1978 Down Pipe Bracket (1 Viewer)

[777sam]

Can someone please help me ID this exhaust bracket? It would be used in a 1978 FJ40 but im not sure if this is the “Federal “ or “California “ bracket?
Thanks,
Sam

 

[LSUfj]

Attaches to the pipe and to the bell housing

photo also in this thread. Exhaust Attachments FJ40 - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/exhaust-attachments-fj40.1308795/

 

[charliemeyer007]

No clue. You should provide something for scale - tape measure, quarter...

Maybe you could look at pic's in an online catalog like SOR.com part#60?

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[777sam]

Is there someone out there that has a fairly stock 1/75-12/78 exhaust system (“Federal “ not California model ) that could take a picture of the bracket on their FJ?

 

[timmyisinthewell]

The Cali. spec bracket (lower left corner) looks different from the US bracket on my microfiche and from your picture.

 

[3_puppies]

IIRC that piece bolts to the side of the bellhousing

 

[Living in the Past]

Unfortunately my 10/75 FJ40 with original exhaust is in another location. I thought this bracket bolted to the engine block. Clamps to the exhaust on the front where is angles down. By the bellhousing the exhaust is running horizontal. While not FJ40 I do have a couple of earlier Land Cruisers with early 2F engines installed. Can look to see if the block is cast with bosses for the mounting bolts.

 

[Living in the Past]

Not sure what year of FJ60 this is from but this is how close the clamp goes to the manifold.

 

[zerotreedelta]

Looks about like the factory mount for my early '76MY (Sep 75 build) non-Cali:

(Edit: I did replace the doublewall downpipe with 2.5 stainless, but the bracket is original.)

 

[777sam]

Not sure what year of FJ60 this is from but this is how close the clamp goes to the manifold.
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Thats the same bracket i have but its for California spec FJ’s. I have a US (non-Cal.) FJ40, the brace goes more horizontal like the blue marking i made.

 

[777sam]

Looks about like the factory mount for my early '76MY (Sep 75 build) non-Cali:

(Edit: I did replace the doublewall downpipe with 2.5 stainless, but the bracket is original.)

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Purdy! OK maybe the Non-Cal. Model does go down on an angle?

 

[zerotreedelta]

We've owned ours since new, and it had/has the angled downpipe, if that's the q. Isolated pic of the bracket seems to match yours. Included the full factory (but greasy) view out of the rig too.

 

[777sam]

Looks about like the factory mount for my early '76MY (Sep 75 build) non-Cali:

(Edit: I did replace the doublewall downpipe with 2.5 stainless, but the bracket is original.)

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Where did you buy your exhaust pipes?

 

[777sam]

We've owned ours since new, and it had/has the angled downpipe, if that's the q. Isolated pic of the bracket seems to match yours. Included the full factory (but greasy) view out of the rig too.

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Perfect, thanks!

 

[zerotreedelta]

Where did you buy your exhaust pipes?

It was just standard 2.5" pre-bends and straights from Summit and some tig welding. Two 45s actually matched the factory pipe pretty well.