Acquired this 1968 FJ40 about 7 years ago and like many with Cruiser-fever had big plans: Promptly started pulling things apart and purchased lots of parts and read, read read. Bought an Orion that Mark of Mark's Off Road assembled and mated to a NOS early H41. This was going to be my down ' dirty trail rig. She seemed like good bones: A recently swapped in rebuilt 1977 2F (at time of purchase), OME lift/shocks. Some rust, but not too extensive. Nice-patina Capri Blue with Top and Doors in good condition for 45 years old. No documentation on the rebuild (local So Cal shop), but compression numbers were all around 160ish. Ran well, though a little sloppy, and price was fair.
Well, the world turned but I stopped. So she's sat since then, protected and covered with multiple tarps and local stray cats to keep the mice away.
I've found some new vigor and am back at it while the weather is accommodating. But my plans have changed.
I've never done a build thread, and this isn't going to be one exactly, more of a help me put-her-back-together in stock form thread. And rather than post individual questions, as I run into them, this seems to be a more organized way to document. Hopefully, those of you more familiar will follow along to provide guidance since it has been many years and some pieces of this puzzle aren't well-documented on MUD (I've searched) and my memory is a bit beer-addled.
Maybe this thread can help future others who may run into the same issues, as there seems to be a lot of 'unfinished' early FJ40 projects that pop up in classifieds.
At the time, I had Bought a nicely rebuild steering box from Mark's Off Road. Just this week installed it
but it took a few days to puzzle out the three-on-the-tree reassembly. Unfortunately, I've misplaced the 'TOYOTA' horn button. 
Brakes:
When Rainey was still making brake lines, I pulled the front lines apart (4-wheel-drum) and sent him the bits to use a patterns. Well, I never got them back, including unions, or new lines, so I bought a 9mm SS kit from Cruiser Corps back then, and now have to puzzle that out using FSM and SOR diagrams.
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Well, the world turned but I stopped. So she's sat since then, protected and covered with multiple tarps and local stray cats to keep the mice away.
I've found some new vigor and am back at it while the weather is accommodating. But my plans have changed.
I've never done a build thread, and this isn't going to be one exactly, more of a help me put-her-back-together in stock form thread. And rather than post individual questions, as I run into them, this seems to be a more organized way to document. Hopefully, those of you more familiar will follow along to provide guidance since it has been many years and some pieces of this puzzle aren't well-documented on MUD (I've searched) and my memory is a bit beer-addled.
Maybe this thread can help future others who may run into the same issues, as there seems to be a lot of 'unfinished' early FJ40 projects that pop up in classifieds.
At the time, I had Bought a nicely rebuild steering box from Mark's Off Road. Just this week installed it
but it took a few days to puzzle out the three-on-the-tree reassembly. Unfortunately, I've misplaced the 'TOYOTA' horn button. Brakes:
When Rainey was still making brake lines, I pulled the front lines apart (4-wheel-drum) and sent him the bits to use a patterns. Well, I never got them back, including unions, or new lines, so I bought a 9mm SS kit from Cruiser Corps back then, and now have to puzzle that out using FSM and SOR diagrams.
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