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  1. andrewfarmer

    Fully Built FJ40 (Gertrude) but in NZ

    Hi Guys I'm Faith, Andrews wife. I've been blown away by the comments from this forum. Andrew is, or rather was, a very quiet chap. He kept to himself a lot and few people knew him very well. I knew he was helping folk out with your conversions, but didn't realise how many. It does explain the...
  2. andrewfarmer

    Homemade shackles with stock bushings

    I used 16mm bolts, but turned them down to 15 where the bushes run on them. A wee bit hard getting the thread through the bush but has worked well for several years...
  3. andrewfarmer

    Lubes for Odometer and Speedometer Cable?

    Anything light - white grease works as does engine oil. Pull the inner, lube it, wipe it almost all off so there's only a very thin film left and you're done.
  4. andrewfarmer

    FJ40 Half-Cab?

    I made my own - see the ROTW link. I put an extra 4" into it and that's really only just long enough. Owners of 'stock' 45 cabs can chime in but I recall having seen lots of listings about problems with head room, leg room etc in the std cab because Toyota made it just a bit too short...
  5. andrewfarmer

    Oil pump on engine rebuild

    As most wear is on the end of the gears and the end plate/housing, you can get the gears, housing, end plate machined at resolve a lot of the wear issues. I've swapped end plates over between older and lewer pumps OK - but it's also easy to gently trim the baffles to suit the later type...
  6. andrewfarmer

    has anyone used 80 series axles on a 40?

    80 series front has the smaller crown wheel, reverse cut, hi-pinion from memory and these can often break especially under high reversing load. Out here - for serious off road work, they get re-engineered with a full size rear crown wheel and pinion - but it involves some rework to the...
  7. andrewfarmer

    Diesel engine from a Toyota Hilux?

    For those you really want the 3C-TE - and yes they go really well :)
  8. andrewfarmer

    About propane/CNG...

    On my 40 I've found that propane gives around 90% mileage compared to petrol. Since I've increased the compression to use it better they run about equal. And I've never had heat issues. I've also run a number of vehicles on CNG but it does have a much poorer milage ratio to petrol. A...
  9. andrewfarmer

    Diesel engine from a Toyota Hilux?

    Too small. Prone to cracking heads.
  10. andrewfarmer

    Fully Built FJ40 (Gertrude) but in NZ

    SOLD. Health reasons force me to sell Gertrude. All deatails in my ROTW thread. I'm looking for around NZ$13500 (currently around US$8000) Don't know about shipping but there seem to be a lot coming in from Australia at present so it could be a viable option for someone who wants a...
  11. andrewfarmer

    Do I need this? (rear disc swap)

    Just remove the residual valve from the m/cyl.
  12. andrewfarmer

    New Ring and Pinion Front and Rear

    I like Precision. Very happy with them. I used to get Yukon from Randy's until they sent me some lo grade Chinese gears instead (without telling me) and wouldnt refund. I wouldnt fit 5:29 personally - seen too many broken because the pinion gets too big. sure someone else will fill in...
  13. andrewfarmer

    PTO removal

    Sounds like he's talking about removing the transfer case??
  14. andrewfarmer

    thinking of extending wheelbase.

    With a front extension, depending on flex and tyre size you may have clearance issues with the lips on the front on the front fenders - and also problems with the tyres ripping up the wiring into the front indicators. But I didnt find this until I went to 35s from memory - but it might have...
  15. andrewfarmer

    thinking of extending wheelbase.

    The steering rods can get bound up on full compression when the diff is at it's most forward position.
  16. andrewfarmer

    thinking of extending wheelbase.

    You can probably go about 1" forward before you have steering problems. Rear is easy to check - undo the rear U bolts and move the diff back and see when the guards get in the way. Why do you want to extend? If you do a 2" lift and a 1" extension you'll need to get longer driveshafts - BTDT.
  17. andrewfarmer

    Propane report: Trip 1

    How much advance did you give it?
  18. andrewfarmer

    Rear FF Cut & Turn

    You'd need to change the pinion angle a lot to move the calipers that much. If you are changing angle that much, change the caliper to the front of the axle - you can do that with the conversion you've got - and they'll go up. And run some steel castor wedges. Much easier as all bolt...
  19. andrewfarmer

    Insulation?

    I've (on other vehicles) used a marine product which was exceptional. About 1" thick, foam, super high density plastic, more foam and foil. No heat got through and noise drop was incredible as well.
  20. andrewfarmer

    real time help-crankshaft pully

    I once had one so tight I had to use a rattle gun on the puller - but it came off eventually...
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