Yep, had to oblong some holes on the bracket to shift it over and then re adjust the rod. Thanks to you I was expecting to have to do something so it didn’t seem like such a roadblock.
My turn to introduce myself to the 70 series crowd. I purchased this rig back in January and started immersing myself in this forum. I was particularly interested in learning about the 1HZ and any upgrades/limitations it has or needs. So the journey began...I have owned 2 FJ40's and an FJ60...
Thank you for taking the time to reply with such a complete explanation. I was shocked to see the amount of wear I had on my 1HZ with relatively low kms, most problems always refer to the conrod issues being on 1HDTs. I hate doing things twice so I wanted to seek advice. Seems like you can make...
Curious, should I be checking the mains as well while the oil pan is off and Im under there? Ive never seen a thread about replacing BEB and mains? Are the mains not as prone to failure or are they not replaceable in the same manor? Im sorry, I have not looked at the fsm on mains yet…Thanks for...
Kind of an introductory post on me and my new to me HZJ77. It currently sports a NA 1HZ with 164,000 kms and an automatic transmission. I have had it for nearly a month. On delivery and first drive, I noticed tons of black smoke and the tendency for the EGTs to climb abruptly (probe in...
SOLD
1981 FJ60 for sale near Abilene, TX. I am posting this truck for my Dad. As far as we know it is unmolested, all original. It has 37X,XXX miles and runs as it should and is being driven currently. Inspected and tagged. It is equipped with rare factory option Fairey Overdrive. It will...
'71 fj40 lots of work done in the past two years:
Rebuilt F engine with 600 miles on it
Later model FJ40 four speed conversion
Rebuilt 3 speed transfer case (all bearings and seals)
Later model FJ40 bucket seats (driver side torn)
OME lift
Shackle reversal
Mini truck power steering
31x10.5x15...
Guess I will play. I just installed rebuilt F, 4 speed tranny, and a rebuilt transfer case. So far 420 miles on the drive train and doing good. I drive it about 100 miles a week.