Recent content by nordwind

as I have said. I like to play around with it and I think that there is no harm to my engine. but there are also advantages, -one thing that I really like, a very low oil pan, you can say almost no oil pan which clear's up space for drive shaft and axle and let you install the motor...

"paint" It is epoxy paint, I've poured everything together what I found, this dirty brown - green came out. It's made of 5 layers, primer-paint-stone guard-primer-paint. "dry sump system" well, I've read about it, I've never owned one, I was intrested, I wanted to play around with it, I do...

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I do not have much time to work on my 40, but slowly it goes on, We had a sand storm and everything is covered by dust.:mad:

383 - Radiator in the back

I started my build in 2008, at this time I bought a pair of new exhaust manifold's, I tried to customize them to fit in my application, after a few days of work I decided to throw them in the scrap :bang: and build my own. I spent a couple evenings on the internet to find out what is important...

,was a lot of work,

go to https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/363982-donkey-build-up.html or https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/615277-donkey-build-up-fj40-part-2-a.html

I have learned a lot and am still learning

Bumper powder coated and installed my rear-bumper, a little too heavy duty, but now it is what it is.

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Donkey BUILD UP Fj40 - part 2 images,

Hi all ,the past 10 months, I had no time to work on my 40, now it's time to continue. My first Build-up-Trett is already closed therefore "part 2". background-info for this Thread https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/363982-donkey-build-up.html...

The monkey said " is all a matter of taste" and has bitten into the soap. Likely they are good for nothing, produce a lot of heat, need lots of space, are a pain to repair. But what can I do, I like them, that's why I use them. :beer: