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Update! I took my rig to Duggies Garage in Houston and Duc is curently working on it He doesn't recommend a rebuild but does need a couple of repais G'

400k-ish

I think you may be right, going to take it to the mechanic, once he opens it up he can decide if it only needs a top end rebuild. G'

I really miss the stick shift on my old fj40

400k ish

To answer your question, I love my rig and plan on keeping it a long time. Was planning of adding a rear locker and maybe a small lift. Right now the power steering pump is leaking bad as well as the main seal, I figured it just needs to be all redone. G'

How many of you would rebuild the straight 6 vs swapping it to a V8 ?

I wonder what te time frame would be to rebuild one...

The name Patrrick sound familiar, i think i met him at one of the meets. thanks.

Please point me in the right direction. I want to find a good mechanic to rebuild my engine, currently living n Houston area but willing to trade 200 miles for a good one. What should I expect to pay for such a job? Tia G'

I will do that when I install the lift sometime in the next year. This is all great advise.

I found 2 of the driveshaft zeros and greased them up, went for a drive and now my right airbag is leaking bad. Yesterday I replaced both airbags (Westar brand $125) and now it rides like a champ. I noticed that during a stop i heard the clunk and thump once but was very subtle and not early as...

Where exactly do I grease? Is it by the wheel axle or in the rear center? Should there be a nipple where I can grease or do I have to take apart something? Thanks guys!

Going to try the grease before upgrading the drive shafts. This is all great info. Thx

It happens when I stop, it feels like getting rear ended. I was talking to a coworker and he said his moms 470 does the same thing