i had the same problem with the front bumper... of course mine was bent from a tree collision(before i owned it). It took some serious patience as well as a full can of pb to get two of the bolts off... the other two i ended up having to cut. hope it doesn't come down to this for you! looking...
so i'm fixing up my 60, and it has some front end damage. SO if anyone has a passenger front quarter panel AND/OR both tail light housings, let me know your prices for parting with your precious parts. (btw i'm in arkansas, so i'll set up the shipping and what not)
1. Year and model of vehicle: 83 fj60
2. Name of owner: William
3. Name of vehicle (optional): Betsy Blue
4. Mileage on the truck odometer 204k
5. Modifications, if any: desmoged... if you want to consider that.
6. How you use the truck: Front yard ornament right now... soon to be my dd and...
i bought betsy for 600$. Minimal surface rust, of course needs a new carb... but six hundred? cant beat it with a stick.
only other thing is the ps front quarter panel. Anyone have one to get rid of?
damnit i would, but the last port i had to bust off, the nuts on it are rusted and it has definitely seen better days. if its something you can work with i can send it to you for cost of shipping. pm me if your interested.
got my manifold(s) off and all the egr crap sealed off. Air rail sealed and set. Now all i need is a carb and i'll be rolling my newly desmoged fj60. thanks for all the help and insight fellas!
okay so the intake manifold bolts are locked tight. i can remove the exhaust from the manifold(which is cut right past the cat) and suppose the only thing left to do is remove the exaust manifold. Then i believe i can pull both out as one peice and take care of the intake from there. pb blaster...
so i have most of everything removed. having one hell of a time with the manifold, the two bolts that connect from the exhaust are being stubborn. Pump is gone, egr cooler and lines, filters and hoses, and with any luck, the weber i'm going to drop in will eliminate the majority of the other...
excellent info rookie. Right now i'm in the ozarks, but we're moving to alaska here in a year or so.... so i need to be able to clear the rockies passes and all of canada.
i'd just rather run a cold air intake to the carb, do a custom little setup with a cone filter attached... couldn't be that hard. i do suppose that i'd have to make ports for the vacuum lines that are needed.