Builds 1985 BJ70 Story and Modifications (3 Viewers)

[cruiserpilot]

Yeah, I would. There is a lot of particle washing there, basically they are going to get sandblasted over time.
Not sure how long that zinc plating will last, but it's a lot more dirty and rocky where I live I guess.

 

[AlbertoSD]

Not much to update I guess, and will not write a lot, I promise. Will just let the photos do most of the talking

Got a HD Terrain Tamer clutch kit from Beno @beno. It is basically an EXEDY kit and it comes with the clutch disc, pressure plate, throw-out bearing, pilot bearing, and clutch alignment tool. Super nice kit and the packaging was second to none.

I had the engine back plate blasted and Powder Coated Black and installed the new pilot bearing. I used the old wet newspaper method to get the old pilot bearing out. It works every time!

Then installed and torqued the machined flywheel. I had Performance Engineering here in Cincinnati do the machining work: Performance Engineering: Home - Performance and racing engine machine shop, engine installations, crate engines, and dyno service near Cincinnati in Hamilton, Ohio

Used Terrain Tamer provided clutch alignment tool to get the clutch in place. You can see the EXEDY branding on the clutch disc:

 

[AlbertoSD]

Another photo of the clutch aligned on flywheel:

Then installed and torqued pressure plate:

A close-up of the EXEDY markings and its nice that all these components are made in Japan:

Almost done

And finally removed the clutch alignment tool from the assembly:

 

[AlbertoSD]

Then installed the correct 1HZ to H55 bell-housing

Pushed the rolling frame out, picked up engine with engine hoist and moved the transmission in place to assemble to combo

 

[AlbertoSD]

Then my friend Pete @94SRUNNER came over to help me mate engine and tranny, and also to place the drivetrain on the frame. Some photos of the process below:

Thanks for the help, Pete, I really appreciate it!

-Alberto

 

[wardharris]

 

[94SRUNNER]

Then my friend Pete @94SRUNNER came over to help me mate engine and tranny, and also to place the drivetrain on the frame. Some photos of the process below:

Thanks for the help, Pete, I really appreciate it!

-Alberto

You are welcome Alberto! Happy to be able to help with such an awesome build!

 

[Tapage]

Nice set of tools there .. and as usual great outcome ..

 

[AlbertoSD]

I bought this thing called Cross-Check Torque Seal from Amazon to mark the bolts/nuts once they are correctly torqued. I think it is mostly intended and designed for the Aerospace and Aeronautical Industry, but I want to see how well it holds the pressure wash and normal off-roading conditions.

It says that it meets Boeing Specs

So I installed the West-Texas Off-Road rebuilt power steering box and torqued the 4 bolts to the frame. The Pitman arm is just placed there, but not torqued yet.

Then tried the Cross-Check to see how it goes. It is more like a paste than paint, I like it.

 

[AlbertoSD]

3B engines with the inline injection pump are only equipped with a pick-up spigot on the fuel tank. I am not sure if 3B's with the rotary pump have a return to the tank, but mine didn't. I had to drop the fuel tank to install the supply/return spigot as the 1HZ does return fuel to the tank. Since I had to drop the tank, I figure that I would take care of some things that needed access to the floor to get bolted to.

I will post a little later photos of the difference on the 3B pick-up spigot on my 1985 BJ70 and the pick-up that 1HZ should have.

But, back when I lived in Venezuela, I had INTI (the shop that makes, in my opinion, the nicest custom build bumpers in Venezuela) build me a partial roll-cage with a cargo divider for my carbureted powered 1FZ + H151 60-series.

Below some photos of my ex-FZJ60:

And the roll-cage load cargo divider that I really found useful:

 

[AlbertoSD]

And, just because I found these photos, I will post a few of the trips I did with the FZJ60. Most of these are from years 1998 - 2000:

 

[AlbertoSD]

and a few more

 

[T-ridecruiser]

Cono pana! Que bellesa. Me hace falta le selva y los tepuis.
Thanks for bringing back memories.

 

[boozewz]

Awesome pics Alberto!

Nice to see the 60 towing the Rover too

 

[NM Frontier]

Great pictures Alberto, love all the trip shots from Venezuela, thanks for mixing these in with your killer build!

 

[AlbertoSD]

Since INTI mostly makes products having a vehicle there to insure proper fitment, I asked my friend Robert to bring his 2007 FZJ71 to INTI to have two internal cages made with a cargo divider (one for him and one for me). INTI does a few items without needing the vehicle there, things like roof racks and perhaps the most common bumper assemblies. Robert is one of the guys that did the Angel Falls trip with me back in 2012 (amazing it has been 4 years since that trip).

Below are some photos of Robert's white FZJ71 on the way to Angel Falls:

 

[AlbertoSD]

And some photos of Robert's FZJ71 in INTI with the two cages being fabricated:

 

[AlbertoSD]

And some photos of the cage and the initial install on my 70 (pardon the mess inside the truck and also on the basement )

 

[AlbertoSD]

And some more:

 

[cruiserpilot]

Impressive! Just ticking along, great workmanship.