Thank you for the info. With every post I learn more. It sounds like rebuilding the tcase is less of a hassle compared to 4spd swap as you said so I’ll stick to that for now. I might revisit this later if I end up putting a 5spd in the 77, and have the 4spd unused at that point .
Wow two kids with FJ40s, family trips must be fun! I was just telling my wife the other day it would be nice to take the two cars and our kid for a trip all together, once I’m done fixing them which may never come 😅
The transfer case on the 3spd is leaking, on top of whining really loud. So I decided to rebuild it after talking to Georg from valley hybrid. Last night just before falling asleep I had the brilliant thought that since I have the 4spd in the garage just sitting I could just put it on the 65 so...
Thanks, this is very informative. Yes I’ve been looking for H55f with the split case, but to potentially have in a couple of years depending on how the restoration on the 77 goes, and assuming I’ll save the money, and we all have jobs by then.
I have a 65 FJ45 that came with a Chevy V8 and a 3 speed with the original transfer case. It looks like it’s using the original GM bellhousing and a spacer. I have a 4spd+transfer case from our 77 that I’m rebuilding. On the 77 I’m considering putting a 5psd transmission, so I was thinking of...