rebuild

Yet another 1FZ-FE rebuild thread... hope there are a few things in here that may help someone down the road. First I want to say thanks to all of you who took time to answer my questions along the way and to those who have posted in the past. This forum is nothing short of incredible. What I...

Forum, Recently I had to ship my '78 FJ40 from California to Oklahoma. I live in an apartment in San Francisco and had no where to work on the beast and is was falling into disrepair. Its time to do a full down-to-frame rebuild and am looking for the best shop in texas or oklahoma. Are there...

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Just had a OME lift put into my RHD BJ70, now it's time to correct the alignment and any steering issues. The steering box is adjusted as far clockwise as I feel safe and there is still a lot of play in the steering wheel. The steering linkage underneath appears stiff and the steering box has no...

My son and I are working on this 1972 FJ40 for him. We are both rather new to doing any serious type of automotive work but we are learning and having fun doing it. We are hoping we haven't bitten off more than we can chew. :-) Currently we are rebuilding the carburetor using some nice...

Hello all, after lurking these forums for a while, I have finally thrown in the towel and joined! First off, a big thanks to ih8mud and the members that provide so much information and knowledge! I have learned so much from these forums and feel much more confident when dealing with my...

Just purchased a 1971 FJ40. Engine runs. Needs a clutch, bed, good washing, some wrenching. Here's to a winter of work! Back end, tub? That's missing. Was apparently rusted through and unusable. THe front end is in pretty good shape! Pictures below. Suggestions, tips welcome. See below...

Hey just started a fix up (can't afford a full restore) on a 76 FJ40. Bought it because mechanically it is good and the price was right. Body needs work but it can be recovered. However toying around with it the last couple days trying to find gremlins I have found a mechanical snag. The...

What's up ya'll! This is Judh8smud (or you can just call me Jud) and I'm new to the site and the world of FJ40's. Here's a shot of my rig that I just picked up from a gentlemen on craigslist. It's a 1966 FJ40. There's clearly a lot of work that needs to be done. Brief Back Story: I'm in...

Hey fellas! Ive got an 89 with 189K and a working transmission but could use a rebuild... I live in Atlanta and ACC is right around the corner. I called down there to see about having the current tranny rebuilt (would love to not have to worry about it for another 200K) and was told that the...

I have always wanted one, and everyone seems to have good stories of growing up doing some crazy missions in these old girls-so I wanted one to enjoy too! The ute will be useful, and slowly building it up will be a learning process, and my form of "therapy".

Well, I'm at a crossroads. Here is my situation and I would like to get some other voices to join the ones in my head (as well as ones named Robbie, Cruiserdrew, Steve, etc.). Head is off, block is what it is (in very good shape for a 260k bottom end), head going to machine shop Monday for a...