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    Wanted  ’78 FJ40 carb cooling fan wiring sub harness – or whole wiring harness!

    Okay, kids, I’ve got the top off and am ready for summer: Almost. Unfortunately, it’s gonna hit 101F today (and tomorrow, and the next day, and on and on), so it’s time to build/install that ’78 cooling fan assembly I’ve been meaning to put into my ’77 FJ40 (Federal, which were not...
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    CARB COOLING FAN – ON THE RIGHT TRACK? (with pix)

    Today or tomorrow will hit 100F here in Las Cruces, so it’s time to get this project off the ground. I have a 77 FJ40 I bought 3 years ago from a Tucson Mud member. He’d had an OEM fan installed with no thermo sensor, no relay timer, and a toggle switch for manual operation. I knew from the...
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    Warn 8274 outer brake disc - KICKIN' MY ASS

    Rebuilding 8274 winch, Shoulda known it was gonna be trouble when the retaining circlip refused to come off without a fight: The rust isn't bad, but that circlip was bonded to the brake assembly shaft. After it was off, I found the outer brake disc was just as stuck to the shaft, and was...
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    Heater Blower Isn’t – and It’s January!

    I don’t know when it crapped out, but two weeks ago when I took Zeb out for a joy ride I pulled out the heater blower knob for a nice hot blast of … WTF! The heater was doing its job, and as long as I was chugging along at 35 – 40 the air coming out the bottom of it was toasty, but that blower...
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    SOLD  1978 SOUTHWEST FJ40

    I thought I could handle owning 3 Landcruisers, but 2 years of playing musical parking space under the carport and in the garage taught me otherwise. THREE IS TOO MUCH - - I AM BUT ONE MAN! I bought Zack 5 years ago to help figure out what my first rig (Zeke) was missing. Zeke had been...
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    Saginaw PS Gearbox ID help

    Okay, I've waited long enough - time to fix the gearbox drip. It's coming from the bottom of the box where the shaft comes out and connects to the pitman arm. I've found some gasket kits, but need a model number. There's 3 serial numbers on the top cover: The number on the right in pic 2...
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    Brake light fuse blows - at my diagnostic wit's end - SOLVED

    Here's what I know: my Olive 77 had Saginaw power steering when I bought it: By the way, it works great. It also came with this clown horn button screwed onto the dash (since removed): I've had this rig over 7 years and can't remember if the horn has ever worked, but I suspect there's a...
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    Zeb's R&R - One Year On

    It was one year ago today my wife and I made a day trip to Tucson, returning with this: Now I know you like before/after pics, so let’s get started! In Tucson, the pre test drive cold start cranked a little longer than I liked, but it fired up and idled well. On the test drive it was slow to...
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    SOLD  77 Accelerator Torque Rod Bracket

    76 - 80 should fit. Looks like this: The grommet for the accelerator must be in good condition.
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    Wanted  74-80 heater parts

    Finished rebuilding one heater, starting second - both 77 FJ40s. Need to replace the two control lever parts/washers shown in picture below: Anyone got a busted up heater to part out?
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    Look what I found in the Desert

    Yeah, I did it again – I’ve wanted a white FJ40 for years, then this fell into my lap last Friday – and it was just 280 MILES AWAY IN TUCSON. Luckily the seller was willing to wait until Memorial Day for me to come and do the hands on and drive it. We left Las Cruces at 8am with the same brave...
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    How to change byline?

    I changed my member name last week. Now, below my name it says Formerly Las Crucer. I would like to change that ASAP to a quote related to my new new name. How do I do that?
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    PM, AKA Conversations maxed out???

    I've been notified that m y PM (Conversation) box is at 100% and I am now unable to initiate conversations. I deleted a page of conversations from 2014-15, but am still at 100% limit and unable to initiate. Need some advice here!
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    Wanted  Seat bottom foam

    Looking for one seat bottom foam to fit a '78 FJ40 bucket seat. If you have one in good shape, send a couple pics with price. I know how much SOR is selling them for, and S&H cost! Thanks
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    1 FJ Cruiser, 1 FJ40, and 1 AWESOME TOW BAR

    The mission: make our way to Henderson, Nevada and liberate this ’78 FJ40 from prison Early Saturday morning my co-pilot and I departed home base in southern New Mexico, headed for Tucson. We knew we could make it to north Phoenix by mid-afternoon, but did we have what it took to go further...
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    Fiberglas roof cap thickness

    In searching the Forum I found one thread that mentions the fiberglas cap is 1/4" thick. Can anyone verify?
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    Wanted  Shackles

    Had these shipped to me. When I opened the box, the removable shackles, washers and nuts were missing. Anyone have extras of these laying around?
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    OUR EXCELLENT, SPUR OF THE MOMENT, PLANNED ADVENTURE

    So I’ve been over on the FJ40 side about two years now (Zeke – DOB 2/77), and after my wife’s little Bimmer was rearended last July, began looking seriously at replacing it with something bigger. First thing that came to mind was the FJ Cruiser, although I did spend a good deal of time on the...
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    Calling all Shackleheads-Consultation!

    The PO told me Zeke was equipped with a 4” Rancho shackle reverse lift kit. At the time I did not understand what that meant. What I now know (as a seasoned veteran) is that combined with 33” tires, that makes him jus-s-s-t too tall to put in my standard height garage. What I want to do is...
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    CALLING ALL KNUCKLEHEADS - Measuring Preload, and shims

    Referring to my Monday thread A ’77 SPECIFIC KNUCKLE REBUILD (haven't yet figured out how to link the thread:bang:), AlaskanWheeler pointed out that in adjusting the knuckle preload by removing one of the existing shims to get the 3.9 – 5 lb bearing preload, I may have also changed the axle...
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