Builds 1967 FJ45LPB resto-mod 1HDFT H55 build (9 Viewers)

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So there air bags are for when he wants to carry any kind of load. Which he has said he may do that from time to time. As well as two dirt bikes in the bed. The leaf packs are soft, for a nice ride but even just two dirt bikes will make them sag because they are soft. So put 25psi in the bags or whatever they need and it’s all good. These are long travel Firestone bags that took us awhile to find. They also have an internal bump stop so they also take care of that.

We are into building the fuel tank now.

We still have a lot to do but the project is getting far along now. Drop down side steps, exhaust, roll cage and fabbing a headache rack are the last big jobs to tackle.

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I scrolled a bit too fast…
I’d this running the FT 300 mm clutch?
If so… what disk excepts the 21-spline h55f (1HZ) input shaft?
And are there gears in the splitcase? Curious about overall gearing.
Amazing build. The elephant trunk air cleaner and gas tank tool box are my favorite.

Apologies missed your post.

I don’t recall all the clutch details, it’s been awhile. I suspect it is back there in the thread when we were fitting it. Yes it is a 300mm disc though. We got the clutch from GTurbo when we got the other goodies from them. I do believe we also got a billet flywheel from them to match.

No gears in the tcase. Diffs are 4.10. Tires are 315’s. He will have a decent “rubber” overdrive which should allow him to cruise at 70-80mph no probs on the highway. As I am sure you probably know, the FT/FTE with 25psi will have absolutely no probs moving this Cruiser around. In fact, it should be pretty fast for a Toyota diesel. @jomelo 80 with the FTE has the same gears and tire size, it weighs 6550 fairly empty. This HDJ45 will be a fair share lighter.

This Cruiser is being built as a daily driver. We are adding a lot to make it good for that and also to suit the owners uses and desires. He owns a fairly big company that makes compost and soil. He also gets jobs out in the woods to clear timber which he turns into compost. So sometimes the Cruiser will be on some pretty rugged job sites. I doubt he will ever take it to Moab and crawl some rocks but we have done a lot to make it not just a good daily driver but also pretty capable off-road.

Like most (if not all) our builds, once completed we will be testing the Cruiser in a variety of conditions. Around town, highway, backroads, desert and slow flexy. We make sure the Cruiser is ready to rock and roll for all that before we send them home. This thread will show all that before it is said and done.

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Thanks. I found the 300mm disk at cruiser outfitters and cruiserparts.

 

[middlecalf]

Didn’t see but might have missed it, are there overload springs on this rig?

 

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Didn’t see but might have missed it, are there overload springs on this rig?

No, when assembling the leaf packs I found them to be to stiff with an overload in.

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Just a curiosity is why I asked. When Torklift outfitted my GMC 2500HD to carry a Northern Lite camper they installed air bags (Firestone iirc) to help with leveling (which they do) but stressed that the overloads (uppers on the GMC) remain in contact when leveling. That nominally takes about 40psi in the airbags. I also have a sway bar. Keeping the overloads in contact (i.e. actively under load) helps significantly with handling, etc. Just some thoughts.

 

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Just a curiosity is why I asked. When Torklift outfitted my GMC 2500HD to carry a Northern Lite camper they installed air bags (Firestone iirc) to help with leveling (which they do) but stressed that the overloads (uppers on the GMC) remain in contact when leveling. That nominally takes about 40psi in the airbags. I also have a sway bar. Keeping the overloads in contact (i.e. actively under load) helps significantly with handling, etc. Just some thoughts.

Yup, I have built a number of trucks with air bags. Including a 04 Taco with custom made rear Deaver leaves, which had no overloads too.

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Fuel tank build in the works.

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Fuel tank art.

 

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Fuel tank is pretty far along.

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[middlecalf]

You have a good aluminum welder on your team.

 

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[FloridaPhillip]

Just read thru the build thread over the last few days…feels odd to have caught up to real time. Really good stuff here, thanks for documenting it.

 

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Engine mounts are roughed in, more work to do on them but they are strong enough now to support the engine.

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On to the trans crossmember next.

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Might of missed it but where did you source the engine mounts?

 

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Might of missed it but where did you source the engine mounts?

80-series engine mounts.

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[Brost]

80-series engine mounts.

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Looks like 80 series cross member also worked out best for you. Any source for those mounts?

 

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Looks like 80 series cross member also worked out best for you. Any source for those mounts?

Toyota, OEM both rubber mounts and engine side solid mounts. Cut out of an 80 chassis for frame side and modified to fit 45 chassis.

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Under passenger seat fuel tank converted to storage starting to take shape.

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