Recent content by yotafreak

ive done so much work to this thing already im about tired of it lol. everything Ive done has been mechanical. yep the body is next. with all the changes I would have to do to get more power (not that I need it really) I think ill just leave the base power plant alone. just worry about it...

what do you gain there? not trying to be smart. thank you for your suggestion

oh another thing. I was warned against this but decided to go this rout anyway. it might come back to bite me in the butt. ill keep yall posted. I went with an aluminum radiator with an electric fan. my radiator had more leaks then solid places.

only reason I thought of a 2J was because of it high horsepower output. not even sure if it would bolt to my new 5speed tranny or not. I know the 2F is a great engine. is the 4.5L you mentioned just as good? thank you

I have a 1977 FJ40. The 2F is working fine at the moment. I will explain what I've done so far. New 5 speed tranny and rebuilt t-case to match. New axles in rear. New chromoly longfields up front. Limited slip front and rear. 4.88 gears too. 36x12.50 swampers. And a spring over lift. The 2F is...

thank you for your reply

thank you for your reply do electric fans not cool as well? just curious. im not sure if I will ever put in a v8 or not. just kinda be nice if I ever did the radiator I chose to put in would be ok.

thank you both for your replies. I should of mentioned that I have the 5speed tranny and transfer case in this rig. I have 36x12.50 tires and 4.88 gears. I was thinking if the motor did blow I might go chevy power. I see where specter off-road offer a 4 core radiator. any thoughts on their...

I have a 1977 fj40 landcruiser with the 2f engine in it. I have noticed a noise every now and then from the front of my engine. sometimes it makes noises and sometimes it don't. I wanna say it could be my water pump going down. im afraid to drive it much cause I don't wanna heat it up too...