Builds 1969 FJ40 named Mavis (4 Viewers)

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Still waiting to pick up new engine, so started to figure out the bumper. Bolt holes on right side align perfectly while the left side are off by about 1/2".

I'm thinking I am going to reweld the holes in the bumper and redrill new holes.

Do the flanges look to be installed correctly?

 

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Didn't know whether this belonged in the Redneckness topic or here, but got'er dun

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

Both

 

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Stopped by @Thechief86 house and picked up a new 2F.

Funny how two projects can feed off each other.

 

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The new engine is an '84 2F, and the plan is to remove the bellhousing/clutch and install the 1F ones, after I go through and replace all the gaskets/seals.

I usually get my parts that Toyota still carries from McGeorge, and I'm surprised to see that their system warns that PN 90311-99001 does NOT fit on an '84 2F.

WTF???

 

[Thechief86]

Man, it was great hanging with you yesterday! I can't wait to convoy somewhere in these rigs and climb over some stuff in them!
Let me know if you need any help!

 

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What is this? Neither of my other Toyota engines has one of these. Can I just eliminate it?

Man, it was great hanging with you yesterday! I can't wait to convoy somewhere in these rigs and climb over some stuff in them!
Let me know if you need any help!

We need to hook up with @Lifelong40Fan to make that happen!

We are really not that far apart, geographically speaking.

 

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Talk about your inter-connectedness of all things Land Cruiser, when I bought my FJ55 "Zeke" from forum member @SuperT in 2017, he sent me a bodacious tub of Toyota parts as a bonus prize. I am now going to dig through that, and hopefully find enough gaskets and seals to rejuvenate this powerplant.

 

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Tearing things off, left and right.

Some folks that know better than me say I have to modify the front frame mounts to install a 2F.

What I'm seeing is that me old 1F mounts will mount up to the 2F block. Anyone see why I can't just do that instead?

 

[Thechief86]

I'd keep that oil cooler, if it were mine, but I'm sure somebody has deleted it and didn't immediately destroy their engine...

 

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I'd keep that oil cooler, if it were mine, but I'm sure somebody has deleted it and didn't immediately destroy their engine...

My FJ55 tools along all day without one.

But the "easy button" is to just leave it on.

 

[Thechief86]

My FJ55 tools along all day without one.

But the "easy button" is to just leave it on.

On my old Mercedes 240D, they came with an external oil cooler only if they had air conditioning. Most US models of cars have AC, including my FJ60, which also came with an external oil cooler. That may not be a coincidence?

 

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Gettin nekkid in the garage.

 

[mrboatman]

You can use your f engine motor mounts. You just need to drill out the bolt holes.

 

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You can use your f engine motor mounts. You just need to drill out the bolt holes.

I'm assuming the bolts going into the block are larger on the 2F?

 

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I'm assuming the bolts going into the block are larger on the 2F?

My assumption is correct. And by "drill out", it really just needs the next size bigger drill, as the 17mm bolts from the 2F will almost self tap on the 1F mounts.

 

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Just putting this here for reference

 

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I haven't built my big workbench yet, so don't have a good drill station. Since the part is an odd shape, I bubba'd a solution with the bumper and some c clamps

Yay! It fid dit!

 

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Digging through my stash of gaskets and found this.

A search of this forum shows it is from SORs aftermarket kit. Score!

 

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So next up is to replace side valve cover gasket, oil pan gasket, rear main seal, clutch bearing, pilot bearing, resurface flywheel and reassemble.

Will get some new motor mount bushings and bolts and install the engine.

Still needs battery box and new fan blade as well as a mechanical fuel pump.

At that point it would start and run with external fuel.

I still need to install new transmission tunnel cover captive nuts and about half of them are toast.

I also need new fuel lines and heater hoses.

Need to bleed the brakes.

It's hard to believe it's getting that close to running.