1981 FJ40 Restoration
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AATLAS1X, you are down by Portland? All this time I assumed you were back east somewhere. I gonna have to drive down from Seattle to see it!
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I am in Oregon City, OR you are welcome anytime but remember its leaving soon. Until it is finished and gone I will be home on the weekends.
Shane
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STOP IT! You are killing me! I'm sitting here watching it spit snow/rain and staring at the back of a tennis building while drinking warm fruit juice... (Well I'm on MUD looking at the truck too... 
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How did you get the heater blower impeller so clean and white? I can never get old nylon to be any color but yellowish brown.
You'll have mixed emotions when it actually leaves...
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)How did you get the heater blower impeller so clean and white? I can never get old nylon to be any color but yellowish brown.
You'll have mixed emotions when it actually leaves...
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You can always drive up to Seattle to "break it in".
I will have to find a reason to head down then. How far are you from Portland?
Steve
I will have to find a reason to head down then. How far are you from Portland?
Steve
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I MUST have a set of those driving lights , do you you have a toyota part number? i have same arb bumper but with an 8274-50 winch,do you think they will fit, realy shallow up front . ps wonderfull work
Thanks!
Ok, now for the lights. https://forum.ih8mud.com/sale-parts/66617-oem-lights-yet-again.html
You can always drive up to Seattle to "break it in".
I will have to find a reason to head down then. How far are you from Portland?
Steve
Oregon City, 20 minutes from the I205 Bridge
Shane, you're a poet...and an artist!
Do you have any more Cruiser Projects in your(our) future?
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God I hope no one ponies up for one......It is a huge undertaking, 10x more than one thinks and the cost is well over 50k to do one at this level, sure you can put a dress and lip stick on a crack whore to dress her up but at the end of the day she's still a crack whore. You know how to tell as I wont bore you with the details.
Yes he does! Mine. Shane come help me!
Hmmm???
Post pictures on your new thread I know that you are going to post up and I will fire away and post comments.
They are NOT cheap, but do they look cool.
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Beautiful job, Shane. 
You mentioned it is running bad. Could be because the vac hoses are not routed correctly.
Take a look at the HAC hoses. At least one is wrong. Which means at least one other hose is wrong.... The domino effect. could be several that are slightly out of place. Unfortunately, close is not.... close enough.
You mentioned it is running bad. Could be because the vac hoses are not routed correctly.
Take a look at the HAC hoses. At least one is wrong. Which means at least one other hose is wrong.... The domino effect. could be several that are slightly out of place. Unfortunately, close is not.... close enough.
STOP IT! You are killing me! I'm sitting here watching it spit snow/rain and staring at the back of a tennis building while drinking warm fruit juice... (Well I'm on MUD looking at the truck too...
How did you get the heater blower impeller so clean and white? I can never get old nylon to be any color but yellowish brown.
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Knowing Shane, it's probably new!!
I have used Dawn liquid dishwashing detergent and fine (0000) steel wool to clean up my engine fan, and it does a really good job. Just a bit tedious...
It will also smooth out some of the small scratches or blemishes, too.
HTH
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Beautiful job, Shane.
You mentioned it is running bad. Could be because the vac hoses are not routed correctly.
Take a look at the HAC hoses. At least one is wrong. Which means at least one other hose is wrong.... The domino effect. could be several that are slightly out of place. Unfortunately, close is not.... close enough.
Please put an arrow on what one(s) I had a 30 year tech at Toyota narrow it to a vacuum leak at 1-2 intake side do to incorrectly machining the exhaust causing no tension on the intake ear next to 1 exhaust.
STOP IT! You are killing me! I'm sitting here watching it spit snow/rain and staring at the back of a tennis building while drinking warm fruit juice... (Well I'm on MUD looking at the truck too...
How did you get the heater blower impeller so clean and white? I can never get old nylon to be any color but yellowish brown.
QUOTE]
Knowing Shane, it's probably new!!
I have used Dawn liquid dishwashing detergent and fine (0000) steel wool to clean up my engine fan, and it does a really good job. Just a bit tedious...
It will also smooth out some of the small scratches or blemishes, too.
HTH
No it was a used one. I let them soak in Castrol super clean mix and most are white and very brittle this was just the best one I had. On bigger items or ones that can take it I do pressure wash them but be careful.
Now rebuilding the motor was fun, but it looks and behaves as new.
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The running bad is only at cruise, you hammer down and she rocks! coasting it uses vacuum to slow down, Idle she purrs.
So while at cruise it feels like it lean and you have to use throttle to gain momentum or keep steady speed.
So while at cruise it feels like it lean and you have to use throttle to gain momentum or keep steady speed.
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Green hose should be connected to primary HAC on carb.
It is being dumped to atmosphere instead.
The yellow hose is currently connected to the HAC primary fitting on carb air horn.
Other end is not connected to correct spot on spaghetti pipe.
Red circle is showing vac restrictor that does not belong in secondary HAC hose.
Those are the obvious issues, there could be more hiding outside the frame of the photo.
Have a look at page 3-3 of 81-87 2F emissions FSM for a good illustration of exactly how all the hoses should be routed.
It is being dumped to atmosphere instead.
The yellow hose is currently connected to the HAC primary fitting on carb air horn.
Other end is not connected to correct spot on spaghetti pipe.
Red circle is showing vac restrictor that does not belong in secondary HAC hose.
Those are the obvious issues, there could be more hiding outside the frame of the photo.
Have a look at page 3-3 of 81-87 2F emissions FSM for a good illustration of exactly how all the hoses should be routed.
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When are you coming up? I am driving it every day, but I need to remove the manifold tonight and have the ears re ground to match the middle. I have an intake leak on the under side due to the ears not matching the rest of the machining.........That took me a week and a trip to Toyota to figure that out.
Did I mention I am staring at it now...............and on MUD and drinking my Americano.....
Side note, a buddy was at the swap meet and picked up a set of long near mint jump seats for me on the CHEAP!
I will make it up this weekend. Don't want to miss out. Looks like you don't need the covers? I'll drive up in the 78 I just picked up last month. She's a driver but a looong ways away. Prolly start on her next year.
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I will make it up this weekend. Don't want to miss out. Looks like you don't need the covers? I'll drive up in the 78 I just picked up last month. She's a driver but a looong ways away. Prolly start on her next year.
I just found out Sunday is Easter
I forgot..... Call me Saturday. Ok, the head is off and to be honest I have no
idea how in the hell I missed the s***ty intake/exhaust grind. I just set it on and bolted it up, I was and felt stupid that I missed something like that. The non face side intake and exhaust ears that the washer touches is no even close to being the same.....I should have assembled it and not had my machine shop. Lesson learned.
thecrazygreek
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Just have to chime in: what a masterpiece! I've always said that if I won the lottery I'd still live where I live and drive what I drive. Now I know that the catch is my cruiser would look like that!
Truely fantastic: your craftsmanship is incredible.
Truely fantastic: your craftsmanship is incredible.
