You might have noticed on the previous photo that the top cover was missing 3 bolts. One, on the right side, is for the plate that covers the Tcase shifter, and the two on the left side are for the handle that controls the power take off (PTO) winch.
This is my first truck with a factory PTO...
Had to swap the drive flanges from one split case to another, the top cover already had the reverse switch installed, and later installed the 4WD switch once the transmission was installed (to protect it from getting caught once we swing it in).
Dave @davegonz and Galen @bottombracket were...
Thank you!...I hope it will be a very unique truck with all the little additions :)
Great times indeed. I am glad I was able to be at the right place to hang out with so many cool people at the same time
Glad you are enjoying the updates, will find the PN for the steering box bolts today...
A little trivia I guess about the H55's.
The H55 in the 40 is from 1984 and as such is one of the first versions of the H55 that Toyota ever developed. Later on, Toyota improved the design of the H55 and increased the size of the Input Shaft Bearing (which also changes the input shaft itself)...
Then took a drive to the Texas Round Up in Katemcy Rocks, TX to meet Bill @bkcruiser and pick up a bunch of parts that Georg @orangefj45 sent for the BJ42, including the newly assembled transmission and Split Case with the gears that my brother Chris sent for this project, Old Man Emu springs...
Then took another little nice break and Galen @bottombracket and I went to meet Morgan @Dirty Koala and Lee @Outsane for dinner:
Followed by a quick trip to AJ's Yotas to see Alvaro @aljollano and load up Morgan's Toyota 15BFT, which eventually will also make it into his 1981 BJ42.
And...
Then started taking apart the truck to get ready for a transmission swap for the H55/Split Case that Georg built for us. Since not too many things were really completely bolted to the truck, and a lot of the fabricated parts needed cleaning and painting, it seemed that pulling engine and...
A little technical information that I learned from my friend JimC @FJ40Jim.
When doing a 60-series conversion on a 40, keeping the 60-series pitman arm can lead to interference with the arm/steering bar and the leaf springs. Jim recommends using the 70-series pitman arm which is a little...
One thing that annoyed me of the 42, was this:
So replaced it with the proper Toyota hardware. Decided to leave the plastic washers the PO had included, so we will see how long they last:
Small progress to report, but, forward movement is forward movement and much appreciated.
Got a spare wheel for the 42, and painted it to match the other 4. I don't think I ever included the paint I used, so here it is:
Thanks!!
I don't think it needs a whole lot. Other than just some small assembly required (:cool:), you will need at least the following:
Body mounts
Fabricate fuel lines
Fabricate some brake lines (I have quite a few of them as NTO, but not 100% sure I have them all)
Brake Booster and Brake...
I have a set of 80-series Cloth Manual Front seats that didn't end up using when building my 80.
Both seats are in general decent shape. The cushion on the driver side seat might need replacing or re-stuffing. There is also a cigarette burn on the driver seat and a tear on the fabric of the...
As @orangefj45 mentioned, Valley Hybrids built an H55f and a 38-mm split case with the 4:1 Gears that my brother Delancy sent for the project.
The BJ42 already has an H55 in it (with the correct 40-series top cover) and a 34-mm split case that will get swapped for this one that Georg built...