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  1. Ian Macdonald

    Parting ways. What do you need?

    Greets guys. I'm saying bye to my 73 FJ40 to focus on my pickup. It's a frankenyota with a sbc 350, no hardtop or doors, rear quarters gone. Things like the dashpad are great; visors not so much. There is a Bestop soft top, with doors. No interest here in Courtenay, on the island. I...
  2. Ian Macdonald

    Replacing injectors

    Howdy, Any of you change injectors just cause they were high mileage? I have a 93 pickup with a 3vze with 360,000 km on it. I'm having a slight but very annoying hesitation issue. Also, when lugging the engine slightly in 2nd or 3rd it sounds and feels like it's running on 3 cylinders...
  3. Ian Macdonald

    Driveshaft swapping

    Does anyone know if the driveshaft flanges are compatible between a newer Toy truck and a 73 FJ40? I need to shorten one and lengthen the other, but the slips yokes (almost put 'yolks' in there) are worn out, along with the u-joints. I can't afford new driveshafts, but I'm hoping it's cheaper...
  4. Ian Macdonald

    Finally, a real transmission

    I'm about to reinstall a sm465 in place of the junk Muncie m21. Hateful thing with an evil Hurst shifter. It would regularly get stuck in 2nd AND 3rd and I would have to coast to a stop, climb underneath and swear at it until it fixed itself. The transmission itself is like a dinky toy next...
  5. Ian Macdonald

    Hard top blues

    I'm looking for a hard top for my 73, but here on the island they're scarce(read - nonexistent). Being desparate and more than a little crazy, I have an idea. I welcome comments on a cedar-strip top. Yes, like a canoe. I'm looking for some software where I can do a virtual mock up. Barring...
  6. Ian Macdonald

    Whining transfer case woes

    Greetings. Or is that 'gratings'? I covet your opinion on a whining noises from a 3-speed transfer case in my 73. It's mated to a Muncie M20 4-speed. No, it isn't a product of my fevered imagination - I blame the PO. It's not much of a marriage, either. Anyway, new bearings throughout...
  7. Ian Macdonald

    Whiney transfer case

    I've replaced the bearings in the transmission and transfer case this summer on my 73. It has a Muncie 21 transmission mated to the TLC t-case. Should the t-case make a whining noise normally? The gear next to the pto gear has straight teeth, and I'm thinking that may be the cause and...
  8. Ian Macdonald

    Dash lights, anyone?

    As far as I can tell, I'm supposed to drive in complete interior darkness at night. Instrument cluster lighting is very dim. Is there supposed to be some sort of secondary dash lighting so I don't have to blindly feel for the right auxiliary switch? It's truly annoying to go for the wipers...
  9. Ian Macdonald

    Hello there fellow crazies

    I've been lurking for awhile and decided to come out of the closet. I bought my 73 FJ40 this February, and spent almost all of the last few months fixing rather than driving. More of a resuscitation, really. I'm not going to talk about the previous owner because I understand swearing is...
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