Finally finishing up my transfer case (79 fj 55) rebuild and this afternoon I torqued the front drive output shaft to 115 lbs as stated in the FSM, then I installed the retainer with speedo drive with the same two shims I had removed. Next step is to install brake backing plate and drum and...
When I pull my growly transfer case off it's original '79 transmission I suspect it may have the typical hard ware on the output splines like I saw on the last 4 speed I had. If so, I have a four speed with much lower miles, but it is an '82-'84 from a rolled over fj60. It's been in a dry shed...
Just finishing up a transfer case rebuild. I rebuilt a '78 case from an Fj55 to swap into my '79 Fj55. My '79 has 3.70 gears and the '78 had 4.11. The '79 has 33" tires. My question is should I use the speedo gears from the '78 or the '79? I think this is the time to decide as I'm ready to...
My '79 FJ 55 which I have owned for going on 40 years has a very noisy transfer case and seems like it's getting noisier lately. I recently drained and refilled the T-case and the 90 w looked a bit like metallic paint. Made me think about the statement 'All that glitters isn't gold'. I have...
The data sheets online state that these tires have an OD of 32.5", 32.7" or 33" depending on seller. I understand the pros and cons of this type of tire. Does anyone here run these or can confirm that they are indeed 32.5" ? It's been years since I saw a 7.50 x 16 this tall.
Getting ready to rebuild my Aisan and ordered a kit based on reccomendations here. I see in my search that I should toss the plunger in the kit and get a leather one. Where can I source this part? I'm picking up a fresh can of berrymans while I'm off-island tomorrow, as all I can find here is...
'79 2f , '77 aisan carb, compression 160-170 vacuum 19. I started out last year with a Chinacarb. It ran very well in all respects, until one day it didn't. Instead of investigating I had a '77 carb I found in my attic and had had intended to send to one of the guys here to rebuild. I decided to...
Back in about 1985 I drove our 1970 blue/white fj 55 from Washington to Massachusetts and back with my wife and two kids. 29" tires. I decided we needed some 'rubber overdrive on the way back so I found a junkyard with some 16"wheels from a mid 60s chev panel truck. I cut the centers out with a...
Hi, I have a guy coming over from the mainland to pick up a 2f that I'm selling. We are going to load it into his 60 with my forklift. I pulled the manifolds and want to strap it onto a pallet with a tire under the head so it's at an angle. I have various pallets, but might need to alter one if...
I get it that there are those of you that are put off by some character cutting up the body of an FJ55 and replacing it with old ford parts. I am not a purist, just a lover of the early cruisers who happens to have a pile of old ford sheet metal in good condition. Other than new parts for the...
Let me start by saying this is not a hard core offroad build, but this forum's heading suggests that it might include this type of 'not outa the box' stuff. What I have done here is take my family's trusty '79 FJ 55 wagon and replace the rotten body with sheet metal from a '47 ford pickup. I had...
Maybe better described as an FJ '47 , but I just call it the 'Foyota'. This is part one, an introduction to the concept and build. I will create part two, the offroad action video next week as I'm currently on my way to Seattle to visit the grandkids. The upload took 6 hours to get to 18% on my...
For 2 years I have not been able to access my youtube account, garymtpickett. Didn't realize it was tied to an obscure gmail account I never use. So we had some snow and my son got a 30 second video and I was able to upload it. Hoping to do a couple minute segment when good weather returns and...
1979 2f when I turn the key to off it runs wild a bit then shakes to a stop. For the last few months I've been shutting it off in gear and letting the clutch out to stop the beast. Only does this when fully warmed up. Seems to be getting worse. Fuel solenoid is wired to ignition switch and...
I have most of the needed parts, but I would love to get the dimensions and any helpful info concerning the missing angle iron rails this mounts to. Years ago I had a complete setup on my '66, but that one got away. That winch head had two broken mounts that I repaired with some excellent...
About 15 years ago I bought a 2F with tranny and transfer from a rolled '82 FJ 60. Was told "it ran". I was going to put all this into a '66 FJ45 but ended up using '77 gear with serious low miles. The '82 2F ended up in the deep woods in an open utility trailer with 3 tarps neatly tied around...
Took my altered 79 fj 55 to an all toyota get together this morning. Had to reach under the dash to pinch the wires together from a cheesey chinese toggle switch I have been using for my ignition just to arrive an hour late.. I have the original column switch and the key that's been in it for...