1979 FJ40 Olive Brown - In 1998 I bought as a Flintstone mobile with floor pans just gone. My avatar is it when i brought it home. Way before digital photography. Oddly enough that was the only rust to mention on the thing. Tore it down to the tub and engine in the frame and piddled off and...
I have a 1979 40 that has been sitting in my garage in a thousand pieces for long enough I am embarrassed to say. I took it down to the frame and completely rebuilt the transmission, transfer case and rear end. Cleaned and painted the frame. Put in new suspension and brakes and then life...
New to the LX but not the site. Can someone give me an idea as to how to remove the sliding arm rear on the LX 570 center console? I know there are some clips and it slides forward I just want to be sure I am looking in the right spot. Thanks.
I am putting my factory carb back on my 40 and need the studs. It had a Weber on it with the adapter plate and therefore the studs have gone AWOL. If someone has a some of theses off a parts rig or some other source I would appreciate the chance to purchase them. It is a 1979 year model.
OK, just for giggles I called my local dealer for a cost on u joints. $320 for all four. Is the $35 at cruiseroutfitters for one? I assume so. Does anyone know what the cost from Cdan is for them. Surely not what the local stealership wanted. Both Kurt and Dan are out this week so any info is...
So as it says, I replaced all the gaskets in the transmission with the kit from Cruiser Outfitters. I cleaned the surfaces well and put it back together with the new gaskets. I has been sitting for about 4 months with no fluid in it outside of the little that was still in it after draining it...
A friend of my dads was poking around my garage last week. They were in town to viist a friend of my dads. He is a 30+ year mechanic and told me I should not have put the black NAPA sealant on the cork side cover gasket. I know I read on here that several people use it and I think I recall it...
Could someone please look at this see if this ground looks right. I has been too long since I took this thing apart and I cant remember taking it off. Second, is the plug pictured for the fuel gauge sendiing unit? If so I have misplace the wire that runs over to the float unit. Maybe I will find...
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I just got my kit from Cruiser Outfitters. I have 3 spring with the plus on them and one with the minus. Is this correct? The two backs are different. I ordered the light duty complete kit. I searched and did see where someone got a kit with all springs +, but...
Not leaking due to use. I did the job about 6 years ago and promptly started a frame off restore that has lasted quite longer than anticipated (started my own business which took care of extra time for hobbies). Now back on it and the knuckles were dripping every so often on the tires. Could...
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Hope the link works. I would love to have another 60. I have had two in the past, but have not been able to get over letting them go. My 79 fj40 is a work in progress, well it...
I bought these used. They are rough country springs(8841 abd 8842 if I recall). I called the company and they told me on which corner to put them on. Well......here is the result. Granted the motor and body are not one the frame, but wow it will have to compress the springs a ton to get them...
I have a set of chrome wheels like came on the 60 series. I dont think the chrome looks that good on the 40. I would love a set of originals with the caps but have not had any luck finding a set and new is just really hard to justify the cost. So would you pait the chrome ones white or...
It is really my basement, but it works. In the process of restoring a 79 and it has been slooooow...A business got in the way at some point along the way. Now back at it and still loving it. Working on the transmission and transfercase now. Putting all new seals and gaskets in. Just finished the...
I bought a new (used) oil pan 'cause I butchered mine getting it off. But my concern is the gasket seems tall at the ends where it fits onto the crankshaft bearings. It fits like this on both pans. Any idea guys? I have the black ultra seal from Napa to put around the corners, but will it...
Does anyone have any studs for mounting the carb they would like to sell or know where I might get some for a reasonable price. It is for a `79 fj40. Thanks in advance.
Just looking for some ideas on how to remove the caked on 30 year old grease on my tansfercase and transmission. I have not done much more than scrape the lumps off. I have sprayed with brake cleaner and other cleaners but that stuff is really on there. Any ideas on how to break it down or...
This project has been on again off again for the past 8 years. I bought the cruiser in 2000 and did not even put 20 miles on it before I started tearing it apart. The floor pans were the only thing rusted on it but there was enough there to make up for not having it anywhere else. I put new pans...