haven't a clue Engine Serial No: 0192186 Block Casting : 11111-56010 Frame No. (also called "VIN No.") : BJ45-002512 The frame number concerns me. I cant find any obvious alterations to the frame but.. The number makes me think that this was a chop...

When I first bough her, she was a little bit smokey and seemed a bit loud... I thought the somewhat loud pinging was perhaps injector nailing. I drove her for a few hundred miles and figured, what the hey... why not have the injectors cleaned, and ensure that they are opperating at spec. I never...