Builds 1960 DOA FJ25 (1 Viewer)

[tahoe40/45]

Got started yesterday afternoon.

 

[fwed]

I think you’d get way too much oil at the rockers this way?

There are engine builders doing this to STD cams having no issues. I have fitted 2F oil pump and lines in F135 with no tappet cover flooding STD cam.

 

[tahoe40/45]

Made a jig out of a 2x6 and used an older correct camshaft to get alignment right. Put camshaft back in, hopefully test it sometime this week or next weekend.

 

[tahoe40/45]

Helping a buddy with his Cayenne at the same time. Fixing the hard shifting in his Aisan transmission.

 

[tahoe40/45]

Oil up top!!!

 

[tahoe40/45]

While it was apart i corrected some of the hardware.
I replaced the Honda snowblower shear pin nuts with correct washers, lock washer and nut for the air cleaner.

Made a new pump to carb gas line. Old one was pinched in a few spots.

New clutch slave soft line and new slave.

It sticks out a little but put on the F135 sticker on valve cover. Also got rid of the hardware store hose clamps and put on the ones that City Racer sells. Looks much better with those.

 

[tahoe40/45]

New battery and put on correct negative terminal.

 

[red66toy]

New battery and put on correct negative terminal.
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The good little details.

 

[tahoe40/45]

Found a good place to have auto electronics repaired/rebuilt. The starter was going out so i installed the correct style starter that was just rebuilt.

 

[tahoe40/45]

Modified some TNK wiper motors to fit a FJ25 windshield.

 

[tahoe40/45]

Never notice this revers set of wiper that i have. Im assuming that they are for a RHD cruiser, or am i wrong?

 

[middlecalf]

I have those “reverse” wipers on my ‘63 LHD 45SWB, original as best I can tell from the matching original paint. They hang down lower on the windshield when mounted with the connections on the left which matches the wire harness. I’ve seen a few other US LHD rigs with those “reversed” wipers, so wondering what the story is about them too.

 

[locklaw]

I have those “reverse” wipers on my ‘63 LHD 45SWB, original as best I can tell from the matching original paint. They hang down lower on the windshield when mounted with the connections on the left which matches the wire harness. I’ve seen a few other US LHD rigs with those “reversed” wipers, so wondering what the story is about them too.

My unmolested RHD'64 40 also has the low hanging TNK with wires going to the left side of the vehicle.

 

[middlecalf]

Wiper tech

The ‘65 FJ40/42/43 parts book (I don’t have a 45 book) shows the wiper wire harness coming from the left side for both LHD and RHD, with the same part number:

But it shows different part numbers for the wiper motors:
RHD 85110-60010
LHD 85110-60030

So, …,

 

[middlecalf]

And with a lot of things this has been discussed before (wish I could remember participating ):

Since my name came up here: there are two different early wiper motors--you can see the part numbers above. Although visually similar, the interior articulating eccentric arms are different and not interchangeable, and the motors park the wiper arms differently. With the anti-rotation bracket/arm situated at the bottom of the unit, Model 85110-60030 parks the wiper arm to the Right on the windshield as seen from inside the vehicle; 85110-60010 parks the arm to the Left. Ostensibly this was done to keep wiper arms from being directly in the driver's line of sight when not operating.

How the motors are mounted may be up for discussion: whether the anti-rotation arm is to sit at the bottom (as I believe), or the top of the unit, and whether the bulk of the unit hangs down below the windshield frame or above it. In any event, the existence of two different models indicates thought and design over just where the wiper arms are to be parked.

Since many years and many owners have come and gone, the thin aluminum motor covers can be flipped, as well as mounting either motor model "upside" down since the windshield frames have captive nuts for either RHD or LHD anti-rotation bracket/arm mounting. Windshield frames can be swapped with another, with wiring coming up on either side. Even personal choice could dictate one-of-each model, parked to both of the outside edges of the windshield. And model availability at a parts dealer may make the replacement choice for a buyer.

Did Toyota simply use whatever model was at hand during assembly (probably not), or did they calculate placement to satisfy regulations in individual countries? Were there ever changes at the docks, the distributors, or individual dealers, and what were the reasons? Lots of reasons why your Land Cruiser has the wiper motors it does. Be grateful that they work and even more grateful that they park when and where you want them !

My 2 cents.

 

[tahoe40/45]

After i mounted the motors, i was wondering if there was going to be enough room for the hard top. Maybe upside-down is the answer if they dont clear it.
I'll need to get those other motors working and do a comparison with the ones i put on the FJ25 to see which ones clear the top.
I keep forgetting that the FJ25 came with vacuum wipers, need to compare 25 windshield top to a 1962 + top also.

 

[tahoe40/45]

I got rid of the FJ40 rear license plate light and made a, close to FJ25 one. The base is stock size but light is a little smaller, but looks close to original light.
The light is a Mazda something license plate light, i cant remember. I got the idea from @scoobiedubes.

 

[tahoe40/45]

New license plate light works pretty good!

 

[tahoe40/45]

Tested the rear seats yesterday. Looks like i need to get some life back into rear springs.

 

[tahoe40/45]

Full moon last night.