In my stash of hoods, I found one with an intact spear. It is tweaked about 1" or so behind the middle stud. Well bent is a better description. Looks like the usual position where it hit the top of the roof edge or windshield frame. I know if I try and straighten it out using just compression it...
So, my FJ40 has been sitting for some time. I have tinkered with a few different fuel delivery parts. When I bought it in 2000 it had, an "F" engine and from what I remember a correct original carb. It got a 2F a few years later, and an early 1968 wide "performance" intake and a weber 38, and It...
Snagged an Aussie lower 1/2 of a cab and tailgate. Pretty bare, but a start on parts. It'll be a few years, decades, millennia before I really get to doing anything with it, but every puzzle starts somewhere. The pictures make it all look better than it actually is. Rockers are in need of...
EVERY new years eve since I bought the FJ40 I have found something do tinker with or modify. This year I planned on fixing the leaky differential seal, rebuild the carb, and possibly finish the driver side rock rai; repair if time permitted. Well, I got the diff out to do the seal. Promptly I...
So, I have a rotational noise when I come off the gas. I had (past tense) a bit of slop in the rear pinion. Got new gears and thought that was the issue. Nope. Rear axle is out of an FJ60, and both bearings are good. Replaced the seals while I was replacing the diff too. I guess the next item on...
It's been a while since I have been on MUD. But I ran into a problem recently I may need help with, so I came back to the best Land Cruiser resource.
So, there I was. The 80 sat for a while and killed the battery. A quick charge and it fired right up...a few weeks ago. I got the expected...
Searched here, and may have found the issue, but then again I may have induced it as well.
Here is the issue: Hit the trail, engaged center diff, and rear locker, as well as 4-low. Rpm's stayed above 1500, even with it in park. No CEL. Recent changes: Adjusted slack from throttle cable, and...
I scooped up an Acorn hubcap at the Bakersfield "March Meet" drag race swapmeet for $1. It's pretty stinking straight with a few dings, but the inside is rusted and there is a bit of rust on the outside, mostly around the base, and around the embossed "Acorn". I would bet nobody else there even...
Anyone making a NorCal to SoCal roadtrip in the near future? King of the Hammers perhaps?
I ordered a bumper kit from 4X4Labs and would like to save a few bucks on S&H. Like others, can pay in $, beers, or your favorite bottle or 2 of whatever you might drink.
I live in Rosamond and could...
Finally took the plunge with ordering a 4X4Labs rear bumper kit. I added the tire carrier, ladder and 2 fuel can carrier. I plan on using basic automotive paint (probably the Duplicolor PaintShop stuff from the local parts store) vs powder coating or rattle can.
Question. Is anyone making a...
Yep it's on my mind since I ordered the lift. I have searched and understand that the general consensus for a 2-2.5 and sometimes 3" lift, dropping the valve on the frame end .25" seems to be a "magic" number. Others have adjusted the rod on the axle end with success. Still others have made...
Finally decided to buy my lift. Searched and read threads here for a long time. OME, TJM, etc... were all viable choices, but finally settled on the new guy. From what I am reading it is the best bang for the buck, and has surprised many here with quality and performance. Hopefully I'll have the...
Installed a double DIN Pioneer, model AVH-P2300DVD. Was pretty straight forward. No surprises. I am not believing the difference in sound! None of the speakers have been changed, and the factory amps not bypassed. I am leaving it this way. Trying to stay low buck, and this was the ticket. No...
Yep mine are now shaped like upside down leaf springs. I want to get a straight set before I put lift on this thing, but will using stockers be a bad idea since I have already bent a pair?
Should I fab up a more solid pair, or beef up a replacement pair? Options, experiences.....
1991 FJ80 $4K Ms
Time to officially post it up for sale.
1991 FJ80
180k ish miles
I'll start with the BAD:
Cruise Control turns on, but does not engage.
Rust. Yes, but not all that much, the pics will show.
Running boards and OEM roof rack are long gone.
Front Knuckles...
$80 plus shipping.
I wouldn't recommend these on an SOA set-up. I ran these without the lockout bolts for a year or so before the SOA. After the SOA, I locked them out and forgot about them for several years until I put new rear springs on. The pics are not mine, but the same shackles (there...
I recently had to replace the driver rear axle seal after a short run at Bouquet Canyon/Rowher Flats OHV trail . Not necessarily a tough task replacing the seal. I did not prelube the seal lip prior to reinstalling the axle shaft. Within 3 weeks it is now leaking again. The only big change I...
The Victor Valley 4 Wheelers, put on a good event this year. Well good to me as it was my first time out at one of their events. Unfortunately the yota gang was vastly outnumbered. the scheduled Clawhammer run was myself and another Yota Mini-Truck surrounded by H(*ps. No drama, carnage or...