Recent content by TrickyDick

Mine arrived yesterday. Made it all the way from Down Under in excellent condition! Thanks!

Can you post pics of the current set? Thanks.

Whoa, crazy! Will do!

Thanks for the suggestion or else I would have overlooked this. My only concern up to now has been the rings but you’re right—so many other parts that could get upset. I have a tool that may reach far enough down the distributor hole. Do I go clockwise or counter clockwise?

Thanks, that gives me some confidence this thing may be salvageable. Thanks also for the advice in the other reply. Unfortunately it’ll be hard to rock back and forth as the Buckshots that were new when I bought it have given up the ghost but I WILL give the Marvel Mystery Oil a look-see.

Many thanks for the suggestion. I was looking at some sort of engine fogger but I will check out the Marvel stuff. Also, I never thought about turning the flywheel. IIRC, there is a tool that grabs onto the teeth to let you spin it around? I’ll look into that, too. Also, I’m smelling what...

So you're telling me I just spent WAY too much on an OEM dash and gas tank for my '68? Just kidding, I know I did (don't tell my wife). Rich

If you decide to go the floor shift route and pull your column shift parts please let me know. I'm in the reassembly phase on my '68 and while I thought I wanted to go floor shift, I kinda think I want to keep it column shift. Problem is, I don't know if I have all the parts. Thanks in...

Okay, the engine. As stated, I bought it from SOR in 2000. Marv at SOR said it's likely from a Japanese fire truck and has 7-8k miles. I replaced the seals and gaskets and installed it along with the rebuilt transmission and transfer case. All three have sat dry since then. I'm convinced...

...Obviously not, otherwise I'd be driving and enjoying this FJ the way Toyota intended. I bought this thing off the original owner in the California high desert back in March 1999 with the intent of getting it running (and stopping) and enjoying it and, maybe, restoring it eventually...

Thanks, all, for your replies--I'm no longer worried about this creating anything more than a little red tape if anything at all. When I get a chance, I'll get some pics up to document my FJ's restification. I'm not planning to do anything too fancy or over-the-top, however, after seeing...

Hi, all, long time lurker, first time poster. Sorry in advance for the long message but I wanted to give as many details as possible to aid resolution of my problem. I have a ’68 FJ40 that I picked up off the original owner when I was stationed in SoCal many years ago. Immediately after...