The progress is looking great 
Build 1978 FJ40 Mustard Yellow - almost perfect thread.
- Thread starter jomelo
- Start date
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate
links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.
- Joined
- Jul 22, 2012
- Threads
- 637
- Messages
- 17,311
- Location
- Winter Park, Florida
- Website
- www.cruisermatts.com
You've still got it backwards, look at a 3F and regular 2F bellhousing side by side and you'll see the difference. It's why I don't like the 3F bellhousings.
Regardless, its not related to your issue. just use your cut down 85-87 as you were and take a nice notch out of the top half of the crossmember, plate it back in and run the exhaust over it. Nice and tucked away from the ground. I've cut clearance into these box crossmembers like this quite a few times, only issue I had was I cracked the 62 crossmember in my 62 but that was after several years of hard V8 abuse. This 40 won't see that
A hammer? Grinder? Us hacks are starting to get excited!
I had to kick him out. He’s taking this stuff home with the collector to Tig up tonight then he will bring his Tig stuff back out here to start putting the stainless in place. I actually got some things done today but it was up in the air again before I got any pics. More tomorrow
A leather hammer and a 2 5/16 trailer ball.
So many tips from this guy. I also found out my MiG welder is a piece of s*** so I ordered one he likes to replace it.
He will be using that for the crossmember…..
- Thread starter
- #848
We took the red 45 to lunch today and all I could think about was this truck.
Going up. Got a lot done.
Oil is in. (Had a nightmare someone came and cranked it when I was gone)
Lucas Zinc and Rotella for break in. Will run 20-50 Valvoline with zinc added after break in. Forgot to buy coolant……
Oil is in. (Had a nightmare someone came and cranked it when I was gone)
Lucas Zinc and Rotella for break in. Will run 20-50 Valvoline with zinc added after break in. Forgot to buy coolant……
Lyrics
Man that is a BEAUTiful engine bay
The wizard showed up and the truck went up in the air but I still had plenty to do
I scraped and polished these two
Next I made a little bracket to let me run a 80-84 slave with the 85+ bellhousing. I like the return spring and the adjustability.
Need to grab some M10 x 70 tomorrow to button that up.
I scraped and polished these two
Next I made a little bracket to let me run a 80-84 slave with the 85+ bellhousing. I like the return spring and the adjustability.
Need to grab some M10 x 70 tomorrow to button that up.
Just curious, why such a heavy oil? Assume that's what Mosley recommends? Also what MIG did you order? I have just started looking at welders.
Really coming together nicely.
Just curious, why such a heavy oil? Assume that's what Mosley recommends? Also what MIG did you order? I have just started looking at welders.
Really coming together nicely.
That’s not a whole lot thicker than the 15-40 Rotella many use. I’ve run 20w-50 ever since @Texican told me too. Arguing with him is dumb.
I recently switched to the Valvoline because it has Zinc included.
Welder……Millermatic 211
Agree on adding zinc! These old girls need it.
BigHighBlue
GOLD Star
Isn't this the supreme oil debate? Rotella 15w-40 vs Castrol 20W-50?
are you all adding Zinc to the VR1 oil, which supposedly already has higher levels of zinc? @wngrog
If you are adding more zinc additive to the VR1 oil, what additive and how much?
Mobil 1 High Mileage 10W40 has 1000 ppm ZDDP
Rotella 15W40 is listed as "approximately" 1200
Castrol 20W50 Classic is listed as 1300
FWIW
Rotella 15W40 is listed as "approximately" 1200
Castrol 20W50 Classic is listed as 1300
FWIW