Builds 1966 FJ40 Frame-Off Build (3rd Generation Owner) (2 Viewers)

[bb67tlc]

Hey Rock, where'd you get the rubber caps for the ends of the shift linkages? One of mine got mangled on the disassembly.

 

[Jason Reed]

@bb67tlc if you can talk @Rock40 into dropping one in an envelope and a stamp, you can have one. I think we have 4 or so decent ones left. However, I bought all new ones from SOR. They came with the ends and the rubber caps.

Jason-

 

[Rock40]

@bb67tlc, shoot me a PM about the linkage boot

Made the 2 hour drive to pick up the column/steering shaft cover...

Installed...

Torqued the sector shaft/pitman arm nut to 130ft/lbs after adding oil to the rebuilt steering box

 

[Jason Reed]

Ok- Need some help/advice here. Today, I was going over all my photos in detail and I also visited another FJ40 build going on in my town and took the 2nd photo after I realized my spare tire carrier mounting configuration wasn’t the same. The first pic is mine as most of you know from my build during body work and mock up. The second photo is from today (the ‘72 resto being done here in my town also). My mounts with the bolt are bolted where the stud bolt and nut face down. The one I saw today is mounted with stud/bolt upright? Mine can’t be right? Will this matter? I will tell you, everything on mine mocked up perfect though? I can tell that the pieces that mount to the door on mine have the stud, the pieces that mount to the doors on his are the slide in/female part. Do I have the correct ‘66 spare tire carrier parts?

 

[pjohnson]

Does this help? Looks like different years are different.

Page 142 Land Cruiser 40 Series Spare Tire Carrier

 

[Jason Reed]

It does, it appears mine is correct as the washers and nuts mount from the bottom. Nice!

Jason-

 

[bb67tlc]

Hey Jason, here’s my 67
And thanks for the linkage boot!

 

[Jason Reed]

Last run of Zinc plated parts...

Driveshaft Flanges anyone? @Rock40 ’s collection was ridiculous .

 

[Rock40]

Plating arrived so I started more assembly. Exhaust manifold and intake are installed

Exhaust system in

Setting up the column shift...

 

[Rock40]

One more, the little plated bits did turn out great

 

[Dirtgypsy]

looking good! Is this the exhaust system from SOR or did you have this bent locally?

Clint

 

[Jason Reed]

Clint,

Yup, the one from SOR.

Jason-

 

[Rock40]

The old Flex-a-Lite spacer was machined just a bit today. It wasn’t quite deep enough to fit over the water pump and snug against the fan pulley. Only made it about .085 deeper but that’s all it took.

Machined

The fan now has an appropriate amount of distance from the belt. Yes, we searched for an OEM spacer, nobody seems to have one

 

[Dirtgypsy]

Clint,

Yup, the one from SOR.

Jason-

Thanks!

Clint

 

[BretwithoneT]

Last run of Zinc plated parts...

Driveshaft Flanges anyone? @Rock40 ’s collection was ridiculous .

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If you're parting with them, I'd be interested in a couple of them fancy flanges.

 

[Rock40]

If you're parting with them, I'd be interested in a couple of them fancy flanges.

Yeah, shoot me a PM and I'll check the bolt patterns I have

 

[Jason Reed]

Well @Rock40 hit a milestone today and I am ecstatic. Very cool.

IT’S ALIVE !!!!!

 

[bb67tlc]

Purring like a kitten. Cool!

 

[Matt1260]

Hey! that looks like my color theme..only with blue

 

[Rock40]

LOL, pretty darn close! Did you get yours running/timed right? I'm currently trying to figure out why the Weber won't idle on the idle circuit alone, quite a pain.