Recent content by ZachA

It would have been a serious consideration had I known at the outset that was going to be the end result. Yes the intention was to keep it as a carbureted F Motor. I picked up the donor motor for $200. Then stripped it and slowly started putting up cash as required for the parts as I worked...

Including parts & machine shop hours it ran close to $10,000 CAD. Everything was stripped and replaced down to the valve guides and frost plugs - which had to turned on a lathe because they’re unobtainium. Block was re-decked, crank was ground and balanced, all the valves were replaced, seats...

Time flies when you’re trying to find parts 😂 Motor rebuilt, match ported and blueprinted. Ended up being bored 0.030 over because those were the only pistons we could find. While I was waiting I found a proper front bumper and added a Warn 8274. There is a light at the end of the tunnel, so...

Hey Guys! I’m midpoint on an engine rebuild of a ‘71 F. My bore is worn so that standard will no longer fit. I can got to a 0.020 flat top but they are unobtainium. Spectre has 4 in stock but I need a full set of 6. Does anyone have another source I can tap for pistons and rings? We’re willing...

Thanks for weighing in on my thread about my 3. On the Tree reverse switch. If you’re willing to drop the best of one of those switches in the mail to British Columbia I sure would be interested in taking one off your hands. We’ve just spent 3 month pulling and repairing wiring scabs out of my...

The inside diameter of the hole is 16mm

Thanks for all the input so quickly! My FJ40 is a June 1971. Below is a photo of the area where the switch attaches to the linkage.

Hey all. I’ve been grappling with getting the reverse light to work on my rig. The source seems to be this switch. Does anyone know if I can source a working one? (I’ve exhausted my local sources already. Cheers!

That's good to know. The oil and fluids were all changed after the replacement. I'm afraid it looks like a spot of bad luck. I'm in Kamloops, South Central Interior of BC

After 3 months of work I (was) ready for inspection. I took out a day permit to drive it to the local LC shop to sort out the last of the electrical gremlins. Unfortunately, it blew a fuel pump on the way there. After replacement it threw a rod on the way home two weeks later. A motor swap is...

Hey Everyone, I'm a month into my first FJ40 build. My rig is a 1971 and I purchased it off a family that had owned it since 1985. They drove it up until 1996 then parked it in the field (shown below). The son had rescued it back in 2013 and spent a bundle of money getting it insurable but...