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  1. corglass

    Keep leaving my lights on.....door buzzer?

    Folks, In my day car I have automatic lights, so I never need to remember to turn them on or off. In my BJ, I like to drive with the lights on to increase visibility given my drum brakes. However I sometimes forgot to turn them off resulting in my batteries running low. Has anyone installed a...
  2. corglass

    BJ42- Do I really need this???

    the pipe that enters the tub is a breather pipe and only goes there to hold the pipe. The fumes then enter the channel in the tub. It doesn't lead anywhere, just terminates about 2" inside the channel
  3. corglass

    Help!!! 1 UZ conversion

    Any update on this? Corglass
  4. corglass

    Drum brake wows...

    Folks, I've just refitted all new brakes (pipes, master cylinder, slave cylinders, shoes etc) to my old landcruiser. It's got drums all round. I've adjusted all adjusters out until the wheels were just rubbing and then took it for an extended test drive to bed them in. I jammed on a...
  5. corglass

    Replacing All Brake Lines - A Ton of Questions

    You won't kink it. It's very straightforward
  6. corglass

    3b with diy turbo. Which engine oil to use?

    Folks, I completed the turbo installation and used 15w-40 engine oil. So far so good. I then fired her up to discover it was pumping out dirty smoke. I removed the Banjo bolt, welded up both restriction holes and drilled a new one ~1.5mm in diameter. I reinstalled everything and...
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    BJ40 clutch fork pivot point. Can you adjust (lengthen) it?

    SOLVED!!!!! After refitting the engine the problem still persisted so I took it out for a second time. The time I removed the clutch and it's pressure plate to discover that the clutch was seized solid into the pressure plate. It was so seized that I needed to separate it with a flat...
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    BJ40 clutch fork pivot point. Can you adjust (lengthen) it?

    thanks Tom for your helpful reply. I got a little frustrated with the clutch issues today after I posted this thread and decided to remove the engine to investigate fully. It only took about 1 hour total thanks to having a forklift nearby. I removed the rad, both batteries and holders...
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    BJ40 clutch fork pivot point. Can you adjust (lengthen) it?

    Folks, I'm having some clutch issues. I can't release my clutch on my recently reassembled BJ40. The clutch hydraulic system is all working fine including the slave and master cylinder. I've also tried adjusting the salve cylinder arm to it's maximum. It now seems like the clutch fork...
  10. corglass

    Another 77 FJ40 resto

    Your work is inspirational. Keep it up. Resist all temptations of taking shortcuts and you won't regret it. Well done
  11. corglass

    BJ40 handbrake nightmare. help please

    progress! I replaced the entire handbrake assembly from my doner truck and replaced my driveshaft. All ist back together now and working fine. Kinda cheated by not exploring the cause of the original problem, but all worked well in the end. Oh, and I removed the sheared studs by first drilling...
  12. corglass

    BJ40 handbrake nightmare. help please

    no, those were the original toyota bolts. I think I'll manage to remove them alright lostmarbles, thanks for the tips though. Any idea what cased the excessive scoring though?
  13. corglass

    78 toyota BJ40 injectors

    Folks, I think I found the source of my smoky engine. I first checked to see if the engine was smoky in my 'pre restoration video' and remembered/discovered that it wasn't! Great start :) I then suspected the spoke was due to my turbo modification, so I did some research online. It...
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    BJ40 handbrake nightmare. help please

    Update As promised, I investigated the handbrake failure earlier today. Lost marbles suggested I investigate what happened to the backing plate mounting bolts. Well as it turns out, they all sheared off! :mad: I remove the rear drive shalf (PITA!) and then removed the handbrake cover...
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    78 toyota BJ40 injectors

    Folks, Is it possible to just swap injectors between two different B engines without any special tools / skill etc? The reason I ask is I have a smoky B engine as described above. I have another clean running B engine on my doner truck and wanted to trial swapping the injectors to see if they...
  16. corglass

    BJ40 handbrake nightmare. help please

    Thanks guys for all the useful comments. I'll be back with the cruiser at the weekend and will update you guys then
  17. corglass

    BJ40 handbrake nightmare. help please

    yes, please move. corglass
  18. corglass

    BJ40 handbrake nightmare. help please

    Folks, I just brought my truck for it's first extended drive today after it's restoration. After about 5 minutes I heard a bang below the handbrake followed by a clicking noise. It seems I snapped the handbrake cable connection at the transfer handbrake assembly. On inspection, it seems that...
  19. corglass

    Fj40 rear disc conversion

    Regardless of the age of this thread, does anyone have bracket plans for a front or rear disc brake conversion? Thanks
  20. corglass

    Clutch Slave Cylinder - After Market

    Folks, While we're on the topic of clutch slave cylinders. ... Does anyone know where one could buy replacement seals for a bj40 clutch slave cylinder? The new ones on my aftermarket cylinder needed immediate replacement. They were rubbish quality. I couldn't find any locally or with...
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